Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Review #6: The Show: The Vampire Diaries


I am writing a review for this show because it is a good series that has sadly come to an end after many years of being on the air. I think everything has to come to an end eventually. I do not want to compare it to anything ,but this show is nothing like the Twilight series except for the love triangle. If you have not seen this show or knew it existed ,I suggest you give it a chance because it is interesting and there is always something new happening and there are many twists and turns. There is love ,adventure ,and conflict all at the same time. This show is addicting to watch ,but it is also gory. If you can handle some blood ,guts and gore ,than this would be a good series to watch ,it can be found on Netflix and maybe on the CW website or you can buy the series.

When I first started watching this series ,I did not know what to expect ,but it turned out to be a good series for many years. I enjoyed the variety of characters that they had ,and they always had new characters and new things happening. When you think you knew what was going on ,something different happened. This show was hardly predictable ,but highly entertaining. I liked the way the characters would always stick together and solve problems that would come up. When there were no problems ,there would be celebrations that also made the show enjoyable because it gave it something extra. I liked how well the actors and actresses worked together on the show ,I felt like they did well together ,and made the show last as long as it did.

I was sad to see this show go off the air after so long ,and although I have accepted it ,I will not forget this show. If you have seen this show ,you might know what I am talking about when I say so many good things about it ,but if you have not seen it ,you might want to give it a try. I know some people might not like it or even if it a try ,because I am sure there are some people that probably are not fans of vampire shows. This show has more than just vampires ,it has werewolves and witches and good story lines and suspense ,it has everything all wrapped up into one show. If you think you might like it then give it a try.

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Review #5: The Show: The Voice


                                                    
                                                                 


The voice is a well-known tv show, that has been on the air for many seasons. The show started in December 2010 and is now on its ninth season. There are many contestants, judges and people involved in helping the show be successful. The many reasons why the show has been successful for so many seasons include: the coaches, the audience ,the contestants ,and all the people behind the scenes. Celebrities and musicians Adam Levine, Gwen Stefani, Pharrell Williams ,and Blake Shelton all take place as coaches on the voice. Carson Daly is the host of the voice which plays an important role as well as the coaches. The voice gives any person from around the world the opportunity to compete to become the next winner of The Voice.


    Each one of the coaches have a different style to their music. Adam Levine is the lead singer in the band Maroon 5. Gwen Stefani, was also in a band ,it was a rock and pop genre. Pharrell Williams is a single artist ,that sings soul music. Blake shelton is from the country ,so he sings country music. The coaches also have their own personalities that they have proven to show throughout the nine seasons of success. Whether it is these four coaches on the voice or different ones ,all of the coaches on the voice get along in their own way. Despite the personalities, the coaches always make the show fun for everyone involved including the contestants, the host ,the audience and the many people watching at home..


The voice has four parts to the show including the blind auditions ,the battle rounds ,the knockouts and the final performances. Unlike, other singing competitions, the voice is only based on the talent of the contestants. When the contestants audition to be on the voice, their physical appearance is not taken into consideration whether they will make it on the show or not. To be able to make it on the show depends on the talent to sing well and how the contestants use that talent.

Every person that auditions for the voice has a different story to tell. Some of them go audition to be on the show in hopes of supporting themselves and their families. While, other people audition to be on the voice because it is their lifelong dream to be a successful singer. No matter what their story is about they all come for the same reason and that is to succeed on the voice and to be able to pursue their dreams and talents.

    When auditioning for the voice, if a person is lucky enough to have a chair turn around ,it can mean only two things. That person has successfully made it on the voice and it can also mean that they will have a coach to help them through the whole process. If the person auditioning was able to get more than one chair to turn around, then they get the opportunity to choose which coach they want to work with while being on the show. The coaches have the opportunity to change someone’s life with a touch of a button.

    Sometimes throughout the show, the coaches are peculiar about who they want on their team. This makes it harder to get more than one chair to turn around. If only one chair turns around, then the person auditioning does still get the chance to be on the voice ,but does not get the opportunity to choose their coach. Having one chair turn around is not a complete loss because the person is still able to be on the show. Unfortunately, there are times when people do not make it on at all. The people that are not able to get at least one chair to turn around are always encouraged by the coaches to come back and try again. The people that do make it on are happy to have the chance.

      Whether, a person makes it on the voice or not, every person is unique in their own way. Every contestant has their preferred genre of music that they love ,this helps them decide on a coach. This is something that all the judges can see in people that audition. All of the coaches have already been successful in music. While, the voice has been around for many seasons, some of the coaches have came and gone. It does not matter if the coaches are new or old to the voice, because every one of them has a unique coaching style to help the members on their team succeed on the show.

