La banda perfecta

I liked the concept of bands assembling themselves blindly and after seeing how well it panned out, I really hope we get more of it in the future (fingers crossed for another season).

There obviously has to be some drama and a "villain" which I'm never a fan of in competition shows. However, because of the way the episodes were released in batches, the villain wasn't quite as irritating as they might be in shows that only release one episode a week. If I'd had to sit through more than a few weeks of their drama, I would have lowered my rating.

My only wish (if the show is renewed for more seasons) is for either more starting groups or more performances. I liked watching these bands so much that I wanted more than the handful of shows that they got to put on. If season one becomes a success, hopefully Netflix will give them the room to expand.

I wanted to love it. I'm one of those who actually likes this kind of thing and enjoy seeing people succeed. This could have been a really good variation on a theme of wannabe singers making good. But it just isn't. It misses. Put simply it's so fake...so extraordinarily and obviously faked. A lot of the singers involved are actually good. Many are probably as good if not better than the usual folks that audition for telly singing competitions. But the format and story arcs of the contestants are just bad and telegraphed from the beginning ...we have the snooty all singing, all dancing, I'm better than everyone one who vacillates between nice and nasty. There's a Harry Styles lookalike. The love story. The one who lets the side down and has to go. The one who won't dance. The 'band' who from the beginning are simply brilliant and the 'band' who sadly are not. The troubled band. The band you can't remember. And more. All the Instagram tropes are there. There's the established pop stars who look oddly somehow out of place and are trying just a bit too hard to be part of all this youth. And if I hear or see any more screaming or fake excitement jumping up and down .argh...it's too much and of course they all love each other and swear life long fealty on sight. I digress.

I think I know who should win but fear they won't and I will watch to the end just to see how the producers have decided to placate the pop charts. It is a fair rehash of a format that's familiar and it has been done before but I suspect Simon Cowell did it better. Enjoy ...

Sad to see a show choose a band for looks. Szn4 was a better group with vocals and stage presence. 3quency vocals were not there most the time, and they had to pull out a lot of background distractions to attract the audience. I won't watch season 2, because I like to see shows judge based on talent, not looks.

This show feels like we are watching genuine people build the band of their dreams. It makes me want to see them stick together after this. What's so fascinating is how people who are only able to hear each other happen to form the perfect like minded band. As the audience, we can see them and know they would be perfect together. I would die on the spot of if I knew Nicole was directing me.

The only thing I did not like was spending three slow episodes watching people sing and chat, knowing the finale is coming up fast. I would rather spend time seeing these bands work together and perform more. All in all, I am invested and I don't usually watch singing shows.

The panel of judges only chose them because its a typical group that they feel the public would accept. But the world is so much more open and diverse. They sold out. Both groups were on point nmbut szn4 brought it from the START and never slacked. Im really disappointed with the cast. I hope next time they do better and not fall into the dictation of what they want personally Verses what truly should be. Kelly wouldn't have made it if she wasnt the cousin. Her albums flopped. Diversity is in.