What do you make of the new format?
 

'kay

The first show is over, what do you guys make of the format?

I actually hate it. Tempted not to watch auditions again.

It was stupid in the yes montages they didn't even show them singing.

I really hated it, but I won't be switching off.

i voted okay. it is different and different can be good. but what matters is the talent. not so much the format.

Same rubbish like it always is, only now they have a BGT style crowd in the background.

I think it was okay, felt a bit like BGT, but it was also good to hear their voices with the music

Hated it.
The show has lost eveything which was good about it. The judges have lost that special spark, the good auditions don't seem as good, the bad auditions don't seem as bad , it all seems all a little boring. The show has lost its identity
I wont be watching any more of these awful audition shows

Agreed. I much prefer the 1-on-4 atmosphere of previous years.

I also don't like how the auditionees had music to perform to, but I suppose that only happened because there's 2,500 extra people to perform in front of now.

I think the crowd was actually quite nice to the acts, only harsh if they deserved it and were very quiet. Still got the reactions I thought we'd lose, quite surprised actually I liked it

you have very poor taste then. as you observe already. the majority here disagree with you. obviously they are right. like myself. and you are quite wrong. the format is okay. the x-factor is excellent. great reality tv.

hated it but il still watch

I loved it! I thought it added something to it.

hate it. it's like bgt but the good thing about bgt's format is it works really well when it's not a singing act and also the buzzers, neither of which apply to txf

Really not sure about it yet, too much like BGT and it didn't seem like we actually got to see very many auditions!

Will stick with it and see how it goes though.

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion fgs.

I actually liked it. I think they have a better chance of giving a good overall performance with backing music which I am sure will give most of them more confidence too. I also don't think the audience harms the show in any way at all.

It's bluddie awful.

i thought it was ok

It was okay, I hated it before I actually watched the show but I warmed up to it while watching

Its annoying the crowd get on my tits. Ill still watch though :dazzler:

Still don't like it, I hate the way they have backing mucsic and the audience shouting 'Off' like in BGT completly put me off it :(

Hated it and I doubt I'll watch until the live shows.
It gives people an unfair advantage, too. For example, Danyl's audition would be no where near as impressive without his backing track.
When emotionally fragile people come on stage it's horrible watching them be ridiculed by thousands of people.

By doing it in front of an audience straight away they wittle down potential talent who are too nervous to audition in front of a massive audience and we'll lose that journey, the mentors helping them to overcome stagefright and encouraging them up to the live shows, rubbish!

If they are emotionally fragile then The X Factor probably isn't best for them. The chances are, they wouldn't be able to cope with the fame and would end up like Susan Boyle.

I'm not a fan, it takes away from the acts really. They shouldn't perform in front of an audience until the Live Stages really.

But at least they're shunted out in a room with 5 people in, they get 3 minutes of fame and leave with only a partially bruised ego soon to be forgotten.
When they're on a stage with a load of jeering chavs laughing at them it's a lot more damaging!

I didn't like it. The whole point of xfactor is to do it stage by stage, first just for the judges, then boot camp etc etc. This to similar to britains got talent. And i don't like the music being played either, i much prefer that they sing with nothing so we can see how they are naturally. Just sh*t it really is, i'm so disappointed.

Yeah but it's about their journey and how they over come the stage fright, most are really nervous at first, that is the point of xfactor, we watch them get better and face the next stage.

Not keen on it at all, the buzzers were a big part to the show, but still ill watch, it is about the singing after all.

:sleep:

:puzzled: What buzzers?

Yeh dont like the audience or the backing tracks, it should be them showing off their raw talent to just the 4 judges. save the audience for the ones that get through

I thought this WAS BGT. The audience are complete morons. Cheering the bad ones and booing Simon every time.

[rquote=2548509&tid=142234&author=Enid]I thought this WAS BGT. The audience are complete morons. Cheering the bad ones and booing Simon every time.[/rquote]

They need to boo cheryl and louis who say the same damn crap all the time!

I keep expecting buzzers to come in. :S

This- http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/20...-burn-x-factor

I like it at times.

It can be really mean on the deluded ones, but also some of them can get the crowd on their side.

And I love when acts come on and are brilliant.

It's awful I said it on the other thread but the audience makes the talent seem worse, the contestants shouldn't perform in front of a large audience until the live shows after they've had some professional training.

Most of the good contestants this year would have been considered better if they performed on a one on one basis like in the other series.

Also, contestants probably don't seem as good because they have to tune with the backing track, whereas in the auditions they sang a capella and didn't have to perfectly tune as a couple of odd notes could slip away.