NBC TO REVIVE ‘THE GOLDEN GIRLS’ STARTING THIS FALL

June 20, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

NEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles®) – ‘The Golden Girls’ is an American sitcom, created by Susan Harris, that originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992. Starring Beatrice Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, and Estelle Getty, the show centered on four older women sharing a home in Miami, Florida.

Betty White is the only surviving cast member of the extremely popular show.

Today, NBC announced that starting this fall, it will revive the television series with a power cast that includes, Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn, Kathy Bates and Jane Fonda. The announcement did not disclose which character each of the actresses would be portraying.

The series will be directed by no less than White.

Which of these actresses would you like to play Blanch, Dorothy, Rose and Sophia?

Film and TV, International, Language

2016 MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT TO BE TELECAST IN SPANISH ONLY

June 20, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

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MIAMI, Florida (The Adobo Chronicles®) – The 2016 Miss Universe Pageant will be telecast only in the Spanish language, according to a joint announcement today by Univision Communications Inc., Donald Trump and Miss Universe Organization President Paula Shugart.

Back in January, the Miss Universe Organization announced a long-term partnership that will bring the Spanish-language television and digital rights for the MISS UNIVERSE® and MISS USA® pageants to Univision Communications Inc. Univision will co-produce the MISS UNIVERSE® and MISS USA® pageants.

“The Miss Universe and Miss USA pageants consistently rank as the most watched, most-coveted properties and entertainment programs around the world,” said Trump. “Adding Univision as one of our leading media partners in addition to NBC could not be more exciting,” he added.

The venue for the 2016 Miss Universe Pageant has not het been decided but there is strong speculation that it will be held in one of rhe Spanish-speaking countries in South America. Univision is currently interviewing Spanish-speaking celebrities who will be named as hosts of the pageant.

Univision said that all the live pageant proceedings will be in Spanish and all contestants will be interviewed in Spanish as well, with interpreters if necessary.

As for the non Spanish-speaking television audience, the telecast will be subtitled in English, French and Tagalog. The latter is in recognition of the Philippines which has the world’s largest share of Miss Universe fans and viewers per capita.

Health & Medicine

U.S. SURGEON GENERAL ASKS FOR CALM AMID REPORTS OF BACTERIAL INFECTION AMONG MILLIONS OF AMERICANS

June 20, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

ATLANTA, Georgia (The Adobo Chronicles®) – While health authorities in Southeast Asia are alarmed at the increasing number of cases of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), officials of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) are worried about a possible epidemic of a mysterious oral bacterial infection among Americans.

In just the last 24 hours, the CDC has confirmed more than 5 Million cases of the bacterial infection, based on reports from community clinics, hospitals and emergency rooms across the country.

The reports prompted U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Hallegere Murthy to go on national television this morning, asking his fellow Americans to remain calm.

“The government can confirm that indeed, millions of Americans came down with this still unknown oral bacterial infection that seems to have spread quickly in almost all states. Investigators from the CDC were immediately dispatched to try to trace the source of the infection.”

“As of this morning, we have positively identified the culprit for this oral infection. Yesterday, June 19, was “National Kissing Day.”

“There is no reason to be alarmed as everything will pass. I am asking Americans to refrain from kissing anyone for at least two weeks until this artificial epidemic has died down.”

The human mouth harbors up to 80 Million microbes at any given time.

For now, give hugs, not kisses.