Im going to play a bit of the first episode of season four which premiered on September 23rd, 2020. Billy: What I, what I love about hearing about this stuff is that this is the stuff that people at home dont notice for the most part, you know, no one was tweeting about the lighting on the picture frames in the Giraffe performance. I think were all exhausted being on Zooms every day and so is the average viewer,, If you are hoping Cannon will confirm that what youre seeing isnt real, youre out of luck. The fake audience on The Masked Singer is due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Itll be around pretty much forever. The Fox series managed to pull off something very interesting when it came to television shows filming and airing during the height of this global pandemic. This was definitely a show filmed in a bubble. Billy: Its called DMX. Regina: I watched one episode an hour ago. Were seeing a shot from behind Nick cannon right now, and hes on the set and then you can see audience surrounding the stage and up in front of him. The Medusa is saved by the judges from elimination for the first time in 'The Masked Singer' history. The reveal is worth nothing. So that way you get it almost as if its sitting in there and then in the real light. Billy: Those apparently did not perform well. Fox Entertainments President of Alternative Entertainment and Specials Rob Wade confirmed a small number of real people are in the audience and can be spotted behind the judges. During an interview with a small group of reporters at TCA, Ibarra explained why that feature was quickly removed. This time around, The Masked Singer is inviting superfans to become part of an elite group of voters who can influence the outcome of the show by watching episodes via Zoom from home. Turns out, it was all arranged to appear that way and the audience was actually virtually in attendance. It transcends money. They could continue to do this. There were fans at home who watched and voted for the performances live via Zoom, but all viewers will see when they watch the show is cheering from what appears to be a dimly lit in-person audience. Billy: Right, maybe the whole crew is virtual too. We have a winner from Group A and Group B, and they'll then be going head-to-head almost like a prizefight to see who is the Masked Singer [in the finale]," Plestis told Entertainment Weekly. For Aimee Carreros character Patti in the Ama, For Sheryl Lee Ralph, playing educator Barbara Howard on the hit series Abbott Elementary came pretty naturally. However, this season does not feel that different than previous seasons. In the show trying to give a sense of normalcy Im even more reminded of how unprecedented this time really is, and I just dont feel like I should be thinking about that while watching this show. 'The Mandalorian' Season 3 Episode Guide: How Many Episodes of 'Mandalorian' Will There Be on Disney+? Adrianne: If you want to be cool like Shane, head over to patreon.com/underunderstood. This might be a challenge, but I guess thats kind of the concept of this podcast. And I figured if anyone would know the real details of what is going on in this show, it would be the Pixotop / Pixotope / unreal programmer and operator. Question two, what do they mean that the fake audience doesnt affect the voting. Like, is the voting even real? By now you know the drill. Yes. The fun of the show has always been on stage and guessing along with the judges, not who was in the crowd. (Will there be a season 2? John: Okay, Caitlin and I were also curious, watching the show, how they were doing the if they were doing a virtual audience cause we saw that opening thing too. Here's what that means: If a panelist is absolutely surethey know who a contest is, they can use the Take It Off Buzzer and guess. How far are they into casting The Masked SingerSeason 2? Billy: Basically all of the audience members, except for those closeups that we talked about, were added virtually with one other exception, which is, there is a wall of fans behind the judges. In fact, Nick Cannon even talked about the greatness of technology during the opener, showing how CGI can turn a stage from one thing to another. The Masked Singer Season 4 filmed in a quarantine bubble. Billy: Sure, yeah, I mean, I would think if its obvious to you that that performer is Busta Rhymes First of all, I think it was the best performance in the episode. 7 min read. Nickon Mirsepassi: That was actually a different team called silver spoon. Billy: Right, youre talking about these jib shots they do that sweep across the stage. What did you think ofThe Masked Singer Season 4 premiere? And there are also these shots, these shots from farther back where it looks like they have fake heads and theyre shooting from behind the fake heads. Heres what it says: due to health restrictions, visuals of audience featured in this episode included virtual shots as well as shots from past seasons. Virus non-believers? They have been a great success for the series. Jeff Dye: Well, every time I hear real beautiful music or something like that, like I was like, ooh, this kitties a hot one or I go, whos this purple faced lady?. This season will have some changes in format to spice it up a little. The Masked Singer is an idyllic celebrity safe-haven, where the worst thing that can happen to you is that you get voted off while wearing a banana suit. Is he going to sing a song? We are happy to see a live audience on The Masked Singer once again this season, and we can't wait to see what the rest of the thrilling episodes have in store for fans. Billy: Okay. Nick Cannon: Nick Cannon here. And you see that in other shows like Americas Got Talent or whatever, they cut away to people and its like that they couldnt have done that cut live to tape, but The Masked Singer, it sort of exists in its own universe. Thank you for signing up to CinemaBlend. Nickon Mirsepassi: Youll get access to our bonus podcast, Overunderstood. John: There was an episode on this season where that happened, Adrianne, and they didnt vote because the participant took off their mask at the end of the episode. Adrianne: Oh yeah, yeah, yeah. John: Thanks to everyone who supported us so far in whatever way youre supporting us. John: This looks very, very, very convincing. Adrianne: This feels like a really big shift. Like how much does it tilt? I think once you realize and start looking for it, you start noticing like, oh, this isnt actually on the stage and that isnt actually on the stage. 