Popstar To Operastar
 

It appears Meat will be judging in a new celebrity singing competition, hosted by er...Myleene Klass and Alan Titchmarsh.

Well here's the link:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/...5875-21936064/

I'll reserve opinion. Who knows, it could be fun.

Well found! Could be interesting

intresting

sounds great!! meat will make a great judge:D
and great exposure:D

Meat Loaf and Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen? It'll be hankies at dawn if they disagree ... :lol:

I wonder how much weight Laurence's opinion is actually going to carry here?

"Ok, we've heard from one of the most successful rock artists of all time...Now let's see what the decorator thought." ;)

he he he,, good point!!

:lol:, but actually I don't see a problem - he does at least have his own show on Classic FM, and Meat isn't an opera singer anyway.

They seem well matched to me ... :lmao:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...loaf010306.jpg http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...ck/2801597.jpg

Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen-^..................................................................... .....^- Meat Loaf

Lol - this sounds so bonkers that it could be absolutely GENIUS - looking forward to this one!

Thanks for the info Lorenzduke. Luv cx

Sounds cool I'm gonna Sky+ it. I hope Meat sings a new single at some point in the show.

Bound to I would think, if it is part of a deal with Universal. Maybe he could sing the theme tune???

I think this is going to be awesome exposure for Meat to a whole legion of people who maybe never heard of him or his music before, as well as any existing fans who are watching and not realising he is still around, AND a phenomenal platform for publicity for the new album! Sounds like a very promising start to the launch plans for the new album to me!

Also, I wonder if Meat is going to sing anything opera-stylee?

Now that would be cool

Well that sounds... er... different... Shall reserve judgement/opinion until I actually see it!

Myleene's Class :-P

:twisted: So it'll sort of be like Pavarotti & friends , only without the Pavarotti? :p

Hope Meat does at least one guest song at some point.

Should be good for a watch :up:

Was just looking on itv's website to see if there was any ticket info but of course nothing....though there is a small article about the show. Would probably be done in London anyhow...grrr...:(

I know the show is being produced by Anglia which is Norwich area but then that means little when it comes to where it's recorded.

Some news about the forthcoming show here

Thanks Andy :-)

For some reason I assumed this would be a BBC thing until you posted this link... ITV eh...? :roll:

Still, I'll be interested to hear what Marcella Detroit can belt out, and Blur 'singer' :lol: Alex James.

Good luck Meat! ;)

Marcella Detroit is amazing!!!

I still have "I Believe" rattling the bell-towers of my mp3 player :D what a song!

Saw the first advert for the show last night on ITV, although they just referred to the contestants' names and not those of the judges

Caryl

popstar to operastar starts friday january 15th from 21.00 to 22.30 itv/utv
its expected to run for 7 weeks!! from the itv website there are now links to facebook and twitter for it!! and on such popular websites like havenmusic forum and buzzjacks forums they are already talking about the show [ meat getting alot of mentions ] also lots of talk on digitalspy.com!!
viewing figures expected to be 5-6 million, thats great!! i would say more like 7m or so? so its gonna be great exposure whatever way you look at it!
i would also say meat will perform the new single on the final night?
plus while the show is going on, just think of all the other promo he may be doing? so the best of luck to meat with the show and all other promo

its all over now baby blue

It won't be long now....this weekend, Meat heads to the UK for a bit.

Suzieq

Hope he's packed his woolies, it's freezing over there now. Safe travels to you Meat and good luck.

Carole

It's just a bit chilly that's all :))

If anything I'd advise Meat to get over sooner rather than later, to avoid his plane being diverted resulting in a nightmare journey as airports shut because of the snow/ice.

you beat me to it!! hope he makes it over with all the flights getting cancelled? crazy weather

My only advice is to wear a hat .. then

Walk softly, and carry a big shovel!! ;)

Caryl

Be very careful when you get over here Meat, there's loads of snow and ice here, so don't slip over and break a leg. On the other hand, if you did do that, you might have me nursing you and taking care of your every whim. Aaaaaaaaaaaah...........:idea. Luv cx:idea:

