Grief there seems to be so much cack on the telly these days but currently X Factor is up at the top of my pet hate list - in particular I cannot abide that smug tw*t Cowell, it's rare indeed that I actually want to do someone physical harm but I can't look at the guy without wanting to swing a baseball bat in his general direction. In addition, the contestants have that air of desperation about them that I don't like to see being exploited.