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Topic History of: Good article in Guardian on the X Factor impact on music
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Michael wrote:
They're not breaking any laws I know.
Moot point .... Cowell gets paid by ITV to provide a programme which basically allows free advertising for products produced ONLY by his company ?
Don't think the Euro Boffins would approve ? |
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SW wrote:
The X Factor doesn't try to dictate it - it does dictate it to the sheep (i.e. 99% of the population).
That's a bit, err, judgemental. You can't maintain a show like this if you don't know your audience. It just shows how chronically we have been neglecting variations of easy listening/MOR over the past few years. I don't watch it, but fair play to them. They're not breaking any laws I know. |
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SW |
The X Factor doesn't try to dictate it - it does dictate it to the sheep (i.e. 99% of the population). |
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MC MC wrote:
Yes, I don't recall anybody complaining about TOTP reaching an audience of 20 million plus in its heyday.
The difference, surely, is that TOTP reflected public choice - whereas the Crap Factor tries to dictate it? |
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dixie |
Good article. What I don’t understand is if, “in effect” Simon refused to cast his vote, then shouldn’t have Lucie won? (As she had 2 votes to 1 from the other 3 judges). Surely, Simon would have to have voted for John and Edward to create a dead-lock situation. He said he couldn’t decide between the two - so there wasn’t a dead-lock situation. |
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