Comments on: Has It Got The X Factor Back?

By: sherby57

sherby57 — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:15:15 +0000

I’ve come to realise that I’m not actually a fan of the audition myself and you feel like you can really get in to it once you’ve got a settled line-up of contestants.

I’m quite a fan of Cheryl myself, but then I have fancied her since she was a reality TV contestant herself! haha.

The X Factor is a really good format as it helps bring out the judges’ personalities more. It gets more interesting when we get to the live rounds as they are actually competing against each other, so their song choices become crucial and can cause people to really struggle. Even Simon has admitted he was wrong in the past! Louis is obsessed with cheesy pop (hence John & Edward) and always has some ‘interesting’ song choices.

I guess that if this is your first series of X Factor then you are likely to be overseas.. I hope you get to watch The Xtra Factor as well!

By: Kameron Aloud

Kameron Aloud — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:03:05 +0000

This is the first ever season that I’ve got to watch The X Factor. I HATE the audition process! They are always the worst part! ButI love the judges, especially Cheryl! I’m not to use to the format yet so I’ve been WIki-ing it up and it’s pretty freaking different than American Idol or what not ( I like X’s better). Yeah Lloyd is through though and no more auditions from hell. I feel that it’s a joke John & Edward got through, Louis is out of his mind.

By: sherby57

sherby57 — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:43:04 +0000

Yeah, I think it’s more than likely. I guess that stretching it out over two nights would make the advertisers happier, but I don’t think it does the programme any favours. Surely any tension leading up to the result will have dissipated by the time Sunday night comes around. It also robs the Saturday show of any drama.

Oh well, it might not actually be true!

By: CJ Cregg

CJ Cregg — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:13:17 +0000

I heard that rumour too. This Sat/Sun thing they’ve had going on for the last few weeks can’t be a coincidence – I think they’re training us to get used to a Sat/Sun format with the live/results shows as well. Sorry Sherby….

By: sherby57

sherby57 — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:45:48 +0000

I think with the auditions portion of the show being so formulaic that it’s inevitable that it will become tired. If you lose your appetite for deluded people being humiliated then I think you’re going to be snookered. In future (if I decide to watch it next year) I think I’ll only start watching from boot camp onwards.

As I’ve said previously, I don’t think I could watch it at all if I didn’t sky plus it all and make liberal use of the fast forward button. Once you get past all the over-emotional bits, it’s quite entertaining. I’ll definitely be glad to see the live finals which are my favourite bit. It’s also where the Xtra Factor really comes in to its own – the backstage stuff really adds a lot to proceedings. Just make sure you sky plus it first.

I heard a rumour that the results show is going to be on a Sunday. I really hope that isn’t the case, I might stop watching out of frustration.

My thoughts on last night’s show are here: http://poursomegravyonme.co.uk/2009/09/28/has-it-got-the-x-factor-back-part-2/

By: CJ Cregg

CJ Cregg — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:06:37 +0000

I think the entire show is just a bit tired now, Sherby. I’m still watching, and Saturday’s show was infinitely better than tonight’s but every episode this year (and last) has been full of the same stuff – a parade of folk in tears saying “It means everything/the world/so much to me”, a smattering of sob stories, a “things were going badly till so-and-so sang and then suddenly the tide turned and everyone was ace and got through.” This year in particular we seemed to have the added phenomenon of only hearing a few seconds of most of the decent singers (except of course whichever annointed one gets to the end performance and bring the house down) and spending practically every audition ep on the awful ones. And you’re right, it’s just not funny, it’s cruel.

Also, the padding of each episode is insane, I agree, and if I hear Dermot say one more thing about how it’s the biggest crowd of auditionees ever or how it’s especially hard for “one contestant in particular” because of whatever sob story they have, or how they want a “better life for their child/mum/pupils/next-door neighbour’s cat” I might actually lose my mind.

Thank God it’s only one more week till the live finals.