Britain’s Got Talent

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Fish said:
You need to get a life, it’s an illusion, entertainment, with a nice emotive story attached, to even query that says more about you than the act!
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Fish said:
Like I give a crap 🤔
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Fish said:
OK, I don't give a damn that he thinks my comments are 'out of order', that's my opinion, which is in stark difference to his, in questioning the validity of the emotive content and basis of the act. Now that comment I found distasteful, why, because I can relate to it personally, so just just he's someone who likes to analyse these kind of acts, doesn't mean I can't question his comment against the validity of what they went through as a couple, which I'm pretty sure would be validated by the producers and hardly something they would falsify on national television only to be outed if untrue!

So, out of order, no, I don't think so, as such I don't give a damn to his complaint about my comments, is that OK for you?
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Robin it’s his opinion, you don’t have to agree with it, but there is no need to launch a personal attack on the guy with the “Get a life” and “ says more about you “ comment.

In recent years talent shows seem to focus on people with a sob story , Peter Kay lampooned this back in 2008 with “Britain’s got the pop factor ...and possibly a new celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice”

I watched it last night, thought it was a bit cringeworthy, but it was clever how he made it part of the act, and obviously I’m pleased that the story has a happy ending.

How is he going to follow it up, can’t rehash the same trick can he?
 
The only bit I saw last night. It made me want to do a bit of sick in my mouth!!! Anyone who uses their kids as props in talent shows should be automatically kicked off IMO. I’d extend it to pets especially dogs also. Toe curling
 
It's a talent show and back stories should be irrelevant.
Whilst I feel dreadfully sorry for any parent with a sick child, (and glad it's ended well), the show is 'Britain's Got Talent' and emotional back stories should not be part of the show ................... ever.
I believe it's just to garner some support, but I'm a cynical old bugger.
I thought it was a very poor act, too ................ but the 10yr old boy singing and the guy doing the balancing act were awesome.
 
Slime said:
It's a talent show and back stories should be irrelevant.
Whilst I feel dreadfully sorry for any parent with a sick child, (and glad it's ended well), the show is 'Britain's Got Talent' and emotional back stories should not be part of the show ................... ever.
I believe it's just to garner some support, but I'm a cynical old bugger.
I thought it was a very poor act, too ................ but the 10yr old boy singing and the guy doing the balancing act were awesome.
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Totally agree and these back stories now seem an integral part of any of these talent shows and really shows "the journey the act has been on". It's irrelevant and I want to see who can sing best (these shows really drag these back stories out) or in the case of BGT who has the best and perhaps most unique act.
 
IMO the act was in very bad taste. IF true - parading and using his family's misfortune to get a TV audience reaction is disgusting and just shows how far we'll stoop in the interests of 'entertainment'. We'll soon have death bed scenes designed to twang the heart string

It was a pretty standard illusion and without the emotional blackmail it would not have been remembered.
 
Pure Saturday night cack......but we'll sit and watch it sometimes. :o
Worse than magician was the guy in the water tank, naff act based on a faked time limit he could stay under, apparently he used to be dead too, the lock 'picking' as in give the lock a poke and then the judges fake shocked reactions.....it's all too cheesy and old.
Balancing guy was impressive, rest was pretty same old and naff, never want to hear another choir or watch a dance troupe ever. I do quite like Walliams nonsense though.
Hopefully will get better. Maybe they should take singers out of it given ITV also have The Voice and XFactor for singers.
 
I don't know how anyone can watch any of those 'talent shows'...... 95% utter average.
I'd rather my license fee was spent on people with talent like the old days.
 
We have given up watching this or X factor.
Being on every year is too often, plus the number of non British nationals taking part turns us away.
The sob back stories are unnecessary, just filler to take up time.
 
Britain’s Got Talent has been able to and showcase some amazingly talented people who previously wouldn’t have been able to find a stage for them - im guessing no one had issues with New Faces etc or any of the old talent shows that have been going on for decades and decades.

Most of the stories have shown The adversity that some people have gone through just to get to where they are today and they show a human side to people as opposed to a manufactured group or pop star.

It’s a great show with lots of fun and laughter and tears and breathtaking moments and provide a little bit of a break from a miserable downtrodden world

Again though it seems people are more happy these days when they are miserable or moaning about something - hence the irritations thread being bigger than the things that make you happy thread. If only the world would cheer up a little
 
Liverpoolphil said:
Britain’s Got Talent has been able to and showcase some amazingly talented people who previously wouldn’t have been able to find a stage for them - im guessing no one had issues with New Faces etc or any of the old talent shows that have been going on for decades and decades.

Most of the stories have shown The adversity that some people have gone through just to get to where they are today and they show a human side to people as opposed to a manufactured group or pop star.

It’s a great show with lots of fun and laughter and tears and breathtaking moments and provide a little bit of a break from a miserable downtrodden world

Again though it seems people are more happy these days when they are miserable or moaning about something - hence the irritations thread being bigger than the things that make you happy thread. If only the world would cheer up a little
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How many times have you posted on the irritation thread?

How many times have you posted moaning about golf coverage rather than just enjoying the golf being shown?
 
Liverpoolphil said:
Most of the stories have shown The adversity that some people have gone through just to get to where they are today and they show a human side to people as opposed to a manufactured group or pop star.
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I'd say it's an attempt by the producers to play with the emotions of the audience, but in a very cynical way.
Same goes for X Factor, they have similar sob stories at the start, and let me tjink what those two programmes have in common 🤔
 
A decade ago you'd get to see the contestants audition first on these types of shows, then as the episodes progress learn ore about them and like their personalities as well as their acts.

Now, on x factor for a while and bgt more recently, you know who's through before they even audition. You'll get clips of em at home during their intro, or there will be the generic somber music.

Interestingly though, the sympathy vids only get the contestants so far as towards the business end, the more popular acts inevitably win through.
 
Ben Elton wrote a book (albeit a work of fiction) based on a bet that a character very similar to Simon Cowell could get anyone through to the final rounds of an X-Factor style competition based purely on how they promoted the back story, how the judged reacted to a performance, when they appeared on the show etc. Was a very interesting read. OK it may be a total work of fiction but the ideas put forward about how audience voting could be manipulated by the way in which the show was produced (coupled with strategic press leaks to either enhance or diminish an act's popularity) was an interesting and believable premise.
 
Kellfire said:
Bottom feeding TV for the ignorant masses. Avoid.
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If you have avoided them how do you know they are “bottom feeding” and nice to see that you are judging people ignorant for watching them
 
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