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X Factor 2008

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 22,905 ✭✭✭✭Handsome Bob


    VT= means video tape, which is very dated now but will prob stick with us forever...

    I hadnt realised Eoghan wasn't there last night, I assumed he had gone to the airport with his dad or flown home...why, is he not normally up, is it past he and diana's bedtime or something?

    How awkward was it during the xtra factor when they were all giving out about the two that left, saying it shouldn't have been them and yet no one had the guts to say who they wanted out! (Daniel sitting there all akward and oblivious)

    Ha I didn't see that!:D But sure Daniel would be the first to admit that he's the ****test, he told Drage that it should have been him going home.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 368 ✭✭tv3


    Its was tactical by loui walsh...Laura was the best singer by far and should not of gone !


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,105 ✭✭✭LadyMayBelle


    Love to know who would have gone if it had gone to deadlock..how come louis always has to sit in that seat??


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    People keep saying that Louis should have voted based on the best singer, but I thought that most of the judges skimmed over the singing aspect of their performances throughout the show, especially Ruth and Rachel. So if the others aren't going to comment on what is essentially the point of the show, why should he?

    Can anyone tell me if it's true that the reason that Eoghan isn't on the Xtra Factor is because he's too young? My sister said that it was mentioned at the start of the series but I didn't see it. And if so, why is he too young?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 649 ✭✭✭Peewee_lane


    LZ5by5 wrote: »
    Hold up, you think Daniel is at the same standard of Ruth?:eek: And you're being slightly kind to Eoghan and JLS. That's just my opinion though.:)

    My friend, Daniel can sing! Though, I dont think he could win the competition nor could Ruth (more brit votes than spanish I reckon).

    I paused when I was typing in Eoghan and JLS. Im not fans, I appreciate that they both can sing, but *shudderss* I'd have to find 5 paper bags if you ever dared me to be with any of them.

    Eoghans big head and smile reminds me of Butters from Southpark.

    JLS - hence the paper bags.

    BUT they can sing! Oh how they sing!

    :D


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 368 ✭✭tv3


    The only reason daniel is there is because of his soppy story other than that he is sh*t:D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 649 ✭✭✭Peewee_lane


    Love to know who would have gone if it had gone to deadlock..how come louis always has to sit in that seat??

    Simon is producer of the show, or has some word in it, doesnt he? Perhaps he is trying to create a villian out of Louis?

    Louis really is brutal. All he has done is managed a boyband.

    Never sang or danced!

    Why has he is period every week too? He cant stop tearing up all the time... oops, actually maybe hes hitting the menopause now. How inconsiderate of me.:rolleyes:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 368 ✭✭tv3


    Simon is producer of the show, or has some word in it, doesnt he? Perhaps he is trying to create a villian out of Louis?

    Louis really is brutal. All he has done is managed a boyband.

    Never sang or danced!

    Why has he is period every week too? He cant stop tearing up all the time... oops, actually maybe hes hitting the menopause now. How inconsiderate of me.:rolleyes:
    All he has done is manage a boyband...:rolleyes:are you serious???


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 17,092 ✭✭✭✭Nalz


    How the hell did Laura go?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dSNCdUe974

    Madness... she's excellent


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 649 ✭✭✭Peewee_lane


    tv3 wrote: »
    All he has done is manage a boyband...:rolleyes:are you serious???

    http://www.biogs.com/famous/walsh.html

    Yeah, I am serious! Hes not an artist! He man-ag-es bands. And he didnt even manage girls aloud!

    Simon on the other hand, is the brains behind an awful lot. He chose each of Westlifes songs, Louis is the man-ag-er. very important job. He makes sure only HE gets to sleep with the westlife boys. no girls.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 649 ✭✭✭Peewee_lane


    In 2003, Sinead O'Connor said of Louis Walsh:

    "You have single-handedly taken the soul out of Irish music and danced a vampire dance upon it ... You might have a good look at your soul in some mirror and, in future, not be such an utter bitch, and instead of nastiness and cruel ignorance coming out every time your mouth opens, maybe something of some actual constructive use may be done by you in interviews ..."

    I think shes right.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 37,214 ✭✭✭✭Dudess


    I find that people who have no understanding of music or a musical note in their head, like Diana because she is 'different'. This is a singing competition at the end of the day not a diversity competition.
    LOL - spot-on. Her voice is sh1t and the Kate Bush comparisons offend me.
    not her fault she got sick
    That's debatable, as demonstrated by some of the stories here re Guy Fawkes Night.
    tbh i think if she went on and croaked through it ppl woulda still voted for her
    A crying shame but probably true...


