A lot of the reality singing shows have judges who can get really mean. Did you go in expecting to deal with harsh critics and surprised when all the judges were nice?

Not at all. We knew this was a different kind of show. As for the judges, they really do care about the contestants, the show, and a cappella in general. None of them have the "don't waste our time" attitude or "let's make fun of the contestant" attitude. As it's said many times during the show, just making it on there is a great accomplishment. They actually cut out a lot of the judges remarks to make the episodes short enough for television.