xfactor sucks now days

The new format sucks, there should be no audience or backing music. It's basically turned in to 'Britain's got the Xfactor'.

Though to be honest, I've only ever watched it to laugh at the crazy people who audition on it.

Once the auditions are over, I lose interest and only watch if I'm at a friend's house or something and they themselves are watching it.
 
Audiences - Ruined it.

Backing music - Ruined it.

Was it good in the first place? -The odd gem of an audition that would give me a stitch due to laughing, but apart from that i switch off after the auditions and generally hear who won a few months down the line as christmas number one, which is rubbish.
 
mac1st3 said:
My theory is they think themselves to be amazing, but friends and co-workers have gotten so annoyed with listening to them warble around the home/offices, that everyone's told them to go on x-factor, big them up, and then watch as they get knocked down like a little old lady who's too slow at crossing a road

at least, that's what I'd do..

but it's the carp ones who are the most entertaining, I get bored with the "good" auditions and watch the first few shows just for the real trainwrecks
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What like this one :) His friends told him to go on it lol :)


 
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Personally I find that a lot of the people who go on these shows are an absolutely perfect example of why there is a strong need for a severe and widespread culling of our population.
 
Skyfall said:
Don't really watch it but saw this on youtube and thought he was good:

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Sounds about the level of a pub singer. An obviously well rehearsed song but his voice isnt that great really. He is a pretty good performer though, that ill give him.
 
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"Tonight we're joined by Barry, like everyone else that comes on this show, he's had a rough start in life. He's a single mother, suffered abuse, was bullied and has breasts. But, like everyone else in this country he has a dull future with no potential as he's thick! So, he's came here to have money and success handed to him for singing a 3 minute song."
 
Christo said:
Sounds about the level of a pub singer. An obviously well rehearsed song but his voice isnt that great really. He is a pretty good performer though, that ill give him.
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Also, on youtube you can see his other 'pub singer' performances, and they really are pub singer quality. This guy knows how to connect with the audience I'll give him that, but since the show is about how well a person can sing and perform, I don't think he's gonna go that far. Unless, the reason the show format has changed is so they can see who will 'perform' the best and be carried by a decent backing track then who knows... :rolleyes:
 
What I don't get about the X Factor though is this obsession about voices. I realise its a talent show but its obviously more than just vocal ability that will make or break the winner into becoming a so-called star and actually selling records. X Factor works for TV but the artists its produced leaves me feeling just a little hollow and clearly Simon Cowell is the big winner from and star of it all.

Loads of successful pop artists can't sing so we know that talent is not essential, its a combination of things.
 
Seeing as my thread in GD about this got closed (rather than moved?!), I vote that they bin the show.

It has ran it's course and is boring as can be. Even Simon Cowell CBA with it any more!
 
Chimerical said:
What I don't get about the X Factor though is this obsession about voices.
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This.

'X-Factor' as a show title should be pulled up for false advertising. It's almost entirely down to singing ability. I wouldn't say any of the past winners particularly have the X Factor in the same way as, say, someone like Robbie Williams does. The closest they got was last series with that Vickers girl, but she ironically didn't have the voice to match the quirkiness, and it probably cost her a place in the final three.
 
I have the timing down to perfection.

In fact, I will say to the mrs "oohh.. sob story in 3...2...1" and she thinks I'm some sort of Derren Brown when the music cuts and another black, gay, orphan with a dying relative comes on to audition.

I wouldn't mind it but there's no escaping the pain around Christmas.. the final few end up on every radio station, everyone at work will be on about it and they inevitably get the number 1 :o :mad:
 
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