Simon Cowell needs to stop relying on schmaltzy, mawkish tricks and start putting some fun into X Factor. It's about time 'creative director' Brian Friedman actually did something creative.
Here are my suggestions for some X Factor theme weeks:
1) Skiffle week. The contestants tackle songs by the Quarrymen and the Vipers, accompanied only by washboards and a double bass constructed from a cardboard box with elastic bands. Mark Kermode makes a guest appearance.
2) Serge Gainsbourg week. Dermot O'Leary cracks an inappropriate incest joke, causing the Daily Mail to spearhead a campaign. 200,000 angry viewers sign on online petition, calling for Dermot's resignation.
3) X Factor/Pop Idol week. A nostalgic look back at past series of TV singing competitions. Songs include Blink by Rosie Ribbons, Come Back by Jessica Garlick and Treat Me Like A Lady by Zoe Birkett.
4) John Lomax week. The contestants peer into the Archive of American Folk Song. Moby records a video message of support.
5) Err, that's it...
Thursday 20 November 2008
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