I generally hate TV talent shows. I've been drawn to America's Got Talent on NBC. I don't like the acts that end up getting boo'ed off the stage. I'm sure some of those acts just know beforehand that they are going to get the three X's, but I hate it when the performer seems really shocked that the judges didn't like their act.
The judges, to me, are much better than the judges from American Idol. It still has the really mean british guy, that takes supreme pleasure in humiliating people. But he's balanced by a very sensitive and affirming Sharon Osborne, and fun-loving nice-guy David Hasselhoff. Working backstage is Jerry Springer, who has done a lot in my eyes by seeming to care about all of the performers, and not just the ones having sex with their cows.
Last week's show really got me, with the insurance salesman's performance of the Nessun Dorma that brought tears to my eyes.
Oh, and the Riverdance acts. I seem to REALLY love any verson of Riverdance. God Bless Riverdance.
Oh and the tearful tributes to mothers and fathers, uncles and aunts. That just seems to be a prerequisite to doing well on this show.
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