I know way too much about this nonsense....I actually watched the first four
seasons for reasons that might be best explained by being too tired to watch
stuff that required brain activity.
I think that the hook was just not knowing who was singing, rather than not
knowing if it was a professional or amateur behind the mask.
For better or for worse, the U.S. has 1) lots of people making a living singing
and 2) a lot of people who had a flash in the pan with respect to fame, but a
years-long career singing that did not gather widespread attention, leading to
much nostalgia value (though the nostalgia is often for the last decade).
It looks like the South Korean version of the show, which spawned all this
stuff, had mostly singers as contestants. Most of the other international
versions of the show have a lot of professional singers perform, though
occasionally someone not known for their singing places in the top 3.
David
On Wednesday, May 26, 2021, 8:21:25 PM PDT, Kevin M.
<[email protected]> wrote:
So, why not just have a show where professional singers sing?
I’m not trying to be a curmudgeon, but I don’t understand the added value in
the costumes and the “suspense” of not knowing who is singing. It’s about as
dramatic as a game of Three Card Monty. Why does the gimmick get ratings? And
why would it continue getting ratings if, time and time again, the secret
singers always turn out to be professional singers? I thought the hook was
learning that it was someone like Ken Jeong? I guess I just don’t understand.
On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 7:51 PM 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV
<[email protected]> wrote:
The final three of *every season* in the US version have been professional
singers. Some of them may have been better known for something else, but the
show quickly moved away from anyone who really couldn't sing.
David
On Wednesday, May 26, 2021, 6:42:16 PM PDT, Kevin M.
<[email protected]> wrote:
I admit I don’t understand the appeal of this show, but I thought one of the
gimmicks was they cast people not known for singing? And yet the final three
were all professional singers?
On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 6:10 PM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
<[email protected]> wrote:
Nope, I won't...
https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/the-masked-singer-finale-season-5-recap-piglet-black-swan-chameleon-1234982718/
(link)
B
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