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I’m A Celebrity, Day 6 Liveblogged!

I'm A Celebrity logoFriday night, and the relentless blogging of I’m A Celebrity continues apace. Your comments, as always, are appreciated.

Thankfully, after a false start over the last few days, Celebrity actually started to get interesting last night with some bitchy moments between Kim and Justin and some full-on craziness from Joe Bugner, who is fast becoming the ‘legend’ of the 2009 series. George Hamilton is still excused from being interesting on medical grounds.

And so we join the camp(s). The luxury camp are waking up blissfully rested, while the exiles are looking groggy and rough. SamFox has got a tic, and it’s not a nervous one. Stuart Manning has a little rummage in his nether regions for bugs. It’s important to check that regularly anyway, readers.

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I’m A Celebrity, Day 5 Liveblogged!

I'm A Celebrity logoWoot! Another day, another I’m A Celebrity liveblog.

Before we begin, I’m going to let you in on a little secret: I’ve never really watched I’m A Celebrity before. So, this is my first time paying attention to the series. Having liveblogged the show for five days now, my initial impressions are:

  • There’s a lot of filler. I understand that without the tasks, etc, it would be pretty dull, but they show previews before every commercial break of stuff coming up. You could watch this show on fast-forward and it would last five minutes.
  • Er…don’t the insect and gunk-related tasks get a little bit old after a while? I know it’s the wrong country for it, but it’s be class to have a bear attack the camp. Like, a real threat. Jordan swimming with pirhannas? Yes please.
  • Ant & Dec could be called Hit & Miss. In that order. Some of the jokes encite groans in our living room.
  • Kim’s verbal onslaught against Katie Price last night was brilliant – some real depth for once and not just an easy ride for the highest paid celeb in camp. We’ll have some more real relationships between our celebs please…

Anyway, let’s hope that’s all because it’s early days. Tonight, evil Big Brother the I’m A Celebrity producers have decided to split up the camp and put them in competition against each other.

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I’m A Celebrity, Day 4 Liveblogged

I'm A Celebrity logoWelcome back for another evening of bitching about Katie Price. Sorry, I mean live coverage of I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, the longest titled show on TV at the moment.

First off, Camilla Dallerup has walked out of camp. Hopefully ITV get a return of a portion of her fee, since she completely failed to entertain us. Just getting that off my chest.

Kim’s snoring

George complains about Kim’s hog-like snoring. Actually, he calls her a water buffalo. Even Gino can hear the snorting sound from outside the caravan Kim and George are sharing.

Jut noticed – George looks a little bit like Archie Mitchell on Botox. Doesn’t he?

But the salacious Hamilton revelations continue – he tells us, sensationally, that Elizabet Taylor doesn’t snore. Fantastic. I’m sure that just radically altered the public perception of the serial divorcee. Wonderful George – have a word with Katie Price about what works as tabloid fodder these days.

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I’m A Celebrity 2009 – Day 3, Liveblogged!

Jordan's massive bapsBefore we start our I’m A Celebrity liveblog post, let me get this whinge out of the way. I love boobs. I’m a boob man. The bigger the better is my rule of thumb. But I generally draw the line when said boobs can be seen from space.

And I do appreciate that it’s Pricey’s (self-inflicted) handicap that her cleavage cannot be contained. But if I never lay eyes on that silicone canyon again, it’ll be too soon.

Anyway, on to tonight’s show and doddery screen legend George Hamilton is rapturous about his fellow campers. And in return, his companions are rallying around him, washing his clothes and everything. Does he do anything by himself? He’s yet again exempt from tasks on medical grounds. He’s no George Takei, is he?

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I’m A Celebrity 2009 – Day 2, Liveblogged!

I'm A Celebrity logoG’day all! It’s our second day of I’m A Celebrity, and we’re aghast that Katie Price is the focal point of this episode.

But first, a comedy montage of celebrity flatulence as the gassy Z-listers snore, fart and grunt their way through the night. Well, except for delicate Camilla, who has a problem with the insects. Annoying Kim clucks her way through the morning, alternating between mother hen and stern headmistress. She wants everybody to smile through the experience, despite being the #1 source of the celebrity frowns.

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I’m A Celebrity 2009 – Launch night!

