Sequence Never Shortened

It is tragic I know, but I have been sucked into X-Factor (someone please kill me now!)

On Saturday I spent the early part of the evening playing Guitar Hero, rocking to tunes like Song 2 and Sympathy for the Devil, whilst I waited for dinner to cook (a very tasty chilli-con-carni if you must know!). Once it was ready, we switched on the TV whilst we ate (experience has taught me that Guitar Hero drums and mince-based dinners do not mix!) – X-factor happened to be on….

Now in general I do not watch a lot of TV (other than F1) – there are a few specific shows I record to watch at my convenience, such as Hustle, Apprentice and Survivors (oh and Holby City, but that is a different story!), but generally I have better things to do with my time. So I was rather horrified, and quite ashamed, to admit that I was totally hooked within 10 minutes of watching X-Factor.  The thought of having to wait a day to get the results was almost (again to my eternal shame) unbearable.

Sadly it would seem that the next twelve Saturday evenings are now pre-booked. What is frustrating to me though is that there is no logically reason why I should like such mindless nonsense:

1. I don’t watch much TV
2. I do not much like the style of music
3. I cannot stand the format – the voice over music (with appropriate cord changes) is especially annoying
4. The judge’s houses are clearly not their houses but rented for the occasion
5. It is all probably fixed anyway (as that annoying Katie has links to Simon Cowell and Song BMG) – http://www.anorak.co.uk/256750/tv/how-the-x-factor-and-sony-bmg-fixed-it-for-katie-waissel-aka-katie-vogel.html
6. You are not even necessarily hearing what the contestants actually sound like, as auto-tuning was used for the auditions – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11056050
7. I will never in a million years buy a single or album relating to the show
8. I still have better things to do with my time

But, like an addict, I will be back for more on Saturday……….

(for the record my money (not literally) is on Cher or Matt Cardle)

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It is tragic I know, but I have been sucked into X-Factor (someone please kill me now!) On Saturday I spent the early part of the evening playing Guitar Hero,...