So after a few weeks I decided to sit down and watch The Voice.
As a programme I think it's a fantastic concept. No judgements on look, purely on talent.
Except for the fact that after two minutes the judges know them, and from the very start the audience does too. Oh and the fact everyone who has been picked is already very talented and very attractive, even the "less" attractive ones have been made up too look stunning.
Although - Britain's Got Talent also does away with discrimination, and no one on X Factor over the age of 25 has ever won, because at the end of the day the image that accompanies does matter. So I would imagine by the end of this show the youngest, prettiest competitor will have the prize even if a fat, old ugly guy has a better voice. Proved by the fact that as soon as someone came on singing in a different genre; none of the pop tarts liked him
So what void is this programme filling in our lives?
Pretty much none. Apart from revealing how annoying Jessie J is (is there really any need for you to mouth along with every song? Yes we know you're a singer, you don't have to prove it by knowing some lyrics...). There's also the awful bitchy 'banter' between the judges where they try to prove they're better for the contestant that the others ('We're both girls and we can share shoes' is a personal favourite...).
I don't think the music industry needs to change. I think it is too inherent in everyone's mentality to judge people on their looks and how well they fit the mould. I think TV music competitions are over done and they are same-y. But they're entertaining and in fairness to them - they don't pretend to be something they're not. The Voice stops being The Voice as soon as the person comes on stage. This would work as a radio show maybe because you can't try to create a show based on talent alone unless you really are not going to show the person's face.
Yeah, I don't think I'll be watching much more of this, especially now the sob stories have started. Poor choice BBC.
Also: not enough Willabooby.
