How did 'The X Factor' get so boring? Is the host to blame? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 11-17-2011, 06:49 PM

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/show...o-rock-us.html

This week was a classic case of what's been wrong with Simon Cowell's baby. The Rock Week theme wasn't taken seriously, as Amy Reiter notes, the judges kept on sniping at each other, the contestants were predictable and repetitive and the show is stuck on an "unrelentingly unvarying pace." Plus, she adds, Steve Jones is dragging down "X Factor's" energy and sense of fun. "It's not just his accent that's a distraction," she explains, "but also his stiff manner and the way he abruptly and frequently interrupts the judges to keep the show on track timewise –- like some kind of smarmy schoolmarm."

TV Knowledge Fan · 11-17-2011, 09:02 PM

...conducted the show less like a "business enterprise", and more like a legitimate talent competition...perhaps it would be a better attraction.

11-17-2011, 06:49 PM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,454	How did 'The X Factor' get so boring? Is the host to blame? http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/show...o-rock-us.html This week was a classic case of what's been wrong with Simon Cowell's baby. The Rock Week theme wasn't taken seriously, as Amy Reiter notes, the judges kept on sniping at each other, the contestants were predictable and repetitive and the show is stuck on an "unrelentingly unvarying pace." Plus, she adds, Steve Jones is dragging down "X Factor's" energy and sense of fun. "It's not just his accent that's a distraction," she explains, "but also his stiff manner and the way he abruptly and frequently interrupts the judges to keep the show on track timewise –- like some kind of smarmy schoolmarm."

11-17-2011, 09:02 PM	#2
TV Knowledge Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 29, 2006 Location: Long Branch, N.J. Posts: 2,577	If Simon Cowell... ...conducted the show less like a "business enterprise", and more like a legitimate talent competition...perhaps it would be a better attraction.