Nice article! I loved Platinum Hit. I liked how the songs were original and I also liked they had to perform them so we could hear how the writers "heard" the songs in their head. Too bad it probably won't be renewed. :[

I saw essentially NO promotion for the show by Bravo. I feel like I would have seen at least one commercial considering how much tv I watch. Plus the mid season move to Friday nights does not bode well for the future of the show. I actually didn't know about the show and stumbled upon while they were performing "My City" and it convinced me to watch!

I immediately recognized Jackie! I liked her little lady rap, haha. My favorites were Nick, Sonyae, Scotty, and Brian.

I didn't think Jes should have been in the finale or stayed longer than Brian or that her final song was better than Scotty's but that's really my only complaint.

I really wish they would try it again with more support from the network!

I definitely underestimated Sonyae at the beginning. I think part of it was because she didn't play an instrument so I couldn't understand where she was going in the hook challenges. I absolutely loved her by the end. I think one of the biggest injustices on the show was that "Miss Make the Boys Cry" didn't win the Rap challenge!! That might be my favorite song of the entire season, and it literally made me cringe to hear Johnny rap so I can't understand how he won.

Well in Nick's defense he did re-work that entire song so maybe the time limit got him. I have to say though I really liked his solo song, whereas I didn't like Jes'. That could just be a difference of musical taste though, but I found a lot of her songs were boring or "meandering" as the judges' put it. Her final song was good though.

I also thought Jes was much too dependent on her teammates. They reason Brian went home was because the lyrics were bad but Jes' excuse was he didn't help enough, which she had said in previous challenges about other people. On the other hand everyone said Nick was easy to work with (besides Johnny, lol) and I thought he made more quality contributions to songs he worked on than Jes did.

I think the show would have been better if Kara was in a mentor role, similar to Tim Gunn on Project Runway. Then she would be in her element, the studio, and perhaps she would have come across as less robotic. Although some of her advice was questionable, ex. "Is that really the hookiest that hook can be?" is not too helpful. Plus I kept thinking, "You wrote No Boundaries and thought it was good." Haha

The challenges were a bit dull but overall I liked how they covered different genres and styles.

Yes, Sonyae was very good conceptually! I was glad that she didn't try to change it to make it more "kid friendly" because I know when I was in high school I listened to "adult" music. I absolutely loved "My Religion" too.

Hmmm, I think you're right. Jewel would be a better mentor. Kara is better as a judge because she is so knowledgeable and experienced in the industry. I know Jewel used to write her own songs but I haven't heard anything from her in a long time, so I'm not sure if she would have the experience to mentor? Then again she could've been writing for other people and I would never know.

It would have almost been better if Kara was solely a judge this season and not having any hosting duties rather than trying to split it between the two of them.