I love all this mention of tough UK winter weather. It hasn't been a picnic in the US either; I imagine you've all heard that Florida has had sleet and snow around Orlando, and the orange crops are on touchy harvest, and the average temp there lately has been in the 30's to 40's F! It should be 70-80F!
Atlanta, Georgia has been around 15-20F lately, where normal temps in January are around 50F, and they had 2 inches of snow a few days ago, which turned to glare black ice, and the Weather Channel had some real interesting videos of cars sliding into one another on that glare ice for 2 days afterwards. Normally when they get snow, usually only in January, it's gone by the next day.
And good ole International Falls, MN, the always-mentioned cold spot during any US winter, was -25F for a high temp last week!
It hasn't been too bad in LA, so Meat's going from around 70F to whatever is going on in the UK.

Mentioned here I guess because Meat's coming to the UK, not Fla :) ... and it IS exceptional weather for us. He'll be facing a drop from 70F to around freezing .. but hopefully as he steps from building to car to building to car won't be too bothered .. But it may remind him of when he was in Canada during the making of the documentary .. and he didn't like the temperature much then :)

Caryl

It is exceptional weather but it's hardly the crisis the media are yet again trying to rustle up. :roll:

Meat Loaf should be glad that the show doesnt take part in Norway, because we have had many places below -40 F (-40 C) the last week... Brrrr... :shock:

It seems like anytime any celebrity takes part in a reality show, the popularity of them goes up. This is a good move on Meat Loaf's part. Oh yeah, and Marcella Detroit is amazing!!!

personally, if Meat wasnt on it, i wouldnt be watching, have read all the gumpf and seen the ad, and cant get too excited about this.
However as Dave says, it is usually a good thing, and seems even more likely to be a good thing for judges.
But if all else fails, all the promo they'll send him on to promote the show will give him a chance to talk about the album or at least get his face back out there ready for the album release.

I can't help but think that the majority of Meat's other albums have sold very well without the need for him being on a reality show.

I guess this is just what's expected of people these days though. TV bosses think that the general public would rather see a singer judging, or cooking, or dancing on ice than actually singing.

At least its music related, and could be enjoyable enough. I would be surprised if Meat does sing a new song on the show though.

That was before his last label made such a pigs ear of things. They are at least partly to blame for the situation Meat finds himself in.

well it worked for Cheryl Cole :p nuff said really ;-)

its a good bit of promo!! hes gonna be on the t.v every week for six weeks!!
it will do more good than harm, so its a good thing really!
im sure he will entertain and be good fun to watch!
i would be surprised if he does not sing something off the new album? it would be crazy to miss that chance? and then im sure he will be appearing on everything over the coming weeks!! so he will be everywhere
i think he should release the first single by the end of the show, a few weeks before the album comes out, that would give the single a chance to build up as it needs to get out there and gain interest! as the singles chart is alot harder to get into these days with all the downloading! and i hope the record company release it at the right time [ give it a great chance for number one ] the album that is
as chsib was released the same week as madonna,s american life and bat 3 was released the same week as robbie williams rudebox! end of february or start of march theres not alot of big albums getting released? if meat could nick a number one it would raise a few eyebrows = more media attention!!

anyway best of luck meat and heres to a great year!!

More info about the show:
http://www.c21media.net/resources/de...&article=53662

Meat Loaf on Popstar to Operastar
 

Hey everyone i just checked my local tv listings and found out that meat loaf will be appearing on Popstar to Rockstar on the 22nd January on ITV1 more info can be found here dont forget to set ure tv recorders.

p.s sorry if this has already being posting.

And another article:
http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/...or_reality_TV/

Saw Jimmy Osmond (one of the contestants on Popstar to Operastar) interviewed on GMTV this morning, he said that he'd seen Meat yesterday so with all the bad weather recently, we have confirmation that he arrived safe in the UK.

Just finished watching this, and I must admit the standard of performances was far higher than I expected. Very enjoyable.

Shame a certain Loaf didn't get more screentime, but hey, he made an impression all the same.

Will definitely be tuning in for the following weeks. Kym Marsh and Jimmy Osmond impressed me particularly.

(Maybe this thread should be moved to L.C.A.?)

