Yes but this is a singing competition. Filming the auditions and the 2nd stage 7-8+ months before the live stages would be stupid. And that’s what I said.
If it’s all pre-recorded with no live component, then they can film it October 2023 and wait until December 2024 to air it but if it is live like last season then I doubt they would be waiting for 6-8 months before airing it
Confirmed that the judges - at least for initial auditions are just Kyle, Marcia and Amy (no fourth judge).
Big Brother was always filmed live on 10.
I’d take what Kyle is saying with a grain of salt in regards to dates. He’s known to exaggerate and pluck out random comments like this. It might mean that they aren’t kicking off the year with Idol but I’ll predict it airs after Easter if it doesn’t.
Clearly I’m not talking about the old days of big brother
If Kyle is moaning about filming auditions then he really shouldn’t have accepted the job. Auditions though being filmed months in advance is nothing new at all - when done properly the entire production process from the first casting call through to the live final could easily take the best part of a year.
It wouldn’t surprise me at all if having made a big deal about it being live last year (then only the results show being live) that Seven backtracked on that and pre-recorded the lot next year. Heck, you could even keep the contestants to film performances for every week of “live” shows and just cut their performances based on a public vote each week if you really wanted to.
If they do have live shows though worth remembering Easter is early next year so possibly they’ve opted to push the entire series, or the live portion at least, to after Easter - and perhaps moving it out of the way of MAFS could be seen as a show of faith, though any replacement would be a lamb to the slaughter really.
Kyle announced today that all auditions are being held in Sydney this year and contestants from around the country will be flown in.
He didn’t want to travel the country again he said.
Lazy arse.
Baffles me why producers would agree to that. He’s not that big a pull and the “talent” here is the contestants, not the judges.
Of course though it’s probably just a cost cutting measure and Kyle is dressing it up as being done for him.
I’m honestly thinking it’ll be completely prerecorded this season.
Why go to all the who ha like this year for such poor ratings?
Probably a production budget issue, with a classic Kyle spin.
They could probably do LIVE shows easier with an all Aussie judging panel.
Is it really going to be that much cheaper? It just makes it harder for people in regional areas to be acknowledged. Having only 3 judges also a step back.
It would be SIGNIFICANTLY cheaper than trucking or flying whole sets, equipment cast and crew across the country I imagine. Just singers and some family on a JetStar flight.
Be intrigued how this goes and what changes they will make to the show eg live shows etc.
This is also from the network who have butchered Big Brother, so not surprising they’re going cheap.
Far cry from their original outings on 10.
Have you not seen any of the promotion for Idol or The Voice in recent years?
The judges are the be all and end all of both shows nowadays.
Kyle is not a big pull for barely anyone in 2023. Heck he wasn’t even back in his hey day
The way the auditions were edited last year the location of the auditions didn’t really make a big difference. Back in the day they had an episode per location but last year it was chopped up with each episode showing auditions across various locations. So I can see why it makes sense for them to have one set up to record across multiple days - it would save a lot of costs and logistics.
I still think they will keep the live aspect. It goes back to Kyle’s comments that they are filming the auditions a long time in advanced. There are also rumors (as mentioned in the below article) that Adam Lambert might join the panel in the live phase. Having that viewer vote and interaction is also the thing that differentiates it from The Voice.
The huge change coming to Australian Idol in 2024 as filming begins (yahoo.com)
They should put the judges on the plane and hold the auditions during the flight. Anyone who gets a no is given a parachute and shown the door.
Aus-Plane-ian Idol
