'America's Got Talent' recap: Halfway through the top 40!
Aug 28, 2008, 11:49 AM | by Jaya Saxena
Categories: 'America's Got Talent', Mini TV Watch, Reality TV
Welcome back for the second night in a row where Jerry looks entirely too excited to announce the next 10 contestants. Now, there were some questions on Tuesday as to whether Hoff was drunk or not. My theory is, how couldn't he be? It's probably the only way he could have made it through that show. But last night, we had 10 more, and I had high hopes for the new crop of talent. But first, the results from Tuesday! Four of the winners were chosen by the audience, and one was chosen by the judges. The choices were pretty obvious, and even though I was glad the judges chose James Gang over Elite, it should be known, again, that AGT makes little girls cry. But of course, we needed an emotional start because who knows if we'll get another moment like that in the next hour and 45 minutes?
So now, the next 10, all of them suffering from crippling mediocrity. Beyond Belief Dance Company would have been better if I weren't so obsessed with America's Best Dance Crew. My standards are higher now, and I'm pretty sure these guys wouldn't have passed Shane Sparks' criticisms. They barely survived Piers', who looked as if he was about to lose his mind at any moment. ZOOperstars! entertained a bit as well, but they killed their own act by claiming the only reason Piers didn't like them was because he was British. Hoff seconded this sentiment, telling them not to listen to his critiques because he isn't even American. Because people from other countries clearly don't know anything about talent. I mean, look at Germany, right Hoff?
Jerry introduced Jonathan Arons (see clip below) as "a man doing bizarre things with a trombone," making me wonder if we've somehow backtracked to his other show. You couldn't even hear his trombone over the canned horns of "Let's Groove Tonight" and "September", but the boy could dance. Piers described him as "one sandwich short of a picnic." I couldn't have described that act better myself. And after Daniel Jens, Piers just wanted the Slippery Kittens (can you even say that on television?), the all-mom burlesque group, to put their clothes back on. But it's probably because he's British.
After George the Giant chained himself up and got himself beaten up by children (you heard me), we finally had Queen Emily. (Watch her performance below.) I actually yelled "yes!" when they announced her name. I needed some good soul after tonight. She belted "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," and blew every other act out of the water. Okay, so they saved the talent (not to mention the only person performing on key) for last. Point to you, AGT.
So did you think tonight's crop was better than Tuesdays? Are Americans better at judging talent than the Brits? And how long before Piers Morgan just cracks?
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