Secret contract for "The Voice" says NBC can ignore fan votes and change rules at any time

[davidn3600]

The stiff contract protects NBC and the show's producers from possible legal action. But it also creates the potential for faking the production and denies contestants of any say. Contestants can be forced to undergo medical and psychological testing — and have the results revealed on TV.
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The contract, obtained by The News, says the NBC show can:

• Change the rules at any time.

• Eliminate contestants at any time, even if they are “winning” with the public.

• Ignore the show’s voting system, which includes sales figures for contestants’ songs on iTunes, in the event of problems.

• Force contestants to undergo medical or psychological testing and, under certain circumstances, release the results on TV.

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/voice-harsh-contract-deny-contestants-including-voice-article-1.1721131

In other words, this show appears to be fake.

[cilla4progress]

1. Boo!

No kidding! I'll be very disappointed, if this is true. One of the 3 or so shows we regularly watch. Just dumb, cheap, harmless fun, and we enjoy the singing.

(The other 2 are the new Cosmos, and Glee!)

[Vashta Nerada]

2. I'm shocked that it appears fake.

[PeteSelman]

3. Of course.

I don't know why anyone would be surprised by this. There isn't a single real "reality" show out there. Including c-span. It's all a big hoodwink.