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Ah jaysus is there no let-up this evening? Welcome to our live coverage of the I’m A Celebrity 2009 launch night!

Yes Anthony and Declan are BACK! The kangaroo balls are in the frying pan. My favourite gay interior designers are in a helicopter and that rancid attention-seeking freakbag is returning to the jungle. Yes, Miss Price, I’m talking about you.

OK, things kick off with the celebs meeting up on a yacht. First we see Sam Fox, then Colin and Justin. Then awful Kim from Kim and Aggie the famous scrubbers. She’s followed by Gino Unpronouncable, a TV chef I’ve never heard of. Then Lucy Benjamin (I quite fancy her, though she looks more grey than blonde tonight), then Stuart Manning off Hollyoaks and Mis Teeq singer Sabrina Washington. She’s pretty. Then 80’s snooker ace Jimmy White.

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X Factor 2009, Week 6 Results Show

X Factor LogoEverybody ready for what promises to be a controversial results show? Cheryl and Dannii are rocking the outlandish frocks, Louis and Simon aren’t. Dermot’s giving us the run-down of tonight’s episode, and the ensemble performance is about to begin…

They’re doing Bohemian Rhapsody tonight. Ambitious! Because Rhapsody is such a long song, they’ve picked out highlights from it, which sounds a little bit like fast-forwarding through the song somewhat. It only gets really good when Brian May and Roger Taylor make their appearance. What? The guitar solo continues while Brian May’s hand is in the air. Seems the contestants aren’t the only ones miming tonight!

Still, nice to see the old dogs rocking the stage. Even if they couldn’t remember Stacey’s name…

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X Factor 2009, Week 5 Results Show

leona-lewis-j231Highlights of last night? Lucie Jones overtaking Stacey Solomon as best female, and Jedward’s Ghostbusters malarky. Other than that, a fairly nondescript evening of nondescript songs.

Tonight is going to provide true star quality though, as Leona Lewis (hot new video just out!) and the Black Eyed Peas (hot new video just out!) are due to entertain us. Expect Leona to be wearing a big frock, and Fergie to be wearing exactly the opposite!

Here we go, blogging live for your pleasure…

The ensemble number tonight is Katy Perry’s Hot N Cold sung in the style of the end song in your school play. These things are cheesy, but such good fun! And I can’t believe Jamie Afro managed to say ‘bitch’ on Sunday night TV! Luverly!

Next up – the obligatory montage of last night’s show, with extra backstage footage. I think everybody loved seeing Cheryl and Louis bitching at each other in the corridor! But here comes the hotness…

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X Factor, Week 5 Live Show, 7 November 2009: Movie Songs Week

X Factor LogoHowdy, Unreality TV readers! We’re planning a night of X Factor fun and games to celebrate movie week!

Here on the blog, I’ll be liveblogging the whole show, giving you the low-down on what’s been happening, what the judges said, and most importantly what I think of each act!!! You’re invited to leave your insightful and very funny comments, as always.

But there’s more!

  • Chat about each contestant’s performance tonight on the Unreality TV X Factor forum.
  • If you fancy blogging tonight’s show yourself, sign up for a free account at Unreality Shout and join our X Factor blogging group.
  • And don’t forget, send us your opinions via Twitter (@unrealitytv) we sometimes publish the best comments in our liveblog post!

We’ll be back here, live, at 8:00pm. Join me for gossip and chat right here – or go read St. Gordon’s posts over on Unreality Shout, beaming at you live from London!

Let’s get in started! Movie week, yeah!

Louis seems giddy as hell in the introductory VT. I hate it when he has something to smile about, it bodes badly! Dannii and Cheryl are feeling very maternal toward their acts as usual, but will Movie Week hit the spot? We hope so!

The judges walk out amid a hail of sparks and the ever-brilliant Star Wars theme tune. I’d love to hear somebody try to sing that one! But as always, there’s no messing about and Dannii introduces her first act…

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X Factor 2009, Week 4 Results Show

X Factor LogoGather round the googlebox tonight everybody, somebody’s going home and it might be Danyl “The Most Hated Man In Britain” Johnson. We don’t hate Danyl, by the way, and all this bad press has really gone a bit wrong for him, hasn’t it? Speaking for us at Unreality TV, we think Lightweight Lloyd has to go home tonight.

