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Essay / Abunda and Aquino Tonight Malaysia Premiere
Abunda and Aquino Tonight is a new primetime show from ABS-CBN that premiered on February 10, 2014. It is a 15-minute show which features current show business topics and political controversies. Every evening different guests are invited to speak on a certain topic, they could be politicians or celebrities. The show also aims to take into account the views of citizens and discuss issues that could affect them and to what extent they will be affected. They want to use simple terms and discussions to reach a wider audience. Apart from this, it promotes public interaction through surveys and polls. Most of the time, it is on the Internet that they ask so-called Internet users for their comments and reactions on current issues. With its time slot located late at night, its target audience is mainly composed of professionals and the general public. The theme of the show is entertainment and political topics. It sometimes also includes lifestyle and current events that affect the Filipino community. Since 15 minutes is not that long, the show sometimes only shows one of the themes. The show is produced by Nancy Yabut who also happens to be the executive producer of “Buzz ng Bayan”. She usually produces talk shows. On the other hand, the director of the show is Arnel Natividad. Natividad is known for being the director of the previous show titled “SNN: Showbiz News Ngayon”, which was also remembered as hosted by Kris Aquino and Boy Abunda. Aside from working with Kris and Boy, Natividad also served as director of Gandang Gabi Vice, Pilipinas Got Talent and The Making of 'iDOL' and Star Circle Quest – shows that mainly involve celebrities and future celebrities. Basically the creators of the show are associated with discourse and reality...... middle of paper ...... statements by Abunda and Aquino, people should be able to filter out the statements that are logical and right statements that may contain prejudice and injustice. In the series, there is not much to consider if the topic they convey is only about the lives of showbiz personalities since the tandem of Abunda and Aquino is undoubtedly great. They have been working in this field since 1995, while they were still working in GMA Network at Startalk. They transferred to ABS-CBN and served as hosts of the morning talk show titled "Boy and Kris", the Sunday entertainment talk show "The Buzz" and latterly "SNN". But politics is different. People should be very careful about the opinionated parts of the show, because these days what is shown is not necessarily what is true..