OMG - How Does The Show Work?

OMG - The Mechanics.

One Moment Of Glory. But many moments of headache for me, trying to 1. follow the powerpoint I got about the way the show worked and 2. figuring out how to explain it here in the simplest way, shape and form.

OMG's stage has 8 podiums to be filled in each episode.

Phase 1 : Episode 1

10 contestants (or more like 10 acts), take the stage in the very first episode. By the end of the 90-minute episode, the four judges (FD, Irene, Jeanette and Beatrice), will whittle this number down to 8.

These 8, will henceforth be known as The Contenders.

Phase 2 : Episode 2 - 6

The previous week's 8 contenders will take to the podium at the start of the show.

Gurms and Michelle will then introduce 4 Challengers that they have never met before.

(remember in a previous post I said Challengers were hidden away in the Orchesta Pit?)

The Challengers will take to the stage individually and choose a Contender to challenge.

They will each perform, and once both performances are over, Judges will decide on the spot who gets to take the spot at the podium.

Immunity

If a Contender manages to defend their spot on the podium, they earn Immunity for the night (ie they cannot be challenged again on the show) and for next week (they cannot be challenged on next week's show).

From Challenger to Contender

If a Challenger manages to win a spot on the podium, they become a Contender, but without immunity, so within the same episode, they are eligible to be challenged by another Challenger, and could possibly either lose their place or earn Immunity (if they manage to defend their spot when challenged).

Think you can do better?

So over this 5 week period, if you watch the show and think YOU can do better, wanna send an act that you think is 'lame' home, you can COME ON THE SHOW! Seriously! Just email producers at omg@mediacorp.com.sg

Phase 3 : Episode 7 onwards...

By now, after being challenged for the last 5 weeks, we should be seeing the best 8 on the podium, the cream of the crop!

Its time to get busy, up the stakes and start eliminating people to select the winner of the $50,000!

So each week, the Contenders will battle it out against each other in 'Themed' challenges. I don't know how the theme part is gonna work, but already it sounds tough - how would you put a magician, a fire eater and a dog in a shared theme?

Wait, there's MORE!

1. .........here's where it gets tougher....each week, Gurms and Michelle will introduce ONE NEW CHALLENGER.

2. ...... and TWO will be eliminated each week.

That means, in Episode 7, the 8 Contenders + 1 Challenger will perform. And 2 out of these 9 performers will be eliminated.

Confusing? Waaait, there's EVEN more....

3. YOU get a say. That's right! Each week, who goes home will depend on both Judge's choice (50%) AND viewer's choice (50%), so your votes could sway the fate of your favourites!

Exciting right? I'm excited. So many questions - how will the whole 'thematic' thing work with such diverse talents? I, for one, would like to see a theme like "Freakshow" or "Circus" so the talents can push the boundaries and really go 'out there' - shock and impress us! Or a theme like "Gaga" or "Theatre". I'm sure producers will come up with something cool.

After watching the recordings of the first three episodes, I can safely say the show gets better and better as everyone settles into their roles and the format. Hopefully all this translates to tv and you'll all be entertained come 9th August.

Oh and speaking for format, here are some names that I heard were thrown up for the guest judging spot (yes, I know, Jeanette Aw can't be guest judge for the full season - bummer :((( she preeety!)

- Glenn Ong, Kumar, Kym Ng, Selena Tan (woot!), Mark Lee, Tay 'Just-Got-Married' Ping Hui and Patricia Mok. Personally, I can't wait to see Ping Hui judge, am wondering what he can bring to the panel - he's well-spoken, but I doubt he's done stand up. Maybe he can throw his voice? I definitely want to see Kumar and Selena Tan judge cos both entertain a lot, especially with live audiences.

If you could suggest a guest judge, who would you want on the show?

(I'd want to see Leticia or Barbarella be judge LOL! Or at least 'backstage' judge right? That would be such an awesome 'crossover'! Michelle Chong is in studio waaat, can't be that hard to organise right?)

One Moment Of Glory premieres NEXT WEEK, 9th August, right after The National Day Parade on Channel 5. Usual timeslot commences 18th August, Wednesdays, 8pm, on Channel 5.

xoxo, s.

ps. Cute 'Oscar Statuette' powerpoint slides courtesy of the Channel 5 Marketing team. Thank you!

pps. Sorry for the lapse in posts, this post was scheduled to be out yesterday (Sunday) but for some reason it didn't get published :P

The Big Reveal : OMG!'s Press Conference

And the Judges and Hosts are....

Finally, the good folks at Channel 5 have publicly unveiled (whoa that didn't sound too kosher), the identities of the hosts and judges for their upcoming talent show One Moment Of Glory. If you've been following my tweets today, you woulda seen it all unfold from about 11am this morning while the press conference was ongoing.

Meet your wonderful hosts - Gurmit Singh and Michelle Chong!

