Angela de Jong is gradually starting to get the feeling that the participation of Suzan & Freek to The Voice of Holland is a form of disaster tourism. “A little cru.”
Before Suzan & Freek were startled by the terrible news that he has metastatic lung cancer, there was still a lot of criticism of the new coaches of The Voice of Holland: next to Dinand Woesthoff, Ilse DeLange and Willie Wartaal it would all be a bit too boring, a bit good. But because of the compassion for Freek, that criticism has been destroyed.
Dull season
Media journalist Marcus den Blanken finds it striking. “I think we all really like that, that they just participate. I also think the sentiment has changed a bit,” he says in the AD Media Podcast.
He continues: “Before it became known that Freek was sick of course, it was,” Yes, it will be a bit of a boring season. ” And now Suzan & Freek are participating, so yes, we are all going to see how they will do that and we are all happy that they are participating. ”
Little bit of cru
Colleague journalist Gudo Tienhooven has that feeling too. “Yes, indeed, now that you say it: that is a bit cru, isn’t it. They were found boring at first …”
This is disaster tourism in humans, says Angela de Jong. “It is a kind of part of the ramptourist in you who is addressed than that.”
Gudo: “Yes, you’re right.”
A bit of care
Angela is moderately positive about that Suzan & Freek still participate. “I think it’s very nice that it is possible and that he feels fit enough. You always just have to be careful what you say.”
“If you say from:” Yes, you know, that’s how you have to do it, because you just have to continue living as long as if possible. ” But yes, someone else would make a different choice.
No longer live
Incidentally, it is weak that The Voice no longer has live broadcasts in the future, says Angela. “That’s a bit of death in the pot, right?”
Gudo: “You always hear all those channel bosses say that live event television is very important for the linear branch and that you keep your viewing figures high. Isn’t that strange?”