2008 New Zealand TV series or programme
| Stars in Their Eyes |
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| Genre | Talent Show |
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| Created by | Joop van den Ende |
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| Written by | Paul Ego |
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| Presented by | Simon Barnett |
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| Narrated by | Grant Walker |
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| Country of origin | New Zealand |
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| Original language | English |
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| No. of seasons | 2 |
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| No. of episodes | 20 |
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| Running time | 60 minutes (including advertisements) |
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| Network | TVNZ (TV One) |
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| Release | 22 April 2008 (2008-04-22) –
23 June 2009 (2009-06-23) |
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Stars in Their Eyes is a TVNZ talent show, based on the original British version. It was hosted by Simon Barnett.
2008 season
The finalists were:
Episode 1 (22 April 2008)
Episode 2 (29 April 2008)
Episode 3 (6 May 2008)
Episode 4 (13 May 2008)
Episode 5 (20 May 2008)
Episode 6 (27 May 2008)
Episode 7 (3 June 2008)
Episode 8 (10 June 2008)
Episode 9 (17 June 2008)
2009 season
The finalists were:
Episode 1 (28 April 2009)
Episode 2 (5 May 2009)
Episode 3 (12 May 2009)
Episode 4 (19 May 2009)
Episode 5 (26 May 2009)
Episode 6 (2 June 2009)
Episode 7 (9 June 2009)
Episode 8 (16 June 2009)
Episode 9 (23 June 2009)
Reception
Taranaki Daily News television critic Gordon Brown wrote, "Unusually, Mrs Brown and I agreed on several key findings. We both thought Simon was an excellent host. We both thought that generally the singers were somewhat less than excellent and, most significantly, we felt the wrong person won."[1] The New Zealand Herald criticised the show, stating, "Aside from the cheap set, the naff format, the wince-making band, the unconvincing impersonations, the boring songs, there's nothing much else wrong - except Barnett. He needs to broaden his vocab, which ranges from the afore-mentioned brilliant to stunning, legendary, unreal, unbelievable. Those words do not match the reality."[2]
In a negative review, Nick Ward of The Nelson Mail said, "Perhaps naively, I keep expecting this show to unearth a few potential Susan Boyles - ordinary Kiwis who've had a good night or two at karaoke and let their friends and workmates talk them into going on TV. Instead, a parade of professional and semi-professional musicians belt out their favourites after a quick dash through TVNZ's makeup department. ... Host Simon Barnett's gushingly positive assessments ('Stunning!', 'Extraordinary!', 'You took me back to my form two social!') are as unconvincing as his arguments in favour of the divinely-sanctioned clouting of children."[3]
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