Right, let’s do the liveblog thing!

We start off with the ensemble performance of Aerosmith’s Walk This Way. Except, because this is X Factor, it’s actually the Girls Aloud/Sugababes version of the song which is nowhere near as cool as the original. Bah! Everybody seems to be on form tonight, even Devastated Danyl, and as schmaltzy as the whole thing is, it’s great fun. We love these ensemble performances, just to see the contestants performing together and having a bit of a lark.

And we get the obligatory recap of last night’s performances. Which would be a good time to remind you about our liveblog post and our chart rating the best and worst of last night. Then it’s time for…

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X Factor 2009 week 3 results show:

Welcome, welcome, welcome dear readers to our X Factor, week 3 results show live post. Sunday nights…just got bloggy! Follow us as we moan about having to watch Westlife and Michael Buble. Actually, that’s gonna be tougher to watch than John and Edward. Where’s the alcohol? We’re gonna need it.

The only lesson learned from tonight’s shitty group performance was that John and Edward do look like that other famous Irish duo, Zig and Zag – didn’t they have that crap tufty hair as well? And don’t get me started on the acne..

A couple of Irish muppets are causing mayhem on X Factor

A couple of Irish muppets are causing mayhem on X Factor

Alphabeat’s Fascination never sounded cheesier, did it ladies and gentlemen? We can only assume that Louis was complaining to Simon that “it just wasn’t Big Band” as the contestants minced up on the stage.

After the inevitable 10 minutes of filler material from Dermot, we eventually get introduced to Westlife. Don’t expect me to say nice things, old lady Westlife fans, I can’t stand ‘em. Are the ‘life moving in a Take That direction? Just wondering ‘coz the song isn’t their usual fodder, and Shane is looking a little bit like Gaz Barlow with his haircut. Nevertheless, the only thing that would make this performance interesting is some fly on the wall footage of Brian McFadden weeping over the corpse of his ’solo’ career as Delta tries to prise the big loser off her shoulder.

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X Factor, Third Live Show – 24 October 2009, Big Band Week

Evening everybody – it’s the third week of X Factor live shows and the abysmal swing week. Louis Walsh is back in the judges chair tonight as well. I’ll be liveblogging the entire show from the comfort of my sofa, while the fan under my laptop slowly cooks my leg, which’ll be good for a snack later. Tastes like chicken, I’m told by cannibalistic friends.

Anyhow, the Talk Talk lightshow has begun, the dramatic voiced voiceover dude is speaking. Let’s get this party started! And I don’t care what Lisa says, I’m glad to see Louis back this week!

As the O’Leary rightly points out, Swing Week can be the most difficult, especially for the younger contestants who think this kind of thing is straighforward crooning. Dannii is wearing a rather 30’s inspired number tonight, tasteful and elegant. Cheryl Cole is wearing something that looks like a wedding dress. Louis gets masive cheers upon his return to the judging panel!

Olly Murs

Without any messing around, Simon announces Olly Murs. We get to see Olly schmoozing with Michael Buble. Cheryl thinks Olly’s out of his comfort zone, while Simon thinks he’s completely safe. What gives? Let’s find out…

He’s looking dapper tonight, though the braces are a bit…well, not Olly. He’s singing the theme tune to Bewitched, flanked by two hot witchy girls. Nice work, Murs, very very smooth.

Louis: You are the dark horse in this competition. You’re getting better and better. You’re the boy next door, you can sing, you can dance and you’re very likeable. Dannii: That was one classy big band performance. Cheryl: It’s like you’re really coming into your own every week. I think you’re just gonna get better and better. Simon: Once again Olly, back in your comfort zone. Loved the dancing, I know what it’s like working with two witches. The whole point about making big band work is you’ve gotta have style, charisma and confidence.

Lloyd Daniels

Good bit of video from Cheryl saying that she won’t be making any more song choice mistakes with Lloyd. The bookies (Paddy Power) reckon he’s favourite to go this week. It won’t happen yet, he’s too good looking and there are too many teenage girls watching this show brandishing mobile phones. If the nation’s parents confiscated those phones, he’d be out in a heartbeat.

