In a quiet point during a Sunday afternoon Come Dine With Me marathon, my (Highly Effective) Corporate Flatmate and I discussed predictions for our friends in 2010. Whilst those predictions probably would be of interest to my Internet Following (which is mostly comprised of these friends) I have decided instead to publish 10 popular culture predictions for 2010. The aim is that, when each of these come true, I will be heralded as the Voice of Popular Culture and quickly approached by the Guardian to live blog for them.
So here we go:
1. A Friends reunion film will be announced.
After the success of Sex And The City: The Movie, *surely* the cast will realize there’s money in a movie? Friends is still loved (just ask E4) and time is running out. (PS. I still get a point if there is a one-off TV special).
2. The current Sugababes (version 4) will implode.
Due to the lack of a coherent identity. Version 1 will rise from their ashes.
3. Dannii will leave the X Factor and be replaced by Robbie Williams/Victoria Beckham/Eminem.
There was definitely something of the “I know I’ll probably be fired next year so I’m going to be occasionally subversive” about Dannii Minogue on the X Factor this year.
4. Robbie and Take That will properly reform.
At least for a one off charity single.
5. Twitter will be replaced with an even more relevant social networking tool.
Well, Facebook was trumped this year by Twitter: what comes around goes around.
6. Peter and Katie will get back together. And then split up again.
There will be an ITV2 show documenting every step of this process.
7. A group will win the X Factor 2010.
X Factor has shown it can produce successful female winners (Leona, Alexandra) and that it usually doesn’t produce successful male winners (Steve, Leon, Shayne, Joe). Following JLS, 2010 is the year for the show to prove that a group can win. Just so something new happens.
8. Eternal will reform.
Surely it is their year? Who can not love a band that incorporated three plus key changes into one song?
9. The ginger haired one from Girls Aloud will become the new Kate Bush, against all expectations.
Her awkward self-consciousness is the most interesting thing about Girls Aloud videos (after seven years she still looks embarrassed to be a popstar). Just imagine the fascinating solo career.
10. Something truly shocking will happen on Big Brother.
As it’s the final show, the Producers will not give a monkeys and will engineer something *truly* shocking. I predict a “housemates have 1 minute to decide as a group which other housemate to eat” task. Or maybe “one of the housemates is actually a cat” shocker.
So there we go. Please do add your own predictions below.
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January 5, 2010 - 9:43 pm
I’ve just noticed the new name for the flatmate you discussed the predictions with. I approve.
January 7, 2010 - 9:40 am
I’m all for Nicola from GA being amazing. Everytime Cheryl Cole’s hair advert comes on (limp, lifeless) i think she’s promoting her music with her description
Ah lump of cole, my hatred simmers ever more. Hatred is a strong word isn’t it? Perhaps intolerance would be better…
A group so needs to win X Factor. It will make it “current” and “relevant” in Simon’s eyes. He will then give them something shit to cover, probably that dreadful american idol winners song Kris Allen had to bleet out this year. Good god.
Check out Alien Beat Club on my blog. I wish people in england would do just dance/lion king mash ups. Dannii would shit!
August 1, 2010 - 3:26 pm
So far, 1 1/2 out of 10. Robbie and Take That have reformed, (BOO! They don’t need him!) and Dannii has been replaced on X Factor by Kylie, but only for this year.
I’m all for a group winning X Factor, and hopefully at least one of the better singers in Girls Aloud (or any other group, to be honest,) will launch an amazing solo career, and make everybody realise that Cheryl Cole’s songs are shit (“I don’t need a parachute, baby if I got you…” She needs to sack whoever writes her lyrics.)