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Popstars was a self-perpetuating roller-coaster of a phenomenon, --television, marketing and music coming together in an unprecendented frenzy of hype. The warts-and-all formation of a pop band made high-rating television and so the release of a Popstars video begs the question, what more can we possibly learn about them?
The official Popstars video tells Hear'say's story with a satisfying blend of footage from the programmes and exclusive, never seen before interviews with each band member. In these relaxed segments, they talk about how they see themselves, each other and their situation and discuss how the press has treated them.
Follow the judges as they visit 10 cities in 6 weeks for the first round of auditions, experiencing the highs and the lows, the talented... and the really untalented. As judge Nigel Lythgoe says, "it's a bit like pearl-diving". The footage of hopefuls crossing the 'green mile' to find out whether they're in or out doesn't have the tension of the first viewing when we didn't know who would survive to the next round, but it is fascinating in hindsight.
Obviously condensing the series down to a running time of two hours will mean missing some of the moments we remember and this means omitting characters such as the interesting chap who saw the band as a springboard to Hollywood and thence into politics and Presidency of the USA. Having said that, there is still a fair smattering of the rejects who have gone on to be z-list celebrities, and interviews with those who nearly made it, like Jessica and Tony. Revisit--if you can bear to--the 'wise' words of Darius ("how much love is there in this room?") and all the intensity of the gruelling audition process, which must already seem like a world away to the winners.
Popstars the video ends with the newly-chosen five settling into their luxury home, still at the relative beginning of their surreal adventure in fame. A must for Popstars and Hear'say fans, the video definitely adds to the Popstars experience and with the benefit of hindsight it certainly is interesting to watch the early auditions of the five who made it. --Rachel Ediss
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
If you loved the show, you'll love the video!!!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Popstars [VHS] (VHS Tape)
I recently bought this video after seeing it on the shelf amongst other vids and thought "get it", the series was excellent and you can't exactly go wrong with a 100% official title.Just like the series. The video was excellent. It showed many emotional scenes from the show. At 2 hours long I never thought I could sit through the whole lot but I did .... a few days later I watched it all over again. I would recommend you buy this video. Who cares if it's a year old. Popstars is a show I will remember for a long time. We all have dreams and that is exactly what Popstars was all about.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Addictive and interesting viewing!,
By rob@classic80s.co.uk (Suffolk, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Popstars [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Our family has been hooked on the Popstars saga since it began! My wife and I watched it avidly with our children, emails to my parents were not complete without a discussion on Hear'say. Many of our friends, however, had missed out for numerous reasons - "missed the first few so don't think we can get into it now", "don't like manufactured bands" etc etc - so we bought the video and got them all round for a Popstars night! It really is great watching it all again; especially as we know who made the final five now, you really look out for them when you watch it again. Hear'say will go onto to be a huge band and to own this video will remind us where it all began...
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
TRES FANTASTIQUE!,
This review is from: Popstars [DVD] (DVD)
Popstars - who could forget Darius, Claire, the wannabees and hopefuls in this 'real tv' docu-soap! Revel in it once more on this DVD. The series was fantastic and here it is, in it's full glory on DVD. Settle down with your hairbrush in front of your mirror and enjoy!!!
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