By Beth Rogers
Saturday night family television has evolved a lot since I was a child. Back then Big Brother was a ‘social experiment’ and not a springboard for Z list celebrities, and Fame Academy was competing with Pop Idol for the most heart warming contestant, (for anyone whose interested Lemar and Will Young are still battling for this title).
Saturday night family television has evolved a lot since I was a child. Back then Big Brother was a ‘social experiment’ and not a springboard for Z list celebrities, and Fame Academy was competing with Pop Idol for the most heart warming contestant, (for anyone whose interested Lemar and Will Young are still battling for this title).
However, we have now entered a televisual dark age. An age where talent isn’t necessarily important, but style and scandal are. Where we used to say ‘That girl’s voice is beautiful’ or ‘For all their hardship, these contestants have worked hard to get to this point, they all deserve to win’ we now spend our time tweeting things like ‘LOL the fat one could actually sing #mypresumptionswereincorrect‘.
I’ve found that with these shows, the judges are no longer the enemy. Remember Nasty Nigel from Popstars? Or when NODODY understood Simon Cowell’s choice of wardrobe? Now it’s as if everything he says is taken as gospel. After ten years of hard work, Simon Cowell can now talk people like a dick and be praised for it. Hallelujah!
I’ve found that with these shows, the judges are no longer the enemy. Remember Nasty Nigel from Popstars? Or when NODODY understood Simon Cowell’s choice of wardrobe? Now it’s as if everything he says is taken as gospel. After ten years of hard work, Simon Cowell can now talk people like a dick and be praised for it. Hallelujah!
The fight to become a ‘Celebrity’ Judge on these shows has also over taken the ‘Talent’ itself. I don’t really understand this... when Nicole Scherzinger took a place on The X-Factor Panel, people weren’t pleased because she could give really good feedback to people who need it, but because she was a celebrity step up on the ladder after Cheryl Cole. She does give great advice though like "No Baby No!" and "That’s Inappropriate".
The acts are becoming more ludicrous every year too; I tend to trawl through YouTube to find the most ridiculous singers and people who talk back at the judges. I’m not proud of this but this shows why I can’t stop.
The acts are becoming more ludicrous every year too; I tend to trawl through YouTube to find the most ridiculous singers and people who talk back at the judges. I’m not proud of this but this shows why I can’t stop.
I don’t need these shows to get my fix though. Enough people upload videos straight to YouTube of them singing terribly. I think it’s time we rise up and put an end to SYCO’s rule. May we never again ask the bill payer’s permission, and may we now say to all contestants...
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