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,751 ✭✭✭newballsplease


    LZ5by5 wrote: »
    :rolleyes: Exactly, thanks for proving my point. Diana is a marketing dream and that's why she was given a bye into the next round. Fairness and "exceptional circumstances" have nothing to do with it. Do you think if it was Daniel or Ruth that they would have got the same treatment?

    It is quite unfair, you claim that she wouldn't have gone home yet Laura, the bookies 2nd favourite went home tonight. Thus, anything was possible.

    why are you still comparing xfactor decisions by producers with pop idol?? 2 differerent shows, ran by different people. and yes i think if it was anyone they would have gpt the same treatment.i know well diana wouldnt have gone home, infact im pretty sure she will win it.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 649 ✭✭✭Peewee_lane


    i know well diana wouldnt have gone home, infact im pretty sure she will win it.

    :rolleyes:

    If Diana wins the x-factor, I'll make sure of it that you get dem new balls.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,751 ✭✭✭newballsplease


    :rolleyes:

    If Diana wins the x-factor, I'll make sure of it that you get dem new balls.

    why thank you. 2 balls comeing up so......
    i made a prediction before the live shows(and im always right by the way)!! that one of these 3 would win. diana,alex,austin- ok austin is gone but im pretty sure one of them 2 will win it.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 649 ✭✭✭Peewee_lane


    No, Im pretty sure that Alexandra will win, you're sure that Diana will win.

    Alex to win (1st)
    2nd... eoghan or JLS


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,429 ✭✭✭brettmirl


    unreggd wrote: »
    Where does Simon keep feckin off too?

    He smokes like a trooper, so keeps nipping off for a smoke.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,105 ✭✭✭LadyMayBelle


    I think he just couldnt be bothered sitting around dissecting everything so heads off for a fag..

    I think Alex is the most talented, and as they said last night, the one lest likely to whinge, she just gets on wth it. i would love to see her win, as she eally seems to work hard every week.

    I hate vocal harmony groups and I dont like JLS. They just seem so dated and mismatched. Eoghan, Daniel out. Diana should stay another few weeks but def not win it. Alex to win!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,835 ✭✭✭unreggd


    I think the fact that Diana even had a VT was stupid

    Vocal rest means literally NO TALKING

    Its related to singing so they think its ok to talk, but its really REALLY isnt!


    I think Laura was voted off by Tactics on Louis' part, and spite on Simons part

    JLS have no chance in hell of winning, so Louis just bein a twat

    And Simon doesnt like it when singers that arent even in his group dont listen to him

    Like Ruth & Girlband goin to Deadlock, it never should have!

    Eoghan WAS on the Xtra Factor last night, but he hasnt been since the start of the series as holly said he's too young

    So unless he turned 17 in the last week, im not sure
    This is a singing competition at the end of the day not a diversity competition
    Its actually the other way around

    Thats why they have all the theme nights, cos if you can pull that off, you're diverse, which is why Diana is the front runner
    Great voice? No, but every time she goes on she pulls it off


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    unreggd wrote: »
    Eoghan WAS on the Xtra Factor last night, but he hasnt been since the start of the series as holly said he's too young

    So unless he turned 17 in the last week, im not sure

    I think he was on the first part, but not the second.

    Presumably because the first part happens before the results, he is allowed on it.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,036 ✭✭✭murphym7


    unreggd wrote: »
    I think Laura was voted off by Tactics on Louis' part, and spite on Simons part

    JLS have no chance in hell of winning, so Louis just bein a twat

    Totally agree, Louis is being a twat, he did the same last week with Austin. Two of the people I thought were going to see the final have both been tactically voted off. I know they were in the bottom two but can you really justify Rachel and Ruth being saved. They were saved because they are not a threat.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,835 ✭✭✭unreggd


    Its a bit of both

    but they're all bein such hipocrits this year, its rediculous

    I think Cheryl's reaction was understandable though. I dont think shes pissed off that she lost an act, she's pissed off at the way Louis and Simon are attacking her group, as they know its the strongest, when they saved Rachel last week cos of her voice

    Simon keeps stressing "we decide on the singoff performances"

    but then give a load of non-singoff reasons for their decisions


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,034 ✭✭✭Resi12


    Thing that annoy's me is this,

    Yes, Louis is an annoying fecker BUT everyone seems to forget it was the Public who got those 2 people in the bottom two in the first place.

