Like many, I have long since lost interest in The X Factor; this show should have stopped after a few series as a) not many acts that have come through have had great success and b) I'm bored of it now and would like to see something else on TV. This year, however, the producers have desperately shoe-horned in "twists" to keep us, the idiotic general public, interested in viewing 16-year-olds crying their way to the "live finals".
I've wanted it ever since I can remember! -- you are 17. You will want the iPhone 5C next week.
This increasingly outdated show is pathetically trailing behind the entertainment value of shows such as Strictly Come Dancing as we actually know and care about the people on that show. Not only do we have our favourite celebrities (and Sophie Ellis Bextor) but we also have the talented dancers that we've come to know and love over the years and, of course, Brucey. But X Factor feels stagnant and frankly boring. I'll admit, I like the return of Sharon Osbourne, and I enjoyed the audition room which then lead to the arena audition - let's face it, you might sound awesome in a room in front of a table, but put you on a stage with a mic and a tough to impress audience and you might crumble. I think that aspect of the show has worked well.
Controversially, I also really like the new chair thing they've got going on in Boot Camp. I don't know what it is about it... Possibly my inner sadist enjoying the schadenfreude of these "young hopefuls" being given hope and then watching it being snatched from underneath them? Probably not the sole reason. It's knowing that there is total uproar about the process! These singers KNOW that once they're seated, there are no guarantees until the last person has sung. That's it. It makes great viewing, I think. It keeps you interested (although it's pretty obvious once a few people we've never seen in the audition process are sat down initially, you know they're gon' get swapped for someone they filmed and showed us every week - those producer people are clever like that see) and adds a lot of much needed tension to your weekend evenings. I can't fully understand why people are upset about it, especially the contestants. If you read the following article there are quotes from contestants about the process:
http://www.unrealitytv.co.uk/x-factor/x-factor-2013-fans-blast-seat-twist-branding-akin-hunger-games-agree-say/
Well... if you don't like it or don't agree with it... Just leave? If you are worried about "taking someone's spot" then walk away graciously and allow them to remain seated. If you don't like the whole charade, just bow out quietly (it's okay, Whatsyourface, you'll be big regardless(!)...) and leave them to it. By staying and playing you're condoning what they're doing.
I also MUST disagree strongly with the aforementioned article's comparison of this new round as being like "The Hunger Games". For those of you not in the know, The Hunger Games is a novel set in a dystopian future where children (yes, CHILDREN) are chosen to go into an arena and kill each other live on television for the entertainment of the rich and powerful. So yes, if that's what happened over the weekend (actual bloodshed, that is) I could agree with that statement. However, the worst that happened was tears being shed (not blood, just to confirm), so I shall not accept the comparison. Compare it to Twilight - that was awful and so is X Factor.
Also these people who put themselves through the X Factor and get knocked back again and again need to take a hint... If they keep saying "no" just take up a new hobby. Maybe crochet? Low maintenance and also no one has to listen to you singing...
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