Can someone explain the appeal of shows like Strictly Come Dancing and XFactor?

[hyperD]

Christ! There's a Xmas special?!?!? FFS!

I'm over with the family at Xmas. I suppose there'll be an hours worth of non-rowing about religion and politics so I can read my kindle in peace while they stare at the big screen in silence.

[NotAllThere]

Can't believe no-one has mentioned the Peter Kay piss-take, this was absolute genius and in a strange parody of the whole genre, the single released sold huge numbers !!
Just perfect, judges, family illness, the groups, lionel blair,all the cliches, even Cat Deeley losing it was fantastic.

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[gingerjedi]

I love strictly, hot women in skimpy dresses shaking their bits about, what's not to like? Especially the bit when they jog up the stairs just before the scores.

Not a fan of the other bile the OP mentioned.

[SueEllen]

Can't believe no-one has mentioned the Peter Kay piss-take, this was absolute genius and in a strange parody of the whole genre, the single released sold huge numbers !!
Just perfect, judges, family illness, the groups, lionel blair,all the cliches, even Cat Deeley losing it was fantastic.

[gingerjedi]

Can't believe no-one has mentioned the Peter Kay piss-take, this was absolute genius and in a strange parody of the whole genre, the single released sold huge numbers !!
Just perfect, judges, family illness, the groups, lionel blair,all the cliches, even Cat Deeley losing it was fantastic.

2 up 2 down

[SueEllen]

[SueEllen]

2 up 2 down

[original PM]

is also a claasic!

[Lockhouse]

As I say to the missus; "I wouldn't let these people in through the front door, so they're not bloody sneaking in through the telly".

[minestrone]

As I say to the missus; "I wouldn't let these people in through the front door, so they're not bloody sneaking in through the telly".

Except for Tulisa, she is welcome anytime with her bags of class As and her dirty ways.