Anyway, Lloyd is singing Fly Me To The Moon and we’re wondering if it’s the song that’s dull or just Lloyd’s delivery. Unable to impress us with his vocals, Lloyd pulls off a nifty backflip which seems to make him a little more confident on stage. Still, he never moves away from that mic stand…

Louis: I’m a big supporter of yours and I know big band isn’t your thing. I think as a solo artist you’re a bit lost. Dannii: Totally disagree. I think that was good entertainment. There was a point halfway through the song where you started to feel comfortable, and I know it wasn’t your strength. Simon: I think your issue is that you’ve got to get some confidence. You were kind of looking over at Cheryl for guidance. There were tiny moments in the song where you were very good. Having said that, doing a backflip during Fly Me To The Moon is like eating a sandwich while swimming.

Miss Frank

After an abysmal showing last week, Miss Frank have a lot of making up to do. Louis admits he was disappointed with the girls last week, but hopes their song this week will put them in another league. Buble seems impressed from his masterclass.

They’re singing the old Sinatra number, That’s Life that they also sang at boot camp. I’m not impressed though. The vocals are drowned out by the music, and Graziella insists on doing a rap that doesn’t seem to have any place in the song. And don’t get me started on the styling. Hideous.Am I wrong? Tell me what you think!

Dannii: Girls!All I have to say is…back in the race! Cheryl: This is why we fell in love with you in the very beginning. Graziella, I loved the rap, girls you need to keep what makes you original. Simon: This is the first time since we started the live shows that I’ve started to believe in you as a group. I can now see some chemistry between you. (He makes a barbed point about some people not being able to take criticism – Jamie Afro perhaps?) Louis: We’ve got something special here – all we need is for people to vote for you.

Rachel Adedeji

Dannii throws Adedeji out to the wolves early tonight. Both ladies are wondering why she’s not making any headway with the general public. She’s singing a classic tune – Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Proud Mary, but in a swing style. Let’s hope this brings Rachel into the competition instead of sitting on the edges!

Mmmm, they’ve definitely softened up her appearance, she’s wearing her hair down tonight. After a subdued start to the song, Rachel bursts into a much livelier version of the song, a real belter version! You already know I love Rachel, but this is brilliant – the staging is brilliant. Could do with hearing her voice better, she’s a little low in the mix. Come on people – let’s see your votes for Rachel!!!

Louis: I can’t understand why people won’t vote for you. You’re an amazing singer and I’m glad you got your confidence back. Cheryl: You’ve got guts, you’ve got determination and you’ve got personality and most of all you can sing girl. Simon: This is not the same person I’ve been seeing for the past two weeks. You’ve been too serious, you’ve lost the silly haircut, it was a great vocal and a superb performance. Dannii: Rachel, that’s how its done!

Jamie Archer

Now, where’s the controversy? Jamie apparently refused to change his song choice last night at Simon’s suggestion and they had a stand-up row. They refer to this during the video part, and it looks like Jamie did change the song. How will he fare?

Well, Jamie skips onto the stage singing Angel Of Harlem by U2 (really good song, but not big band) He’s actually in his comfort zone, and it’s a good, confident performance. Cowell looks pleased. Jamie The Afro might actually be winning me around, but is he still a target for pub singer remarks?

Louis: Jamie, I’m a little bit confused because the theme this week is big band. I feel its cheating a little bit because you’re not using a big band song. Dannii: That was rich, that was real. I don’t think it had the magic of last week. Cheryl: It’s really tough to learn a song in 24 hours and come out and perform it. It didn’t excite me as much as last week, but well done. Simon: It wasn’t as good as last week, but we only had 24 hours.

Stacey Solomon

The Stacey Show begins with some video footage of her frantically babbling about her little boy, and even Buble is talking about her child too. Bizarre. We’re being told to watch out for emotion in the performance. She will be projecting emotions Derren Brown style to the nation.

Stacey gets all the good frocks on this show, doesn’t she? She’s wearing an extremely elegant little number. The song is When You Wish Upon A Star. It gets really good just past the middle, with Stacey giving a really powerful performance, then reverting back to a nice delicate tone for the ending. Sweet.

