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Old 14-10-2012, 11:22
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The show is dying on it's arse without him, it was beaten by Strictly again last night. The judging panel is terrible now, there's no chemistry between them. I don't see why he can't do both XFUK and XFUSA, he managed to combine XF and American Idol for years? XFUSA hasn't really taken off, so you'd think he'd cut his losses and return home. He really shouldn't turn his back on the UK, but that's what it feels like to me. Talk about forgetting where you came from.
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Old 14-10-2012, 11:24
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He was big headed and thought that he could make X Factor big in america and failed
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Old 14-10-2012, 11:24
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He had XF, BGT and American Idol. The 'idol' live shows were weeks before BGT's.

I think if XFUSA fails to take off, he'll be back.
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Old 14-10-2012, 11:28
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He had XF, BGT and American Idol. The 'idol' live shows were weeks before BGT's.

I think if XFUSA fails to take off, he'll be back.
With his tail between his legs. He should never have ditched us in the first place.
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Old 14-10-2012, 11:30
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He wanted the show moved to March but ITV said no
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Old 14-10-2012, 11:30
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He was big headed and thought that he could make X Factor big in america and failed
Yep!

and my god what a mess the US version has become/is?!!!
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Old 14-10-2012, 11:37
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He wanted the show moved to March but ITV said no
It would never work the same in the spring/summer. Ratings are always lower then, so I'm not surprised they said no. They can't rearrange their schedules to suit him.
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Old 14-10-2012, 11:58
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I don't think the judging is terrible, and actually I think Nicole and Gary have a good relationship. Some of the looks she gives him are really comical and he has this wry smile when she does it.

Tulisa and Louis I could live without but to be fair I'd rather see them than Cheryl or Sharon.

Simon probably prefers to stay in the US because it's easier for him to pop out and have plastic surgery in between episodes.
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Old 14-10-2012, 12:12
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Talk about forgetting where you came from.
Whilst I'd like Simon back and agree its a shame he left the UK I disagree with this. Obviously he wants his show to make it in America but he certainly hasn't forgot where he came from. In 2011 he was very busy over there as it was the first year but this year he came back to do BGT because as he said he misses Britain and its people. He certainly hasn't forgot where he came from.

Also, you say he could do both. Technically, he could. He could do USA on Wed/Thurs (Anyone know why it airs on weekdays? I understand the UK showings of it airing on weekdays but its the same in America! Seems odd?) and fly back on Friday for the UK shows. However, as well as putting a lot of stress on him and being potentially dangerous to his health, it would also damage both shows. He'd miss rehearsals and most importantly he'd have no time for his acts on either show as he'd be of busy all of the time.

So no, he hasn't forgot where he came from and he shouldn't do both shows.
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Old 14-10-2012, 12:14
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Yep!

and my god what a mess the US version has become/is?!!!
Have you actually watched this year? If not, you can't make that comment. It's much better this year. Just because the ratings aren't as good as they'd hoped doesn't mean the show is a mess; it simply hasn't recovered from last years bad start.
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Old 14-10-2012, 12:40
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I watched the US X Factor last night (I'll be watching last night's X Factor/Xtra Factor tonight) and I have to say I'm not enjoying it. Britney Spears is not right for that show at all.
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Old 14-10-2012, 12:51
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I'm not sure. Maybe because it is one of a number of incredibly vile programmes on TV that invite people to judge others on their appearance rather than ability and that concentrate entirely on surface rather than substance.
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Old 14-10-2012, 12:53
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Because he could probably make about 10 times the money in the USA if it was a success there.

I dont know if it is but it doesnt sound like it from here.

He should come back next year and him, Louis, Barlow, Cole and Tulisa should be the judges. Have 5 groups of people.
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Old 14-10-2012, 14:06
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Have you actually watched this year? If not, you can't make that comment. It's much better this year. Just because the ratings aren't as good as they'd hoped doesn't mean the show is a mess; it simply hasn't recovered from last years bad start.
Yes i have actually, so firstly calm down...

secondly, the US version is extremely bad. I have had to fast forward through the intros/interludes etc because it is so cringeworthy that i feel embarassed to be watching it!

The editing is ridiculous, one minute Britney is sucking on her coke, the next she is fake smiling at the contestant!

...and don't get me started on the Trevor medical emergency bollox!
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Old 14-10-2012, 14:42
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Unlike XFUK and Idol, XFUK and XFUS are airing at exactly the same time which is why he can't do both. Even if he did fly back and forth (which is impractical anyway) there's very little chance that FOX would let him. He was supposedly open to doing XF UK if it didn't clash but ITV said no.
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Old 14-10-2012, 14:50
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Old 14-10-2012, 15:00
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the american dream.:yawn:
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Old 14-10-2012, 15:04
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It was the fact David and Michael didn't work as judges on BGT in 2011, why he came back this year.
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Old 14-10-2012, 15:11
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It was the fact David and Michael didn't work as judges on BGT in 2011, why he came back this year.
No, it was because he wanted to come back. If it was just because David and Michael didnt work (and I believe Michael chose to leave. He was a very popular judge) he could of just hired someone else to replace them. He chose to took one of the positions though.
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Old 14-10-2012, 15:15
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Yes i have actually, so firstly calm down...
Calm down? Wow, I just asked a question. Perhaps you should take your own advice.
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Old 14-10-2012, 15:20
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I find it much more watchable with him gone - I think he's genuinely a horrible, repugnant person.
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Old 14-10-2012, 17:32
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He took half of the panel and half of the producers to America, lost Dannii Minogue somewhere in the process and assumed that a show that has been built in the UK over 7 years would work straight away in the US. It didn't. The ultimate irony is, he could 'rescue' the show by returning to the UK to sit alongside Nicole- half of the original US panel that flopped.
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