Popstar To Operastar

[AndyK]

Originally Posted by nikox1

and there is no such thing as bad publicity

Tell that to Gerald Ratner

[Evil One]

"Because it's total crap!"

[*originaldancechick]

I think the show is absolutely brilliant. You see I like opera music (but not as much as the hard/heavy rock stuff) and I think it was put together very well, and it's nice to hear a bit of classical every now and then, and to see Meat on tv on a regular basis is my idea of heaven. He came up with some really fitting comments. Luv cx

[Dave]

This came up on my google news alerts:

http://watchwithmothers.net/2010/01/...-to-operastar/

Completing the judging line-up is Meat Loaf. Thankfully he’s still bat (Out Of Hell) shit crazy and nothing he says makes any sense. He’s a random simile-generator who stands up to bellow his incomprehensible thoughts directly into the brains of the perplexed performers, all of whom desperately try to smile politely throughout.

With Meat Loaf, the first time you hear something you are like "what????" then after you take a moment, you are like "yeah..." I am glad to see that someone appreciates the fun that is Meat Loaf!

[mib]

I like that quote,lmao.

[The Flying Mouse]

Originally Posted by lorenzoduke

Maybe as contestants are eliminated and the format is tweaked, we'll get to hear more from the judges.

Correct
There were 8 contestants in the first episode, which puts serious constraints on time.
As weeks go by, and more contestants are illiminated, there will be more and more time for judges to speak, and for guest performances.
In fact they need more spotlight on the judges and guest performances as the weeks go by, as they lose a performer every week, resulting in more time needing to be filled.
On the last week it's going to be two singers doing one song each.
That's going to leave a hell of a lot of airtime to fill.

Originally Posted by snowy

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!!!!

I thought Meat was more of a go phone man myself

Originally Posted by CarylB

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!

Again, Meat is rushed because the whole show is rushed.
As contestants drop out things will relax and there will be more time for conversation.
It's nothing to do with Alan Titchmarch wanting to constain him, it's about him needing to constrain him.
He's the host, so it's his balls on the line if the show is suddenly running 20 mins late.
Prime time TV, Live, and it's up to YOU to make sure everything stays dead on time.
Hell, I wouldn't like that challenge.
And then you add MEAT LOAF to the mix?
If I ever bump into Alan Titchmarch, i'm going to buy him a pint for taking that challenge on.

Originally Posted by dukesofhazard

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

OK, someone pinch me to see if i'm awake, because I can't believe i'm about to defend Alan Titchmarch on a Meat Loaf forum for two comments in a row

I don't think it's asking for trouble by asking a judge to be brief when it's live TV.
A.T. is the ring master of the circus.It's his job to keep everything running, running well, running smoothly, and running on time.
You can't balls the job up because you've got a program that's ready to start after your program has finished.
You can't take 2 for another go, it's got to be perfexct first time.
Out of professional courtesy, you should follow the ring masters lead.
Yes, we love Meat, and it's great to see him on prime TV in this way.He's funny and this could be an awesome piece of promo, but this is not the Meat Loaf show.
When he's interviewed on a chat show, it's all about HIM for that allotted time.
This is something different.This is about him offering a few comments when invited to.
As time becomes less of a factor, he'll have time to shine, but if he acts up in the meantime it's going to look like he's trying to upstage the show and he'll come over as an egotastic asshole.
OK, there's no such thing as bad publicity, but there is such a thing as good publicity.

Originally Posted by AndyK

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.

EXACTLY

Originally Posted by daveake

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

The show is pruned every week

Originally Posted by The Mirror

Little” Jimmy Osmond slaughtered One ~Cornetto, Corrie Kym Marsh did the soundtrack to the Stella ads

Such a parody of working class it belongs in a Monty Python sketch

[AndyK]

“Yeah! Put that puppy on a plane!”

Love it

[dukesofhazard]

The only reason I say that Titchy was asking for trouble by telling Meat to be brief is cos that's just gonna make him take longer - he always rebels when presenters/interviewers tell him to wrap it up! I get it that the live show has to be done pretty promptly, but if he had just let him get on with it Meat probably would have been quicker anyway.