Yes, I thought the standard was high. They'd all put in such effort and it was an excellent show .. Given it's an hour and half I do think AT could invite ALL the judges to comment on all the performances .. Meat wasn't the only one who wasn't asked to comment on each singer, and neither he nor LLB were allowed to comment on Kym Marsh.

Still he certainly took the floor when he could :) .. and his remarks were always encouraging and positive .. I sense he was impressed by the standards too, particularly by Darius, as was I. Immediately afterwards he was still in the zone, and Meat picked up on that :)

I thought Marcella (Shakespeare Sisters) was strong and look forward to seeing how she develops too ..

Good show and well worth watching!

Caryl

I enjoyed the show, despite dh doing exaggerated snoring noises from across the room...lol. Thought Meat looked fantastic and was very encouraging and he definately gave some life to the panel. :) It was a shame that everyone couldn't express their opinion for each performer - not sure why...where did all of that time go? Don't have a favorite contestant yet but it was a shame the guy from Pulp got voted off - what a good sport and entertaining to watch!

Thanks for the reviews everybody :-)

This programme would be so much better without the warbling opera. Enjoyed watching Meat, who was his usual unpredictable self, but had to switch the sound off when they all sang.

I can't stand the jenkins person, her voice makes me want to puke:sick: (go on jump on me opera fans). can't stand the racket, never have, never will.

Loved seeing Meat on a prime time TV show, great exposure.

It did seem quite hurried - actually, pretty refreshing compared to most reality/contest shows where things are dragged out as interminably as possible! I also noticed it ran 3 minutes over, so presumably the skipped judging parts were due to that. Maybe as contestants are eliminated and the format is tweaked, we'll get to hear more from the judges.

Alex was from Blur, not Pulp btw...but I did think he was the weakest of the lot, despite being pretty good.

i hope meat performs the new single on it!! not a bad show really!

lol .. now, I loved the singing Christa :) I don't go to the opera because all the bits between the singing, usually in Italian, drag when they're incomprehensible :) But I do like the music and the voices. And I liked how Meat wanted to explain to the audience the meaning/emotions of the arias .. so important to him, and because he conveys the emotion of a song so powerfully when he delivers it, he carries us with him and away from the mundane world .. which is what a great aria should do :) Just think of that great Callas aria in Philadelphia .. It's not just that voice .. it's the emotion she conveys that moves me to tears just as it does Tom hanks in the film.

Have to say, I don't watch these kinds of show normally .. Celebrity Come Prancing, Celebrity Ass on Ice etc .. and if Meat handn't been a judge I'd have probably not watched this .. and I'd have missed out! So thanks Meat :) I shall enjoy watching this reality show!!

Caryl

Thank you for a little insight into the show. There is a pic of Meat online (from the show of course) and he looks ah-maz-ing. Enjoy the show and don't forget to give details to us next week :)

Suzieq

Hey! and found out if u want to get tickets this is the site!
http://www.sroaudiences.com/ :)

Well as celebrity talent contests go it was about average, almost certainly wouldn't have watched it had Meat not been on the progamme.

As long as we get gems like "Listening to you sing was like watching two women kissing on the subway" from Meat then it's worthwhile. That dog was hunting! :))

Changed the title of the thread to something more relevant, think it can stay in here for now as it's such a high profile project.

:lmao:

Thanks for the reviews everyone, sounds like Meat was great on it.

Carole

As long as we get gems like "Listening to you sing was like watching two women kissing on the subway" from Meat then it's worthwhile. That dog was hunting! :))[/QUOTE]

Do you reckon he has now got a 'compliments' app for his iPhone instead of the insults one we saw him using in Twiter a few months ago!!!!:lol:

Like others - I wouldn't have tuned into this had Meat not been involved and I did only watch the bits with Meat in - continued working through the singing.

Well I watched it and from now on will record it and make rather energetic use of the fast forward button when replaying it, can't believe Alex went lol.

As a format it's been done to death and to be honest what the hell is a gardener doing presenting a show on opera??????

