S-Files
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| Genre | talk show |
| Picture format | 480i SDTV |
| Running time | 1 hour |
| Creator(s) | GMA Network |
| Starring | Paolo Bediones Richard Gomez Pia Guanio Joey Marquez John Lapus |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original channel | GMA Network |
| Original run | 1998–present |
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S-Files is a showbiz-oriented television talk show show in the Philippines aired every Sunday afternoons by GMA Network.
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[edit] History
"S-Files" premiered on June 1998 with Paolo Bediones and Lyn Ching as the original hosts of the show. Originally intended as a Saturday afternoon talk show, GMA decided at the last minute to put the show on a Sunday afternoon slot (which originally belonged to "Startalk"), pitting it against the more established "Showbiz Lingo" of ABS-CBN. With Paolo and Lyn's refreshing on-screen chemistry, "S-Files" managed to hold its own against "Showbiz Lingo" and in less than a year, it won the award for Best Talk Show at the 1999 PMPC Star Awards.
Drama actress Janice de Belen came on board in 2001 as Paolo's new co-host after Lyn Ching decided to get married and concentrate on her job as a news anchor for GMA News and Public Affairs. Actor and celebrity sportsman Richard Gomez was added to the roster of hosts in 2002 when he transferred networks from ABS-CBN to GMA-7. Later on that same year, Richard's best friend, actor/politician Joey Marquez was included in the "S-Files" roster of hosts after he successfully pinch-hitted for Paolo Bediones when Paolo went to the US to interview some famous Hollywood celebrities to be featured on the show.
In 2004, Janice left the show to concentrate more on her hosting job at GMA's daily morning show, "Sis" although there were rumors that she was booted out from "S-Files" primarily because whenever the talk show reports some controversies involving her close friends, she gets affected. One example was during the Kris Aquino-Joey Marquez controversy in October 2003 where the whole show became Joey's venue to air his side of the issue. Janice did not show up on that episode out of sympathy for her friend Kris, who hosts "S-Files"' rival show "The Buzz". Pia Guanio, who was fast making a name as a segment host of GMA's news program "24 Oras", was named as Janice's replacement.
In 2006 John Lapus, Kris Aquino's close friend and former showbiz reporter of The Buzz, moved to GMA-7 and was officially casted on S-Files.
[edit] Replacement
From July-September 2006, The Buzz was once again able to regain and sustain its lead against S-Files. GMA Network Management is now considering the switch of timeslot against Startalk, another Showbiz-Oriented talkshow from the same network aired on Saturdays. The network is also considering to have it replaced by Showbiz Stripped, a more serious Showbiz-Oriented Program aired every Saturday night.
It also received several criticisms from TV viewers and industry critics for literally copying the present format of The Buzz.
