X-Factor 2011

HEADRAT · 1 Nov 2011 at 11:53

I think that's the problem, people aren't watching it so they're trying anything to "boost" it's appeal, bulling stories/bad boys/lost band members/sick judges they're throwing everything but the kitchen sink at it.

HEADRAT

sunama · 1 Nov 2011 at 12:14

People are watching it.
It is one of the highest rated shows in the UK.

Scrutinize · 1 Nov 2011 at 12:24

If the voting results from last year were accurate and the trend continues, it really doesn't matter who, what, how or when as most of the acts only get a few % of the votes right through anyway with the main favourites being a significantly clear % ahead.

Thus those that end up in the bottom for the first 6-8 weeks are all much of a muchness and probably only 1-3% off the rest of the bottom/mid tiers. If they haven’t got a sizable % votes by now then they stand no chance.

sunama · 1 Nov 2011 at 12:29

atpbx said:
I just think its another sign of the apocalypse when the best thing a young girl can think will ever happen to her is getting her name tattoed on that waste of spaces arse.

If it were my daughter whose name was tattoed on Frankie' backside, because he had sex with her, I would feel that I have failed as a parent.

atpbx said:
The crazy thing is, if he could sing, I WOULD be rooting for him as a crazy bad boy talent and good on him.
The fact is he cant sing, at all and has no redeeming features as a human being either.

His talent is that he is a bad boy and can get himself in the newspapers. This is great for the show, as it publicises the XFactor in ways that the other contestants are unable to do.

PiKe · 1 Nov 2011 at 12:31

X-Factor watched predominately by women.

Women like the bad boy image of Frankie.

Women vote for Frankie.

Frankie stays in competition.

Frankie is still a talentless rent boy at the end of the day.

Domo · 1 Nov 2011 at 12:38

atpbx said:
The fact is he [Frankie] cant sing, at all and has no redeeming features as a human being either.

This sentence sums it up nicely! Particularly the last part. He has been marketed well though - his rock status is already on par with Gillespie - or so the producers would like to think!.

I'm going to try NOT to watch xf on Saturday.
I'm going to try NOT to watch xf on Saturday.
I'm going to try NOT to watch xf on Saturday.
I'm going to try NOT to watch xf on Saturday.

Packet of milk choc digestives, a cup of tea and ITV-1. I can see it now.

krooton · 1 Nov 2011 at 13:19

PiKe said:
X-Factor watched predominately by women.

Women like the bad boy image of Frankie.

Women vote for Frankie.

Frankie stays in competition.

Frankie is still a talentless rent boy at the end of the day.

He was in the bottom 2 last week, his support is pretty weak.

Django x2 · 1 Nov 2011 at 14:12

The day I actually start to watch this program with the view to it being "entertaining", I will know that life is no longer worth living.

SexyGreyFox · 1 Nov 2011 at 18:52

Domo said:
This rock status is already on par with Gillespie -

Who is Gillespie?

sunama · 1 Nov 2011 at 19:26

krooton said:
He was in the bottom 2 last week, his support is pretty weak.

As long as the judges keep supporting him, he can come in the bottom 2 every week and still make it through to the next week.

krooton · 1 Nov 2011 at 19:33

sunama said:
As long as the judges keep supporting him, he can come in the bottom 2 every week and still make it through to the next week.

Yes, but he won't win.

ic1male · 1 Nov 2011 at 19:34

And I don't think the judges have any say in the semi-final so he won't get to the final.

Domo · 1 Nov 2011 at 20:20

dmpoole said:
Who is Gillespie?

Bobby. It was tongue in cheek.

sunama · 1 Nov 2011 at 21:05

krooton said:
Yes, but he won't win.

Of course not. But he could make it to the final.
Remember, as long as the judges keep praising and telling the audience that he is the best thing since sliced bread, they have a chance of pushing him through.

Her certainly won't win though. In the past, the winner comes from the act which scores the highest percentage in the first few weeks. In reality, the winner has already been decided by the voters.

Domo · 1 Nov 2011 at 21:23

sunama said:
Her certainly won't win though. In the past, the winner comes from the act which scores the highest percentage in the first few weeks. In reality, the winner has already been decided by the voters.

Is that actual fact?

Surely not if viewers continue voting for someone else if their favourite is booted off, thus reducing the proportionate amount of votes the absolute favourite receives, even surpassing them and they themselves becoming overall favourite and subsequent winner.

SexyGreyFox · 1 Nov 2011 at 22:45

Absolute shocker.
The favourite two in Australian X-Factor ended up in the bottom two.
Christina ended up going

Domo · 1 Nov 2011 at 22:50

Just been to the Australian X-Factor web site and became mesmorised with Natalie Bassingthwaighte and ended up on Google images

SexyGreyFox · 1 Nov 2011 at 22:57

Domo said:
Just been to the Australian X-Factor web site and became mesmorised with Natalie Bassingthwaighte and ended up on Google images

Up until 2 weeks ago I thought it was Natalie Imbruglia (!!) because she was on the first 2 series and then my daughter pointed out it wasn't her

sunama · 2 Nov 2011 at 00:13

Domo said:
Is that actual fact?

Yep.

Somebody posted the results/percentages of votes for last year and that's how it panned out. The eventual winner basically finished up in the top two, every week. This trend continued throughout the show.

Exactly the same happened with Joe Mcelderry.

I'm not sure about previous years, because I've never seen the voting results.

SexyGreyFox · 3 Nov 2011 at 18:48

Watching X-Factor USA and what a dirty liar Simon Cowell is.
Can you remember that Gamu! who sang Walking On Sunshine and did a different version of the chorus? well last night a young girl did exactly the same version and the judges piled into her mentor Simon because he'd ruined a classic song.
He then told them he was being 'Inventive' :eek: