Simon created idol. He was the only one who was blunt enough to say what we all felt inside. Everyone else was too concerned about hurting the contestant’s feelings.
I see Simon’s loss as the death of the series.
Given the addition of Ellen DeGeneres who stated she knew nothing about music.........was the end of my watching any episodes at all.
Yeah.....but......they’ve got Ellen now.
“starring in an American version of his British hit music show, “X Factor,”
Which is EXACTLY what he did in the UK when he left Pop Idol to create X Factor so he could own the show solely. I think Nigel Lithgow is realizing that American Idol is on the wane and caught up in So You Think You Can Dance and probably doesn’t care anymore.
I know I’m out of touch. My television viewing lately consists of Glen Beck and DVR recordings of Gunsmoke and The Rockford Files (I do love Burn Notice when it’s in season). I’ve never watched a single minute of American Idol...so will someone please tell me what “X-Factor is?
Well this is odd. I've lived in Britain all my life and the first time I'd heard of this 'X-factor' was just now, reading this post.
Not saying the article is wrong. I'm saying that something can be a huge success while 2/3 of the population have never even heard of it.