Poll: The X-Factor 2009 Thread

[Von Smallhausen]

If mediocre go first then John and Edward should have been booted long since. They have no entertainment factor to them at all other than they look like garden gnomes with Something about Mary hair.

I could throttle them followed by Louis Walsh and doubt I would lose sleep over it.

 

[Chandler_90]

I'm with the retard option too.

My heart was in my mouth.. simon woulda gave him a contract anyway like lol...

As for the twins.. they should do the right thing and find some cyanide...

 

[roid]

Haha the king of swing just proved that once again Simon was right and Louis was wrong.

Also i had a belly laugh at the start of Xtra factor when they were talking about John and Edward and got boo'd and he turned around and said "HOW DARE YOU", brilliant TV.

 

[Kell_ee001]

Also i had a belly laugh at the start of Xtra factor when they were talking about John and Edward and got boo'd and he turned around and said "HOW DARE YOU", brilliant TV.

Actually, I think the audience was completely out of order. If the public disliked them that much then they'd vote them out, but don't boo 2 young lads who are making the most of a once in a lifetime opportunity. Very rude and very unfair on them.

 

[Mr Jones]

Actually, I think the audience was completely out of order. If the public disliked them that much then they'd vote them out, but don't boo 2 young lads who are making the most of a once in a lifetime opportunity. Very rude and very unfair on them.

True.
Shame we can't vote them out but rather, having to fight the votes of those who will vote them in by having to vote for others to keep John and Edward out! You know what I mean?

 

[roid]

True.
Shame we can't vote them out but rather, having to fight the votes of those who will vote them in by having to vote for others to keep John and Edward out! You know what I mean?

Exactly, if it was a vote to kick off the show they would have been gone first week.

All throughout the shows when people are asked about the twins and a singing competition mentioned they all skid around the question like politicians. Enough is enough.

 

[RoboCod]

its a fix 100%, there is no way on earth that miss frank and danyl were worse than those twins, i dont care its a singing contest as simon said.

You and many others dont get it... Everybody assumes everyone else will vote the likes of Danyl in anyway so they dont vote, it's as if people think he's so obviously safe they forget they still need to pick up the phone and vote. I dont think Miss Frank were good, they were ropey and not exactly the image the show is looking for.

 

[Snax]

the public have spoken: no teeth suckers allowed on x factor

 

[Damien.]

Had to be posted on here;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBmiSrSDBIA

 

[rare]

At least Danyl got through. I have tried to vote for him 3 times but I can never get through!!!!

Great song by Buble, sounded like a bond theme tune

 

[Damien.]

Great song by Buble, sounded like a bond theme tune

First thing that came to my mind when he came on stage !

 

[Chimerical]

Simon Cowell hates John & Edward and voters play on that as a protest perhaps and that combined with the kiddy vote results in the farcical situation where utter crap gets through to the latter stages and an extremely gifted singer scrapes through.

Funny form of protest. Give more money to Simon Cowell to "annoy" him.

Although the person(s) the judges really want to win will never actually be voted out due to the elimination round. I honestly don't know why people vote in the first place.

 

[Vixen]

Actually, I think the audience was completely out of order. If the public disliked them that much then they'd vote them out, but don't boo 2 young lads who are making the most of a once in a lifetime opportunity. Very rude and very unfair on them.

I've heard that the audience are told exactly what noises to make and when, so if they boo John and Edward it is because the producers want them to. I wouldn't be surprised if that's not an exaggeration, these shows have a very pantomime feel about them after all.

John and Edward wouldn't be on the show if Simon Cowell didn't want them there. They've been given the "pimp slot" twice in a row now and overproduced dance numbers so that their act isn't just about their singing. I know a lot of people who think they're funny and enjoy their performances, but I bet that would change if it was just the twins and a pair of microphones.

The twins were put into the top 12 with the producers authorisation, I don't believe for a second that Louis Walsh was the only one who wanted them there. The "controversy" increases the media coverage of the show, which increases the number of people who will watch and possibly even encourages people to vote against them when they otherwise wouldn't have voted at all. There will also be people who may not have voted who will vote for the twins either because they're "entertaining in a generally rubbish show" or to "stick it to Simon Cowell".

I'm sure there will be a big difference in the twins performance the week Cowell and the producers decide they've served their purpose. My guess would be first slot of the night and a forgettable song that they have to sing straight with no backing singers or dancing. Trying to show them up will only encourage the sympathy vote, they need to lose the feeling of being contraversial.

I feel sorry for the twins, none of this is their fault. They get told what to sing and how to act on camera and they're just kids who want their 15 minutes of fame. They seem like sweet kids too and in a little over their heads, I'm not sure they realised before the live shows that they would be exploited to such an extent.

 

[SexyGreyFox]

I feel sorry for the twins, none of this is their fault. They get told what to sing and how to act on camera and they're just kids who want their 15 minutes of fame. They seem like sweet kids too and in a little over their heads, I'm not sure they realised before the live shows that they would be exploited to such an extent.

This has been happening to various artists since X-Factor/Pop Factor and all other Factors started.

 

[krooton]

You and many others dont get it... Everybody assumes everyone else will vote the likes of Danyl in anyway so they dont vote, it's as if people think he's so obviously safe they forget they still need to pick up the phone and vote. I dont think Miss Frank were good, they were ropey and not exactly the image the show is looking for.

This.

Plus we have no idea on how the votes are split between the groups.

It might be a case of 2 acts receiving 80% of the votes, and the remaining 20% is split between the other acts, meaning even small variation could land people in the bottom two.

The voting really should be changed to an 'order of preference' rather than 1 vote, but that would make the show less money.

Something like:

1. Danyl
2. Lucie
3. etc

Where the name at number 1 gets 10 points, number 2 gets 9 points, etc.

Acts are then ordered based on total number of points, so even with the weirdos placing Jedward high up, the other voters will bring balance back by having them at the bottom of the pile.

 

[tisonlyme]

How amazing was Buble? I couldn't take my eyes off him, everything is just so effortless. Honestly, if he sang for me, I would do ANYTHING he wanted
And he didn't look off his face on something either.

That's how it's done X-Factor muppets!

I can't say I really like anyone on the show this year. Stacey is great, but I just can't imagine her as a recording artist. I think if the twins manage to get through to the final that should be the end of the X-Factor :/

 

[Secret_Window]

I can't believe Lloyd is in it week after week along with the twins. ARGH!

 

[Vixen]

This has been happening to various artists since X-Factor/Pop Factor and all other Factors started.

That doesn't mean everyone auditioning expects it to happen to them and this is the first time I've seen it orchestrated to such an extent. The only act I can compare to last year was Daniel and the dead wife story, but I didn't feel that was pushed to split opinions and he wasn't just made fun of by everyone.

 

[TipTop]

Actually, I think the audience was completely out of order. If the public disliked them that much then they'd vote them out, but don't boo 2 young lads who are making the most of a once in a lifetime opportunity. Very rude and very unfair on them.

I don't think I would have booed the twins either, I'd be too busy launching a barrage of rotten tomatoes and stinky eggs at their hair.

 

[Secret_Window]

Regardless of the silly votes this year, I have to say all the stuff that has happened has made some fun watching TV. Usually I get bored with X-Factor but this year, I think the problems have made good TV.