WarnerTV and GrabTaxi bring back Gotham Villain Hunt- the Penguin Craze

Gotham’s villains are taking over Manila once again, as WarnerTV and GrabTaxi bring back round two of the Gotham Villain Hunt – the Penguin Craze. From January 15 to February 15, GrabCar’s fleet will be turned into a temporary home for hundreds of limited edition plush penguins, as well as other exclusive Gotham merchandise from WarnerTV.

To participate, simply download the Grab Taxi app and book a GrabCar. Those who get a ride from special Gotham vehicles may spot one of the elusive penguins. Take a selfie and share on #GothamonWTV and #GrabTaxiPH and take it home!

The Penguin Craze sees Gotham’s penguins invade Manila once again. During last year’s round one of the Gotham Villain Hunt, no less than 800 penguins were unleashed in Fully Booked, BGC, Alabang Town Center and the Makati Central Business District. All of them were found – snapped by DC Comics’ fanboys and girls, eager participants and fortunate bystanders.

Gotham is an origins story that unveils the beginnings of the most heroic comic-book vigilantes and infamous villains, who threaten the already-fractured birthplace of Batman. Catch all-new episodes of Gotham every Thursday, 9:00 p.m., first and exclusive on WarnerTV.

More details about the Penguin Craze will become available on WarnerTV Asia’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/WarnerTVAsia .

WarnerTV is available on SKYcable channel 77, Destiny Cable channel 80 and Cignal channel 66. Contact your cable operator to subscribe now.

Watch out for "Murder in the First" at WarnerTv every Thursday

If you are into mystery police drama series, then its time to switch that channel to WarnerTV every Thursday at 9:50 pm. "Mystery in the First" was co created by
 the Emmy Award-winning creator Steven Bochco  of esteemed series like Hill Street Blues and L.A. Law,  along with newcomer Eric Lodal.

"Murder in the First" is exclusively distributed by WarnerTV and was launched last December 15, at Red Panda Bistro, East Kapitolyo Pasig. I was not able to see the "mystery drama" presented before the eyes of the bloggers during that time. I was late for the launch,  traffic was bad coming from Makati going to Edsa. But anyway, seeing the review it was heavily favored as it offers pleasurably typical twists and natural, attention-grabbing characters.


MURDER IN THE FIRST, which takes an up-close and personal look at a single complex homicide investigation, marks its Philippine debut exclusively on WarnerTV on Thursdays at 9:50 p.m.

The entire season of the police drama follows the investigation by San Francisco homicide detectives Terry English (Taye Diggs) and Hildy Mulligan (Kathleen Robertson). The story takes two unrelated crimes that pit Silicon Valley Erich Blunt( Tom Felton, Harry Potter films) in the middle of the crime scene.

Murder in the First stars partner investigators in the San Francisco Police Department homicide unit who are assigned to take on the case. It also stars Mimi Kirkland (Safe Haven), Raphael Sbarge (Once Upon a Time), Lombardo Boyar (The Bernie Mac Show), Ian Anthony Dale (Hawaii Five-0), Bess Rous (What Just Happened), Nicole Ari Parker (Revolution), Currie Graham (Raising the Bar), Richard Schiff (The West Wing), James Cromwell (Babe, L.A. Confidential) and Steven Weber (Dallas, Wings).

Set in San Francisco, the series follows homicide detectives Terry English (Diggs) and Hildy Mulligan (Robertson) as they investigate two murders. The mystery deepens, however, when they find both murders have a common denominator in Blunt (Felton).

Terry and Hildy's fellow detectives in their squad include SFPD homicide inspector David Molk (Sbarge), a thoughtful philosopher-cop and frequent class clown, and his tough-as-nails partner inspector Edgar Navarro (Boyar). The ambitious and no-nonsense Lt. Jim Koto (Dale) serves as the squad's supervisor.

Supporting Blunt in his endeavors are Bill Wilkerson (Weber), his long-time friend, driver and pilot; and Ivana West (Rous), the company's brilliant Chief Technology Officer. Blunt's legal team includes David Hertzberg (Schiff), his gruff lawyer and trusted confidant, and Warren Daniels (Cromwell), a legendary criminal attorney brought in to assist when suspicion turns to Blunt. Facing them in the courtroom will be the remarkably brilliant District Attorney Sonia Perez (Parker) and pit-bull Chief Prosecutor Mario Siletti (Graham).

Murder in the First also takes viewers into Terry and Hildy's home lives. Hildy is a single mom with an inquisitive daughter (Kirkland). Terry, meanwhile, is struggling to take care of his terminally ill wife, Emily (guest star Anne-Marie Johnson).

Murder in the First is executive-produced by Bochco (Justified, The Pacific) and Lodal and distributed internationally by Warner Bros. International Television Distribution. WarnerTV is available on SKY cable channel 77, Destiny Cable channel 80 and Cignal channel 66. Contact your cable operator to subscribe now.

Gotham premieres on Sept 25 at WarnerTV

Those who are fanatics of DC Comics Batman, will come to love the series and the city that Batman lives which is Gotham and all the villains and characters in the story. Remember Penguin? you will see a young Penguin here plays by Robin Lord Taylor, how and where his bad character emerged from. Gotham will start anew, long before Batman, how the story revolves around Gotham crime ridden streets.  The first episode was presented to the media on Sept 23, 2014 at Fully Booked, BGC. It was thrilling and suspenseful,  even the comics reader will come to appreciate the series. I cant wait for the character of Joker, Poison Ivy, Fish, Catwoman and the fashionable Barbara Gordon. 

Gotham, an origins story of DC Comics super-villains and vigilantes, will premiere in the Philippines on September 25, 9pm  at WarnerTV. This story will reveal an entirely new chapter that’s never been told – before Batman, there was Gotham.

From executive producer/ writer Bruno Heller (The Mentalist, Rome), this one-hour drama follows one cop’s rise through a dangerously corrupt city teetering on the edge of evil and chronicles the genesis of one of the popular superheroes of our time.

With a reputation synonymous with law and order, Commissioner James Gordon (Ben McKenzie of The O.C. fame) is one of the crime world's greatest foes. Everyone knows the name. But what is known of Gordon's rise from rookie detective to police commissioner? And what did it take to navigate the layers of corruption that secretly ruled Gotham City, the spawning ground of the world's most iconic villains?

The crime drama follows Gordon's turbulent and singular rise through the Gotham City police department, it also focuses on the characters who will become DC Comics' most renowned and enduring villains, including a teenaged Selina Kyle/the future Catwoman (Camren Bicondova) and Oswald Cobblepot, aka The Penguin (Robin Lord Taylor). The early story arc will focus on The Penguin. Also making its debut in the criminal roster is notorious gang boss Fish Mooney, played by popular actress, Jada Pinkett-Smith.

Gotham has been fast-tracked to Asia and debuts on Thursday, September 25 at 9pm, just two calendar days after the US world premiere. WarnerTV is available on SKY cable channel 77, Destiny Cable channel 80 and Cignal channel 66. Contact your cable operator to subscribe now.