This video sums that up nicely.
But It's Showtime cannot stay in the dumps forever, right? As they say #walangforever.
There are a few ways for the Kapamilya noontime show to recover. Here are three:
1. Pastillas Girl should have more at stake.
Who the fuck cares if Pastillas Girl, It's Showtime's answer to Eat Bulaga!'s phenomenal ALDUB tandem, cannot move on from a past heartbreak? There's nothing for the viewers to connect with. There's no emotional investment. PG's quest for love is only a selfish quest, and it easily gets tiring to watch. Nakakasawa.
What should be done is to raise the stakes. PG's search for lovers should be more like a life-or-death scenario, so that the viewers will care more.
What if PG becomes pregnant, and they have to find out who among PG's 997 suitors (I lost count) did the deed? Then the viewers have to care more, because who wants an un-fathered baby?
Or what if the 789 (I think?) suitors engage on a UFC-style, no-holds-barred elimination brawl? At least there'd be action, instead of these 456 (maybe) men doing nothing but sit around and
2. Make it more bizarre.
Picture this: One of PG's suitors stands up to make a confession. Close-up. Reaction shots of the audience. He starts speaking with a soft voice, like he's ashamed. But he slowly gets the courage and says he's already in love.
Vice Ganda asks, with who?
The guy now stands up and proudly declares his affection for another suitor.
The crowd gasps, PG looks disgusted. Surprised, the other suitor stands up quickly, grabs another mic and says, I am in love with you too.
Bro.
Bro.
The next day, It's Showtime retires PG and just features the two guys on split-screen, trading affections for each other. Hugot lines come like unsheathed swords, thrusting in and out of the new loveteam's fluttering hearts.
Totally organic and accidental. Forced and unscripted cuteness overload. Ratings rise in no time.
You get the picture.
3. Change the hosts. Seriously.
One quick way for It's Showtime to feel fresh is for it to change its hosts. The noontime show has been on air for six years, and I'm pretty sure that many of its hosts have been spent, as in, there's nothing more to gain from them. Their presence is now more of a formality.
Coleen, for instance, is a non-entity and almost never speaks. Jugs and Teddy are now caricatures. Eruption occupies a large space but makes no impact. Kuya Kim should focus on hard news now that the election is coming. Vhong and Billy should probably move on. We have forgotten that Karylle is a singer.
Look at Eat Bulaga!. It has been on air for 36 years, and has had a change of hosts since 1979. The only constant face are Tito, Vic and Joey.
It's Showtime should decide who its main hosts are, and show the other hosts the door.
I remember that one of It's Showtime's unique concepts when it launched was that the viewers can choose to vote out some of the show's contest judges. Maybe they can do this right now, so they can decide who they should keep and who they should kick out.
If It's Showtime gets new hosts and relaunches as It's Showtime Version 2, it would probably gain new viewers who are curious on what the new hosts can bring.
Any suggestions on who the hosts can be? I think YouTube stars Donnalyn Bartolome and Super Kaloy are perfect.
What do you guys think?
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