On Jun 1, 2:05 pm, Dave Sikula <[email protected]> wrote: > I haven't watched the show and won't be watching this, but the format > confuses me. My impression -- from the endless ads -- was that the > winner would be judged solely on the quality of his or her voice, but > if, after the first round, the appearance of each contestant is known > to the judges, doesn't the premise fall apart? Or does it matter?
Not the winner, but the initial selection was voice-only. The four judges are actually "coaches" that are to build teams of eight singers (or duos) each. When they like what they hear, they hit a Game Show Big Red Button on their desk/big chair, the chair swivels around and the "I WANT YOU" light comes on. If more than one coach hits the button, they each make their case and the contestant selects their fate. If no one swivels around, the contestant is out. In the second round, each coach (who has brought along an assistant to help them--Blake Shelton's is none other than Reba McIntire, Christina's is Aussie singer-songwriter Sia, Cee-Lo's is the 90s R&B singer Monica and Adam Levine's is the "musical director" of Maroon 5) picks two of his/her team to do a duet on the same song with a live band in front of an audience. The other coaches can offer comments, but the coach who made the pairing (with the help of his assistant) must make the decision who goes on to the final rounds from his team. This culls the teams down from eight to four. Starting next week, the final four from each team face off against each other in the live shows, at which point "The Voice" becomes just like "Idol" and the similar shows in that the viewers will make the final decisions by voting. The main difference here is besides the recording contract for the winning singer, the coach has bragging rights if his/her team spawned the winner. And that is why I wondered why NBC would give "The Voice" the coveted post-Super Bowl slot when the first season has yet to play its end game and the Nielsens have yet to indicate whether the public will stay until the bitter end. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
