Simon Cowell to change judges on X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent?
Simon Cowell has hinted that he may change the panels of The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent, if he decides to bring them back to the UK.
It has already been reported that the X Factor will be moved back by at least three months next year, to allow Simon time to work on the American version of the show. However Cowell is offering no guarantees that either this show or Britain’s Got Talent will be back, saying only that if they return, they will do so amidst a huge shake up.
The music mogul told The Daily Star:
“Expect big changes. I like the idea of doing something different next year.
“I like the fact that the shows are going to have different time slots and different people on them. You have to change things on these shows otherwise it’s going to be the same old thing. And that means people will leave.”
In a statement that will no doubt terrify Louis Walsh and Amanda Holden, Simon added: “No-one is safe. No-one should feel they have the show guaranteed, including myself. At the moment you are going to see me doing one show next year.”
Simon hasn’t decided which show that will be, though reports suggest that he will at least ditch the audition stage of Britain’s Got Talent. On the schedule and lineup changes ahead Simon said:
“X Factor will have to move. And you have to change things on these shows otherwise its going to be the same old thing. That means people leave.
“I like the idea of doing something different. We do it on all these shows that we do all over the world. We don’t keep the same judges on all the time. Somebody comes along whom you want to work with. It’s happened with a couple of people I’ve met recently. You make the necessary changes. But first of all you have to make sure people want the show back.”
So, if you were allowed to create your ideal X Factor or BGT panel who would you include and more importantly who would you drop? We would replace Amanda with someone who has actual credibility….Dame Judy Dench maybe? Next we would send Mr Walsh to the nearest retirement home and bring in someone with a bit of personality to occupy his seat. We’d love to hear your ideas below.
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i would definitely sack Louis and Piers, and maybe Amanda too. they are boring, especially the double personality Piers. he acts differently in AGT, like a simon cowell lite, all the attitude, none of the insight. Louis is just useless, the most recent song he knows is dancing queen. i bet he googles song choices. and amanda is just not working for me anymore.
I like Louis and Piers! Amanda is fake and annoying. Dannii was very good last year but a bit boring.
I definitely agree with Silvio, Piers is so fake. I don’t care about other judges on any show, but please sack Amanda! She is so boring, not interesting, talentless and useless.
I definitely sack all the judges on both shows have new judges. It getting boring with the same judges every year. It time for a change now and keep ant and dec on BGT.
Amanda Holden has amazing credibility as a judge because of all her experience. TV drama programmes, musical theatre and also serious theatre dramas.
Piers is without any experience in the entertainment world, but he has always argued he feels he has a right to an opinion on grounds of his jounalistic experiences. Maybe he’s right, but I much prefer someone with experience in the world of entertainment.
For BGT someone with experience of having done a few Royal Command Performances would be ideal, especially since the show is supposed to find someone with something to offer in a Royal Variety Performance not necessarily someone who wants to win a 100k.
So for BGT there is now space for someone in Piers place, he has after all accepeted a deal from America’s NBC channel and will probably not have time for BGT any more. The journalist in Piers is obviously doing well.
The X factor needs a break and is getting it. 2012 may see its return with a new format and a new judging panel. However, Simon has of late announced that he is tired of the two shows in Britain and wants to spend more time on the American versions of these shows.
If the X factor did come back I would like to see a reduced number of auditions and more care taken in the selection procedure. As a viewer I am shocked at the amount of talentless people who actually take up valuable television time. Also from the veiwpoint of being a professional singer and singing teacher, there seems to be no real variety in the type of singer coming through. Sadly they all sound very similar and that means they aren’t distinctive enough to make it regionally never mind via a national televised programme.
So Simon is right when he says the show needs a real shake up. It does.
Another change i’d like to see relates to seperating singers according to the Genre of music they say they represent. Jazz , Musical Theatre, Pop, Soul, Classical, contemporary pop, contemporary classical etc. This would of course mean employing more music industry professionals and utilising their skills to detect those who have the ability to sing.
Time to end cringeworthy telly the British public is tired of it. All they want to see is talent given a chance.
I’d sack the entire judging panel and replace it with people who have exerience of working with singers as recording engineers, teachers, and yes a personality representative from each Genre. Panel voting could be the best of 5 and proportional voting would also have to be considered for a fair system.
The shows are clearly highly successful and retain a huge following. Thus the adage comes to mind “If it ain’t broke, why fix it.” There have been other successful shows in the past which have had a facelift and thereby lost the special something they had; and then have soon afterwards gone altogether. So, I’d suggest, leave them well alone.
Hello David,
I tend to agree that if somethings not broke why fix it. The problem is that the format is becoming tired and frayed, it is giving us the same type of show each year.This means it may not stay award winning tv, for the contestants it will not give them a lengthy career, and believe me we are living is such dire economic times, the British public is looking to reality tv shows to give them a lift.
The lift I am referring to is to find a really talented person and show them the way to have a lengthy career. Gone are the days when the expectancy from a talent show was 6 months of fame and glory and then the career ends.Grant it the X factor seems to offer a year for some that win or those who happen to be the runner up.
You also refer to a huge following this is only because reality tv goes for hype hype and more hype from those who are desperate they’d sell there mother to make it big. Nobody who enters these shows has had any real experience of working the regions for what they have to offer, and its absolutely stupid as some would like to say that their region has nothing to offer because, it means having to work at something rather than to have it on a plate.
In fact the biggest and best change would be to get rid of format tv and instead to broaden the horizons of wanabe singers by giving them ground breaking tuition, and the chance to work a circuit.