    You can't blame Louis 100% especially when Simon also voted Laura off!!
    Instead blame Louis, Simon AND the public who have 98% of the blame!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,835 ✭✭✭unreggd


    We do blame them all


    But Louis more cos hes that extra bit of an arse


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,125 ✭✭✭iseegirls


    5th Eviction Odds on Betfair.com

    Daniel 8/5
    Rachel 15/8
    Ruth 7/2
    Laura 50/1
    JLS 110/1
    Eoghan 110/1
    Alexandra 1000/1

    I wouldn't risk 50 to win 80 on Daniel going tonight.


    Anybody put down anything on Laura so?? :eek:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 270 ✭✭Full_Circle


    I'm so glad I stopped watching the show. Its so far past a joke now, that its not even funny. Austins gone, Lauras gone and still Eoghan, Daniel and Ruth persist. The great British public are doing just a real stellar job with the voting, I must say :pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,154 ✭✭✭beanyb


    I'm not really a big fan of Laura, but it is ridiculous that she's gone when so many weaker acts are still there. I'd been predicting Cheryl's group making up the final three since the beginning, but I guess I'll have to rethink that now! Neither Ruth or Laura should have been in the bottom two last night.

    I've been really liking Alexandra the past few weeks. Very few people could pull off 'Without You' the way that she did this week.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,737 ✭✭✭BroomBurner


    Missed it Saturday, so just got to see it today. Aside from all the acts, did anyone else find the whole Dermot - Mariah interaction really weird and awkward? Why the massive gap between them on stage? And why the quick step backwards from Dermot when Mariah put her arm on him?

    Eoghan is fairly rubbish, his voice is really weak. I'm actually starting to think that the judges are hearing something I'm not. Also, Rachel's voice sounded really flat, did the judges not comment because she looks on the verge of a breakdown?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,662 ✭✭✭Trinity


    Missed it Saturday, so just got to see it today. Aside from all the acts, did anyone else find the whole Dermot - Mariah interaction really weird and awkward? Why the massive gap between them on stage? And why the quick step backwards from Dermot when Mariah put her arm on him?

    Eoghan is fairly rubbish, his voice is really weak. I'm actually starting to think that the judges are hearing something I'm not. Also, Rachel's voice sounded really flat, did the judges not comment because she looks on the verge of a breakdown?

    Mariah seemed fairly stiff all night! I think the dress was holding her in and up!! The gap was because Mariah wasnt sure if she was leaving with the contestants, thats what she said, I think his step back was just a mistake, like when they put a second cheek out for a kiss but the person is already gone having kissed only one :-)

    Ahhhh I knew i would find somewhere here on boards to vent about the xfactor yay!

    Well I agree, Rachel hurt my ears. I'm not saying she cant sing, she has a voice but it seems to be suited to only one type of song. She is quick to blame her mentor on choosing the wrong songs yet last night she chose her own and was her worst performance ever. She was quite clearly upset but i do believe now that she is getting pity votes.

    Daniel was quite good last night and Eoghan was not bad either but every other week i havent been a fan of either.

    I dont think Austin should be out either.

    Cheryl said the people are not basing their votes on talent and no I dont think they are.

    I thought Laura had a powerful voice the first week and i said shes gonna win but I did not enjoy endless love at all last night and does anyone else find her style a bit boring after a while. All her songs begin to sound the same with these *tremors* she puts in. Same as Diana tbh. Gets boring. The only note i enjoyed of her survival song lat night was the last one. She blasted it.

    Ruth is good when she hits those high notes, and better when she chooses her own songs. i would actually go see her in concert. It is a singing contest however some people add charisma and passion to their performance, this is what keeps us interested and entertained and this makes them stand out. Sure isnt that what they call it, the xfactor, they are looking for that something extra along with a good voice.

    Just my 2 cents, i am no expert but i know what i like and everyone differs in their tastes, and btw why cant we vote anymore?

    I'm not sure how I feel about Diana being put through without performing. On one hand I was thinking ah she would have gotten through anyway yet laura and austin are gone so that might not necessarily be true.

    In fairness maybe she should have forfeited but the human side of me is saying the girl is 17 and probably devastated. But she seemed fine bonfire night! It kind of sets a precedence for future shows.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,218 ✭✭✭✭Snake Plisken


    Ruth put in the better sing-off performance last night, although the two of them shouldn't have been in the bottom two Rachel should have been voted off weeks ago, what was in the papers about her during the week? She got the sympathy vote last night, she really needs to be kicked off the show asap :(


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