Peter Kay's Britain's Got the Pop Factor

It raised a smile, but I think it was doomed from the start - there is not a lot of scope trying to parody a genre which has already pretty much become a parody of itself anyway.
 
wolseley said:
It raised a smile, but I think it was doomed from the start - there is not a lot of scope trying to parody a genre which has already pretty much become a parody of itself anyway.
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I think thats the problem for me, it doesn't actually seem much different to xfactor.

Not to mention the gags are really cheap.
 
wolseley said:
It raised a smile, but I think it was doomed from the start - there is not a lot of scope trying to parody a genre which has already pretty much become a parody of itself anyway.
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Pretty much sums it up for me, I mean who watches X Factor for anything other than the hilarious opening auditions.
 
player said:
Pretty much sums it up for me, I mean who watches X Factor for anything other than the hilarious opening auditions.
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Exactly the only reason ive ever watched it, they should really just have the show with all the worst people and then doing the voting. Would be a lot more fun lol
 
Kay is far too late to to jump on this, X-Factor has been running too long now and the producers clearly don't take the whole thing that serious anyway......you know it, I know it, everyone else watching knows it and the producers know you know it.

How can you be satirical about something that is already a little bit tongue in cheek?

I was amazed how close it was to X-Factor the scripting, styling, camera effects etc were spot on but they were too close to the real thing and when something is already over the top, it's difficult to make it even more so without the joke getting old after 5 seconds.

If this had come out just after Will and Gareth when X-Factor still took it's self seriously it would have been good......he missed the boat on this.
 
Azagoth said:
It's not meant to be satirical at all, it's a parody!
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Wiki said:
A parody (pronounced [ˈpɛɹədiː] US, [ˈpaɹədiː] UK), in contemporary usage, is a work created to mock, comment on, or poke fun at an original work, its subject, or author, by means of humorous or satiric imitation.
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What a waste of Peter kay's talent. I thought it was rubbish. It seems like he's been dining out on inspiration he had years ago with the same characters and gags (which admitedly were brilliant) providing most of his material throughout his career.
 
At times hilarious....at others not! Was kind of a mixed bag....

Will the song go to number 1 tho thats the question? :D on sale today in HMV *tho dont know if I can say this* lol
 
Phoenix Nights and Max & Paddy's were absolute genius, will probably be watching this tonight, Sky+'ed it last night but was tired.

I hope it's also as good :D
 
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