America's Got Talent -- Season 4

Post by **Greg** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:19 pm

This live performance show was noticably worse than last week, with several really bad acts.

Here's my preference list:

1) Voices Of Glory (singing group; amazing harmonizing)

2) SQ Entertainment (dancing group; quite imaginative stunts)

3) Paradizo Dance (athletic dancers; some very difficult moves)

4) Charles DeWayne (singer, pianist; great voice)

5) The Texas Tenors (singing group; strong voices doing a song I don't like -- "I'm Proud To Be An American")

6) Carol Loo (dancer; a lot of enrgy)

7) Fab Five (dancers; good, but no big moves)

8] Beale Street Flippers (flippers; energetic, but not quite imaginative enough)

9) Pete Peterkin (impersonator; looks more like Obama than he sounds like him)

10) Tony Hoard And Rory (dog act; missed several frisbies)

11) Alizma (violinists, singers; sang off key and hardly did any violin playing before being buzzed by the judges to stop)

12) Eleisha Miller (singer, dancer; was way off key, apparently was advanced by the judges just because she was a funny 9 year old)

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Post by **Greg** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 6:23 pm

The five who are going on to the next round are very close to my choices: Drew Thomas Magic, Kevin Skinner, Arcadian Broad, Acrodunk, and Grandma Lee.

Previous AGT winner Terry Fator performed; and, I must say he is the best ventriloquist I've ever seen.

http://www.nbc.com/america....1142220

Post by **Greg** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:17 am

They are starting the live performances of the acts that got through the auditions.

Here's my preference list of how they did:

1) Drew Thomas Magic (magician)

2) Kevin Skinner (singer, guitarist)

3) Lake Houston Dance (dance group)

4) Arcadian Broad (dancer, pianist)

5) Acrodunk (acrobatic basketball players)

6) Grandma Lee (standup comic)

7) Thia Magia (singer)

8] The Platt Brothers (acrobatic dancers)

9) BreakS8 (skating breakdancers)

10) Mosaic (singing group)

11) The Diva League (drag queen dancers)

12) Manuela Horn (the only really bad act, a supposed yodelling dominatrix who didn't get to do any dominating and only got off one yodel before the judges buzzed to end her act)

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Post by **Greg** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:32 am

Week 6, day 2 is the first day of eliminations for the contestants that made it through the auditions. The big surprise was that singer Kari Callen, who received a standing ovation form all three judges at her audition, did not go through. What was very odd was that a whole group of acts were eliminated as soon as they were flown into Las Vegas.

Post by **Greg** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:32 am

Week 5, day 2 is the last audition show.

The performer highlights are an 8-year-old girl singing "At Last:"

http://www.nbc.com/america....1138014

And a group of flippers:

http://www.nbc.com/america....1138013

The show ended with an interview of Britain's Got Talent's Susan Boyle by Meredith Viera:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm-QUVse19Q

Post by **Greg** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 8:07 am

The highlights of Week 5, Day 1 are a singer/keyboardist:

http://www.nbc.com/america....1137602

and a Bollywood dance troupe:

http://www.nbc.com/america....1137604

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Post by **Greg** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 10:21 am

The biggest news out of week 4 is that America's Got Talent now has its version of Susan Boyle:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAyjUqODrcQ

Post by **Greg** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:53 am

Week 3, day 2 highlights:

A funny 75-year-old-grandma-stand-up comic:

http://www.nbc.com/america....1133785

And an inspiring cancer-surviving opera singer:

http://www.nbc.com/america....1133786

Post by **OscarGuy** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 11:22 am

I didn't watch, but chainsaw juggling's been around for some time....I've seen it on countless "talent" shows

Post by **Greg** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:48 am

Week 3, day 1:

The most unusual act was a chain saw juggler:

http://www.nbc.com/america....1133410

The best act was a thrilling rendition of "Ol' Man River":

http://www.nbc.com/america....1133409

Post by **Greg** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 9:50 am

Week 2, day 1 provided two performances that did a good job smashing age stereotypes about performing.

A 62-year-old dancer:

http://www.nbc.com/america....itorial

And a 14-year-old girl singing a Jennifer Holliday song.

http://www.nbc.com/america....itorial

Post by **Greg** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:01 am

The second auditions episode featured a talented illusionist:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpsjI8wgUGs

and a 13-year-old boy dancer who really reminded me of Billy Elliot:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=946gzOkkkww

Post by **Greg** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 2:06 pm

Here's a thread for this year's season of America's Got Talent.

Here are two audition videos.

This one is very funny: http://www.nbc.com/america....1129123

This one is incredibly moving: http://www.nbc.com/america....1129122

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