JUST A THOUGHT: “If you are going through hell, keep going.” – Winston Churchill
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ALL-FILIPINO CREATION: One good thing about new show “The Fiercest of Them All” is that it’s an all-new Filipino creation.
Not a franchise, not a local version of another top-rating reality show purchased in mighty dollars.
Producer Ino Habana calls the first venture of the family-owned Overall Productions a fanta-reality show. Meaning, it combines fantasy with reality, said to be a first on PH TV.
Habana says “The Fiercest of Them All” breaks new ground with a show that looks and feels like a motion picture!”
“The Fiercest of Them All” premieres on March 5 at 9 p.m. and airing Sundays thereafter over GMA News TV.
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NATURE SETTING: Shot in its entirety in Camp Kanawan in Morong, Bataan, “The Fiercest of Them All” captures the beauty of nature in the area, where a river runs through the property, with the beach beckoning nearby.
On the show, a bevy of 12 girls goes through various challenges. According to director Martin Rey Aviles, “The Fiercest of Them All” combines elements found in Asia’s Next Top Model and Survivor.
Habana, who also serves as the show’s head writer, says that in the fictional story within the realm of reality TV, “The Fiercest of Them All” host Daiana Menezes plays a queen who is searching for the fiercest woman of them all.
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FANTASY MEETS REALITY: “The story happens in Daiana’s world, the fantasy story,” shares Habana. “When she does the challenges with the girls, she’s like in their real world.”
Vying for the bragging rights of being the “Fiercest of Them All” are Betsy, Krisha, Christine, Aya, Peru Morena, Tanya, and Candice.
Composing the squad of judges are Matthias Rhoads, fitness trainer and model who recently made girls swoon as the groom in a fast food chain Valentine TVC, stylist and fashion writer Bea Jocom, and fashion designer Manu Respal aka Doggficher whose avantgarde creations have graced the pages of Vogue Italia.
Shot with six cameras and one drone, “The Fiercest of Them All,” in the words of producer Tonino Habana, offerssomething new, fresh, and fierce to the table. “It’s about time that viewers are jolted out of the usual dose of dramas and comedies.” (NESTOR CUARTERO)