Did anyone else stop watching?...when/why?
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I'm wondering if anyone else has stopped watching, if so, when and why?
I stopped a few weeks ago, can't remember the week, but it was the one where Christopher was on first and I was watching 'live', I switched over only intending to miss the first act but when I switched back I'd missed most of Jahmene's song. I'm not a huge Jahmene fan but it was then that it hit me that if an act is so annoying that I actually have to change channel when he's on screen then why am I really watching the show, other than out of habit. So I switched off and I've not even been tempted to switch back. I'm interested to see who gets through, but only to the extent of checking the forums. Reading that Chris is still in has only made me happier I stopped watching.
It's not just this year, every year they find some idiot with a shady past that they know the public won't like and keep them in to cause annoyance and all the publicity that comes with it. I figure that I need to be entertained not annoyed and frustrated every weekend. :mad: So for me, this year was the last year.
In contrast I've been following I'm a celeb and it's down to the final 4 (3 now) and everyone in the final are nice. It's been really funny, relaxing and a pleasure to watch them instead of annoying and frustrating like the XF. If XF was more like this years celeb perhaps it wouldn't be going down the toilet faster than a flushed malony.
A lot of people talk about switching off and now that some good acts have been booted leaving the bad joke to spoil the show I'm wondering how many others have actually switched off?
I stopped a few weeks ago, can't remember the week, but it was the one where Christopher was on first and I was watching 'live', I switched over only intending to miss the first act but when I switched back I'd missed most of Jahmene's song. I'm not a huge Jahmene fan but it was then that it hit me that if an act is so annoying that I actually have to change channel when he's on screen then why am I really watching the show, other than out of habit. So I switched off and I've not even been tempted to switch back. I'm interested to see who gets through, but only to the extent of checking the forums. Reading that Chris is still in has only made me happier I stopped watching.
It's not just this year, every year they find some idiot with a shady past that they know the public won't like and keep them in to cause annoyance and all the publicity that comes with it. I figure that I need to be entertained not annoyed and frustrated every weekend. :mad: So for me, this year was the last year.
In contrast I've been following I'm a celeb and it's down to the final 4 (3 now) and everyone in the final are nice. It's been really funny, relaxing and a pleasure to watch them instead of annoying and frustrating like the XF. If XF was more like this years celeb perhaps it wouldn't be going down the toilet faster than a flushed malony.
A lot of people talk about switching off and now that some good acts have been booted leaving the bad joke to spoil the show I'm wondering how many others have actually switched off?
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If by the BIB you mean Christopher then it seems from the amount of votes he gets that the public really do like him.
Honestly, it used to be essential viewing on a Saturday night. Then recently it was something to watch, this year its been something I'd rather not watch. Utterly boring and faked up, unlikeable contestants. Still watch the Sunday results show for the live performances, No Doubt in particular were good this year and Rihanna last week, and looking forward to seeing Tulisa make a fool of herself Sunday coming
Dip in and out of it these days, but wasn't impressed with the JH candidates, or the final 12 this year.
I can't believe that you would think that people force-feeding themselves with insects is "relaxing"!!:eek:
Not because they were my favourites just because I realised I didn't actually care about any of the finalists, and it had been like that since Jade left.
The only bits of Xtra Factor I watch are the judges and, if I like 'em, any celebrity guests.
So very little this year. I'm probably on her longer than watching the show.
Stupid choices of who made the lives, stupid crass manipulation to try and get the GBP to vote for the producers choices, bullying of Christopher and the panel clearly under instructions to vote according to the party line to get the producers choice out, or a convenient deadlock.
Just could not take any more of their constant nitpicking of Christopher which was totally unfair, despite the fact Rylan was worse by a long way yet again
But will see it through to the dragging end, hopefully Digital Spy's number 1 fan or Chow Mein will win but will laugh my socks off if Baloney wins
Week one - when it became clear that they had a totally unqualified set of judges and when they sent a good singer home to keep a joke act in. At that point it was obvious that after having found some better singers they were still not going to use them. Add on a public vote that doesn't vote for ability, or females, or market potential, and you end up where they have - with 4 weak finalists and another flop winner.