The End of the World
There is bad news in the Times today everybody. The end is nigh – apparently. And whilst it may not be the Armageddon forecast by mad religious cults, it does indeed sound catastrophic. It appears that Simon Cowell is leaving American Idol.
I have to admit that my heart did indeed leap just a [...]
X is for manipulation
Am I the only one who is becoming addicted to X-Factor? A few years ago this loathsome programme was just a harmless bit of fun on a Saturday night as a motley collection of wannabees, pub singers and talentless individuals sang their little hearts out to entertain the nation, in the hope of getting [...]
October 23, 2009Fake Factor
Am I the only one who is becoming addicted to X-Factor? A few years ago this loathsome programme was just a harmless bit of fun on a Saturday night as a motley collection of wannabees, pub singers and talentless individuals sang their little hearts out to entertain the nation, in the hope of getting [...]
August 22, 2009X-Factor’s Back
I see the BBC was advertising the new series of X-Factor this morning – which struck me as pretty curious. I’d have thought by now that this much-hyped money-making machine for Simon Cowell might have slipped off our screens… but no, now the BBC apparently can’t get enough of it either.
Weirdly, the BBC’s excuse [...]