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Congratulations to Team Philippines, specifically the Richards, who won the highly-watched, fun-filled and breath-stopping Amazing Race Asia season 4. Finally, someone from the Philippines won the competition. While I don’t regularly watch each episode, from the few that I managed to catch, these two guys proved to be nice. Didn’t see any monkey business, or any trace of foul play or just plain being rude towards their competitors. At last, nice guys finished first.

Once again, congratulations Team Pilipinas – the Richards! You make us mighty proud!

Get set to be blown away by the latest drama and entertainment shows on an all new, all awesome AXN Beyond channel. More than ever, viewers from the Philippines will enjoy a fresh and unrivalled programming line-up across a newly-expanded spectrum of genres, as AXN Beyond refreshes to redefine the entertainment experience like no other.

Turning into a ‘super-sized’ channel, AXN Beyond will serve up more monthly premieres from many more genres than before. Taking the definition of ‘entertainment’ to the limit, AXN Beyond will go beyond fun, feisty and fabulous with its variety of shows. These range from mystery and suspense, fantasy and science-fiction, paranormal and supernatural, fashion and design, to lifestyle and romance, across drama, variety, reality, sitcom, comedy, talk shows, movies and even music concerts.

Said Voo Chih Yeong, Head of AXN Beyond, “Viewers need to look no further than AXN Beyond for the latest shows across the variety of genres, as our channel will have something for just about everyone at a single destination. With a far more compelling entertainment experience, AXN Beyond now appeals to an even wider audience than before. Viewers who have come to enjoy the great programs on AXN will definitely love and appreciate the same world-class quality in the fresh content selection on the all new AXN Beyond.”

Indeed, AXN Beyond hails from the same team that brought Asia its top English general entertainment channel, AXN. As a fresh, hip and energetic TV destination, the new AXN Beyond draws audiences across a wide range of demographics seeking new and exciting entertainment choices, and has its sweet spot among male and female viewers aged 18 – 35.

‘Superduperlicious Tuesdays’ on AXN Beyond!

Viewers are set for ‘Superduperlicious Tuesday’ evenings as AXN Beyond serves up a back-to-back series of the channel’s very latest shows, all premiering on Tuesday, December 7, 2010! The fun begins with reality talk show The Marriage Ref, as celebrities such as Madonna, Demi Moore and Gwyneth Paltrow pass judgement on real-life couples’ marriages.

That leads to light-hearted series like Drop Dead Diva Season 2 which continues the life of shallow model Deb (Brooke Elliott) whose soul ends up in the body of a brilliant, plus-size attorney. The night’s fun culminates in AXN Beyond’s headliner of the month – fresh new legal comedic drama The Defenders which stars Jim Belushi (According to Jim) and Jerry O’Connell (Sliders) as colourful Las Vegas defence attorneys.

Beyond Fun, Feisty & Fabulous

In the same month, AXN Beyond will bring on some of television’s most compelling stories in its latest drama offerings. Viewers will be captivated by the intrigue in Caprica, prequel to Battlestar Galactica and television’s first science-fiction family saga. Audiences will also get caught in the suspense of Persons Unknown, a mystery drama following seven trapped strangers whose every move is watched.

Reality entertainment on AXN Beyond is far from the usual stuck-on-an-island-fighting-for-survival shows, but is fun-to-watch yet nail-biting fare. Fierce competition, over-the-top backstabbing and catfights in reality series await in Top Chef Masters and The Rachel Zoe Project, while The Real Housewives of New York Season 2 sneaks a peek into the lavish lifestyles of the rich in the Big Apple.

Adding more than a dash of glitz and glamour is Scream 2010, the world’s first and only awards show celebrating the best in science-fiction, fantasy, comics and horror. Music lovers will enjoy Beyoncé I Am… Yours, a spectacular ‘live’ concert by singer-songwriter Beyoncé Knowles’ at Wynn Las Vegas.

With all that and more, viewers will surely adore the all-new, all awesome entertainment experience with the latest shows across the greatest variety of genres, unveiling this December on the fresh, hip and super-sized AXN Beyond.

The Defenders

Premieres December 7, 2010, airing Tuesdays 9.50pm first and exclusively on AXN Beyond

The Defenders is a comedic drama about two colourful Las Vegas defence attorneys who go all-in when it comes to representing their clients. Nick (Jim Belushi, According to Jim) and Pete (Jerry O’Çonnell, Sliders, Crossing Jordan) are the local go-to guys with an eclectic client list who are still looking to hit their own jackpot. Read more…

Haven’t watched the said movie, but I intend to. It’s all about girl power and feeling good about yourself anyways, which I badly need at the moment. I wasn’t really a fan of Sex in the City series, but I got to watch a handful of episodes in the past. I haven’t even got the chance to watch the first movie, since most friends who are avid fans of the series said it was pretty disappointing. But I guess I’ll download it just the same, just so the second movie will make more sense to me.

I feel that it took them quite a while to come up with the second movie. Besides, a friend of mine got scared after watching the second movie, seeing the wrinkles and the lines of some of the lead characters faces. After the movie she bought the best anti wrinkle face cream she can afford. Looks like I’ll be doing the same in a few days time, now that I’m about to say hello again to looooonng work hours. But before that, I’ll do a movie marathon and one of the movies on my list is Sex in the City 2.

America’s newest hit TV series – Glee, just leaked that the latest Filipina singing sensation, Charice will be starring in its second season. I’m sure Filipinos around the world are darn proud of Charice, this is definitely another feather on her cap. Charice is going to play the role of an exchange student who is set to give New Directions’ female lead – Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) a tough competition. We could all be sure by now that there’d be plenty of vocal showdowns given how talented Charice is. Now, having found out about it, I’m sure that more and more Filipino Glee fanatics are even more excited to watch Glee’s second season!

A lot of people are excited to see Glee’s upcoming episode this coming April. Check out the preview of the much awaited episode, where they say Rachel and Finn are going to finally be an item. Check out the teaser.

April is just a few more days and before we know it we’ll all be glued to the tv once more to watch for this new tv sensation! Can’t wait for Glee’s comeback, April please come quick!

Back in college, my friends and I were big fans of the hit TV series Ally McBeal. Although I also like the series “The Practice”, I guess we gravitate more into watching Ally McBeal because we could relate to her perpetual quest for love, not to mention, the odd cases their firm gets to handle. Back then, my friend Julie and I, are always armed with a pen and a paper whenever we watch the said show, ready to take down any strikingly sad and profoundly true McBealism.

Speaking of Ally McBeal, I remember considering going to law school back in high school. In fact, I was about to sign up for the Debater’s Society in senior high. But I chickened out. Debates are messy, you either have to smash up your opponent’s face or let them smash up yours.

I guess if an LSAT prep program is available in the Philippines, I would have taken a chance. Sadly, the said test and prep program is only available in the US, Canada and Australia. Oh well, I’ll just watch some Ally McBeal episodes before to crack me up now.