Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 10:37 am Post subject: No need to alert the Society
No need to alert the Society for the Protection of Pretty People: The deck is stacked with some talented lookers.
Viewers may need to take a breath as they encounter unfamiliar terrain: The judges aren't judges. They're "coaches" who also serve as hands-on mentors; each coach has to dump half of his or her team before the audience steps in to vote, starting in June; NBC late-night host Carson Daly is in charge.
And, some may say mercifully, "The Voice" skips an "American Idol"-style extended audition process. The NBC series jumps into action with singers either recommended by industry insiders or otherwise scouted in nationwide performance spaces. That's not to say surprise is lacking, as proved by a lively New Jersey homemaker and a Florida belter in the first episode.
There's a handful of familiar faces, including former "American Idol" contestant Frenchie Davis, who has already appeared on Broadway in "Rent" but says she still yearns for a recording career.
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