September 18, 2008
Last night on America's Got Talent, nine acts attempted to wow us with their vocal gymnastics, while Nuttin But Stringz tried to earn votes by mixing violin bowing with a dash of Cirque Du Soleil. In our poll asking BuddyTV readers which act gave the best performance, 37 percent of you voted for Eli Mattson, 22 percent voted for Nuttin But Stringz, and 11 percent cheered on possible ringer Neil E. Boyd. On tonight's mercifully short episode of America's Got Talent, Jerry Springer revealed the top 5 acts that will compete for a show in Las Vegas. Did your favorite make the cut, or are we doomed to hear Kaitlyn Maher stumble through another Disney ballad? Read on to find out.
September 17, 2008
America's Got Talent spent about 87 years boring us with audition rounds, and now that the top 10 are finally decided the season will be over in just two weeks. I think this show has its priorities out of whack. For further proof that something is amiss in the AGT studio, nine out of the final 10 acts are singers. That'd be nice if this were American Idol, but surely America's Got Talent should celebrate a more diverse array of performance styles. Did the likes of Kaitlyn Maher and Joseph Hall really deserve to make it to the finals over SickStep and Jonathan Burkin? I think not.
Tonight's episode features performances from the top 10, and tomorrow night five acts will be sent packing. Now is the time to vote for your favorites, and by favorites I mean Eli Mattson. Vote for him or face my wrath!
September 11, 2008
Last night's episode of America's Got Talent was fairly impressive. Eli Mattson, SickStep, Donald Braswell, Nuttin But Stringz and Jonathan Burkin all turned in performances that ran the gamut from solid to amazing. That's in stark contrast to Tuesday night's episode, where pretty much everyone phoned it in or attempted things beyond their skill level. There were a lot of good performances this week, but not everyone could make it through to the top 10. On a special half-hour episode of America's Got Talent tonight, Jerry Springer finally unveiled the top 10 acts that will compete for a show in Las Vegas. Read on to see if your favorites made the cut.
September 10, 2008
Last night's episode of America's Got Talent was more torturous than usual, which is an amazing accomplishment for a show that struts out no-talent hacks week after week. Nobody lived up to expectations during Tuesday night's performances, though some acts fared better than others. Queen Emily has pipes, even if her attempt to tackle Mariah Carey didn't prove it, and Paul Salos is charming, though his latest Sinatra interpretation was no "My Way." Both of them were certainly better than ZOOperstars, who must have dosed me with magical sleeping powder through my television set, or Daniel Jens, who only seems to be in the top 20 because he's a former Iraqi soldier.
The remainder of the top 20 perform on tonight's episode of America's Got Talent. Unfortunately, they might pale in comparison to former AGT winner Terry Fator, who will stop by to wow everyone with his ventriloquist act.
September 9, 2008
Last week on America's Got Talent, 20 members of the top 40 performed, and most of them were memorable for all the wrong reasons. Let us never speak again of Flambeaux, the Taubl Family, or Bruce Block's dwarf and pony jamboree. Tonight's unnecessarily lengthy episode will reveal the final members of the top 20, and allow 10 of them to sing, dance, and impersonate dead celebrities for our amusement. We're almost to the point where contestants with actual talent will dominate the show. What a crazy concept!
September 3, 2008
Last night on America's Got Talent, seven terrible acts made fools of themselves in front of a nationwide audience, while three others actually displayed some genuine talent. I already mocked the talent-free nobodies in my recap last night, so let me remind you of the people who left a good impression: Flaming baton twirler Jonathan Burkin is "the best baton twirler in the world" according to David Hasselhoff, SickStep acted out the greatest moments from Step Up 2 The Streets with panache, and Sarah Lenore made me enjoy a Dixie Chicks song for the first time in my life. They all deserve plenty of praise.
Tonight's episode of America's Got Talent features performances from the final 10 acts in the top 40. Are there still some crown jewels to be found among the other, lesser gems?
September 2, 2008
Last week on America's Got Talent, we watched for four excruciatingly long hours as 20 members of the top 40 attempted to entertain us. Some of the acts were horrendous, such as George the Giant, who pretended to be a piñata, let children beat him with baseball bats, then appeared shocked when the judges booed him. Other acts were just strange, such as the group of seven-foot-tall inflatable animals known as the ZOOperstars. Amidst all the insufferable pseudo-talents that made me long for the sweet release of death, there were a few performers actually worthy of praise. I won't be forgetting Jessica Price's touching rendition of "Time After Time" anytime soon.
On tonight's episode of America's Got Talent, 10 more acts take the stage and attempt to win over the Hoff and his British comrades.
August 28, 2008
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I have quite the epic love/hate relationship with NBC. If NBC and I were characters on a TV show, we'd be the couple who bickers non-stop before eventually falling into bed together for a wild night of passion. I have to respect the network for supporting shows like Friday Night Lights, 30 Rock and The Office, but I also loathe them for resurrecting junk like American Gladiators and Knight Rider when they could be taking creative risks. NBC has a split personality, and that makes our relationship rather complicated.
As if to prove that they have no desire to fix this problem, NBC has announced that they've ordered more episodes of one of their best shows and one of their worst. The good news is that Chuck will have a full second season consisting of 22 episodes. The bad news is that America's Got Talent won't be going away anytime soon.