Louis: What a transformation! Everybody loves you Stacey! Cheryl: For me, it wasn’t the best I’ve heard you sing, but I still loved it. Simon: I agree with Cheryl, but I think you look better than you sounded tonight. I thought it was a little bit robotic, the performance. You’ve got to learn some performance skills. Dannii: I think I need to let everybody know that Stacey had her hardest week this week.

I do agree with Simon, she needs to up the ante with her performances. Also, I don’t get how she can sing so sweetly and then go back to talking in that voice. My biggest concern for Stacey is that if she doesn’t learn to talk properly, she’ll be no use as an artist. How else will she do interviews or introduce songs on stage? Sounds too much like a Catherine Tate comedy sketch for my taste.

Danyl Johnson

The hot favourite out of Simon’s group, Danyl is singing Feeling Good tonight, which should be the guarantee of a brilliant performance. Danyl professes to be a huge Michael Buble fan, which loses him 1,000 points in my esteem.

Danyl comes out on stage wearing that Rat-pack, undone bowtie look. He’s singing really well, putting in the cliched 110%. And though I’m watching him and thinking he might be my favourite contestant, something in the song is failing to gel for me. I think it’s a bit overdone.

Louis: Danyl, some people are born to sing, and you are absolutely one of them. You can sing, you own the stage and I think it was the most authentic performance of the night. Dannii: I have a lot of respect for you making that your own version. Cheryl: You looked the part, you sounded the part and that was another great performance from Danyl Johnson. Simon: We’re trying to find someone who can win this competition and go out and represent this country all around the world. I don’t think you’ve had enough credit in the competition so far. In my opinion, that was in a completely different league to anything else we’ve heard so far.

Joe McElderry

Joe is quietly impressing us each week, a great singer despite his youth. Cheryl tells us that she’s chosen a really big song for him tonight, but Buble says he doesn’t think Joe can pull off “sexy and sensual”. And Joe himself says that he’s worried about looking stupid.

Seriously viewers – just compare this kid to Lloyd – Joe has a certain charm that Lloyd is devoid of. He’s making an attempt at the choreography, which is wonderful. He seems to work well with the camera too. And of course, brilliantly sung despite a slightly weak opening.

Louis: I know you were so nervous backstage. You’re going to be in this competition to the very end! Dannii: You’re such a nice guy! You managed the snake hips very well. In all you performances, you’ve taken on mature songs and for a young guy, you come across as a man, but with the older dancers you looked like a boy tonight. Simon: I’ve gotta hand it to you, whatever’s thrown at you you just rise to the challenge, seriously. I didn’t think the performance was particularly authentic. You’ve got as much latin flair as a dolphin. The only thing with you is you’ve just gotta prove that you’re a recording artist and not a cutesy performer. Cheryl: You were sparkly, you were sexy.

Lucie Jones

Welsh singer Lucie is losing out due to lacklustre performances on stage – Cheryl said so last week. So hopefully Lucie will be a little more confident this week. She seems to realise the importance of raising her game, and judging by Dannii and Yvie’s comments, she might just pull it out of the bag tonight.

Singing My Funny Valentine, Lucie looks good in a long red dress. The song’s a more sultry number, but she’s performing it well, showing off a strong, very clear voice. Although she’s clearly a bit more confident in her performance, there’s still not much movement – a problem for her and Stacey. Beautifully done.

Louis: That was a very very amazing performance. A classic song and a great artist. It was just you and your voice. Brilliant arrangement. Cheryl: Tonight you absolutely proved me wrong. It was stunning, it was effortless, it gave me goosebumps. Simon: I thought it was a very good vocal, far far better than we’ve heard before. But you sang it like an actress so I didn’t quite get what I wanted out of it. Dannii: Can I just say that was just sensational. I want to thank Cheryl for her comments last week. You cannot fault that performance.

John and Edward

The abominations are about to hit the stage. We see their parents on the video. I was disappointed when they didn’t go “I’m Suzanne and I’m John. Together, we’re Suzanne and John!” Simon is rambling in some backroom about what’ll happen if they win the competition.

