Viewfinder : 55 child-friendly shows cited

Updated 09:39pm (Mla time) Dec 20, 2004
By Nestor Torre
Inquirer News Service



Editor's Note: Published on page A28 of the December 21, 2004 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer


VIEWERS who keep complaining about the lack of child-friendly shows on local TV screens should take heart in the fact that the Southeast Asian Foundation for Children's Television has found programs fit to sport its Anak TV Seal.

Last Dec. 16, the 55 shows were honored during ceremonies at Café Mischka in Quezon City.

The various TV networks that are members of SEAFCTV also formally presented the newest spokesperson of their cause, Mikee Cojuangco Jaworski.

Screenings and evaluation sessions were held for months by almost 2,000 jurors all over the country, to sift through the 130 entries from 11 networks and come up with the 55 "seal-worthy" programs.

The screenings were held mostly in the Visayas and Mindanao with the help of Negros Navigation and Cebu Pacific.

Additionally, nearly 300 jurors representing various disciplines deliberated during the final rounds to come up with the list of winners.

This year's total is deemed significant because it's the biggest number of shows cited since the Anak TV Seal was launched in 2000.

The year's most family-friendly and child-sensitive shows are:

ABS-CBN-"Wansapanataym," "Sineskwela," "Math Tinik," "Detek Kids," "Bear in the Big Blue House," "EpollApple" and "100 Deeds of Eddie McDowd."

ABC-"Island Flavors," "Campus TV," "Gourmet Everyday," "Mommy Academy," "Chikiting Patrol" and "Tutubi Patrol."

GMA-"Wish Ko Lang," "Happy Tales," "Blue's Clues," "Dora the Explorer," "Kay Susan Tayo," "Unang Hirit" and "Pet Ko."

RPN-"Road Trip," "Island Life," "Biyaheng Langit," "Signs and Wonders," "Asin at Ilaw," "Payo ni Doc," "What Would Jesus Do?" "Spongebob and Square Pants," "As Told by Ginger" and "The Wild Thornberries."

ZOE Broadcasting-"Serbisyo Legal" and "PJM Forum."

IBC-"Entrepinoy," "Good Take," "A Taste of Life" and "Quiz Bee."

Studio 23-"Breakfast," "Sports TV," "Kiss the Cook," "Seventh Heaven," "Bayani," "Game Plan," "In Fitness and In Health," "Hirayamanawari," "Team Explorer" and "Digital Tour."

Net 25-"Sky Trackers," "Euromaxx," "Convergence Reloaded," "The Planet," "Urban Peasant," "Arts 21," "Between the Lions," "New Yankee Workshop" and "Tomorrow Today."

Directors, producers and hosts of the winning shows were honored during the ceremonies last Dec. 16.

The awarding rites coincided with the worldwide celebration of the International Children's Day of Broadcasting, and the period earmarked by Malacañang as Responsible Media Week.

The Anak TV Seal is proudly "worn" by the selected shows, not only as a badge of honor, but also as a seal of "good housekeeping," indicating to parents that the programs cited, while produced by adults, can still be viewed by children.

We trust that the viewing public will patronize the 55 shows that have gotten the Anak TV Seal, so that other producers will realize that wholesome shows can enjoy good ratings, and finance the production of more good programs.

Now, for the P64,000 question: Why didn't any NBN show get an Anak TV Seal? As the government channel, NBN-4 is supposed to stress good, alternative programming.

Also, why wasn't GMA 7's "LG Digital Challenge" among the shows that were cited? The Sunday-morning quiz program makes learning fun for high school students, it's surprising that it wasn't included.

Third, if GMA 7's morning show, "Unang Hirit," made it, why didn't ABS-CBN's own morning program? Are they really that different?

'Flight of the Phoenix'
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When he and his co-pilot are sent to Mongolia to evacuate the staff of an oil exploration operation that has been shut down, they have no idea that the "routine" operation will result in a life-and-death struggle-and an incredible rebirth.

Discovery
THE DISCOVERY Channel caps the year with its most-requested specials, from Dec. 27 to 31, with a special 10-hour repeat marathon starting at 11 a.m. on Jan. 2, 2005.

man this shows philppine conservatism. i mean i use to watch batibot and event aht and sesame street had parentgal guidance on the bottom of the screen.

Kilala mo si Kuya Bodjie? LOL
Marami pang child-friendly shows kaso lang, nasasapawan sa popularity ng mga shows na maraming violence

By the way , What happened to Batibot? I think the ratings was good and also ATBP............. sa cable ko na lang nakikita

6man i heard the contract ont he original costumes were over or something like that.

for some reason I was annoyed by that big turtle(I forgot his name)...

pong pagong he's the $hit. he's like big bird. i like the monkey better though he's like oscar and elmo put together.

That turtle has a weird voice...lol

Pong Pagong and Kiko Matsing........