GoT behind-the-scenes series
FOLLOWING the end of Season 7 of Game of Thrones, fans can look forward to a new seven-episode post-season, behind-the-scenes series called The Game Revealed. The series features exclusive interviews with cast and crew that provide new info and insights on how some of the biggest moments from the latest season of the HBO series came together. The first episode is currently available on HBO Asia’s Facebook page while subsequent episodes will stream on HBO GO every Wednesday from Sept. 6 onwards. The 14-minute first episode contains previously unseen footage revealing the camera tricks behind Arya’s face-changing transformation into Walder Frey, the breathtaking Spanish landscapes that served as the backdrop for Daenerys’ home of Dragonstone, and exclusive interviews with episode one director Jeremy Podeswa, prosthetics designer Barrie Gower and cast members, including Emilia Clarke and Maisie Williams, and guest star Ed Sheeran.
Reality shows in September
HISTORY’s lineup for this month includes new seasons, episodes, and specials from its hit reality shows. Celebrity Car Wars is back with a new star-studded cast – including Phoemela Baranda, Gaby dela Merced and Michele Bumgarner – and crazier challenges. The show premieres on Sept. 4, at 9:55 p.m. Season 4 premiere of Alone premieres on Sept. 14, 10:55 p.m., as seven pairs of family-related contestants must find their way to each other using the limited gear they’re given. Ride N’ Seek with Jamie Dempsey and Photo Face-Off have Philippine-set episodes this month. Dempsey rides over 1,500 kilometers exploring the country’s different province, and surfs alongside the finest female surfer in the Philippines, Nildie Rietenbach, on Sept. 4 at 9:25 p.m. Meanwhile, Photo Face-Off airs its latest episode featuring high fashion shots at the walled city of Intramuros, on Sept. 7, 9 p.m. A new season of Mountain Men starts Sept. 14, at 10:55 p.m. HISTORY is airing two specials to mark the anniversary of 9/11. Two-part special Forever War: Age of Terror airs on Sept. 8, at 9:55 p.m., and delves into the massive effects of 9/11, how it’s changed the rules of warfare and gave rise to lone-wolf terrorists. Airing on Sept. 10 at 5:05 p.m., is Remembering 9/11, a documentary on the attack featuring interviews with key figures including George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, and Michael Bloomberg, plus recently released documents and never-before heard stories from photographers and first responders.
Hot Asian dramas on GEM
THIS September, GEM presents the Japanese drama My Lover’s Secret and Chinese period drama Le Sacrifice, and the comedy special Pretty Proofreader Deluxe. My Lover’s Secret follows a law student with a dark family secret who falls in love with a fellow law student. As the couple plans their marriage, a stranger threatens to reveal everything. The show premieres Sept. 7, and will air every Wednesday and Thursday at 9 p.m. In Le Sacrifice, an “unlucky girl” suddenly finds two brothers competing for her attention and love. The show premieres Sept. 18, and will air Mondays to Fridays at 8 p.m. Pretty Proofreader Deluxe follows Etsuko Kono who has begun working at her dream job in the editing department. Just as everything, including her love life, has become fulfilling, she is transferred out of the department and a young and cute editor is assigned to work with her writer-boyfriend. The show premieres Sept. 20 and airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. GEM is available on SkyCable Channel 116 in Metro Manila and on Channel 222 in Cebu, Davao, Bacolod, Iloilo, and Baguio.
Unexpected places on FYI
FYI will take viewers on a series of inspiring discoveries this September. The new series Hidden Restaurants with Michel Roux, Jr. will air Sundays, 8 p.m., starting Sept. 24. It features off the beaten track restaurants – in a treehouse, a sculpture, a suburban garden shed and more. In new episodes of Income Property, host and entrepreneur Scott McGillivray is out to help struggling homeowners make money by renovating a rental suite in their homes. The show airs every Tuesday at 8:55 p.m., starting Sept. 5. In Zombie House Flipping Season 2, a team of renovators attempt to save a seemingly torn down “zombie house” and its vintage bathrooms. The show will air every Wednesday at 8:55 p.m., starting Sept. 6. New episodes of Seven Year Switch Australia Season 2 will air Saturdays at 9:50 p.m., starting Sept. 2. Four couples at a relationship crossroads after seven years of marriage agree to take part in a radical experiment to switch partners and be matched with an experimental spouse for two weeks. FYI is available on SkyCable Ch 79; Cable Link Ch. 44; Dream Satellite Ch 21.
