Never watched Fawlty Towers

Gave up on 24 after series 3, and I believe from what I've heard it was the right thing to do.

Now Friends, not sure I can say I liked it or not. I do know it was something my partner of the time and I used to look forward to, when it was new episodes being aired. It was actually one of those things which was an "event", the number of people (mostly women) who'd be near peeing themselves in excitement that Thursday was approaching. Think this was about the time of season 5.

X Files felt like that too. Now I kind of miss that, as there isn't as far as I know something similar for "nowadays".

X factor I can take or leave, but they need to leave the formula alone. It's dropped viewing figures in the last few years because they messed with it. What fans want is the auditions, then boot camp, then into the knock-out stages with votes. No gimmicks, no sudden kick four out at one go as a surprise - just simple "you're good enough - people will vote for you" stuff.

Wifey is a right fan, so I'm watching too, and although the sort of winners they churn out isn't my cup of tea, I reckon they have some decent quality this year, and it's going to be difficult to choose. Might be the best year for the last 3 years.

Last time I watched that was 2 years ago, a one-off viewing of a late stage, and they had a number of contestants who were well off key, and they were told how good they were. What the hell! This year though, they have a number who can actually sing