The Four: Battle for Stardom

This show is unbearable to watch. It's just so awful; everything and everyone on it is just worst than the next.

Everyone is hating on this show but honestly, I think it's good, better than a lot of other competitions out their. All the current one just feel so boring and old, this brought a new flavour to the mix, which I loved. I would give it a chance because unlike other competitions, there are people who can actually sing and perform right from the start.

Between Diddy's temper tantrums and Walk trying too hard to be the "Simon" truth speaker of the show, the show was just weird. There really wasn't anything constructive said to any of the contestants; the only comments from Diddy was either you blew it or I like it. Fergie was ok as a host, but not great. Megan and Khalid were ok to watch but still not much advice for anyone and Walk seemed to be acting out a scripted role. I just don't see how this show can last.

There were two main things I came away with from the first episode: 1) It was completely unfair to the first 4 chosen, because they didn't even get to do an initial performance for the audience before getting challenged. So, they were 'unknowns' and the challenger got to sing twice, whereas the audience then only heard the original member once. That stinks right off the bat. 2) This show is like the polar opposite of The Voice, which I love. The Voice is constructive, and positive, and uplifting, and honors each contestant. The Four is rude, negative, petty, non-constructive, and just plain mean. But, the fate of one individual was still on the line, going into the second episode, so I decided to watch. You know a real star when you see one. You also know a real star when you hear one. This person made the grade on both accounts. So, to have a real star knocked off because of a hyped-up crowd who, again, got to hear the challenger twice, was the final nail in the coffin of the show for me. Supposedly this show is supposed to be about finding stars, but instead they are just throwing stars away for the sensationalist mechanics of the show. I hope this show tanks right away - it's just a horrible representation for a talent search.

I keep trying to give this show a chance but all of these manufactured fights are so annoying. The judges are annoying and give absolutely 0 actual criticism. They have so obviously chosen who they want to win. It's all just so fake and you get barely any actual singing. The set up is just bad. You don't get to care about any of the contestants because they just leave.