NBC's The Voice |OT| Carson Daly's still around?

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Not much of an OT, but NBC's latest attempt to get a winner (after the moderately successful second season of The Sing-Off) premiered tonight. I have it DVRed and was about to watch it. What say you, GAF?
 
It was actually really entertaining. The coaches are all fun and they have an interesting dynamic. Christina Aguilera is the shit.

Carson Daly is such a poor man's Ryan Seacrest though. You feel like he's sucking the charisma out of the contestants that are in the room with him.
 
The best part is that even though the contestants have sob stories, they don't have to tell the coaches about them.
 
I know Carson Daly, post-TRL, is not as popular as he use to be but his 2am show, Last Call with Carson Daly, is pretty decent. He has interesting interviews with musicians and actors and introduce good new music acts. It's a shame it's on when most of the country is sleep :/
 
I think the whole premise is more interesting than Idol's, with there being coaches instead of judges. Also, Christina wants Adam so bad
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Not usually a fan of reality TV, though I do like music. Figured I'd give it a shot given the RIDICULOUS amount of marketing.

I expected at worst I'd have something to harass on GAF, at best it would actually be something interesting - maybe even worth watching on occasion. You know what ... I love it. Yeah it's got some of the melodrama that annoys me about stuff like idol, but the difference is ... I believe it. The dynamic of them selecting teams is not only a cool idea at the high level, I really buy in to it at the low level.

More importantly, right of the bat there are some INSANELY talented performers already. Even the 'failures' are really quite adept.




If I had to pick just one so far ... HAVE TO go with Javier. That shit was the definition of nailing it. Fucking blew me away ... as in, teared up it was so good. Golfham.
 
Other observations:

1) Carson is pretty horrible. He actually really knows his shit about music, but holy crap he fucking sucks at his current role so far.

2) Christina wants to gobble Adam's cock SOOOOOOOO bad.

3) I'd consider purchasing some songs if they were on a useful service like Amazon. F iTunes ... F it hard.
 
Everytime a judge turns around for the first time, I couldn't help but grin wildly. Fuck you, reality television. Don't milk my emotions like this.

This is so much better than I thought it would be.
 
God, NBC has the most obnoxious marketing campaigns.

No, you fuckers, this is not the next big thing. Nice try at manufacturing hype, but it's gonna end up in the same pile as all the billions of other shows who've tried to ape American Idol.
 
Crazypanda_85 said:
I know Carson Daly, post-TRL, is not as popular as he use to be but his 2am show, Last Call with Carson Daly, is pretty decent. He has interesting interviews with musicians and actors and introduce good new music acts. It's a shame it's on when most of the country is sleep :/
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Yep. The new format for Last Call is so much better and allows him to have great interviews. The show being aired at 1:30am and new episodes not airing daily affect it. The only thing I hate is the handling of the cameras for interviews. They need to invest in some tripods or at least some monopods.
 
Snuggler said:
God, NBC has the most obnoxious marketing campaigns.

No, you fuckers, this is not the next big thing. Nice try at manufacturing hype, but it's gonna end up in the same pile as all the billions of other shows who've tried to ape American Idol.
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It's actually quite different. All of the "open" auditions were done completely off screen, and the cream of the crop is put in front of the four judges, who have their backs turned so they only concentrate on the singer's voice (instead of everything else).

Sure, some don't get picked, but the judges are supposed to build teams of 8 singers they want to work with, so this leads to a lot of *appreciation* of the talent, and sometimes fighting between the judges themselves.

It's soooo much different from Idol's formula of tearing people down for shits and giggles (entertainment in its own way, sure). It feels more legit this way, and the judges do, too. Despite all the obnoxious marketing, there's very little "dog-and-pony show" in the actual program.

I like it.
 
ivysaur12 said:
Everytime a judge turns around for the first time, I couldn't help but grin wildly. Fuck you, reality television. Don't milk my emotions like this.

This is so much better than I thought it would be.
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The thing is though ... you can tell their emotion is true. They're hitting it when they hear that note, that vibrato, that whatever that really hits them at their core. They really feel it.

And that's why I love it. Behind the obnoxious tapestries, there's a certain stripped down truth to it all.
 
shidoshi said:
iTunes Store is un-DRMed music just like Amazon. Soooo...
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But to purchase it I'd have to install that giant steaming pile called iTunes. Soooo...



Soulscribe said:
Can you blame her?

That man. Mmmm.
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I'm straight ...

... but yeah, I can see it.
 
Belfast said:
I like it.
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That's cool. I'm sure it's entertaining enough, but NBC always drives me crazy since you have to sit through the same ads again and again when you watch their shows on demand. The ads for this aren't as annoying the ones for The Event, but still, I was already soured before this even came out.
 
