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X Factor – Fan Q&A – VIDEOS

You can get a pretty good idea how loopy and of the wall the X Factor judges panel can be by watching the Fan Q&A that happened after the new FOX show premiered in Hollywood Wednesday night.

Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, Nicole Scherzinger, L.A. Reid, and host Steve Jones answer questions in the videos below. There are definitely plants in the audience asking questions.

Watch the video after the jump.

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X Factor Premiere – What The Critics are Saying + Videos & Photos

Last night’s premiere of the X Factor at the Arclight in Los Angeles started 2 hours late (which Simon blamed on down-to-the-wire-editing), but the consensus around the net seems to be that it was worth the wait. “Huge”, “Glitzy” and “Entertaining” are words that come up more than once. Also, the old Simon/Paula dynamic is back. But there’s also a Simon/LA Reid rivalry afoot. And backstories. Everyone’s got one, usually quite heart-tugging.

The premiere was a mashup of the 1st two episodes, –audiences saw Cheryl Cole–the judge Simon unceremoniously fired–in the 1st hour, only to be inexplicably replaced in the second by Nicole Scherzinger.

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Simon Cowell: I Want to Grow Enough to Be the #1 Show

Simon Cowell tells TV Guide that he’s determined that X Factor will eventually become the #1 show. And it should be no problem, because he genuinely believes his X Factor is a better show than American Idol. He likes that older people compete against younger people and groups. What’s more, the judges involvement in the results process fixes problems that could have been avoided on American Idol.

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FOX Fall Eco Casino Party 2011 – PHOTOS

FOX kicked off the Fall 2011 season last night in Los Angeles with a “Fall Eco Casino Party” featuring the stars of Glee, X Factor and much more.

Paula Abdul, L.A. Reid, Steve Jones of X Factor, Corey Monteith, Chris Colfer, Lea Michele, Amber Riley, Jayma Mays and Harry Shum Jr. of Glee were all in attendance.

Photos after the jump.

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X Factor Extended Promo! VIDEO

The X Factor USA extended promo aired on FOX tonight, and we finally hear a few of the so-called good singers actually SING.

The promo begins with the bad singers and chaos backstage and eventually shifts to a more aspirational tone featuring two singers at the opposite end of the spectrum. Rachel, a spunky thirteen year old girl who says her family has no money, and Stacey, a 42 year old single mom who once suffered at the hands of an abusive husband.

Video after the jump.