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After two seasons of filming with fake audiences, The Masked Singer has indeed brought back actual human beings to gather together indoors, where they can yell Several weeks inThe Masked Singer still feels as confusing as it did on its premiere night. And we started pitching it to various networks and Fox Sports bit on it and was willing to try it with us. And that X has an LED screen on the floor and behind them, there is a, theres a sort of like a curved led screen behind them between those two big masks on the right and left. 31:51 DMX512 (Wikipedia) 35:13 Lidar (Wikipedia) 36:31 Silver Spoon. Heres another tweet: Is The Masked Singer filmed in New Zealand or are they faking the audience? Now that I know theres a fake audience, its all I think of while watching Season 4, to the point that I now wish they hadnt gone to the effort (at least in this regard) at all. Tho, Welcome to Whats Good, a column where we break down whats soothing, distracting, or just plain good in the streaming world with a rooting fo. News Announcer: Major League Baseball to delay the 2020 opening day by at least two weeks. Billy: Okay. Question three, whats the deal with the virtual audience? 1 day ago, by Yerin Kim Please refresh the page and try again. 1,440, This story has been shared 1,376 times. Google+, Apple Podcasts SpotifyGoogle PodcastsOvercastPocket CastsStitcherCastroCastboxRadioPublicTuneInRSS, https://underunderstood.com/podcast/episode-player/1929/masked-singer-audience.mp3, How Does The Masked Singer Voting Work This Season? John: Well, heres Nick Cannon wearing a fancy little handheld mask. 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Cause I think this is a great technical example of like how this stuff works and whats so kind of fascinating about it. It wouldnt match the lights in the studio. Triangle of Sadness Ending Explained: Does Abigail Kill Yaya? One celebrity will be eliminated on each show - and their identity will be revealed. And if it was a Friday, American History Has Been Whitewashed, But, Black Teen Girls On TV Are A Mess Finally. The popular singing competition show made some creative adjustments due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.Grandpa Monster on The Masked Singer Does The Masked Singer have a live audience? Did you get confused by the addition of the audience? And then one last tweet: seriously, what drugs do they give the @MaskedSingerFox audience? So I just asked Kyle straight up. Thats right: who is behind the mask might be slightly less of a mystery to the people watching the show on TV. "It's almost like we have three finales in our show. But thats like a less controlled thing, right? Billy: So each judge has 12.5% of the vote. The series first started production in August and like many other shows filming amid the pandemic, The Masked Singer made sure that the set was as safe as possible for cast and crew. He was eventually unmasked as Jenny McCarthy's husband and New Kid on the Block member Donnie Wahlberg. However, to keep the ratings coming in, these shows must adapt to remain competitive. Yes, the weird Fox series got a bit weirder this season and decided to at least give the impression that things are as normal as they were in past seasons despite the fact they are not. We're interested to see how the Beach Ball moves around the stage. I believe when Nick Cannon said through the magic of television what he meant was all of these people are fake. So that was before COVID was really affecting most peoples daily lives in the United States. And just how hard is it to get those masks off? WebReality TV shows have been popular for several years, and that popularity is only continuing to grow. And so, you know, on this season, from what I can see. With that being said, here are a few of the key reasons why I think the show shouldve gone a different direction on how it handled its fake audience this year. John: It was so rough. The guessing game, with DeGeneres and her DJ Twitch, has featured celebrities such as Howie Mandel, Sean Hayes, Derek Hough and Colton Underwood as well as The Masked Singer panelist Ken Jeong. Im sure there are some who are more eager to leave than others. ), What time is Alert: Missing Persons Unit tonight on FOX? I think it's just been really fun to get fans back into the room and have them experience it with us." The painfully unfunny Ken Jeong, the brainwashed ditz with the IQ of soap in Jenny McCarthy, the zero talent Nicole Scherzinger and the equally untalented Robin Thicke. Yes, the masked singer did have an audience. The show is extremely secretive, so it might be hard to talk to real people who were there, who have attended the taping. Maybe well even play Among Us or, you know, Overwatch or whatever the kids are playing these days. And specifically what he was there to do was augmented reality. But this year, an audience albeit a smaller one will be back. Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). While I suppose its better than a packed house, there is some weirdness in having a live studio audience however small, and not committing to just doing it all virtually. Billy: He actually is a host and reporter for a website called Talent Recap, which covers talent shows, and theyve become sort of well known for their coverage of The Masked Singer. Billy: No, Im talking of course, about The Masked Singer. I actually want to dig deep into this. Theres a billboard, some cranes. Sign up for our Celebrity & Entertainment newsletter. Get the daily inside scoop right in your inbox. And the simple answer to the question here as weve kind of guessed, is that all of this is fake. Kyle Montplaisir: I havent seen any from the taping I was at this season, but the season that I went to a taping of, they used like clips of my wife and I, and the audience they used in, I think three different episodes. Kyle Montplaisir: I was wondering about that too. It really was all about singing live on the stage. Billy: So he has like a deep understanding of the show, but hes also been there for a taping during season two. Billy: Presumably, but we dont know what theyre using that for. We did try every kind of piece of lawyer paper possible as well, executive producer Craig Plestis said during the panel. They have their own weird Masked Singer electoral college going on. Nickon Mirsepassi: But what you can do is if you give the lighting programmer control, he knows what lights hes turning on in real life. What We Know, Chris Rock Jokes About Watching Emancipation to See Will Smith Getting Whipped In Advance of Netflix Special: Report, 11 Best New Movies on Netflix: March 2023's Freshest Films to Watch. John: But its flying out really convincingly. Though they were offered the information, many of Foxs top brass were too worried about leaks to learn the spoiler. The Medusa is saved by the judges from elimination for the first time in 'The Masked Singer' history. (Photo: Fox) Wednesday was Whats the deal with the audience? The internet doesn't have all the answers.But that doesn't mean we can't find them. Billy: So if you look closely at the end of each episode, there is a disclaimer that goes by very quickly. How does voting work in The Masked Singer?