Eh, being straight should have nothing to do with it. If I can say Christina Aguilera is a hot momma (and she is), then a straight guy can say Adam's a stud. I think it's the tattoos.
 
Snuggler said:
God, NBC has the most obnoxious marketing campaigns.

No, you fuckers, this is not the next big thing. Nice try at manufacturing hype, but it's gonna end up in the same pile as all the billions of other shows who've tried to ape American Idol.
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Was it overhyped? Yes, I came into it expecting to rip it apart. That doesn't matter though.

While it may be attempting to ape Idol's success (and note my emphasis on success, because it's not like Idol was remotely originally conceptually), it's quite different in form and character. Yes it has its commercial bullshit, but it has a very different feel. Behind the theatrics, it's a much more serious and real show thus far ... regardless of whether it fails or not.
 
Snuggler said:
That's cool. I'm sure it's entertaining enough, but NBC always drives me crazy since you have to sit through the same ads again and again when you watch their shows on demand. The ads for this aren't as annoying the ones for The Event, but still, I was already soured before this even came out.
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Soulscribe said:
Eh, being straight should have nothing to do with it. If I can say Christina Aguilera is a hot momma (and she is), then a straight guy can say Adam's a stud. I think it's the tattoos.
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Wait ... didn't I say that?
 
I think the intent is more genuine and empathetic than just pitting contestants against each other and judging people based on how polished they look. It's about raw talent and it gives people the opportunity to be mentored by successful artists. I don't see how that can be perceived as anything but good.

I bought the newest Maroon 5 album on an impulse. Not bad. I caved because I'm a fan of Adam's voice, but there are some keepers on there for sure.

@Raistlin: No you did, I was just making a general comment about straight vs gay behavior.
 
Do they actually sing full length songs in this?

That's what annoys me about American Idol. They take great songs and cut them to like 1 minute 40 seconds. How can you tell if someone is actually a good performer in 1 minute 40 seconds?
 
legend166 said:
Do they actually sing full length songs in this?

That's what annoys me about American Idol. They take great songs and cut them to like 1 minute 40 seconds. How can you tell if someone is actually a good performer in 1 minute 40 seconds?
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I believe they actually perform full length songs, but the show paired them down for broadcast. The full length ones are on iTunes (it's lame, they should be free on the site).


I hope once we get down to the nitty-gritty though, we get the full length renditions on the show. Right now, it's kind of necessary to shorten things.
 
I think the show is good for people like Xenia, who lack maybe the star presence that would get them overlooked on Idol.

Don't understand why Frenchie got through. Or why they needed to hide Tje's face. Cause he's black?

Still one of the best reality shows I've seen in a while.

EDIT: "the voice nbc" has the same amount of google trends as The Sing-Off did at its peak, but also way under The Biggest Loser and The Office.
 
Snuggler said:
That's cool. I'm sure it's entertaining enough, but NBC always drives me crazy since you have to sit through the same ads again and again when you watch their shows on demand. The ads for this aren't as annoying the ones for The Event, but still, I was already soured before this even came out.
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Don't get me wrong, NBC's marketing is atrocious and probably part of the reason why they're doing so horribly in the ratings. They have an odd way of making me hate shows I *know I already like* when I see commercials for them.
 
Carson Daley always had eclectic music on his show.

Who knows if it was his doing but I'll give him credit for getting big time, regional bands on the air.
 
mac said:
Carson Daley always had eclectic music on his show.

Who knows if it was his doing but I'll give him credit for getting big time, regional bands on the air.
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Yah I liked his show for that. Discovered some music I really liked.
 
Was Alison Haislip on the show at all today? When she was on carson's late night show she said they were working together on this show?
 
I thought it was pretty good. None of the drama bullshit that's ever so present in Idol and Xfactor UK. Then again, being the first episode- it is still too early to tell
 
I actually really liked this. The judges are competing, but not in the annoying "LOOK AT ME" way they do in X Factor UK.
 
Wait, this was actually good? The overplayed commercials were so annoying that I made a point not to watch it.
 
This makes things interesting for the X Factor. Between idol upping production values and The Voice having judges as coaches, the only gimmicks x-factor has left are groups and judge votes for elimination.
 
Kind of disappointing how the people the producers called back were almost all good looking.

If it's all about the voice, I want some uggos with amazing voices, and seeing the judges reactions. When that pretty girl came on (the one with the million views online) I almost turned it off.

Still an interesting show.
 
Caught the last half of last night's show. Enjoyed it and will be tuning in again on Tuesday. I thought Tje or whatever his name is was the best of the contestants I saw.
 
Yeah, the show was a lot better than I thought it would be. I really like all of the judges and the contestants can really blow.

Really great and refreshing since Idol has been stagnant for years now.
 
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