I’m not sure She Bangs counts as a Big Band song, Louis – since you’ve been throwing those accusations at Simon. Their performance is every kind of awful. Tuneless, garish and horrible, just horrible. They look like they’ve escaped from some kind of day-glo asylum. But like Simon says, what’s the point in complaining? Cheesy shites. (They actually get booed)

Dannii: That was some performance. You are the luckiest brothers…ever! I’m really torn here – the singing isn’t the standard that’s gonna follow Alexandra Burke to win the show. Cheryl: John and Edward…you are two of the nicest kids I’ve ever met. You’re fast becoming my guilty pleasure every week. Simon: Let me try and be constructive here. If you heard it on the radio, it would be one of the worst things you’d ever heard. I’ve got to give you some credit for putting on a show. But then I take it back to being a singing competition and this is appalling!

Well, there you go folks – tonight’s show is wrapped. All that remains is for you to cast your verdict in the comments box – let us know what you thought of the contestants tonight – who was your favourite and who did you hate?

X Factor, Week 2 – Results Show Liveblogged!

x-factor-logoHi everybody! I’m liveblogging X Factor tonight – let’s make this post a commentfest. Please leave your opinions in the comments area!

Oh yeah! Sunday nights just got X-ey! Or something to that effect, right Dermot?

The Whitster and the Colester are both ready to sing for the audience. Robbie’s comeback effort last week was met with mostly praise, except for the odd cynical journalist who thought he was stoned off his wee face. I wonder if Whtney’s return to telly will be as smooth?

After a reminder from Dermot that the contestants’ dreams are in our hands, they burst onstage for their ensemble performance – Whitney’s Queen Of The Night. Funny how everybody performs so much better in a huge group. This is a feature that has been hijacked slightly from American Idol – although it sounds corny on Idol, and people hate it in the States. What do you guys think? Do we like it on X Factor?

We get the obligatory recap of last night’s performances. Lucky you for coming to Unreality TV, because you can catch up with our recap post and you can catch our views on the best and worst on our X Factor chart.

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X Factor – First Live Show, Saturday 10th October 2009

Here we go folks – we’ve done the auditions round, the bootcamp round and we’ve visited the judges houses and groaned whenever Sinitta wore those palm leaves.

Tonight’s what the serious X Factor fans have been waiting for – the first live show. Will nationally reviled twins John and Edward Grimes get booted out straight away, or will they survive at the expense of another contestant?

The deep-voiced melodramatic fella is back doing voiceover. It’s time. To face. The music!

So, no messing around, we get some fighting talk from the judges. Dermot bounces onto the stage reminding us that winning the X is the “biggest prize in pop”. With that exciting revelation, the judges come on stage. What the frickin’ frick is Cheryl wearing? To call it an attention grabbing frock would be an understatement. Dannii’s sedate purple number barely compares.

Rachel Adedeji

Rachel AdedejiFirst up is a Minogue contestant – Rachel Adedeji. We get a nice bit of VT showing Robbie Williams mentoring her. Fair play to him, Robbie looks like he’s enjoying it. So, what’s she singing? Robbie’s own Let Me Entertain You.

Starts off with sound problems – Rachel’s quite difficult to hear. Vocally she seems on the money, but it’s hard to judge. She does have the audience eating out of the palm of her hand as she struts the stage confidently. Not sure about her styling to be honest, it looked a bit meh.

Louis: It’s like Rihanna sings Robbie. Cheryl: You had the hardest job opening up the first series. Simon: (Causes us to ask if ‘misunderestimated’ is a word) That was a great performance…the choroegraphy was great, the makeup was repulsive. Dannii: What an opening to the show, thank you Rachel! Read more & comment »

X Factor 2009: Judges Houses and Final 12 Confirmed!

To cut straight to the final 12 list click the link.

I felt a bit short-changed last night. After liveblogging the entire show, we flicked over to the Xtra Factor and discovered two things:

  1. Holly Willoughby is a far more entertaining presenter than O’Leary. Not true – actually, Holly has far more freedom to be funny, and even Dermot on the Xtra Factor is a vast improvement to his ITV1 persona.
  2. The auditionees all got to sing extra songs, and arguably their best performances were featured on ITV2 last night, leading me to this conclusion:

The Xtra Factor is actually better than the X Factor. Better quality singing + gorgeous host + entertaining banter = far better than X Factor.

The judges haven’t slept. They’ve been up all night working out whose dreams to shatter and whose will come true. It’s a lot of responsibility, and as my Uncle Ben says, “With great power comes great responsibility.” He’s so wise. Read more & comment »

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