Originally Posted by sn_22:
“Another potential trap avoided, then. I keep looking out for signs that the whole thing has been "BBC-ed" as Score said, but there doesn't seem too much evidence of it so far. Indeed, the BBC has approached the entire project so far in a very unapologetic manner. Spending big, going after the big names, staying loyal to the style and format of the show - it all whiffs of Danny Cohen starting to exert himself. Aggressively winning the format rights to begin with wasn't the sort of thing I could ever have envisaged Jay Hunt doing. And it doesn't look like having won those rights the BBC are going to risk killing the show by way of a thousand tiny cuts and edits either.
More power to Danny Cohen if thats the case. I can't imagine I'll be an avid Voice viewer, but that kind of ambition and attitude is much more what I want from BBC One, rather than the countless half-hearted attempts at Saturday night entertainment we've seen in the past few years.”
Reading about The Voice on here and I agree that I want to see BBC1 being more ambitious with their Saturday night light entertainment. ITV's offerings from Simon Cowell have looked more expensive and glitzy than most shows on BBC1. Only Strictly has managed to hold its own.
BBC light entertainment has a cheap stigma, The Voice looks like it will avoid that label.
Speaking of The Voice, the French version launched on Saturday evening to 9m which was very big for its host channel.
http://www.ozap.com/actu/audiences-e...sur-tf1/439567