Another talent-based show focusing on singing. Here we go again—or so we thought.

“The Voice” actually brings a couple of  new and creative twists to judge-based shows.

For starters, the judges, pop music star Christina Aguilera, Maroon Five front man Adam Levine, flavorful Cee Lo Green and country heart-throb Blake Shelton, also play another part in the show–they’re the voice coaches for the contestants.

The judges don’t even see the contestant until the singing has stopped; instead, they only hear their voices. The reasoning behind this is to prove that the contestants are picked solely on the their vocal talents, not their stunning or not-so-stunning appearances.

It’s this method that makes gives “The Voice” its creative spin and almost random selection methods.

One big advantage to being a contestant on “The Voice” is the selection process. Contestants partake in the auditions over five days, getting their one minute of fame to display their vocal talents to the judges. All it takes is one judge to press their “I want you” button for a contestant to be chosen.

Simple enough, right?

Not quite, because each judge is allotted only 12 slots to fill up their roster with talented singers. Levine, the winner of the inaugural season, is notorious for hesitating before choosing someone for his team.

If more than one judge selects the contestant all the judges that selected the contestant become the world’s best salesmen (or woman, in Aguilera’s case) and beg and plead for the contestant to join their team.

It adds just a slight touch of humor to the series, which at times is needed due to the serious tone of the show.

If there is one flaw to the show, it’s the fact that they only show one performance between commercial breaks. It gets frustrating when just as the singing finishes and viewers are forced to sit through more commercials than need be.

A simple solution to the problem is just to not do background stories on every contestant that goes on the show; we get it, it’s a sob story—whoopdie doo.

“The Voice” also sticks its neck out a little bit this year, competing for TV ratings with rival “American Idol.” It’s too to early to tell which show will have higher ratings by season’s end, but things look good for NBC’s music talent show.

“The Voice” can be seen Monday nights at 7 p.m. on NBC.