On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 2:27 PM, Mark Jeffries <[email protected]>wrote:
> No "Voice" or "X Factor" has yet to take off yet on the charts, although > there have been several alums of the UK version of "X Factor" that have > done very well here and in the UK, with the boy band One Direction the > biggest example (although Leona Lewis and Cher Lloyd have also scored).. > But I also find it interesting that almost every live show week Carson the > Tool has been rattling off all of those iTunes chart positions for the > singers in a way that I never heard from Seacrest during "Idol"'s > relationship with iTunes. However, it's obvious that Cassadee, Terry and > Nicholas are going to have to strike while the iron's hot--and even though > CHR radio has not been so dance/hip-hop centric lately, I don't see > Nicholas being played on those stations any time soon. > > The difference between ABC then and NBC now is that NBC has learned from > ABC's mistakes and has used "The Voice" as a way to expose the scripted > programming, all the way to Monday's night preview of "1600 Penn" (which I > think has more promise than Marousek thought, although I understand his > problems with Josh Gad's character--but he's the co-creator) coming out of > the show, while ABC never used "Millionaire"'s potential for a halo effect. > However, I'm still puzzled why NBC is giving "Smash" a six-week head start > on "The Voice"--that show needs protection and "The Biggest Loser," even > with Jillian Michaels back, isn't it. > My 21 year old daughter (who sucked me into watching these shows when she was in high school, but now is way too cool to ever watch them herself) walked in on my watching the ˛ factor a month or so ago and told me that the group that was singing had won (or at least made a name for themselves) on the British version, and apparently Simon is their manager or producer or something. I have since seen them on a commercial with Drew Brees. And Leona Lewis came to my attention during I think the closing ceremonies of the Olympics this summer, and I found her song about a bleeding love to be a perfect theme for my series of lectures about a borderline personality disorder this fall, so I used it to make a mash-up. Is the idea here that it just takes a certain number of swings to produce a hit pop act, and The Voice and (US) X-Factor just have not had enough at bats yet? It does not appear to my untrained and inexperienced ear that the contestants are better on AI than on the newer shows (once they all winnow down the main realistic contenders). But, as I say, AI does have a much bigger audience still. I think the biggest bet that NBC is placing this year is that Biggest Loser can stil function as a tent pole for them. If they are right, they are probably on their way to a full comeback. If they are wrong, they are still at the mercy of the national football league. -- 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