Will continue to record it in the hope that there's promo news or even a tune from the the man himself but that's it, then again I'm already a fan and guaranteed to buy album/single etc so no loss that I wont be watching again.

kinda weaid seeing meat on there but gets him in the public eye,

and thats what its all about!! he was very good on it

To me the show was ok at best. Did seemed hurried. I think it the show had better presenters it would be better. Myleen Klass is a awful presenter. She was slated in the US for her awful presenting skills on I'm A Celebrity, how she got the job doing this over here, I don't know. I as well will carry on watching, mainly because of Meat. :D

There is a you tube clip of Danny Jones and Meat's comments on him. First, I think the presenter guy (I don't know his name) is going to get a five knuckle shuffle from Meat if he keeps hurrying him through his critiques. :) Either that or they'll just go back and forth like Ryan Seacrest and Simon Cowell do on American Idol. But anyway, Meat's comments were animated and point on. As he motioned to the beautiful ladies in the front row mentioning the commitment to THAT kiss. I couldn't help but think.....a kiss is a terrible thing to waste. Meat looks comfortable and happy to be there. From a tweet yesterday, he may be singing?!? Keep us posted everyone.

Suzieq

Alan Titchmarsh .. well known gardener, then author and presenter on daytime TV .. lol. He was hosting the Paul O'Grady show when Meat appeared on it ..

Some friends watched it last night and commented on the quality and knowledge shown in Meat's comments, plus that he seemed constrained by the format and being rushed to feed back in just a sentance or two. Alan Titchmarsh wants to constrain him? .. well, I wish him good luck with that!

Meat has so much more to offer the performers than the scant bit he was allowed last night .. I hope as the numbers of performances reduce he gets to show more of what he can give them .. and suspect might do so backstage anyway? :)

The two professional opera singers concentrated on the voices .. which is entirely appropriate. Their feedback was interesting, constructive, and I noticed Meat listening intently to them. But Meat has so much to offer in terms of the drama and conveying the passion/emotions of the pieces .. and drama and passion after all lie at the heart of opera .. Which is a signal reason why his performances are always described as operatic of course ;) So I hope AT reins back his constraints and Meat isn't left again trying to elbow in a useful and interesting piece of feedback in just a few words .. although his were well chosen and hit the mark each time imo.

Caryl

Thanks for the name, it really escaped me.

Why does everyone try to constrain him? Don't they know he's a bull in a china shop!?! :wink:

I can't help but to agree wholeheartedly.


Suzieq

Same here. 90 minutes (was it that? Seemed like hours ...) of my life I won't get back. The subway comment was the only worthwhile bit in the whole show.

Dave

popstar to operastar
 

I thought popstar to operastar was really good and i thought meat loaf did a fantastic job as a judge.

I thought it was crap. Meat was good but the overall presentation and format was poor. No need for two presenters or LLBowen.

I agree with you that the presenters left much to be desired. Myleen Klass has very limited skills imo, and Alan Titchmarsh is perhaps more comfortable when he's in an armchair with his own brand of talk show. He seemed ill at ease last night, and his efforts to rush through the judges' comments irritated me no end. I don't see any need to always have two presenters either .. (apart from providing jobs for that ever-growing industry). I understand a little chat with performers after they've sung to settle them back, but this could be done just as easily by one presenter for the whole show, and certainly by someone with more substance than Klass.

LLB didn't make much of a contribution, although he was also being rushed through.

I enjoyed the concept of the show and the performances, but then I really enjoy operatic music even if I find the recitative of an entire opera hard to manage. I love the music, the passion, the voices. I'd certainly like to see Meat being the time to make the valuable contribution he could, and one presenter more comfortable and skilled at managing the process. The latter won't happen .. I hope the former does ..

Caryl

alan t . killed it for me stick to your garden mate , your got as much passion as an old cabbage :(

Here's a great promotional clip about the show on YouTube :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o3fZUCjhoI

Meat appears very briefly near the end, starting at approximate 2 minutes 46 seconds :wink: He looks great !!

I think we can all agree that Meat Loaf is the numbah one cooliest judge EVAH, but some of the "popstars" on there were lackluster. I found myself just wishing Meat would hop on a motorcycle and ride up to the stage through a stream of fire and tear the place down with a performance of a new song, but that didn't happen. His comments are worth the watch though, and hopefully this show will wake up some of the people that still think he's retired.

