Has X - Factor lost the X -Factor?
Lil_M
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Before anyone bites my head off, this was a show that everyone talked about till Wednesday and you get excited over a John Lewis ad etc..
Now, I have not even really watched it and I feel "meh" over it. Is anyone the same?
Now, I have not even really watched it and I feel "meh" over it. Is anyone the same?
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If you put any of this bunch in Alexandra's or Matt's years, they wouldn't even make it to live shows. Apart from maybe Andrea.
Simon was arrogant enough to think that him and Cheryl returning would be enough to get the show back on top. He was wrong. What he needs is a star
He seems to think a lot of the focus should be on the judges and not the acts. And I completely agree about the talent comment. It has been lacking for years.
It's pretty clear by now that the show will never produce a star. The closest is 1D with Olly Murs and Little Mix running behind. The success pattern of the show is big blast off followed by discrete fall back to earth even for the once high profile Leona Lewis and Alexandra Burke.
The show has always simply been about the judges!
How many more times do we have to see Stevie type contestants singing exactly the same lame songs, getting through every week and finishing 5th or 6th. It wasn't funny the first time with Chico let alone 10 years later.
The public vote for the same type of acts every year...
This - ^^ but they won't find one in this tired format.
Last decent year, IMO, was when Alexandra won it.
Seriously?All this year's overs bar Stevi are better than 2010s and Daniel (and possibly Rachel)from 2008,Only The Young and Sterio Kicks are way better than the girlbands from 2008 and Diva Fever,FYD,Belle Aime and arguably 1D (vocally anyway), All this year's boys are better than Eoghan Quigg,Nicolo Festa,Scott bruton and Paul and Andrea are definitely better than Austin and Paije (Jack and Jake could be arguably too) The only category that doesn't match up to those years are the girls but this series is still definitely in the top 5 talent wise.
How exactly do you define a 'star' if 1D doesn't qualify? To quote a point I made last night, 1D is "a band who has a worth of £25 million, had their first 3 albums debut at Number 1, one of which was the biggest selling album of 2013."
They've also broken records.
They are stars.
I agree. Was that when JLS came second too
Yes.
Diana Vickers as well.
Do you mean the final or the other shows too? Because I'm pretty sure all but the final is still filmed at Fountain Studios where it's been filmed since series... one? Definitely since series three.
I really enjoyed last night's show.
Both Series 5 and Series 7 was extremely varied - in terms of talent series 7 had Nicolo, Diva Fever, Storm Lee, Belle Amie, F.Y.D, possibly John Adeleye and Treyc Cohen.... they'd all struggle to get through this year. Series 5 had Scott Bruton, Eoghan Quigg, Daniel Evans, Girl Band and Bad Lashes, all who wouldn't have got through now. The Girls were stronger in Series 5.
There some truly dreadful acts in both of those years, rose tinted spectacles at work methinks....;-)
I stand corrected. When Chloe Jasmine said she'd glammed up Wembley I thought they were at Wembley Stadium. However, it still seems larger and more echoey than it used to. Maybe they film in a larger studio?
Was Boot Camp at Wembley this year?
Back in the day is an interesting one though - WHAT day? I guess Series 5 and 7 and a handful of strong acts but beyond that... there's been the odd one here and there but generally the talent level hasn't really been above 'decent'.
I don't know. Apparently it's filmed at Fountain Studios in Wembley, not Wembley Stadium. I thought when Little Mix won it was filmed at Wembley Stadium, but I could be wrong.
As I said, IMO, last decent year was Alexandra Burke, I really looked forward to XF - then the next year, started going downhill for me.
I agree. My fav winner ever was Shayne Ward whose year also included Andy Abraham, Journey South and Brenda. Imo, Shayne's song in the final 'Over the Rainbow' was the best version I've ever heard
Yes, that was a great series. The first three series had some great talent, I also liked Maria, Ben, Rowetta and Tabby. The sad thing is I don't think any of those people would get anywhere near the lives now.