The X Factor Sucks
I’ve Just Watched The X Factor for the First Time and it sucks
I know it’s hugely popular not only here but in America as well - what I don’t understand is why ?
Firstly, I have to confess to having little knowledge about it so I will stand correction, on anything but my opinion 
, I just fail to see the point.
The X Factor Sucks
As I understand it it’s a talent show - they go all round the country trying to find undiscovered talent. Not a bad idea, there’s a lot of talented musicians out there, but hold on …
What I saw was glorified karaoke !
All they did was repeat what 1000s of club and pub singers do every night of the week up and down the country - sing cover versions to a backing tape !
Singing somebody else’s song whilst an audience of half-witted morons shouts and screams seems somewhat remote from musical talent to me.
There are countless people out there who have a good singing voice - why not try and find actual talent - songwriters and musicians etc ?
Could someone tell me what is the point of singing a cover version of a cover version by those piss poor wailers Westlife ?
Then some fat bird screeching like Whitney Houston followed by a mind-numbing family act in fancy dress who all appeared to have donated their brains to medical science !
When it comes to the final and they announce the winner are they really saying after trawling the UK’s musical talent and heritage …
here is the finest musical talent this country has to offer
Perhaps I’m missing something ?
If anyone can enlighten me as to its appeal, or indeed if you are someone with intellect, taste and discernment thereby agreeing with me, please let me know !
Regards
Mystified Rod
Little Brother said,
November 11, 2007 @ 6:55 pm
Rod,
I’ve set my television to self-destruct mode if I should accidently switch the aforementioned dog excrement on, I wish they’d self-destruct.
LB
Rod said,
November 11, 2007 @ 7:14 pm
Imagine it channel jammed so it is all you could watch.
I’d feel an Elvis TV set moment coming on !
RC
Little Brother said,
November 11, 2007 @ 11:36 pm
Rod,
Further to tonight’s ‘Top Gear’ at least Simon Cowell drives a Lamborghini.
A saving grace?
LB
Rod said,
November 12, 2007 @ 9:17 am
LB
He’s made a fortune !
Nobody ever lost money underestimating the intelligence of the public
Witches of Eastwick said,
November 12, 2007 @ 1:46 pm
Rod,
The Witches don’t like any form of reality show that doesn’t involve whittling a new broom which has broken down some distance away from suitable twigs
WoE
Rod said,
November 12, 2007 @ 2:57 pm
WoE
you should go into enter the jungle for I’m a celebrity get me out of here, the whittling possibilites there seem endless, as does sitting around a fire with a cauldron
RC
Witches of Eastwick said,
November 12, 2007 @ 5:51 pm
Rod,
Is there a show for the public with bathroom gutting and rebuilding skills while project managing exterior refurbishment, at the same time being an executive working woman (well sort of), socialite and purveyor of fine gougere
If so we’re quids in … mind you the language might be a bit ripe so after the watershed presumably and definitely not suitable for you!
WoE - celebrity whittler
Rod said,
November 12, 2007 @ 6:18 pm
WoE
if there isn’t such a show there should be - you could be onto a winner, though it may well only be shown on ITV76
Femme Fatale said,
November 14, 2007 @ 5:21 pm
RC,LB,WoE,
Just found this on an official X Factor site;
The first episode peaked at 10.7 million viewers.
I think you three are the half witted morons, not 10.7 million of us.
FF
xx
Rod said,
November 14, 2007 @ 6:33 pm
FF
You cannot argue with the figures !
It is hugely popular, I understand why the format would be, I’m just confused by some of the ‘talent’ on it.
Still what do I know, I’m ancient !
Regards
Rod
Witches of Eastwick said,
November 14, 2007 @ 6:35 pm
FF,
Can’t speak for the boys but the Witches are closer to quarter-witted …. like one of LB’s stocks though we like to think that what we’ve got is highly concentrated
WoE
Little Brother said,
November 14, 2007 @ 10:51 pm
Rod,
Oh dear.