And the OMG! Judges are : resident judges Irene Ang and Mark van Cuylenberg a.k.a. The Flying Dutchman; as well as guest judges Beatrice Chia-Richmond and Jeanette Aw. Unfortunately for us, both Beatrice and Jeanette couldn't make it today due to scheduling conflicts.

As promised, I've recorded videos of what went on at the press con, so here they are for your viewing pleasure. Not the best quality vids mind you, I had to juggle recording this and tweeting/twitpiccing at the same time. Also the venue was super echo-ey and I didn't have proper recording equipment (please remember I am just a mere blogger, not an actual videographer or producer :), but I try my best, so hope you can make out what's goin' on.

Class 95's Jean Danker emceed the press con and looked mighty hawt in a black and pink mini-dress. Someone commented she looked very Gaga today. I would have to agree - lookit those legs though, they like go on forever! Tsk! Envy!

Anywayyy....

This first vid shows the two hosts being introduced. The sound quality isn't great, but you can still hear what they're saying about the show.

These next two vids feature the two resident judges talking about the show. Have a listen to what FD has to say about how he and Irene are going to be judging the talent on the show.

After the big reveal, Channel 5 surprised the press further by introducing a few 'sample' acts from the show. First up were b-boy group Luminiq.

Followed by soulful strummer singer-songwriter, Jill Marie Scott, singing her accoustic version of the Wondergirls hit 'Nobody'. Jill's actually a mini Youtube star, do a search for her and you'll see.

Next up were a belly-dancing trio called Desert Roses, followed by Vertical Dancer Irene Ng. Do note, its NOT 'pole-dancing', its 'vertical dancing' because she not only dances up and down poles, she can do any sort of 'vertical' shimmying. (Check out Gurmit in the back when Irene slides down at the end! LOL!)

Finally, show closer for the day was fire artiste Danny Koh. Apparently the poor guy had blisters in his mouth after the show because he 'tahan-ed' a little longer for dramatic effect today. But like any true professional performer, you would never be able to tell. But Ouch! anyway. If you could see me while I was filming this you'd see me going 'Ow' and 'Yikes' every 5 seconds!

After the performances were done, there was a quick photocall (that means photo-taking session for the non-media-type people) and voila, time for makan and mingling! Mingling here = one-to-one interviews with various press.

Check out this impromptu vid I managed to take while Jill and a few guys from Luminiq were just hanging out. Nice. Reminded me of Idol days :)

I think the contestants had a good time showing off their talents and soaking up the atmosphere at their first media event :) Thanks for a good show today you guys - hope the press were just as impressed and will support the show!

Overall, it was quite laid-back, relaxed presser, check out Gurms showing off his skills with a pole. Totally impromptu and all the photogs in the room dashed over and snapped like a gazillion pics of this!

After that, someone took this lovely pic of Mr and Mrs Phua out of costume, a very rare occurence indeed according to Irene Ang's tweet "We barely ever get to take 'normal' pics". (especially now that they're working to promote their new movie - Phua Chu Kang The Movie - I wanna watch this!)

Over the next few days, I'll be putting up the individual profiles and interviews I did with each Judge and Host. Tomorrow's post - "How does the OMG format work?". Imma tackle the difficult task of explaining to you how the show actually works.

Hope you've enjoyed the vids and have a good night!

xoxo, s.

ps. Don't you think Irene Ang looks hawt in that outfit? She's just looking better and better as the years go by. Just found out the jewellery she was wearing was designed by Lum May Yee - so thats where she's disappeared to, jewellery designing!

pps. Did you notice Gurmit's tie? Its a 'Superman' tie. Every time I've seen him for OMG, he's been wearing something 'Superman'. A teeshirt, a belt buckle, and now a tie! Is he gearing up to watch the final season of Smallville? (ok, that was so random :P)

Latest OMG Goss!! - New Judge being added!

-- HOT OFF THE PROVERBIAL PRESS! --

Another Judge To Be Added To The OMG Panel!

What? The show hasn't even started and already they're changing things up? Last Tuedsay when I attended the 'secret' OMG photoshoot at Caldecott Hill, there were only five 'artistes' present - two hosts and three judges.

A little birdie just told me late last night via SMS that a fourth judge is being added to the panel and due to such a late addition, this judge won't even be featured in all the publicity material!

The only thing I know about this new judge is that he or she is from a super popular Channel 8 programme. Is Channel 5 perhaps trying to rake in new viewers with this new addition?

Gah! Cannot wait for tomorrow to see who it is!!

I'm assuming this judge will be joining the panel from the very first episode which is taping TOMORROW! Btw, if you haven't got your tickets yet wat you waiting for dey?

Email omg@mediacorp.com.sg NOW!

Join OMG's Facebook page!

Would love to hear from you guys about the show - who do you think should host/judge a show like this? Post your comments below!

xoxo, s.

ps. I don't really watch Channel 8 (although I would like to start though), what were their super popular shows?

Judges/Hosts Publicity Pics - 'First' Look!

Think you can figure out who they are?