I enjoyed the show,I thought Darius and Jimmy Osmond were excellent. Meat's brought a lot of life to the show,He came across as being serious but quite funny at the same time.

Thanks Vicki, what a pity Meat wasn't on before that other guy. I liked how he sang his answer.

Carole

Well i uploaded it for my friends in the states so might as well put it here for you non uk guys :-)


http://rapidshare.com/files/33629640...era_part_1.wmv

http://rapidshare.com/files/33631366...era_part_2.wmv

I keep getting the message that the server is too busy...I also tried yesterday without any luck!

downloads are happening, but if you are trying as a free user, you get bumped to the back of the queue. I only know of account holders who have been able to get it so far, i have promised the episodes every week to my friends so they opened the account, i'll post it here each week too.

I can only suggest you keep trying, loose women has had 25 downloads, and this has had 8 since this morning so keep trying at random times hun.If i get time, i'll put the loose women thing on yt tonight but the these ones are far too big i'm afraid.

Okay, thank you :-) I will keep trying!

Thanks djfierce :D

Don't think Titchmarsh did himself any favours by asking Meat to be brief with his comments - that's just asking for trouble!!

When Meat was announced as a judge on this I didn't think there was any chance that he'd perform a song from the new album (Cos he's a judge and they don't usually perform on such shows). However next week Katherine Jenkins is performing and also Meat has said that the 1st single from new album comes out in about 5 weeks, so there probably is a fair chance that he will get a chance to perform on it after all. Hope so anyway! :cool:

Also, in one of the interviews about the show he mentioned negotiations that went on with ITV and his management for doing this - wonder if there's any chance that there would be a TV special 'An audience with...' as part of the negotiations? There's been one for Lionel Richie, Tom Jones, Rod Stewart etc & I think Meat would be perfect for this kind of thing - be like storytellers again.

I've always thought Meat would be perfect for An Audience With .. what a treat that would be :) I saw him in Storytellers, and it played to all his considerable strengths; probably the show I've enjoyed the most. He's done some stellar concerts, but that combination of stand-up improv and singing was just marvellous :)

Katherine seemed keen on doing a duet with him. Whether there's a song from the album that would provide a fit with the concept of the show I don't know .. but it would be great to see a performance from him either way. And if we don't .. I shall still relish his comments as a judge ... provided they stop trying to rush him through. The downside of AT trying to cut him short is that it forces Meat into brief and dramatic soundbites .. though even then, given you have a few brain cells operating, his colourful phrases convey exactly what he's trying to get across :) .. and to me underline what he's trying to show .. it's all about the drama and the passion!

Caryl

Sadly the show is live so they have to run to a schedule, they can't let anyone ramble knowing that they can edit it down afterwards to fit. As the number of stars reduces each week we can only hope that it gives the judges (and hence Meat) more time to speak without being rushed by the gardener.

i am sure hes gonna perform the new single [ hopefully ]
its a great first chance of promo for it! but thats another good point ya made - an audience with meat? now that would be great, and a huge chance for promo!!

Yes, he did seem a bit perturbed by the fact that the show couldn't be pruned after the event.

Thanks :))

I don't like reality shows .... so I admit I only wanted to see this show because Meat's one of the judges :wink:
But when I watched the clips (thanks again djfierce), I was pleasantly surprised ..... I really enjoyed all of the performances, and the interaction with the entire panel.
Even the background stories, watching the stars prepare for the big night, were fun to watch.

However, as others have already said, I thought both of the hosts left a lot to be desired :roll:
They both seemed nervous and out of place ... hopefully that will change, and Meat will be given more of a chance to speak, as the show moves forward.

It'll be interesting to see if Meat sings on the show ... but it's still a great opportunity for him, and great publicity with the new CD coming out.

I would love to see Meat do something like Storytellers again :))

Meat Loaf - Storytellers 2
featuring Modern Girl, Couldn't Have Said it Better & songs from his brand new album! :D

Meat Loaf - Storytellers 2 -
I would enjoy any songs he wanted to feature... he could play all night :)

welcome to the land of the loaf:D

In the rest of the episodes they should ditch Titchmarsh & Mylene as presenters & upgrade Meat from judge to sole presenter. The show would be a million times better!!

