Originally Posted by oathy:
“Total shambles last series.
Cheryl isn't the nations Sweetheart no matter how much they suggest she is.
Grimmy I suspect made more people switch off than anything.
As for the new hosts the pair of them whilst nice enough were so wrong for the main gig.
Davina and Dermot would be a good combo worked together in the past, but on a new show if they wanted some safe hands.
Simon Keeps saying year on year how Massive changes will happen, But its the same format, Loads of joke acts then sob stories, Fake Drama that doesn't fool anyone
and a winner that sinks without a trace.
He's got the money I would drop the record deal and actually make a cash prize (with the prospect of a record deal) like the runners up and other performers get. All the focus on getting a record deal means nothing with them all getting dropped the 1st chance the company gets.”
Obviously they've been disappointed with how Murs and Flack didn't work out, but in the last series I don't recall "loads of joke acts." I also thought the sob stories had been cut right down, you'll always get some drama though.
As for the artists "sinking without trace" if you look back over the history of the winners and runners up the majority of them have done very well. Some have lasted a couple of years, others several years - quite a few have gone into other areas (presenting, performing/acting etc...). Whilst Ben Haenow (2014 winner) has been dropped from Syco and Louisa Johnston's single didn't do so well Syco/Simon Cowell's decision to drop artists will be no different to the hundreds of record companies/managers/producers in the UK and USA who would do the same if an artist isn't selling. There have been thousands of singers and bands down through the years who have lasted 1 single, 2 years, 5 years, 20-50 years - Cowell's track record (even though he has only been around for 10+ years) with his artists is no different.
Indeed if you look at the likes of Top Of The Pops where record producers were desperate to get their act on air (in front of millions of impressionable teenagers) to promote their single then Cowell is no different.
