I love music. I play guitar and piano, and appreciate all forms of music. When fresh talent comes to the TV screen in a wonderful show like “The Voice”, I applaud the creativity of the production, the bravery of the contestants, and the sincerity of the judges….until this year. For this new season of 2014, the judges seem to have embraced a phony sort of behavior, resorting to flamboyant acts of attention getting to woo the singers. Have ratings dropped for the show?  I doubt it. Why this new odd behavior by the judges?

I miss the past shows, where some banter between judges was cute and light-hearted, while always focusing on the singers. In earlier years, the judges’ feedback was constructive and professional.

The first two shows of 2014 were filled with a theatrical element that, in my opinion, is “cringe-worthy”. I hope the show returns to the spirit of professional feedback to the singers, with the prior spirit of playful joking, rather than have the judges engage in strange and odd behavior that is reminiscent of 7th grade level nonsense of  begging the singers to select them.

I will give this show a few more episodes before I stop watching in sad resignation. Let’s hope that the Judges’ over the top antics do not ruin the show for the hopeful contestants. The brave and talented singers of “The Voice” deserve better.