Public speaking/singing/dancing as well as body shaming oneself is a real, often crippling fear for millions of people. With no way to prove that their insecurities are real, they 'nervously' sing backstage, hidden from everyone, but once they are eliminated, each steps onto the stage, belting out a song, with all of the pride and confidence in the world. Every singer has a sob story about lack of confidence at singing in front of people which makes you feel bad for them. Eliminate that, and it is like any other singing show. The avatars are added in post-production and the judges overplay the false 'I can't believe this is happening in real time!' angle. There is no commercially-available technology that can achieve that or there would be holograms standing in every store trying to sell you something. It's just kinda pathetic once you realize it.įirst of all, the gimmick that makes the show different-avatars being on stage in real time-is a fallacy. The stage is empty the whole time, there's no new technology, it's all a room full of people playing make believe and the whole premise is a lie. This means the crowd is also in on the act when they're likely just watching a larger screen somewhere off camera.

What the hosts are actually seeing is the avatar on small screens in front of them and then pretending to address the avatar on stage. Here's what really bugs me though.everyone is pretending to watch an avatar on stage but it's actually added in afterwards. Other reviews already pointed out valid reasons for the low rating, the not so great singing, the phony hosts, the garish avatars, the premise that 'ugly' people should hide themselves away to prevent from being judged on their appearance, which is a horrible message. So I'll be real, I don't even like singing competitions, I tuned in because the concept sounded interesting and I thought this show was going to introduce some new technology.

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