America's Got **NO** talent 6/5

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Okay, I watched/read through the entire two hour show and there wasn’t a SINGLE act I’d ever want to see again.

Truly. It was awful. Even the ‘talent’ they put through to the next round was pitiful: singers that wouldn’t make the first cut in American Idol, mediocre dance groups, an ‘okay’ guitarist, a balancing act no different that you’ll see in any small traveling circus…

The only act I wish they hadn’t cut off was the Bulgarian (?) guy in the sprongy tubes costume. That was neat but, of course, it’s a sort of one-off act – you see it once, and that’s enough.

I did very much appreciate that they only made us sit through one or two ‘little girls with huge voices’ acts, when apparently there were dozens of them trying out.

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Did I see a wardrobe malfunction during the dog act? I could swear I saw a nipple when they showed the woman holding a dog.

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The dog’s nipple or the woman’s?

4

Could someone explain the deal with Sharon O. walking out when the young girl was up there?

5

I quit watching after the first hour, did Sharon Osbourne come back on stage?

Otherwise I agree with the lack of cool acts this year. Last year there were interesting magic, animal or other such acts in addition to singing.

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Well, I saw that part. She was upset because the other English fellow (why do we have two british people and a Hasselhoff deciding if AMERICA has talent? because america doesn’t have enough talent to know talent, apparently) was bashing this poor little girl who was doing her 9 year old cheerleading routine. He was just lambasting this girl’s mother, saying the mother was pushing the girl to do the show. Sharon got mad and walked out.

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I liked the tubes guy it was very original but you’re right it was a one-off act.

The only people I was impressed by was the trio of girls singing some R&B song. I think together they could get to the finales of American Idol.

Other people and groups were amusing.

The black guy singing “don’t you wish your boyfriend was hot like me” made me laugh when he took off his robe.

The family of musicians were entertaining.

Over all though I was underwhelmed though. Next week is LA and you know there are some crazy people out there.

8

Are they trying to do a Gong Show type thing with this? Otherwise the fat shirtless black guy couldn’t have gotten up there on merit, could he? Or was last night like the William Hung type Ameican Idol prelims?

9

Do they still have that total asshole Brit for a judge? The guy trying to be Simon Cowell?

10

Yes they do. He actually seemed to be a bit nicer this time around.

BTW- I can’t remember, who did Sharon replace as a judge?

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I only watched bits of one episode last year, but IIRC it was pop singer Brandy (of Moesha fame).

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Now more famous for having killed some guy in a wreckless driving incident.

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Wreckless? :smiley: Grate typo!

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Was the sprongy tubes guy the Human Slinky? Has a costume that’s basically two arm tubes, two leg tubes, which stretch out? He was on a similar show over here.

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Yes. I’ve seen him on a late night talkshow as well. I wouldn’t say it’s a million dollar act, but it’s definitely a talent.

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Yikes! sets a season pass in TiVo
Were there any jugglers? That’s the only reason I watched last year–to see people I knew from the juggling community.

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They showed quick shots of some jugglers waiting on line, but no juggling acts ( clubs, sticks, balls, rings, boxes, or other) performed on stage.

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If the accident was wreck-less, then how could anyone have been hurt? :wink:

Yes, I know that you mean “reckless.”

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I watched a bit of this trainwreck. Hasselhoff’s eyes were so glassy it sometimes looked like he had cataracts.

I notice they’ve more or less stuck with the tried-and-true American Idol judging format. Kept the limey asshole but dumped the token black hipster, and split Paula’s duties (maudlin indulgence and loopy incoherence) between two separate people.

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No jugglers, Opal. Sorry. There was, however, a father-son act at the end in which he sort of juggled his son. It was pretty good.