Is The Voice scripted?
mrsgrumpy49
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I love this show but....
Tonight Will I AM 'listens to his gut' and waits it out to get (IMO) a great singer.
This neatly and amazingly tied in with the end of the show. Surprise surprise.
How fortunate that all the judges didn't have their ten before the end of the show. Perfect timing again!
The show closes this phase on a high. Surprise surprise.
In shows like this they like to bring on an impressive act for the end. Are we really supposed to believe that the producers were leaving it to chance that there would actually be a slot free at this stage? Are we supposed to believe that WILL I AM has a psychic gut that persuaded him to reject some pretty good acts because something better was wating?
C'mon folks. This was all engineered somehow.
Tonight Will I AM 'listens to his gut' and waits it out to get (IMO) a great singer.
This neatly and amazingly tied in with the end of the show. Surprise surprise.
How fortunate that all the judges didn't have their ten before the end of the show. Perfect timing again!
The show closes this phase on a high. Surprise surprise.
In shows like this they like to bring on an impressive act for the end. Are we really supposed to believe that the producers were leaving it to chance that there would actually be a slot free at this stage? Are we supposed to believe that WILL I AM has a psychic gut that persuaded him to reject some pretty good acts because something better was wating?
C'mon folks. This was all engineered somehow.
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I don't see how it isn't believable that Will didn't turn around - all of the coaches have said at some point or other that they liked someone's voice but not quite enough to think nobody better would come along.
Of course the last act to be picked would always be the last act... they cant have acts coming on once everyone has got 10!
You don't get it. If it is totally random in theory the show could finish ahead of time. Too much of a coincidence that it was just right.
But the shows aren't broadcast live so not sure why you think it would finish ahead of time?
That's a very reasonable argument. But I still think it was scripted. Didn't they HAVE to complete their ten acts in this episode. What if Jaz had been a dud? I don't think there was time to fit in anybody else. IMO it's too much of a coincidence that Jaz (cue instant mega audience reaction) was wheeled on at the end of the show and just happened to be the one that Will was saving himself for.
Maybe the show isn't fully scripted. But I think at the very least it was decided that one of the judges should go to the end of the show with a slot open for this guy.
I thought he was aiming that remark at the singers? Although not sure....
This is what I found strange. Do we have any absolute proof that Jaz was definitely the 'last' spot to be filled?
I just think there are strings being pulled behind the scenes.
Prerecorded shows get messed with, the order changed, bits chopped out and others added in for effect all the time. It's completely normal and anyone who thinks it is (or should be) done differently is a bit naive. There will be an element of scripting too.
Of course the "last act" wasn't in truth the last available act and he might not even have been the last act to perform!
It isn't a live show, it's edited to fit the timeslot. They would have gone through the process until the judges had their 10 and then come editing filled in the gaps with sob stories and the rejection.
No script required.
Danny said that to Harriet. At that point, we were told that all the judges had one act left to pick, so according to the edit we were seeing, they weren't full, but were close to capacity, therefore were being extremely careful before committing to their final acts. That was why he said they looked like idiots, because they all had availability on their team but didn't pick her.
Danny did say to one of the others later (I think it was Daniel) that he had ten people on his team, that's why he couldn't turn round.
Maybe they Arent allowed to say they're full to earlier singers otherwise the singers could tell the other people that only Will has space, you'd then get acts anxiously looking over at Will's chair all the way through. It makes sense for good TV for the acts coming in to not know the score and think they Could get all 4 judges.
They were able to tell Jaz they were full because as Will had chosen his last singer , they were obviously full and it wouldn't spoil anything as the remaining auditionees would be sent home anyway.
As for lots being sent home I think it's much fairer to say we have limited space and you may not get to audition than let everyone have a go, say yes and then realise you have too many for the next phase and do an off camera cull.
In that case they should have made things clearer . They could have interviewed done of the ones that didnt get a chance to sing and show them walking off disgruntled .
According to other posters more in the know, all the auditionees invited to attend were well informed that this could happen. Not sure if it's on this thread or another, but the 120 left after the judges teams were full were apparently well looked after and the coaches came to speak to them and had a bite to eat and drink with them. So perhaps they didn't feel disgruntled.
I expect the producers wanted to end the show on a high, and interviewing people who couldn't audition because the teams were full wasn't a positive note to end on. I'm sure these people will be invited back next year, and will probably be invited to participate at the beginning of the process to ensure they didn't miss out again.
Except the people that didn't get to audition didn't walk off disgruntled, by all accounts they were treated very respectfully, and got to chat with the judges before they left. And since they all knew there was a chance they wouldn't get to sing it won't have been a huge surprise to them.
Also, correct me if I am wrong but I don't think it was ever suggested or implied that Jaz was the last available person to pick.
I think people are interpreting this because Holly's voiceover said that Daniel and Jaz were competing for the final spot on Will's team. Of course, everyone who auditioned at that point was too, but it was made to look more like a direct competition between just these two.
Completely agree with this. He wasn't THE last person who could audition, but obviously there is always going to be a last auditionee as the moment the place is filled he becomes the last auditionee. It was always going to be difficult when they have limited spaces, the way they've done it is the only way it could be done, and I'm glad to hear the other 120 singers got treated well, unlike X Factor where they get sent home in favour of people who can't sing (and that's even before they've seen the proper judges).
Not even 100 auditioned in the first place.
I believe it's come from someone who was at the auditions, been on quite a few other threads.
Well it's bullshit, that's for sure
120 is a huge number of people, they wouldn't have even been all together, they only auditioned 20 or so a day across two sessions.