It was real fun while it lasted, a learning experiece. When it was all over,
the "graduates" of Gimik, the youth-oriented show on ABS-CBN, could
only shed tears of sorrow (parting is such sweet sorrow, isn't it?).
"We all learned a lot from Gimik," the stars all agreed, "and
wherever we go, whatever we do and whatever goals we will achieve.
Gimik will always be a part of us. It will never be erased from
our minds and hearts."
And now, one year after their "graduation", the Gimik gang is ready
for a get-together in Gimik, The Reunion, directed by Laurenti Dyogi
for Star Cinema.
Gimik, The Reunion is topbilled by Rico Yan, Giselle Toengi, Mylene
Dizon, Bojo Molina, Diether Ocampo, Marvin Agustin and Jolina Magdangal.
They are such a fun bunch that they don't quibble about the billing, they
make fun of how each one of them looks in the ads and poster/lay-out, they
tease each other no end, they enjoy each other's company without any
tinge of professional jealousy.
Rico plays Ricky,who now runs his own bar-restaurant where the reunion takes
place.
Giselle is Gina who's looking forward to getting married to Gary (Diether),
even if she has doubts about her ability to bear him a child.
Bojo is the aspiring photographer, being encouraged by his mother to drop
photography and pursue a medical course instead, much to Bojo's (as Brian)
displeasure.
Marvin and Jolina play Joey and Ese who are a happy couple until Joey gets
crazy over his Internet pal.
Mylene is Melanie, Brian's girlfriend, who quits being a nurse when her first
patient dies, making her realize that she isn't cut out for the profession
because she can't stand the sight of blood.
Gimik, The Reunion starts at the barkada's reunion when they
pour out their feelings about themseleves, about other people, about their
loved ones, about the world. They realize that a lot of things can happen
in a year's time, with each of them changing fast, not anymore the same as
they were a year earlier.
"It was on the Gimik TV show where we learned how to face the
cameras," recalled Rico Yan.
"Noon," encountered Diether, "we were so new and so conscious that we
kept on looking at the camera."
"So our director kept on reminding us not to look at the camera," laughed
Marvin.
Now, one year after Gimik, the TV show, they have stopped looking at
the camera. They now look much farther ahead.