As a fan of a capella, same here--NBC did it no favors by sending it up against "Dancing" to die.
Mark Jeffries Saints Spotlight Editor [email protected] On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 1:07 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > I too miss the Sing-Off... > > ~D > ---- M-D November <[email protected]> wrote: > > I miss "The Sing-Off". > > > > There. I said it. > > > > > > On Thursday, December 20, 2012 12:27:08 AM UTC-5, PGage wrote: > > > > > > On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 2:27 PM, Mark Jeffries <[email protected] > <javascript:> > > > > 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 > > -- > 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 > -- 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
