... is turning into a f*****g SHAMBLES!!!

What with Alesha, then injury after injury, then Golden Boy getting into trouble with the law... (Poss provoked by a pap by the sounds of things... the little scum almost deserve a slap IMO... I dont condone violence btw...)

On a more positive note this years x factor is equally shambolic and a mess... and I hope the public are slowly waking up to the fact that Cowell is just a greedy capalist pig!!

Yup, it does feel like these shows are runnung out of steam.

x factor isn't running out of steam - it's a bloody juggernaut! you won't believe the bizarre people I've found talking about it - people you would never think watch it in a million years

the problem with strictly this year has been the quality of the contestants' dancing - it doesn't matter if celebs aren't that well known, who had heard of Gethin before SCD? but none of them have been great dancers (ricky makes too many mistakes and ali has no fire) so it's all felt a little flat

Unfortunately you are totally right!! I reckon the XFactor is destined for one of those "remember when we did..." shows in about 30 years time, like we watch now about the 60's/70's and people think "God- did we really enjoy watching that old shite??"

... as a music lover I find them absolutely awful.....

well either that or Cowell will have been canonised in 30 years time.....

I agree with everything you said.

It's proving a pretty naff (Did I just say that?) year for reality TV, IMO.