X Factor

[meglet]

I watched about 10 mins of Saturday night's episode and turned over. Not only is whole thing a farce anyway (it would take about 8 hours a day for 2 years for the judges to see every applicant) but I thinks its quite cruel. The first woman on there singing You Never Walk Alone was, quite frankly, not all there was she? Some of them are deluded but it seems to me that they exploited her. Yes, I know she applied and all that but I felt that I was watching some kind of freakshow. Those that win have one hit and then disappear anyway I won't be watching and I think IT should scrap the whole thing altogether. Anyone else agree with me?

[Reverandfunk]

I agree best thing to do is turn off. It only exists to make that fat poof Cowell even more millions.

Just as a matter of interest how many people would turn up in say Birmingham to audition and how many days are the judges there for??

[hau kola]

It worries me that some youngster is gonna top themself after being rejected.

[andy-hughes]

OK, a little perspective here shall we?

First off Reverendfunk, Simon Cowell is neither fat, or gay, so you need a few other epithets, which will have to be good to be something he hasn't heard before.

The whole point about the show is that people want to be 'stars'.

The judges relentlessly plug away series after series that you need talent, and indeed the 'X' factor to win, and then you are at the mercy of the fickle public, where talent and ability are no guarentee of a long-lasting career.

This is an 'audition' - in most auditions, peopole don't even get to walk into the room they are rejected instantly on appearence alone.

Yes it is tasteless TV, but there is a massive audience for it, and ITV make a huge amount of money from the revenue from advertsing, which is used to fund more worthy, but less viewer-enhanced programming.

If you don't like it, don;t watch it.

Simple, iisn't it?

[earsugar]

come on its car crash tv Vs Pantomine, its great entertainment, tune in or drop out.

[meglet]

I agree that there is always an off switch. My point is that some people are deluded about their talents and they do deserve to be lauged at most of the time. BUT when people are clearly "mentally challenged", to put it in a PC term, as this woman was then they are being exploitative. I wouldn't laugh at a handicapped person trying to run a marathon - what's the difference?

What I also find offensive is that the whole thing is a complete con and the audience are being lied to -

a. because the judges do not see all the applicants,
b. when they do they are through to the 2nd or perhaps 3rd round of auditions anyway and so
c. when the first 10 minutes had Dermot saying they had had a bad day and no-one had been put through when the producers knew damn well that was going to be the case

- I feel the whole thing is a joke.

The audience are being exploited too!!

[Reverandfunk]

Andy Hughes - I dont watch it and how do you know Simon Cowell isn't a poof, did his boyfiend tell you.

You want to get from up your own ar5e.

[andy-hughes]

I don't know for sure - but then who does, including you.

As for the second sentence - thanks for sharing ...