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VP ENTERTAINMENT THE PROBLEM WITH PENN BADGLEY IN 'YOU' by LORD HARVEY MONTEROSO …is hands down the show's greatest strength. Penn Badgley has a way of bringing out the best in creepy New Yorker boys. If that didn't sound right, then I may have gotten your attention. ONE AND ONLY YOU YOU is a psychological thriller series that treads between the thin lines between love and obsession. With social media becoming a window for anyone to have a peek at your life, no wonder it's easy to stalk anyone with the right amount of desire. Based on the book by Caroline Kepnes of the same name, YOU fairly sticks very close to its source material. As the series creators promise that YOU will have the same themes and same flow, they intend to change things up a bit, add and flesh out more character. They want to please the fans but also want them to be thrilled much like new viewers. Apart from the solid acting, a gripping plot, and a good pace, YOU has got it going. It's a show so worthy obsessing over, that its 10 episodes will be a binge-friendly breeze. Penn Badgley is known for his role as Daniel Humphrey in the hit CW series Gossip Girl back in 2007 to 2012. In that show, Penn played a rather sarcastic New York outsider who secretly wanted to be part of the his peers in the NY elite. He was in love with the "it" girl Serena van der Woodsen, and even created the online persona known as Gossip Girl in her honor. Now, Penn seems to play the sarcastic outsider so well that he brings it out effortlessly in YOU as Joe Goldberg. Unlike his portrayal in Gossip Girl, Penn serves as a downright creepy New York book store manager who falls in love with a customer named Guinevere Beck (Elizabeth Lail). This love, however, escalates to a obsession and that's where the thrilling story picks up. VP NEWS MEET THE BEST SMARTPHONES OF 2018 AT THE #GIZPHONEAWARDS by GIA CATIMBANG 2018 continues to be a fruitful year for mobile tech as GIZGUIDE names the best smartphones of the past year in their annual Giz Phone Awards last Jan. 12 at the DC Super Heroes Cafe. From the best entry-level smartphone to the smartphone of the year, take a look at the winners of the 2018 Giz Phone Awards: 2018 Giz Phone Awards: Plaque List Best Ultra-Budget Smartphone 2018: Cloudfone Thrill Boost 3 Best Budget Smartphone 2018: Cherry Mobile Flare S7 Best Entry-Level Smartphone 2018: Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Best Affordable Mid-Range Smartphone 2018: Honor 8X Best Mid-Range Smartphone 2018: Pocophone F1 Best Affordable Premium Smartphone 2018: OnePlus 6T Best Flagship Smartphone 2018: Huawei Mate 20 Pro YOUR NEXT OBSESSION Psychology Today points out that delusions are "fixed beliefs that do not change, even when presented with conflicting evidence". For Joe Goldberg, the idea that Guinevere Beck was in love him the moment she walked into his bookstore looks to be a clear sign of erotomania -- a delusional disorder where someone believes that another person is in love with them. This person of interest usually comes from a higher social class or of popularity. Unlike some psychological disorders, delusions usually do not impair daily functions nor behavior. People who suffer this may look normal as long as their delusional themes are not stimulated. Penn as Joe is spot on. You wouldn't know if you want to root for him or not. He is witty and brilliant. He seems to know what to say at any given time. His sarcasm doesn't skip a beat. His good guy charm oozes of him naturally. And that's why he plays a homicidal outsider to the brim -- because it seems so unlikely that he'd be a killer. Until bam! He's on an obsessive killing spree for the one he loves. LOOK BEHIND YOU With the rise of social media, cyber-stalking related incidents have gone up. Based on 256 cased from a report made by WHOA (Working to Halt Online Abuse), 60% of women and 40% of men in the US reported to have experienced being cyber-stalked. YOU certainly hits a social nerve that people seem to relate with. The show presents a socially relevant issue that is visually appealing. Adding characters that are relatable and grounded in actual human interaction, YOU may have come at the best time. 2018 Giz Phone Awards: Special Awards Editor’s Choice Best Budget Smartphone 2018: Realme C1 Editor’s Choice Best Affordable Feature-Packed Smartphone 2018: Cherry Mobile Flare S7 Plus Editor’s Choice Best Gaming Smartphone 2018: ROG Phone Editor’s Choice Best Smartphone Innovation 2018: Vivo In-Display Fingerprint Scanner 2018 Giz Phone Awards: Editor's Choice Best Budget Selfie Smartphone 2018: Cloudfone Next Infinity Pro Best Selfie Smartphone 2018: Vivo V11 Best Affordable Camera Smartphone 2018: Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Best Camera Smartphone 2018: Huawei Mate 20 Pro Best Local Smartphone 2018: Cherry Mobile Flare S7 Plus Best Affordable Gaming Smartphone: ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M1 Best Gaming Smartphone 2018: Pocophone F1 Best Affordable Long Battery Life Smartphone 2018: OPPO A3s Best Long Battery Life Smartphone 2018: Huawei Mate 20 Best Productivity And Multimedia smartphone 2018 Samsung Galaxy Note9 Best Design Smartphone 2018: OPPO Find X People’s Choice 2018: OPPO A3s 2018 Giz Phone Awards: Main Award Best Smartphone of 2018 Huawei Mate 20 Pro As the show places us in the mind of Joe Goldberg, we hear his snark comments, his ramblings, and inner ramblings in the form of voice overs. This form of story telling works quite well for the plot. What better way to know what an obsessed stalker thinks than to hear them as they play out. Penn's signature voice seals the deal as he delivers his lines so well. He may been born for this kind of characters if I say so myself. YOU shows us that love and obsession are two sides of the same coin. Visually glorious and intense, the series paints a familiar social problem without romanticizing it. It plays out a serious truth in our society beneath its fictional premise, and makes sure that we’re siting at the edge of our seats. With the brilliant Penn Badgley in the center of this gripping tale, I can’t wait for season two. The first season premiered on the cable channel Lifetime last September 9, 2018 in the US and internationally on Netflix last December 26, 2018. GIZGUIDE Editor-in-Chief Peter Jan Icogo Giz Phone Awards Hosts: Kim Vargas and Rhijean Sarenas Peter Icogo, GIZGUIDE’s Editor-in-Chief, couldn’t be more happier of what smartphones have achieved in 2018. “We saw a lot of game-changing products. A lot of design changes, the screen is getting bigger and better, phones are getting faster, battery life of most phones are now longer, charging time is faster, and the cameras are much better,” Mr. Icogo said, applauding both the high-end and entry-level segments of smartphone innovation. “It’s our responsibility to acknowledge those that we really loved and that’s what happened here.”, says GIZGUIDE’s Neil Jimenez on GizAwards’ possibility of branching out to other categories. “baby steps muna,” he added. 24 | VILLAGE PIPOL MNP @villagepipol
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