Simon Cowell has admitted that he makes entertainment, that's all it is, including his harsh reactions. This stuff is so produced it is crazy. He admitted in the Xtra Factor that he sat down with Louis Walsh watching audition tapes of Jedward. Then on the show he acts as if he has never seen them before. It is all about the extremes, those are interesting to watch. The 99% of audition and of people who may actually be able to become better artists are skipped.
If you look at the "artists" his shows have produced I'd say they are rather mediocre and nothing to right home about. Go to your local pubs/venues and you will see singers just as good and probably better as they are doing it for the love of singing not the whole "I want to be famous" attitude. Indeed Leona is an amazing singer and she has done well, but I would have thought that was more a fluke. Other artists his shows have produced are not really there for the long haul I feel. The real artists who are with us for the long haul usually have a more interesting or unique style, or as with artists such as Madonna, George Michael, Tom Jones and perhaps even Meat Loaf are able to reinvent themselves. This only comes from sheer determination, enthusiasm and hard work. When a puppet master is pulling the strings you can be thrown out at the first hurdle and that is what we see with Leon Jackson and countless other short lived "performers". The problem is though often they may be good singers, that is all there is to it. To capture an audience for several hours and remain popular for several years is something totally different.
I wouldn't worry about it. We are already seeing that X Factor is starting to become boring and it will eventually be pulled as with Big Brother etc. People do get sick of over milking a cow(ell) eventually.
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