I don’t see any weekly threads on it, despite it being the top ranked show week in and out.
I think at this point some really good acts are appearing. I appreciate the acts that aren’t singing acts, to be honest, not because they can’t sing, but more because there are already singing shows.
I, for one, love it! It’s one of my favorite shows on TV, actually.
I think some of the acts, while impressive, simply aren’t enough to sustain a 90-minute show in Las Vegas. Like those clog-dancing soccer moms last night: awesomely talented, and a really impressive routine, but could you watch them for an hour and a half? Could they even keep it up that long (they were huffing and puffing after their act last night)?
Terry Fator, OTOH, could easily pull it off, and in fact, does so easily. I’m going to see him in Vegas next spring.
I’m rooting for Kevin Skinner, BTW. And if you’re reading this, Kevin, here’s a tip: next time, sing Live Like You Were Dying.
That’s the thing. There are a lot of acts that could not sustain a show on their own. yet, I think if you put together a sort of cabaret with numerous acts in one show would be great, because there is some great talent there.
I would like to see the acts, but I simply cannot tolerate all the extra crap they put in that show - the stupid shots of the audience, that tawdry backstories, the Hoff. I used to watch it in about 12 minutes after DVRing and FFing through the aforementioned crap, but it was just not worth it in the end. I’ll catch up with it when it’s featured on The Soup.
As I mentioned in another thread, this show in intolerable to watch without a DVR…all of the bullshit between acts is mind-numbing. We can watch the entire 2 hour episode in about 10 minutes (really!) with DVR.
My biggest complaint this year is that there really aren’t any “wow” acts. Sure, some are decent, but there is not a single act I would pay $60-$250 a ticket (going price for Vegas production shows today) nor would want to sit and see for 90 minutes.
Me too !!!
Um, as far as love the acts, hate the crap.
If they could just make it without all the bio crap and filler stupidities, I might watch it more often than once every couple of weeks for about 40 minutes before I get tired of it.
And, no, it’s not important enough to me to remember to record it, so I don’t get to fast forward through all the lame stuff. If I did happen to remember to do that, maybe I would be a bit more of a fan.
BTW, I agree with hating the filler crap. We fast forward through all that as well.
I love this type of TV normally, but, as already mentioned several times, the filler crap has got to go. Not only that, but you can’t see an act from start to finish without the cameras constantly panning away to show the audience or the judges. I’d say that when every act is performing, it’s easily 30% pan-aways/70% act. That just sucks.
Plus, Piers Morgan is probably the biggest asshole I’ve ever seen on TV. He’s trying to hard to be Simon Cowell. I would love to kick his fucking teeth in.
So, I don’t watch the show – too bad, too, because the format is something I normally enjoy.
I think they’re moving in that direction. I’m almost positive I heard Nick Cannon mention that there’s going to be an AGT Vegas revue after this season. I’d pay to see it!
The show is now dead to me.
The most entertainng act I have seen in a long time (Acrodunk) does not advance? Bollocks.
I like Kevin to win it all.
I dont know about the show in America. I do know that the over hyped runner up in the UK Susan Boyle lived in a house paid for by the state she received benefits totaling thousands of pounds over 30 years is in line to make milions buy Simon Cowell has advised her to kep claiing benefits for up to a year until she starts to get her money comming in. What was the miricale cure that enablesd this not so simple woman to suddenly be capable of work and earn millions.
Acrodunk got cut? That’s… surprising. And stupid.
I don’t watch the results show, it bores me (even with DVR). I just wait for them to say who won at the beginning of the next show.
I think Kevin Skinner is majorly over-hyped and the network/producers just want to pretend he’s Susan Boyle. I’m guessing he won this week by judge’s decision?
No, he won by America’s vote. The judges saved Voices of Glory and the clog-dancing soccer moms.
Acrodunk’s career is far from over. They’ll be picked up by an NBA team to be their half-time show any day now. I remember seeing a similar act called the Bud Light Daredevils when I was in college. They toured around the country doing halftime shows at NCAA games. I forget the name of their corporate sponsor. 
There have been a few threads (including one I started) about why AGT is not a well-done show that is excruciating to watch without a DVR. One of those reasons came screaming out at me yesterday when I watched the Tuesday night performaces: it took 17 minutes–SEVENTEEN MINUTES–to get from the start of the show to the first actual performance. Seventeen minutes!!
Then, the results show was padded with Muppets and–I had to hit play for a few seconds to confirm this–a performance by David Hasselhoff. Really? Really?? Ugh.
I liked Acrodunk but wasn’t hugely impressed by them. However, it would have been nice to have them in the finale as once again, it is musical act-heavy. At least we have Grandma Lee and the cloggers, but I doubt either will win.
I watch it regularly, on TiVo, of course; as so many have already pointed out, that’s the only way any mortal human with an IQ above seven could possible watch this show.
I also agree that there just aren’t any standout acts this year, as in years past. AcroDunk was the closest to a really “Wow” act, but they got cut; unbelievable.
The singers are fine, but to me just boring. There are so many other shows that feature singers, I watch AGT for other kinds of acts. There’s Kevin, there’s that woman, there’s the voices of glory, the cowboys, the guy who changed backup singers . . . zzzzz. Then there’s AcroDunk and . . . no other act comes anywhere close to similar, but they get cut???
And does anyone actually think that Grandma Lee is funny?? She’s a nice, plucky old lady, but come on, she’s not very funny, she needs to go!
To HeyHomie and anyone else who gets the chance to see Terry Fator: You’re going to love the show! We saw him in March and it was just one of the best things I’ve ever seen. The man is talented, funny, a great singer, talented, a great impressionist, and did I mention talented?
She’s above average funny for a 65 year old (or whatever), but she isn’t particularly funny in general.
Yeah, I do. Not the funniest I’ve ever seen or anything, but I do think she’s legitimately funny. Although by the judges’ reactions to her, you’d think she was the funniest person in the world. It does seem that the voting on the show is heavily influenced by nice uplifting stories rather than straight talent.
I think that it left a bad taste in a lot of people’s mouth (see the NBC forum).
Over half the acts are singers and dancers. Don’t I get enough of that crap on American Idol, So You Think You Can Dance, America’s Best Dance Crew, etc.
The get rid of some pretty good acts - great ones actually . . . and some of the ones they kept were horrible.
They made the decision for #2 wihout a second tryout. WTF?!
They don’t have OpalCat
Here’s the thread I started a while back when the auditions alone had me saying America’s Got Talent: You’re doing it wrong. I do think it’s improved since that stage of the show, but it’s still unpalatable.
I think Grandma Lee is amusing, but not at all funny enough for a career in stand up. Then again, I feel the same way about Norm MacDonald. David’s over the top hysterical guffawing was a bit ridiculous, though.
I skipped all the dramatic storytelling leading up to the acts except hers, as the judges kept referencing it when critiquing it. I rewound and watched it, and thought it was nice but not hugely inspiring. It’s nice to have a comedy act for the sake of diversity, but it does seem a singing act is going to win it all. The cloggers will not win. Add diversity, but not win. I like Kevin the country singing chicken farmer, but I’m honestly bored with singing acts. I actually would prefer this show be for all the OTHER kinds of acts out there–let’s see what OTHER talents America has, m’kay?