David Walliams

will be Simon's assistant at Judges' Houses. As if the line-up couldn't get any worse, I just heard the barrel scraping :lol:

Yes David! :D

He obviously has little to do with music but he's had plenty of judging experience and I think it'll make for quite an entertaining watch!

https://metro.co.uk/2018/08/23/x-factor-con...to-win-7875263/

 

Anthony Russell who dropped out of last year's series due to drugs is back! Hopefully he's better now, he had quite a good voice.

Oh dear he was terrible.

 

Janice Robinson had uncredited vocals on Livin' Joy's 1995 UK #1 song 'Dreamer'!

 

Janice Robinson had uncredited vocals on Livin' Joy's 1995 UK #1 song 'Dreamer'!

 

OH MY GOD. So much nostalgia right now :wub:

Who’s watching tonight then?

 

Won’t be watching it tonight as I’m out, but will catch up in the morning!

Nope

I always end up watching but I cba this year :')

Me and Bray will be watching with takeaway in tow *.*

this is the first year i won’t be watching. i have no interest in it at all :(

I'll probably watch the premiere to see what it's like but I have no interest at all this year :/ The hype (or lack of) is just so muted.

I saw a couple of episodes last year.

 

The year before I was watching but didn't care too much if I missed an episode.

 

I think for at least three years prior I was hate watching the show and needed alcohol to get through it.

 

So as much as I am curious about the first episode, I don't think I actually care anymore to see the mess.

I didn't even know it was back this weekend until I clicked on this thread. Used to love the X Factor so much - Series 2-7 were just amazing and iconic and really it did start to drop when Simon tried to make it big in the US with the format and failed. 8-10 were acceptable to a point, but everything since has just seemed so tired. 8-10 and even in 7 you could see the manipulation and the production interference more and more and now it just feels like a parady... like the Peter Kay p!ss take a few years ago; Geraldine McQueen

 

This series; I don't like Louis, Robbie is a knobhead and I have no interest in his wife. I'm tempted to watch the first show just to see what its like... but I can't even be bothered to do that

I think they'd be best off having more of a focus on the shite auditions than the good ones... like the earlier series'. That'd bring in millions of YouTube views and potentially build some hype for the next few weeks, at least.

 

I'll be watching as usual, but you lot are putting me off! Surely it can't be that bad... I enjoyed last years', at least.

I'd hope everyone will watch with an open mind, there's a lot of negativity surrounding this series (and I understand the scepticism around Ayda) but I hope and think it'll be an enjoyable watch throughout!

I can't help but feel there's going to be a serious record low ratings for this - there seems no hype at all

Watching out of habit really but I want to be impressed by the panel/format. Hoping it just doesn't come across as tired.

Who’s watching tonight then?

Me.

 

Really don't know why because the winner won't be Xmas number one again. -_-