[CarylB]

Originally Posted by The Flying Mouse

Correct
Again, Meat is rushed because the whole show is rushed.
As contestants drop out things will relax and there will be more time for conversation.

Yes, I'm aware of that, in fact I said in my post "I hope as the numbers of performances reduce he gets to show more of what he can give them .. " .. not conversation, but useful feedback and pointers, plus the explanations he can give about the meaning of the pieces. He's knowledgable and well-researched, and himself deserves better than a UK rag deriding his soundbite comments.

It's nothing to do with Alan Titchmarch wanting to constain him, it's about him needing to constrain him..

Certainly the format for the first show, with so many introductions, put significant constraints on it .. I also think, and it's my view, that AT seemed less than comfortable hosting this type of show, which is a bit of a first for him. Meat WAS being brief in his comments, and imo interrupting him to tell him to be brief just extended the process.

He's the host, so it's his balls on the line if the show is suddenly running 20 mins late.
Prime time TV, Live, and it's up to YOU to make sure everything stays dead on time.
Hell, I wouldn't like that challenge.

Presumably why you don't audition for such a role But it IS the role, and if you take it on you need to manage it without getting tetchy. It's a role Meat has undertaken for two series of TV shows in the US, so he'll be aware of it, and imo is why he DID keep his comments brief. But I stand by my view that Meat has much to offer in terms of giving feedback on the drama/passion aspect of the performances as opposed to comments on vocal aspect.

There are two things here for me. Firstly, Meat has more to offer, and I hope that as the show progresses and there is more time for comments from the judges, he can give the performers more. On Friday's showing he has more to offer than LLB imo.

Secondly, Meat DID keep what he said brief and to the point, and AT had no need to interrupt him to hustle him on in my view .. all it did was lose time.

Caryl

[CarylB]

Originally Posted by dukesofhazard

The only reason I say that Titchy was asking for trouble by telling Meat to be brief is cos that's just gonna make him take longer - he always rebels when presenters/interviewers tell him to wrap it up! I get it that the live show has to be done pretty promptly, but if he had just let him get on with it Meat probably would have been quicker anyway.

Actually I don't entirely agree on this occasoion .. Meat's a professional, and he has hosted shows himself, so imo wouldn't react in the same way he would when invited on as an interviewee. I doubt he could have been quicker .. his comments were very brief .. but I agree that there were times when AT's interventions of themselves slowed things down :)

Caryl

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[CarylB]

Only able to watch the last half hour tonight, though I will watch the repeat tomorrow. I did catch Darius singing at the beginning, thought it wasn't as compelling as last week, and loved Meat's feedback at the end .. "You could have smacked that on the ass more!" .. lol .. No doubt some hack will consider it incomprehensible (they seem remarkably lacking in vocabulary and expression) .. but it conveyed exactly how I felt when Darius was singing, and put succinctly and with Meat's usual colour

Caryl

[lorenzoduke]

I thought Marcella and Danny were the stand-outs this week.

I see another of the judges is going to be singing in next week's show, following Katherine Jenkins performance this week. That leaves Meat as the only singing member of the panel that won't have sung yet, so fingers crossed for a week on Friday?

Unless Laurence decides to regail us with a selection from 'Songs To Change Rooms By'...

[Sarge]

Originally Posted by lorenzoduke

I thought Marcella and Danny were the stand-outs this week.

After Marcella Detroit's great performances, I don't want to hear any comments from a jury, even if Meat Loaf is one of the judges.

Why can't experienced artists just sing songs to entertain an audience - WITHOUT a competition and WITHOUT a jury? Why does it have to resemble Idol or X Factor?

The show could be fun if the concept was a little more inventive.

My proposal : Let Meat host the show , get rid of the jury, bring Alex back (not a perfect opera singer but extremely entertaining), provide some background info on the performed songs (yes, I'd like to learn something - but then again, well, it's TV... what the hell do I expect) and present the whole thing in a more amusing, intelligent way. And while I'm at it - hire this crazy lady as special guest: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j27sqVJOR8.