Better than Alan Titchmarsh!? How dare you even say such a thing? :lol:

The Sunday Mirror has a different opinion ... :roll:

Well the Mirror group made their mind up before the show aired didn't they? Not much different to the way they report on concerts really .. ;) Shame to spoil a good story with veracity. They don't get the point .. they don't want to get the point ..

Another parrot cage liner ... :roll:

Caryl

BRAVO!
 

Here are my thoughts on the first episode of From Popstar to Operastar:

This show really impresses me. Yes, it is very much in the vein of “reality talent show” genre; however, it is impressive to see how the show does fit together. I agree with the comments that have been made about the awkwardness of having two separate hosts or presenters. I believe the show would have best been served with one host – not two. I believe that the female presenter would do a better job on her own. I think the male presenter is not quite sure what is going on. I would also venture to say that the producers of the show very much wanted to have a “high brow” feeling for the show. I think the set, the sound production, and camera work is very good for this genre of television. All that said, I think the set up of the show is contrived due to having four different levels of “cast” of the show – contestants, presenters, mentors, and judges. They would really would have been served better by simplifying the format of the show.

That brings us to the reason we are all watching this show....Mr. Meat Loaf.....he really is like a Bull In A China Shop as a “judge” on this show. I love it and can realize what the producers of the show were going for by having him serve as a judge on the show. Let me say that it is rare to never that I actually sit down to watch television, as I believe it is all stupid brain rot and I would actually rather be out living my life than watching the lives of made up characters read from a script by overpaid schleppers on the television screen. However, as an occasional viewer of American Idol and an avid Big Brother US fan – adding Meat Loaf to this show made the format of this show absolutely fabulous in every way. Every one of these shows has to have a societal norm to establish the mores of the show, but knows the survival in the ratings thrives on the back of the one Bat Out Of Hell that says Welcome To The Neighborhood … Hi honey, I am home! Meat Loaf plays the court jester with all of the grace and dignity the role deserves. His performance as a judge on a singing competition is minimal, at best, but this genre offers nothing more than this for a person in his role. He is the judge – the focus should and is well offered, on the contestants, it is what it is. Again, Meat Loaf could better serve the show with a proper presenter who knows how to cull the best out of the panel rather than watch the clock – a decent host can do both with grace and ease...these two are failing at this task.

Really good move for Meat Loaf to do this show.

Bravo!

Oh yeah...and rock on Marcella Detroit...I have loved that girl since Shakespeare's Sister days....brilliant voice and presence. She is a true diva – rock it girl!!!

I am not even going to bother myself to even learn the male host's name because at the end of the day, he does not really matter. The "mentors" were giving excellent advice all along, and out of nowhere, Meat Loaf prepares to give Danny McFly some of the greatest advice I have heard all night..when what happens...the doofus male host tells Meat to make it brief. There was a golden television moment lost due to the host's inability to properlly manage the fine balance between wrangling time contraints and bringing out the best in the panel.

What really impressed me was that Danny actually listened to what Meat Loaf had to say, reacted to it, but I could tell he also absorbed what his elder statesmen in rock and roll had told him and will attempt to take Meat's comments to the bank for next time!

I am really enjoying watching this show and am thankful for being given the chance. Thank you for the uploads...thank you ten thousand times for the uploads. The discovery of this show due to Meat Loaf's involvement is very much as impressive to me as the discovery of Tom Brislin's band, Spiraling - which I still follow.

Bravo!
(I still think Marcella Detroit is my fave)

Thanks nikox1 :)

the show was viewed by 4.28m at its peak, but never fell below 3.96m
the average was 4.18m, not a bad start really! will climb each week i reckon?
celebrity big bro will be ending soon, so it will be the only show of its type left on friday nights and then you got susan boyle appearing on it soon! so i reckon it will hit 5.5m+, very good for friday nights! anyway its all good promo for meat, hes making the papers every second day! and there is no such thing as bad publicity