The Four: Battle for Stardom

I agree with junkmailvenice. No way to get invested with The Four after a short group performance. Audiences like to judge for themselves. This show won't last. The judges are okay with the exception of Diddy. He comes off as a jerk.

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.

I did not like this show at all. That is saying a lot because I like most singing shows. This one does not connect with me at all. The show opens with the four contestants already in their chairs, so I don't care about them from the beginning because I don't know them. When the judges don't choose the singer who want to challenge one of the four, it is a piss off to us watching because we just enjoyed them and want to see what the four have to offer. The viewer really doesn't care what these judges think of the four. We want to judge them for ourselves. I did not like the judges at all except for Mehgan. There really is no connection to the contestants. Idol, Xfactor, Voice are shows which get the viewer invested. This show did the total opposite.

The show s just horrible. I do not like any of the judges. Their comments are beyond stupid and they have no idea how to host or judge a singing competition.

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.