The Only Soap Opera I Can Compare to Professional Wrestling
At first I was like what the heck is this Aldub thing? Then after watching several episodes I was completely hooked. It was unique and funny, in other words, this is completely fresh material compared to the other soap operas out there. If you are not familiar with what I'm talking about then I will give a brief history before I explain why it can be compared to professional wrestling.
It was something that started as an accident, but is now it is showing in almost every household in the Philippines. When AGB Nielsen says your viewer rating is at 36.1% you know you got a diamond in the rough. This was known as Kalyeserye (Street series), the title was coined by Joey DeLeon, since the show is usually shown outdoors. The accident spawned a chain reaction and turned into the Aldub fever. Aldub is a play on words between the two fictional characters Alden Richards playing as himself, and Divina Ursula Buckbukoba Smash (D.U.B. Smash) also known as Yaya Dub played by Maine Mendoza. It's a love team that is unique since they interact through a monitor. And the way they interact with each other is funny as heck. The fun part is they never saw each other physically until that one episode where they started looking for each other backstage.
Kalyeserye is a show within a show, It is part of the All for Juan, Juan for All segment of Eat Bulaga, one of the longest running noontime shows in the Philippines. In a segment called Problem Solving, a part of Juan for All, All for Juan where they give snappy answers to stupid questions. This is where they introduced Maine's character Yaya Dub, the snobbish nanny of Lola Nidora which is played by Wally Bayola, her character does not actually talk, her only form of communication is when random music clips are played in the background and she starts moving her lips along with it. It was called Dubsmashing which was a term from the video messaging app Dubsmash. Maine became famous by dubsmashing Kris Aquino's lines in her various shows and movies. She's so good at it, it almost looks like she's the one talking. She's a freakin' awesome mime.
When the staff of Eat Bulaga found out Maine had a crush on Alden Richards, the staff tried to pull off a prank since Alden Richards happened to be there in the studio, so they asked him to sit in front and act all handsome and stuff, after Yaya Dub finished with one of her dubsmash performances, she saw Alden watching her on the monitor that is linked to the camera in Broadway Centrum. She started smiling which made her act out of character. Then the other cast of Eat Bulaga started teasing her, the rest as we know it is history.
Now let's go straight to the topic why I'm comparing it to wrestling.
Live Broadcast
Just like in WWE, everything is broadcasted live, especially in pay per view events. Everything they do will be seen by the people watching the show, any mistakes cannot be cut out or deleted. So if there are technical problems or a sudden change in weather, everything will be seen on screen.
Slightly Scripted
Wrestling is a form of soap opera for men. Just like in wrestling, there is an outline on what should happen, everything else is improvised on the fly. The same happens in this show, they follow a specific outline and everything else is improvised. This is one of the reasons why there are times you can see a cast member burst in laughter unintentionally. They start cracking jokes on the fly which made it fun to watch. I could compare it sometimes to Whose Line is it Anyway.
Backstage Drama
Wrestling has some backstage drama after every match. This also happens in Kalyeserye, When it comes to backstage drama, this show has a ton of it. Especially in that one episode.
Live Commentary
If wrestling has live commentary, same goes with this show. All the commentators are comedians, so they'll state the obvious like a straight man in a comedy skit, which makes the show even funnier.
The Heel-Face Revolving Door
In wrestling terms when a wrestler is called a "Face" that means he's a good guy, and vice versa when a wrestler is a called a "Heel". And when you're an avid wrestling fan, a most of the wrestlers change from heel to face frequently. Same goes for Lola Nidora, at times she agrees with the relationship of the two and at times goes against it. It applies the same principle as the Heel-Face revolving door.
There are actually a ton more similarities between this and professional wrestling, but I just wanted to get my point across. I'm a sucker for professional wrestling until now, and apparently another show I'm watching has the same elements. Good job to Eat Bulaga giving us something new, and I'm happy for Maine and Alden in their newfound fame, I'll be rooting for you guys.
It was something that started as an accident, but is now it is showing in almost every household in the Philippines. When AGB Nielsen says your viewer rating is at 36.1% you know you got a diamond in the rough. This was known as Kalyeserye (Street series), the title was coined by Joey DeLeon, since the show is usually shown outdoors. The accident spawned a chain reaction and turned into the Aldub fever. Aldub is a play on words between the two fictional characters Alden Richards playing as himself, and Divina Ursula Buckbukoba Smash (D.U.B. Smash) also known as Yaya Dub played by Maine Mendoza. It's a love team that is unique since they interact through a monitor. And the way they interact with each other is funny as heck. The fun part is they never saw each other physically until that one episode where they started looking for each other backstage.
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| Yaya Dub taking care of Alden's wounds through the monitor |
Now let's go straight to the topic why I'm comparing it to wrestling.
Live Broadcast
Just like in WWE, everything is broadcasted live, especially in pay per view events. Everything they do will be seen by the people watching the show, any mistakes cannot be cut out or deleted. So if there are technical problems or a sudden change in weather, everything will be seen on screen.
Slightly Scripted
Wrestling is a form of soap opera for men. Just like in wrestling, there is an outline on what should happen, everything else is improvised on the fly. The same happens in this show, they follow a specific outline and everything else is improvised. This is one of the reasons why there are times you can see a cast member burst in laughter unintentionally. They start cracking jokes on the fly which made it fun to watch. I could compare it sometimes to Whose Line is it Anyway.
Backstage Drama
Wrestling has some backstage drama after every match. This also happens in Kalyeserye, When it comes to backstage drama, this show has a ton of it. Especially in that one episode.
Live Commentary
If wrestling has live commentary, same goes with this show. All the commentators are comedians, so they'll state the obvious like a straight man in a comedy skit, which makes the show even funnier.
In wrestling terms when a wrestler is called a "Face" that means he's a good guy, and vice versa when a wrestler is a called a "Heel". And when you're an avid wrestling fan, a most of the wrestlers change from heel to face frequently. Same goes for Lola Nidora, at times she agrees with the relationship of the two and at times goes against it. It applies the same principle as the Heel-Face revolving door.
There are actually a ton more similarities between this and professional wrestling, but I just wanted to get my point across. I'm a sucker for professional wrestling until now, and apparently another show I'm watching has the same elements. Good job to Eat Bulaga giving us something new, and I'm happy for Maine and Alden in their newfound fame, I'll be rooting for you guys.
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