Before I explain, let me share a little bit more about the movies and the TV series I watch.  I watch Fringe, Grey’s Anatomy, House, Smallville, Kyle XY and Chuck and How I Met Your Mother.  Also, when I was a kid, I used to watch star gate @_@.   But my head got hit by a big rock vertically in grade school and I think some of my memory is gone – I no longer can recall what Stargate is all about 😛 I also used to watch Rosswell (is the spelling right? that alien dude falling in love with an earthling?) and Charmed!  My genre is somewhat more of action-packed / mysterious / scientific in a way.  To tell you honestly, I learn a lot from watching these films.  I feel like a know-it-all now watching House and Grey’s Anatomy that sometimes I diagnose myself or my brothers and sisters when we get sick (I’m not a doctor, just a wanna-be).

My favorite movie when I was a kid was “Harriet the Spy.” I love mystery and how to get smart watching people solve crimes and puzzling phenomenon and stuff.

And oh, I watch Gossip Girl because of the fashion 😛  Unlike most people, I don’t follow GLEE often.  I just watch it when I happen to see it while surfing the TV.  But seriously, watching How I Met Your Mother and Gossip Girl makes me learn more about life, love and relationships.  Mature relationships ^_^

I get addicted to watching these TV series @_@.  My boyfriend doesn’t want me to get so hooked because I couldn’t work.  😛 My excuse is always – “hey, I’m learning something here… and I’m multitasking!  See, I’m editing my photos while watching Fringe” 😛

Blue Bloods: When Law Means More Than Blood Ties

Anyway, there’s potentially something I can get more addicted to watching.  It’s the new series in AXN called Blue Bloods.  I got invited to the launch and the premiere of the first episode at Newport Ultra Cinema.

The invite said “don’t forget to wear a new york police district costume or inspired attire you might win a prize from the Rich and Richard of Amazing Race Asia“

and so, there I was in my cop self 😛

Thanks to my boyfie for letting me borrow his blue polo and to Cheryl for lending me her police cop hat 🙂

Watching the pilot episode of Blue Blood in the awesome theater (I swear I could live sitting in that chair forever), made me think that you could learn a lot about law and enforcement and how to be a smart ass from watching the characters solve crimes.  I love New York and I want to learn everything about that place because I dream of someday trotting the streets of New York, watching fashion weeks here and there and getting invited to kick-ass parties *sigh*

This series is popular in the US.  I just uploaded photos on my flickr and one person commented saying “It’s my favorite show here in Florida.” – said by Joelvergara Photography 🙂

The event was hosted by the Riches: Richard Hardin and Richard Herrera.  They are the winners of the Amazing Race Asia 4.

and they were also wearing NYPD shirts 😛

Anyway, here’s more info about the new action TV series presented by AXN.

Tom Selleck makes stellar comeback in new family-cop drama

AXN, Southeast Asia’s No. 1 international channel, is excited to be the first in Asia to premiere Blue Bloods and a special press screening was be held on Thursday Feb 17, 2011 at the Newport Ultra Cinema at 6PM. This latest offering is by the same award-winning producers of hit TV series The Sopranos, Mitchell Burgess and Robin Green; and the creator that gave audiences iconic TV series Charlies’ Angels, Starsky and Hutch and Fantasy Island, Leonard Goldberg.

Praised as “one of the season’s five best new shows” by Entertainment Weekly, Blue Bloods has indeed lived up to its promise. The series debut in the United States was CBS’ highest rated Friday night premiere in 6 years! Critics universally praise Blue Bloods for its compelling characters, brilliant writing and engaging plot lines. In fact, the show has done so well for CBS that its shift from Friday to Wednesday nights has been a stellar success, topping its best ratings since its premiere!

A drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement, Blue Bloods marks multi-award winning Tom Selleck’s (Magnum P.I., Jesse Stone) return to prime-time TV. The stellar cast of young and seasoned actors include Donnie Wahlberg (Righteous Kill, Band of Brothers), Broadway luminary Len Cairou (Damages, The West Wing) and Bridget Moynahan (Coyote Ugly, Sex and the City).

Frank Reagan (Selleck) is the New York Police Commissioner and heads both the police force and the Reagan brood.  He runs his department as diplomatically as he runs his family, even when dealing with the politics that plagued his unapologetically bold father, Henry (Cairou), during his stint as commissioner.  A source of pride and concern for Frank is his eldest son Danny (Wahlberg), a seasoned detective and Iraqi War veteran who on occasion uses dubious tactics to solve cases.

The sole Reagan woman in the family, Erin (Moynahan), is a New York Assistant District Attorney and newly single parent, who also serves as the legal compass for her siblings and father. Jamie (Will Estes, Reunion, U-571) is the youngest Reagan, fresh out of Harvard Law and the family’s “golden boy”; however, unable to deny the family tradition, Jamie decides to give up a lucrative future in law and is now a newly minted cop. Jamie’s life takes an abrupt turn when he is asked to become part of a clandestine police investigation even his father knows nothing about and which might have been related to the death of his brother, Joe.

