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CultOfByron 01:09 pm UTC 11/24/10 |
| In reply to: | re: Bat Out Of Hell Wagner May Win X Factor - Dr_Rock 12:51 pm UTC 11/24/10 |
| True, non-existence would certainly be different ;) Although the approach of 'let the public choose' implies that the audience, and this is a Saturday night ITV watching audience, are well informed, educated and in command of their mental faculties. It's the kind of public that the entire democratic process imagines is 'out there'. The X Factor, as it is, is a symptom of a fundamental miscommunication between a vague notion of quality "what the most people vote for MUST be good because most people are voting for it" and people at home whose agenda is not a sincere yearning for quality. Which begs the question; Is Wagner's comedic and 'train-wreck' appeal a certain kind of quality? Is the emotional experience provided a more intense or deeper one than the profound shrug of One Direction, Katie Wastrel or 'the Stubbly one whose name escapes me...' In TV terms, if the X Factor (assuming its non-nonexistance) were about quality, it'd be on BBC4 and Brian Sewell would be on the panel ;D > If it were about quality then there wouldn't be an X > Factor! > > > I don't follow the 'lack of quality' argument behind the > > Wagner campaign, and I think there is an element to this > > that's lacking from the public discussion about the X > > Factor. > > > > If it were about quality, then (and I'm referring > > particularly to Cowell and Walsh here) once the show is > > done, give the best contestants a recording contract > > anyway. No tears, no tantrums and no tragedies. If > > Cowell and co loved quality music more than the moolah, > > then The X Factor and its kin would be very, very > > different shows. > > > > The X Factor is pure entertainment, the Colosseum but with > > less blood, it's a TV show; so Wagner's remaining on the > > show is actually for its benefit. If the whole thing is > > engineered as much as I personally believe it may be, then > > Wagner's remaining on the show ALSO makes them a tonne of > > money from the revenue from the phone vote. > > > > Therefore, the Wagner campain, ironically or not, actually > > works in Cowell and co's favour. > > > > It didn't escape my attention either that the Rage Against > > the Machine campaign of last year was organised by two > > former Sony employees and acquaintances of Cowell's, who's > > own SyCo label is a part of Sony. > > > > If the public don't know this stuff, and it's not exactly > > secret, then their understanding of the situation is > > impaired. The con game relies on believing that there are > > two different 'sides' in this 'battle', whereas both > > 'sides' are the same coin. The only way not to get stung > > is to not play the game at all. > > > > A harsh lesson learned by a Liberal Democrat voter ;) | |
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