Idea to make singing comeptition shows better

[twistedmic]

Just the other day I had an idea for how to make singing competition shows (American Idol, X-Factor etc.).
The original artists (or whoever holds the rights) of the songs that the competitors sing are allowed to sit in and listen. If they think that the competitor had truly messed up their song, the artists are allowed to beat the living shit out of the competitors. The only restrictions are that the artists cannot use any weapons, only their hands and feet, and they can only beat the competitor for the original run-time of their song.

Would you watch either of the shows if that rule was put into place?

 

[Blunderboy]

No. Everything about those shows is a big steaming pile of shit.
Even with violence.
I would much rather they just stopped making them.

 

[Blunderboy]

No. Everything about those shows is a big steaming pile of shit.
Even with violence.
I would much rather they just stopped making them.

How about beheadings for the loser every week?

Nope. I still wouldn't watch it.

 

[dvd_72]

Why does everyone try to turn everything into some kind of modern Collosseum? We're better than that.

Instead, I propose we make them listen to iether Rebecca Blacks Friday, or something from Bieber. That way, they suffer terrable music like we've had to.

 

[Pariah87]

The best thing for these "talent" shows is for them to be cancelled. Infact, any show which has a phone in vote system should be scrapped. This isn't because I don't like the music (to be fair, I don't) but because the entire concept of the shows disgust me.

In some cases shows such as the X Factor or Big Brother seem more like a modern day take on a carnival freak show than anything else. They take train wrecks of people, place them together and allow an audience to watch. And oh we shall laugh at the socially inept hermit who truely believes he can sing. We want to see the fat girl run off the stage crying when she gets rejected, it's funny! Wait, here comes the sob story, que the sad music, this one has come on the show because a relative has had some unfortunate thing happen to them and wants to make them proud, we'll send her through because she'll tug on the heartstrings and pursestrings of the viewers.

Texts cost £1...for a fucking text message and every week hundreds of thousands of people do it. Then we go through the drama, the scandal, the newspaper "stories" untill finally we have a winner! All of their dreams have come true, they get to be a giant superstar...over christmas then back into obscurity for you! No one gives a shit about last years winner by the time the next year comes around, so their "album" flops and their entire story was worthless.

Simon Cowell must sit there at night laughing to himself, he's created a perennial one hit wonder making machine that simply requires someone to sing karaoke, and the public pay him in order to choose which one gets to sing it.

I know, I know. If I don't like it simply don't watch it, let other people enjoy it. It's just one of those things that make me rage.

 

[Esotera]

The original artists (or whoever holds the rights) of the songs that the competitors sing are allowed to sit in and listen. If they think that the competitor had truly messed up their song, the artists are allowed to beat the living shit out of the competitors. The only restrictions are that the artists cannot use any weapons, only their hands and feet, and they can only beat the competitor for the original run-time of their song.

Basically this, except that if the song isn't good, all the failed competitors have to face each other in battle until only one remains, sort of like Colosseum games. Any left surviving after the lions can be saved by a phone-in vote (I think I just made this entertaining and profitable).

 

[The Artificially Prolonged]

The best thing for these "talent" shows is for them to be cancelled. Infact, any show which has a phone in vote system should be scrapped. This isn't because I don't like the music (to be fair, I don't) but because the entire concept of the shows disgust me.

In some cases shows such as the X Factor or Big Brother seem more like a modern day take on a carnival freak show than anything else. They take train wrecks of people, place them together and allow an audience to watch. And oh we shall laugh at the socially inept hermit who truely believes he can sing. We want to see the fat girl run off the stage crying when she gets rejected, it's funny! Wait, here comes the sob story, que the sad music, this one has come on the show because a relative has had some unfortunate thing happen to them and wants to make them proud, we'll send her through because she'll tug on the heartstrings and pursestrings of the viewers.

Texts cost £1...for a fucking text message and every week hundreds of thousands of people do it. Then we go through the drama, the scandal, the newspaper "stories" untill finally we have a winner! All of their dreams have come true, they get to be a giant superstar...over christmas then back into obscurity for you! No one gives a shit about last years winner by the time the next year comes around, so their "album" flops and their entire story was worthless.

Simon Cowell must sit there at night laughing to himself, he's created a perennial one hit wonder making machine that simply requires someone to sing karaoke, and the public pay him in order to choose which one gets to sing it.

I know, I know. If I don't like it simply don't watch it, let other people enjoy it. It's just one of those things that make me rage.

I couldn't have.put it better myself. I do my best to ignore these shows, but since everyone in work loves x~factor and its ilck means I cannot avoid them, causing me to rage. My main problem is not contestants or even the music most of the time but the fact that no matterwho wins these shows they will sing the same middle of the road, cover all bases pop songs that are sung by every other winner of these shows. There is no variety, no artistic merit just the same thing over and over again just with different facrs.

 

[The Artificially Prolonged]

Damn double post sorry

 

[Pinkamena]

Simple.
Strap tazers to the contestants. The one who is able to sing best while being zapped wins.

EDIT: Oh, and monkeys. Monkeys make everything better! Not sure how it can be incorporated with a singing contest though... Oh well, they'll figure it out.

 

[smearyllama]

Everyone must sing like Johnny Cash.
No matter what genre or type of person, all the music will be sung like Johnny Cash, who has the greatest voice ever.
Example:
I know it's a Neil Young song originally, but you know what?
Johnny Cash managed to make it better.