Indeed, what sets Blue Bloods apart from the run-of-the-mill cop drama is its focus on blood ties and the clashes that inevitably arise from having a family of cops and a daughter as a prosecutor. As Tom Selleck shared in an interview, “One of the key elements of the show almost every week is a family dinner. Frank is a patriarch of a family… They’re Irish and they’re Catholic and they argue a lot at family dinner but it seems to be one of the favourite parts of the show.”

Blue Bloods’ balanced combination of nail-biting detective drama and family struggles offers rich material rarely handled so well by both a cast of actors and writers. It invites you to fall in love and admire the men and women who struggle in and out of themselves to maintain order in New York City and their families. Sometimes, law enforcement means more than blood ties.

AXN Blue Bloods Event Photos at Newport Ultra Cinema

If you don’t know yet, the winners of the Amazing Race Asia 4 is non other than our own Philippine representatives – Richard Hardin and Richard Herrera.

Bloggers and the media were there to interview and ask questions.  It was really inspiring how both of them worked together smoothly in the entire show.

photo credits to Azrael

I won some Lee GCs yaye! and photo ops with Richard Hardin.  The other Richard couldn’t make it ‘coz he went home to his province

Pinoy Pride!

Also, congratulations to aXN for being the number 1 International Channel in Southeast Asia.

AXN Wraps Up 2010 as THE No. 1 International Channel in Southeast Asia

For many years now, AXN has been claiming the top position as Southeast Asia’s leading international channel.  Especially in the key markets of Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines, viewers have embraced AXN as one of their favourite entertainment destinations.  As the year 2010 is coming to an end, AXN once again cements its position as Southeast Asia’s number one international channel, averaging 10.2 million viewers every month to take the top spot in results tabulated from January to October 2010.

Malaysia, in particular, is a star performer.  Not only is AXN the top international network, it is also the most-watched channel on Astro, leading in average monthly viewer reach at 5.9million.  Amongst English channels, AXN beats the next closest competitor in primetime ratings by 24%, and out of the 14 first-run shows that AXN aired in 2010, 10 premiered at the top of the ratings chart.

Likewise, AXN is ahead of all English pay-TV channels in Singapore in primetime ratings among cable 15+; while in the ultra-competitive market of Philippines where all channels are offered on the basic tier, AXN leads in the English general entertainment category among cable 16+ audience.

Says Mr. Ricky Ow, Senior Vice President and General Manager, SPE Networks – Asia, “Our report card for the first 10 months shows some really great result for the year as a whole. Especially with superb ratings from two key shows in the last quarter – The Amazing Race Asia and Hawaii Five-0 – it is pretty much a foregone conclusion that AXN will finish strongly as Southeast Asia’s top English channel for 2010.”

Indeed, viewers can expect an exhilarating run to the finish-line in the fourth quarter, starting with a chart-topping performance from the highly-anticipated premiere of the re-imagined Hawaii Five-0 that airs Sundays 9PM on AXN.  The elite team of crime-fighters led by Alex O’Loughlin as Steve McGarrett in the reboot of the TV classic certainly mesmerized viewers as the original series did 42 years ago, passing the ratings test with flying colours.  Asia’s very own reality production, The Amazing Race Asia, is another favourite that never fails to thrill viewers across the region.  Here is how each market fared with these two marquee shows so far:

In Singapore, Hawaii Five-0 captured the hearts of both young and old viewers, winning the timeslot during its premiere on 14 November among all English channels on StarHub, and beating the next closest competitor by 20%. Subsequently, episode two on 16 November rated higher and even broke the record to become the top programme of the year… not just on AXN, but amongst all premiering English drama series in 2010 on StarHub!

In Malaysia, the Hawaii Five-0 premiere ratings surpassed all English pay-TV networks during the timeslot, out-performing even the Formula 1 final race which aired at the same time.  The Amazing Race Asia also put in some stellar performances since the latest season premiere in September.  Its season-to-date ratings is ahead of the next highest-rated English channel by a whopping 175%!

With Team Philippines led by Richard Hardin and Richard Herrera winning this season of The Amazing Race Asia, this AXN Original Production won in its timeslot among all international ad-supported channels, and saw an increase of 71% in average ratings over the previous season.

Ow continues, “I would like to sincerely thank our viewers, as well as our cable partners and sponsors, for all the support we have received in making AXN the number one international channel in Southeast Asia. It is precisely because of their great support, that we have been able to expand our AXN family of channels, which today includes Animax, AXN Beyond, Sony Entertainment Television, as well as ONE.  With the expanded suite of channels, we will be able to cater to even more viewers, provide greater variety and deliver a diverse range of programmes to suit the whole family’s viewing preferences.  We have enjoyed a good year, and it is my promise to all our viewers that next year will be even more exciting.”