X-Factor Final: The end of TV?
Posted by Norm on December 15th, 2007 filed in General, ReviewsToday is the final of X-Factor, ITV1’s flagship television programme and mainstay of the lowest-common-denominator era of throwaway tv.
Last year saw over 11 million members of the British public tune in to see Leona Lewis win a recording contract worth an estinated £2million. This year’s prize is a guarenteed £1million recording contract and a shot at the Christmas number one single - an honour that will almost certainly be achieved. Three contestants battle it out on prime time Saturday evening television, three contestants that I wouldn’t book for a pub sing along, in front of four of the most ridiculous judges I have come across. An article on the RadioTimes’ website gives a fantastic insight into what is happeneing to television in this era of low creativity, low expectations and low standards of delivery.
I want quality, entertaining, educational and original programming, not these cheap to make, cheap to air, profit chasing, public mocking shows.
I know I am sounding like an old man, but please will someone somewhere fix this. Or I might just switch over for good.
December 16th, 2007 at 4:06 am
I new there was a reason I read Radio Times :D.
Unfortunately it’s only going to get worse. ITV1 is kicking ass in the rastings and in an attempt to compete BBC1 is dumming down it’s content as much as possible too.
I officially gave up on ITV1 a year or two ago. If a show is on the channel it just disqualifies it from having any interlectual value.
December 16th, 2007 at 11:54 am
I couldn’t agree more with you Norm.
Bring back the good old days of the BBC I say, and throw the trash out the back door, where it belongs.
December 16th, 2007 at 5:12 pm
Leon won, which is good cos th crazy guy who could only sing in Opera didnt
And those f****** happy kids didnt win either, infact they came 3rd! HA!
(i know this cus one of my patients told me so, not cus I actually watch it!!)