Happy Saturday morning everyone! Check out the four pics I just got from the very nice promo people at Channel 5. There was one more sent to me but that one was waaay too obvious who it was, even with my amateur grafitti, you could so tell. So I couldn't put it up. (Apologies to that artiste!)

But I think this should be enough to whet your appetite over the weekend :)

Masked #1 :

Doesn't this celeb look super chio? Hawt right? Your guess - Judge or Host? She was the tallest 'celeb' at the shoot, sumore add heels, phwoar! V pretty lady :)

Masked #2 :

Had to put something to cover up his hand cos I thought his hand would give his identity away. Now on hindsight, I'm thinking, how COULD his HAND possibly give him away?! Silly summerr tsk! So...judge or host?

Masked #3 :

Also didn't expect this lady to be so tall when I met her. Haven't had a chat with her yet, so will catch her on Monday (hopefully) :), I'm really impressed by all her accomplishments, and hope I don't get TOO tongue-tied when I meet her 'properly'!

Masked #4 :

This one held her mask really well, I didn't even need to add grafitti to cover her face! Either the mask was big or she has a small face. Possibly the latter, she's a lot more fine-boned than what you see on tv, and waaaay taller than I expected.

(D'you see a trend? They're all taller than I expected, ie I'm probably shorter than I think I am wth!)

This is the celeb with the fab Kate Spade bag. Love.It. (Want.It.)

Ok...so....appetite suitably whetted? <-- is that even a word?

Then grab your tickets to the OMG studio recordings for Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday by emailing omg@mediacorp.com.sg NOW and put your curiosity to rest (so that you can enjoy the talents who are coming on the show).

Plus, get updates about the show on Facebook by joining the show's FB page...

Join OMG's Facebook page!

Have a good weekend, and if you've gotten yourself tickets, I'll see you on Monday night!

xoxo, s.

Broken, The Music Video

LOVE.IT.

Last night, just before the news Channel 5 unveiled the much anticipated music video for Idol #3's latest single 'Broken'. Already the song has been receiving much support on the airwaves, with Class 95 playing it up quite a fair bit (thank you!!) and its also climbing the 91.3 charts.

Its been sooo long since we've seen Airi on tv and its great to see him looking all worthy of his Idol title in this slick video, with this great and very radio-friendly song. Reminds me of the way I felt about Taufik's 'One Last' (the first single out after 'I Dream', I kept it on loop for like, forevah!)

Anyhoo, check out the video, produced by the talented OAP5 producers (love the hanging naked bulbs woot!), and vote for the alternate ending you prefer at www.facebook.com/mediacorpch5 or www.youtube.com/universalmusicsg2010.

Most of all, sit back and enjoy!

So how? You likey?

Personally, I like Ending 2 better. Kinda leaves things hanging, not your typical happy ending, most likely she won't find the letter/song.

Here are some of my fave shots from the video....

I absolutely loved the naked hanging lightbulbs. LOVE IT! I actually suggested to Airi that his music video have these hanging lightbulbs swaying in the wind and well, doubt it happened because of me, but it woulda been nice if it was haha.

I love the shots of the drums, the beat of the song is one of the best things about it, it grounds the melody (imo anyway). Btw, the drummer in the video is one of Airi's good friends. He's also one of the awesomest drummers I've ever seen play, and I had the privilege of watching one of their mini jam sessions - v. cool.

I like this shot for so many reasons. The colour of the wall totally helps break up the monotony of colour in the rest of the video which is mostly black/white/plain (which is simple and great, because the focus should be on the song). And I love that he's surrounded by 'equipment' - so music lor. Coulda done without the IKEA chair. Maybe a wooden, more er, rustic chair woulda looked better?

Who out there tried out for the casting call looking for 'Eurasian girls between 17 - 21 for a Ch5 music video? So obvious riiiight? :)

So did everyone think Amelia made the cut? Believable as Airi's love interest? Imo, not many shots of them together so couldn't really tell. Most of the shots of her were very 'Ghost Whisperer'-like to me. She is definitely pretty though.

This is definitely one of the best shots for me cos it actually shows them together, and you're given a sense of their chemistry, however, in this particular frame it looks like Airi's really pissed like "Hello-oh, I said I'm sorry already la, what else you want me to do....wahlaueh!"... and she's just stoning in that 'Melinda' way (I'm sure she was directed to stare into space and be indifferent).

Here's the 'Ghost Whisperer' shot... 'broken promises' written on the misty window.

And the follow up shot where the 'human' touches where the ghost once wrote.

The window thing was a nice touch. And, so, 0k, not to take the piss, silly GW comments aside, it was a really nicely shot video. I totally enjoyed it and I'm so happy that Channel 5 decided to produce one for Airi. Its sad that Taufik never really got a good music video for his first single (post win), so yay for Airi! And in that vein, one more shot of our Idol, singing his heart out for us. Can't wait for the next single to arrive - please Channel 5 make sure he has another video to go with! :)

xoxo, s.

ps. voting closes 12th May at midnight, so if you haven't cast your vote, go do so at the links above.