LB (off to poke fork in eye)
Dinnerz said,
October 27, 2009 @ 7:51 am
@FF…Round the statistics to 11 Million. The U.K population is -> 61.4 million, meaning there are a further 50.4 million which do not watch it. [i understand implications of multiple people around 1 television set, not owning one etc] but again…you can’t argue with those statistics.
Rod sympathizer said,
December 13, 2009 @ 8:45 pm
Uk has an estimated population of 61,126,832 so the 10.7 million can keep it an i’ll sick with 51 or so million people who dont watch this drivel !!!!
Totally agree Dinnerz
Rod said,
December 14, 2009 @ 9:02 am
RS,
Thanks for the coment and welcome to the site.
This reinforces a very good point. The perception is that:
“everybody watches X Facor”
In fact they don’t, most people don’t to be precise.
We’re in the majority not the minority !
All the best
Rod
Little Brother said,
December 14, 2009 @ 9:12 am
Rod,
Simon Cowell is a genius. Period. He got ten million people to spend money on a karaoke call in last night. I admire him, I truly do.
LB
Raul said,
November 1, 2011 @ 8:00 am
i was skeptical about all the talk on the web and youtube was about the group”Illusion Confusion”,after what they did to them at the judges house i’m now a beleiver come on cut them out of all other shows yet they make it to final 32 and they were the only ones who had a tape of them talking over their performance when no one else did?hell i read Lyndsey Parker’s Yahoo column “reality rocks judges house”,even she noticed these guys were railroaded.if you get a fair chance and lose fine,but they weren’t. wish Howard Stern or another radio television personality would call x factor out and give us the juicy details as to why these guys were sabotaged especially after Simon at their Miami audition(where they got 2 standing ovations) he stated-”that was fantastic,you are the best group in the competition by far” !!!
DSME said,
November 10, 2011 @ 7:41 am
I for one am getting sick of the variety type shows out there with a judging panel. Now Snoop Dogg has been talking about starting his own x-factor type show. When will it stop? Sometimes they are entertaining but even the judges themselves don’t like 60%+ of the acts they judge and even then only a tiny percent are actually good enough to move on… soooooo by their own account the show isn’t that good. There has got to be tons of premises for good TV shows out there yet network television is cycling the same used up cliche’ premises over and over again. You can only watch so many contest variety shows before you go numb mentally or watch so many cop/detective shows like CSI, law and order, cops, etc etc etc etc etc before you die a little inside each night.
I don’t watch TV until about 5pm on but OMG It’s sad to keep channel surfing and finding nothing but the same stuff on every station. Even if it’s not a variety show it’s a “judge” type program like Survivor or something like that. God please make it stop! I find myself heading to the internet more and more and watching TV less and less. And don’t get me started on Cable TV at a billion dollars a month and for what??? To watch Bonanza for the billionth time or hear Aunt B Yell “Andy” for the trillianth time.
To watch news channels like CNN and Fox crank out TABLOID like news? Arrghghghghghgh!!!! But anyway, back to X-Farter I mean X-Factor. I am sick of looking at Simon’s annoying face and I am sick of these 1970’s looking Variety shows. Back in the 70s as a child I used to feel sick to my stomach to watch such shows as the Gong Show or those other types of Variety shows that sickens the soul.
In the US I have noticed that I’ve seen British TV shows that have great premises that in the States we just don’t do or cover. Not until they realize it’s great stuff and then we copy it. Well, anyway, I also see however the England has their silly shows as well but in America it’s like TV has !
gone stale, flat, and used up like chewed up bubble gum. They are going through the motions with no flavor. The major networks need to get inspiration somewhere from this earth to start creating new shows with fresh premises, or at least bring back premises that haven’t been so over used. And what gives with putting an X in front of products and services all the time??? ha ha ha From energy drinks to body wash, from protein shakes to TV shows the letter X has now become a cliche’.