Happy Slip: Online Media is Not a Stepping Stone

I used to admire Filipina former online star Alicia Bonifacio — until she totally abandoned her online fans (and a national hero’s surname) to become run-of-the-mill colonially-minded American-sounding Philippine showbiz sellout Alicia “Mayer“. Few things are uglier than a global online media star desperately selling out to local offline media.

That’s why I love how Filipina YouTube star Christine “Happy Slip” Gambito is so nonchalant about any offers Philippine showbiz might throw her, as she reveals in this interview with Joey Alarilla. Lest any rabid Philippine showbiz fans think that somehow biased, she holds the same attitude towards US showbiz, too. No longer is online media just a “stepping stone” to offline media.

Anti-Zaido Placards

Not everything at the Hanep Hataw Hero 3 anime convention was girls and Gundams. Tokusatsu fans came out to protest GMA’s Shaider ripoff Zaido. Check out their placards here.

You’re Under Arrest Full Throttle Episode 7: Natsumi and Miyuki Earn Back My Attention

I was about to give up on the anime You’re Under Arrest Full Throttle right after that sickeningly saccharine Car Lock Baby episode, but the series redeems itself as the girls get down to some actual police work in After That Mysterious Taxi!

Miyuki goes CSI and takes a pipe to the head, while Natsumi goes streetwise and gets wasted. Even Nakajima goes Evil Knievel and busts some heads. All that, and the girls wear cute wigs, too. Finally, we’re seeing the more of the full throttle featured in the first episode.

Congratulations, girls. Even though you got smacked by a pipe and kicked to the curb, you’ve earned back my attention.

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