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Old 13-11-2012, 02:49
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Do you like when contestants have huge production numbers or simple performances? #xfactor

Hmm...

Ratings are tanking anyways so not sure if any changes will make a significant impact (upwards).
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Old 13-11-2012, 03:51
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Simple is better for America.
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Old 13-11-2012, 03:58
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I think that they have realized too late that, this was the only thing they should have changed everything else would have fallen into place. They should have kept Paula, gotten rid of Nicole, Kept Cheryl and Steve was trying to do better.
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Old 13-11-2012, 04:16
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If they go the 'simple' way, the huge stage they have is going to look even more useless than it already looks.
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Old 13-11-2012, 04:25
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I think that they have realized too late that, this was the only thing they should have changed everything else would have fallen into place. They should have kept Paula, gotten rid of Nicole, Kept Cheryl and Steve was trying to do better.
no one liked cheryl.
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Old 13-11-2012, 04:27
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The last live show was a perfect mix of simple + visual performances. They should continue like that.
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Old 13-11-2012, 06:07
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no one liked cheryl.
How do you know that she was never given a real chance, but the U.S. doesn't really like Nicole so Cheryl would have been a better option.
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Old 13-11-2012, 06:39
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no one liked cheryl.
WRONG. The US critics were raving her the few episodes she was in last season. The general public seemed to love her too from watching the reactions.
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Old 13-11-2012, 06:45
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WRONG. The US critics were raving her the few episodes she was in last season. The general public seemed to love her too from watching the reactions.
no one gives a shit what critics think. she got fired because of the reason simon gave. not many liked her accent. it is very shallow, but very true. we are a very arrogant nation as a whole. she didn't have the stereotypical english accent so she wasnt taken to. personally, i have no problem understanding her, but for knuckle dragging middle of the road americans, they wanted her off tv. not to mention she was and still is irrelevant in the us.
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Old 13-11-2012, 10:17
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The UK needs big spectacular showstoppers because most of the country looks to the show as something to brighten up their dull, boring, uneventful lives.

In America everyone is petrified of terrorism and gun crime whilst their daily lives are filled with tornadoes and hurricanes and people shouting on TV, so they much prefer the calm, tranquil, laid-back approach of American Idol.
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Old 13-11-2012, 11:30
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As an ex-Idol contestant suggested on Idoloonies, XF USA tries to make you into a star from the getgo with its over production, whilst AIdol with its early minimalist production allows you to grow as an artist as the weeks go by.
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Old 13-11-2012, 11:51
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As an ex-Idol contestant suggested on Idoloonies, XF USA tries to make you into a star from the getgo with its over production, whilst AIdol with its early minimalist production allows you to grow as an artist as the weeks go by.
I never thought about it like that but it's very true! the contestants are pampered to much much from the start and are not starting from the basics e.g accapella audition etc. I also find on XF every performance seems very similar because they are so over produced it doesn't become anything special.

What are the ratings for XF usa?
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Old 13-11-2012, 17:39
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What are the ratings for XF usa?
Not great. Can't even go above 3 in the 18-49 age demo now.
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Old 13-11-2012, 18:01
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They need to sort out the awful camera work the viewers want to look at the contestants NOT the audience.
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Old 13-11-2012, 18:20
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The US version was an utter train wreck the first week with the worst excesses of Brian Friedman ruining most of the performances with hysterical over-production and pantomime outfits. I can remember back to the 1970s when these huge dance numbers were a feature of the seaside special TV variety shows but even then they were considered lame and naff by most people, as well as just getting in the way.

Of course, here in the UK, Brian F has left our shores and our show is suddenly much improved. Only Rylan had a big production number last week and with him it works, he can dance and he's camp and he can't sing very well and this is his thing, so it was fine. It did not work so well with Chris but it wasn't horrendous. With all the others, just standing there and singing a stripped back song was a massive improvement for all.
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Old 13-11-2012, 20:53
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WRONG. The US critics were raving her the few episodes she was in last season. The general public seemed to love her too from watching the reactions.
Wow, a bit of exaggeration there.
They said she did fine, they didn't rave her

They need to sort out the awful camera work the viewers want to look at the contestants NOT the audience.
The viewers also wanna hear the contestants NOT the audience
The viewers also wanna hear the judges NOT the audience


This viewer at least....
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Old 13-11-2012, 20:53
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no one liked cheryl.
I think this is far from reality. She actually got uniformly positive review the show of two she was on. The same way UK often finds a US judge interesting... so too does the US find a UK judge interesting. (Simon almost doesn't count as a UK judge anymore b/c he has been around US shows for so long now & has lost much of his UK quirks when in the US).

Ie- Nicole seems a much better fit on UKXF compared to USXF (where she was aweful & non very well liked).

But regarding the OP- the song are so overproduced on USXF you almost can't hear the acts. But still the biggest problem for me is the acts they have chosen last year and this year... leaving out key demographics that do well of these shows & generally picking contestants that are not that interesting (often also because they are far to young for viewers to connect to or be interested in).
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Old 14-11-2012, 14:52
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But still the biggest problem for me is the acts they have chosen last year and this year... leaving out key demographics that do well of these shows & generally picking contestants that are not that interesting (often also because they are far to young for viewers to connect to or be interested in).
The opposing argument for that one going around is that it then just becomes like American Idol or The Voice :yawn:
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