[Vickip]

Thanks to Anji

http://rapidshare.com/files/33989525..._wk_2_pt_1.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/33990642...a_wk2_pt_2.wmv

[K1ttycat]

I watched the show today - as I missed it yesterday...I am enjoying the show as it is though dh and I can't understand why Alan Titchmarsh is a co-host apart from his age and the target audience they may want to attract? Fortunately, I like opera so it is an enjoyable 90 minutes for me.

Anyhow, I liked Darius and thought "Oh my!" when he took his jacket off...dare I say I almost found him sexy!

I thought Meat was great - good comments and feedback...I hope he does get to perform soon.

I must say Katherine Jenkins is beginning to annoy me though...

Sorry this is short but it is late and I need to get to bed!!!

Kathryn

[nikox1]

it was watched by 4.12m at its peak on friday night, last weeks peek was 4.28m, so its holding up well! at the end of the day people are seeing meat is still alive!!

[Paul191]

http://www.itv.com/entertainment/pop...erastar/video/

Click on 'Madness of Meat'. Funny video.

[carole]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah can only be viewed by people in the UK. Don't know why that is since people in the UK would have been able to watch it on TV. Could someone please put it on youtube or something so those of us outside the UK can watch it?

Carole

[suzieq]

Originally Posted by carole

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah can only be viewed by people in the UK. Don't know why that is since people in the UK would have been able to watch it on TV. Could someone please put it on youtube or something so those of us outside the UK can watch it?

Carole

I can't watch it either Carole.

[lisa01]

I really enjoyed tonights show it was sad to see jimmy go out tonight but iam glad my two favorite singers are still in i think kym is very good but bernnie is my favorite singer and i hope she will win

[Vickip]

Originally Posted by carole

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah can only be viewed by people in the UK. Don't know why that is since people in the UK would have been able to watch it on TV. Could someone please put it on youtube or something so those of us outside the UK can watch it?

Carole

I second that Carole

[Vickip]

Originally Posted by lisa01

I really enjoyed tonights show it was sad to see jimmy go out tonight but iam glad my two favorite singers are still in i think kym is very good but bernnie is my favorite singer and i hope she will win

Thanks for the update Lisa .. I can't wait to hear more about it.
I really like Jimmy, but I'm glad to hear that Bernnie is still on there

[lorenzoduke]

It was a shame to see Jimmy go. I think he'd been given the short end of the stick, not getting a proper aria until this week and was surprised to see him go after he'd done such a good job of it.

[CarylB]

I thought so too. His performance last night was I thought the stronger of the two, and if not the stronger over all three shows was perhaps because this was the first time he'd been given the opportunity to sing a more "operatic" aria.

I thought Marcella Detroit was simply outstanding last night (the three female singers the strongest imo). If she keeps this up she should win .. but if the final decision lies with an audience vote may lose out as she doesn't have the fan following in the UK that say Bernie has .. (and of course Danny, although they couldn't keep him out of the bottom two last night). But in terms of sheer difficulty Marcella's was the most challenging, and her performance blew me away .. (whereas Darius, who has a strong voice, and I thought was a contender on the first show, to me has not achieved that level since).

It would seem that despite the thinning of the field, they are using the extra time to show more of the singers' efforts in the week of practice. Meat again was not invited to comment on two performances, though made an opportunity to say something to Jimmy at the end. I guess he will be restricted to his on point soundbites for this show; a shame, as although they are not only amusing and entertaining but also convey a great amount on how well the performers did, he has much more to offer .. and of course the rags, who don't get him (arguably because they don't really listen) will continue to find them bizarre etc. I would love him to be given the time to give the kind of feedback and guidance on getting over the passion of the pieces that the two opera singers are allowed .. but suspect the show wants "entertainment" from him, rather than the stagecraft advice he is so qualified to give.

Stll .. he can certainly make a soundbite whistle! .. and whistle an aria to boot!

Caryl