Now I like Cee Lo Green, but what he told reporters last week makes no sense. To put this in context the press session was to promote NBC’s upcoming The Voice.

Cee Lo Green had the chance to join Simon Cowell on his highly anticipated singing competition series, The X Factor, but he said no. Instead, he joined NBC’s rival, The Voice. Why did he turn down one of the most famous judges in reality TV history?

“I was unfamiliar with the concept of X Factor,” Green told reporters Friday at NBC’s Summer Press Day. “I didn’t see it as distinctive enough.”

Wait. What? You were unfamiliar with X Factor so you decided to go with The Voice? Let’s review.

X Factor started in the UK back in 2004. That would be the same UK where Cee Lo has found great musical success. But we’re to believe that both being in the music industry and the UK music industry in specific, he’s still not aware of X Factor. Okay.

But Green chose The Voice because he had never heard of X Factor, he says. Keep in mind The Voice has never even aired and until a few months ago no one had ever heard of it. Quite a bit different from seven years of X Factor existing on air.

Next part. Green says X Factor wasn’t distinctive enough, presumably from American Idol. X Factor features four judges who mentor musical acts, either solo or group, and help them through the competition. Meanwhile, The Voice features four judges who mentor soloist and help them through the competition. Okay. Between those two descriptions, only X Factor distinguishes itself from American Idol by allowing musical groups. The Voice is more similar to American Idol in that comparison.

I like Cee Lo Green a lot, but that justification makes no sense when even briefly examined. Sounds more like either NBC gave him the worst talking points ever or he forgot what he was supposed to say.

Either way, X Factor continues to look for its two remaining judges.

Source: TV Guide

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