    The show starts off with the blind auditions giving the people auditioning a chance to show off their talents. The blind auditions last for a few weeks because there are always many people auditioning to be on the voice. Throughout, the blind auditions the coaches get the chance to listen to many voices in hopes that there will be some that they want on their team. Although there are some voices that could be better, there are also some voices that highly impress the coaches. When the coaches have their teams all filled up with talented singers, then the next part of the show begins. The next part of the show is called the battle rounds. The battle rounds is where the contestants battle against each other to stay on the show.

    Some of the contestants will impress the coaches enough to stay on the show because they have what it takes while others will be good but might be missing something that the coaches are looking for ,if this is the case ,then they will be sent home. During the battle rounds, if a contestant is going to be sent home from one of the coaches team’s ,then one of the other coaches will be able to steal that contestant for themselves if they want to. Each of the coaches have two steals available to use during the battle rounds. While the coaches are there to help their team succeed ,they also offer helpful advice in helping them be better at what they do best.

    After, the battle rounds are over ,then the next phase of the show starts ,and that is the knockouts. During the knockout performances ,each of the contestants still remaining on the show are able to perform individually for the coaches in hopes that they will make it to the final performance show. Unfortunately, if someone is sent home ,the judges can no longer steal that person in hopes of keeping them on the show. The knockout performances is where the contestants must give it their all before the live performance show.

    During the life performance show and the final performances, the coaches no longer get to decide who stays and who goes home because it is now up to the audience and the people watching the voice to vote for their favorite artist. This time during the show the coaches get stressed out because they do not want to lose anyone on their team. When it is time for the results to be announced ,the judges are in their seats holding their breaths as they wait to find out who stays and who goes home. Although, the coaches know that someone has to go home ,and it is a possibility that it could be someone from their team ,it still makes them nervous having to wait and find out. If the coaches lose someone from their team ,because they did not have enough votes to stay on the show any longer, than the judges will have to say goodbye to that person being on their team and the show.

The next phase of the show is the eliminations. During the eliminations ,the results are read off and the bottom three contestants have to sing to stay on the show. If a contestant is in the bottom three then it means they are one of the three people to have the lowest votes for that night. The contestants will sing one at a time ,one song only ,and then the people watching at home will have to vote to save which contestant that they want to stay on the show.

Throughout the past seasons of the voice ,there have been many different contestants that have competed and one on the voice. Some of those contestants include: Javier Colon, Jermaine Paul, Cassadee Pope, Danielle Bradbery, Tessanne Chin, Josh Kaufman, Craig Wayne Boyd, Sawyer Fredericks. All of these contestants have successfully won the voice. Most of them were on Blake’s team ,while the others were on either Adam’s team ,Usher’s Team ,and Pharrell’s Team. Javier Colon was the winner of season one. Jermaine Paul was the winner of season two. Cassadee Pope was the winner of season three. Danielle Bradbery was the winner of season four. Tessanne Chin was the winner of season five. Josh Kaufman was the winner of season six. Craig Wayne Boyd was the winner of season seven. Finally, Sawyer Fredericks was the winner of season eight. Season nine is currently in progress ,and all the fans are waiting to find out who wins this season on The Voice.

Every contestant that has had the chance to compete on the voice has gone on to be successful in some way. Some of them have received record deals ,and some of them are just doing their music careers independently. Some of the artists that were on the show now have connections with people that will help them to continue to pursue their music career. Whether the former contestants are still singing or not ,or have a record deal or not ,all of them leave the show being thankful for what they got out of it ,even if all they got from being on the show was advice from the coaches.
   
The show being successful for nine seasons does not only have to do with the people involved like the coaches and the contestants. The show is also successful because it know how to draw people in ,and to get them to watch it. One way the show gets viewers is by having celebrities on the show either as coaches, the coaches assistants ,or they are performing on the show during one of the episodes. When advertising the show to try to get more viewers ,they announce that these celebrities will be on the show temporary in hopes that they can draw more people in to watch the show. Having celebrities on the show helps draw people in because they are already famous and the fans that they have will want to watch them even though they might not be singing. One more reason why it helps to have celebrities on the show to help promote it is because if any of the celebrities get in the headlines ,then it draws attention to the voice because they were on it ,will be on it ,or already are on it.

    Another way to promote the would be to advertise it through commercials ,magazines ,and the internet. The Voice has commercials promoting it saying that a new season is coming back ,considering how often commercials run ,it probably runs a lot in between other popular shows on the channel that it is being promoted on. The show can also be promoted through magazines ,by having an article out about the show stating how successful they have been throughout the years and also talking about the successful coaches that they have on the show. The internet is another major way to promote the show ,because the show can post news ,pictures and videos to try to keep people interested while the show is off the air or even while it is still on the air. Also, having people come on the show and audition draws people in because everyone they know will want to watch them on the show. The voice will also tell about every contestant and how they came to be on the show. The stories of the contestants will help the people watching relate to them and it will keep their interest in watching the show ,because they will have something that they can relate to. Using these promoting techniques while promoting the show, helps the show to reach more of a variety of viewers ,and more than likely will get more people interested than just using one promoting technique.