This weekend, on The Voice, I have suffered the judges' comments, and the 'praise' lavished on people whose talent is debatable, and at best miniscule, with just a couple of exceptions. Even on Songs of Praise, the three judges giving verdicts on school choirs managed to maintain the approach of 'being nice'. Is there some fear of sending someone into a coma, or causing them to have a stroke that is governing what's now said on TV? If a performer is shit, or off key, of simply fucked it, then he or she should be given the news. It is NOT obligatory for judges to have to find something nice or positive to say, and avoid dispensing criticism if the criticism is deserved.
In the days of New Faces, Nina Myskow would be a benchmark for honesty and reality. For some reason, Danny, Tom, Jessie and Will.i.ever.regain.sanity are intent on blowing smoke up the arses of singers who are mostly average. The Voice [now renamed The Farce by yours truly] manages to mislead the singers whom they've put through to the live finals. That shows a weakness, and a spinelessness. Where has the honesty gone, please? In this respect, it is quite clear that Britain's Got Talent has greater integrity in its approach than The Voice. If one of the judges does not like an act, then that view is aired. Acts are told they are useless or that they are unentertaining. On The Voice, there are four strands to the input. Jessie tries to sound as common as possible, and finds something good to say even when the singing has been off. Tom just looks smug and toad-like, while name-dropping all the time. His input is as valuable as a wet fart. Danny is eternally useless, overdoing praise and pulling the weirdest faces. Will.u.fuck.off is just deluded and on something, and believes his own fantasy about being a spaceman. All four have one thing in common - they simply refuse to tell any of the singers that they didn't do well; why? This is actually despicable and removes all traces of integrity and credibility.
Bring Back Nina
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