A new talent competition hit is in town – with Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green picking the ultimate star talent in blind auditions
Numbers don’t usually attract our attention, but after the premiere of last night’s “The Voice,” we had to find out whether NBC finally found another hit show. Turns out, Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton actually have a chance at lasting another round, and even another season, following the NBC premiere of “The Voice.” The reality show captured 11.8 million viewers and garnered NBC its first successful premiere in years – but don’t even think about comparing it to “X Factor.”
From the moment you tune in to this unique talent competition, you know why it’s all anyone is talking about. Mesmerizing to the very last drop, this reality show lives up to its slogan as a talent show that doesn’t care about looks or age, but simply the voice. “On this show, only the voice matters,” says Carson Daly, “The Voice” emcee. Turns out, after just a few minutes of singing, viewers know “The Voice” doesn’t lie – they actually focus on the voice, and voice alone.
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That’s the bad part. At least, it’s bad for NBC. Reality show fans are used to the grit and grim of clashing opinions and turmoil, something we got during the first season’s of“American Idol” with Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul.
The screen action is inevitably hot, but it’s just as important to note what has gone on behind the scenes to make this new singing competition from Mark Burnett (the famed producer of “Survivor”) a success just six months after conception. Burnett and Paul Telegdy had a little head start – they actually mocked “The Voice” after “Voice of Holland.”
It doesn’t hurt that the show has an all star cast of coaches, and a...Read the rest of the article at:
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