On TVE, José Mota is producing the New Year’s show for the twenty-fifth consecutive year. with the title The camel gamethe common thread was that of the popular Korean series The Squid Game. It was a pleasure to see actor Jaime Ordoñez back on screen, this time in the role of the sinister man in red. The hypothesis that politicians are trapped in a sinister game in exchange for votes has been a good thread for some. sketch that some have been better and others worse.
You can’t be brilliant for so many New Years in a row, and even if there were some very good moments (the stopped train, meeting the murderers), what we can thank Mota the most for is having tried – and succeeded – to make a program that doesn’t dance to the rhythm of power. He must be the only comedian aware that governments come and go and that people deserve respect, no matter what they vote for. The end of the program (with a moment in verse accompanied by emotional music) was not as powerful as expected. The hardest thing about jokes is the punchline, especially if you want to transcend the humor itself.
2 has been around for years now. Small pieces as the preferred alternative for Spaniards under 60, and this year the channel has decided to breathe new life into the format. In recent seasons we have seen how these musical discoveries with ingenious posters have given way to a model that can be summarized as follows: worn music, posters on the artists’ outfits and a hook with the government that is at the same time cyclical.
It is curious that the program that pays the least for scripts on all Spanish televisions is the one that most wants to please those who order them. On this occasion I hope that the emoluments will have increased a little, because the brand Small pieces expanded by producing a fiction on musical programs. Ángel Carmona (host of the house on Radio 3) was involved in a parody of Matrix—the two thousandth saga par excellence—to recover music on television.
This initiative, as we have been told several times, is carried out in collaboration with a private company dedicated to the organization of events. Skip if it is to recover the music programs. Cachitos loves the twenties It brought nostalgia for the 2000s. For twenty-somethings, it’s the music of their childhood, and while it makes us feel older, we’re also grateful to not be burned out by the ’80s and Madrid scene for a year. Space had the readings by King Africa, Ketchup, Sonia and Selena or Rebeca among others. They all appeared as they are today, pretending to sing their biggest hits.
A bit like what happened in the 80s and 90s, when our parents saw Celia Gámez singing the Java of the Widows and saying “But how old she is!” » or the more devastating “But wasn’t he dead? If before the dancers appeared dressed from the youth of the Dynamic Duo, here we had a rhythmic audience and slightly disordered dancers who remind us of those mornings with Music Yes.
Meanwhile, Telecinco broadcast a Formigal infomercial presented by Sandra Barneda and Xuxo Jones. Why Xuxo Jones? This is only explained if a manager lost a bet in a poker game.
RTVE has finally decided to focus on live music. This is the case of La Casa de la Música, a careful production broadcast on TVE and La 2 where established and emerging artists performed in different regions of Spain. In addition to the beautiful version which one more year Ana Torroja did it (while Nacho Cano did it on Telecinco and Cuatro; one with Ayuso and the other with José Pablo), the highlight was the new single of La Oreja by Van Gogh, already with Amaia back in the combo. Too bad it was recorded; A great opportunity was lost to see firsthand how Amaia left the others stranded. The song began with “I believe in God, but in my own way.” You have to get close to Hakuna, because Hakuna is close to the power that is coming, but without going too far, lest things go wrong later. Neither for you nor for me, everything makes Amaia angry and change her mind. I believe in God that will be so pleasant not only for the fans of the San Sebastian group, but also for the pilgrims of the next Javieradas.
The bells (the large part) were distributed between three options: Chenoa with Estopa on TVE, Sandra Barneda and Xuxo Jones, on Telecinco and Cuatro; and Pedroche with Chicote on Antena 3 and La Sexta. A statement of intent regarding reality TV: here, it doesn’t matter what you watch, it’s the same. I wish we could see the chimes with glasses They are alive (Carpenter’s, of course) to find out what the film is about. Chenoa and Estopa defended with great dignity and sympathy the last minute defeat imposed on them with the withdrawal of Buenafuente and Silvia Abril. Well done for them.
As for Pedroche and Chicote, finally, a bit like always, but now without competition: Chicote, in costume, makes approximations of what the Vallecan woman can wear. She, with her eyebrows getting thicker and thicker, with a puffy cape (made with pieces of her previous costumes), dedicating the costume and the “work” to the cause of the year (this time it was cancer) before giving everyone the golden minute. holding. Like every year, Josie came to tell us that it was going to be different and original. As for the possibility that Pedroche appears wearing a dress made from expired products from vending machine from Barajas airport, surprised us (that is) with another variation of going naked. This New Year’s Eve, he emerged as the Pinito del Oro of recycling. The little black suit stars from Year 2, the boot tops from Covid Year, and rhinestone pieces from other TV moments. Well, okay.
The Puerta del Sol chimes were sponsored in some way by Netflix. The American platform has put the typography of Stranger Things in “Happy 2026” and Madrid City Council has authorized it. Additionally, it included invasive graphics at the time of year change. An outrage that should not have been allowed, but that’s what this New Year’s Eve was all about, that not everything matters. Perhaps this is because television is truly threatened by streaming now that young people prefer to see tax evaders in their twenties screaming from their galactic chairs, or because another crisis like that of 2009 is coming and we don’t realize it yet. What will happen if even Pedroche has to recycle the small fabric of his dresses.
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