As someone who enjoys going out and making a complete arse of myself while doing karaoke from time to time, watching famous people with moderate talent take on an even bigger challenge is a blast to watch. The celebrities they have on the show for this season are quite far apart in terms of recognition ranging from 80's SNL Star Jon Lovitz, to 80's Metal singer Sebastian Bach, to Disney youngster China Anne McClain.
You can sense the ABC favoritism after 2 episodes though when looking at the challenges performance wise given to Lovitz and Sebastian compared to the softball artists given to China. Clearly ABC and Disney are attempting to use this show to push her to more mainstream success, evidence by host John Barrowman - who could easily steal the spotlight if he wanted to - voicing when the contestant finds out their artist for the following week saying, "Let's see what singer was selected for you next week." ABC is using this to advance one of their stars, which isn't surprising, but don't be surprised if someone else wins considering that the competitors are each allowed to give 3 points to one artist of their choice - excluding themselves of course - in order to change up the game.
Content wise most of the songs are going to be public friendly, and while you may need to worry about some dance moves, this is a family friendly show. It's also a chance to get young kids into older and more talented artists like Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Billy Idol, and more. It should be an interesting 6-week competition, and while the odds are stacked in China's favor, simply because entertainment value is a factor in judge scoring, don't be surprised if she doesn't win at the end of the day, regardless of the desires of ABC.
You can sense the ABC favoritism after 2 episodes though when looking at the challenges performance wise given to Lovitz and Sebastian compared to the softball artists given to China. Clearly ABC and Disney are attempting to use this show to push her to more mainstream success, evidence by host John Barrowman - who could easily steal the spotlight if he wanted to - voicing when the contestant finds out their artist for the following week saying, "Let's see what singer was selected for you next week." ABC is using this to advance one of their stars, which isn't surprising, but don't be surprised if someone else wins considering that the competitors are each allowed to give 3 points to one artist of their choice - excluding themselves of course - in order to change up the game.
Content wise most of the songs are going to be public friendly, and while you may need to worry about some dance moves, this is a family friendly show. It's also a chance to get young kids into older and more talented artists like Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Billy Idol, and more. It should be an interesting 6-week competition, and while the odds are stacked in China's favor, simply because entertainment value is a factor in judge scoring, don't be surprised if she doesn't win at the end of the day, regardless of the desires of ABC.