During the media conference for The Kangks Show on December 9, director Antoinette Jadaone cited the benefits of having her sex advice series on a streaming platform such as WeTV, she’s super happy because it won’t get called out by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB).
“Siguro dahil nasa app siya, nasa WeTV siya, siguro hindi ako mapapatawag ng MTRCB dito. Sure na, napatawag na kasi ako dati.
“Tapos ang okay sa WeTV the app is free and it means a lot to me, especially na because WeTV is free, more people can watch it. And ‘yun naman ang importante, kapag available naman ang isang kwento sa mga tao, papanoorin nila ‘yan kasi mas nilalapit mo sa kanila.”
She also recalled how she pitched the story to the streaming platform.
“Super happy ako noong pinitch ko sa kanila. Natatakot kasi ako baka mapalitan nila ‘yung title. Baka maging the Toot show. So happy ako, kumbaga kapag sinabi ng WeTV na hindi namin papayagan ‘yung title na ‘to, parang doon pa lang may disconnect na. Ay parang hindi tayo aligned sa statement nung series. Noong inapprove nila ‘yun. Ayon, tuloy-tuloy na, very collaborative ‘yung WeTV.”
She also expressed her excitement to work again with actress Angelica Panganiban.
“Pero isa sa mga super happy ako, kasi first ko ulit makatrabaho si Angge [Angelica Panganiban], after Tadhana. Actually, dahil kaibigan ko siya, ngayon ko lang nga na-realize na ngayon ko lang siya ulit nakatrabaho, kasi ‘yung Tadhana 2014 pa ‘yun at tsaka ‘yung Beauty in a Bottle. So super happy ako na naka-work ko siya na matanda na kami, na hindi love story.”
Jadaone then explained the concept of their series, relating it to Maalaala Mo Kaya, Margie Holmes, and Joe D’ Mango.
“Siguro, parang in simple terms The Kangks Show is Maalaala Mo Kaya meets Margie Holmes, meets Joe D’ Mango. It’s a show within a show. So the Kangks Show is the sex advice show hosted by Doc. Kara Teo played by Angelica Panganiban.
“Kung sa MMK nagse-send sila ng Talambuhay nila, ‘yung mga letter senders ni Doc Kara nagsesend sila ng mga questions nila tungkol sa sex.”
In 2016, MTRCB invited Till I Met You showrunners and executives, including Jadaone, to their office because of daring love scenes in the series.
The Kangks Show stars Angelica Panganiban, Maris Racal, Kit Thompson, JC de Vera, and Angeli Bayani and it streams on WeTV on December 17.
