Thursday, August 26, 2010

(5) Semi-Finals Round 1 RESULTS

1. Anna & Patryk
They are talented and deserve to move on

2. Prince Poppycock
He is very entertaining; happy to see him through

3. Michael Grimm
I like his style, attitude, voice, and the way he performs

4. Taylor Matthews
I kinda figured this one but I don't like it.

5. Christina & Ali
They weren't my favorite but are better than Connor Doran. They certainly have potential.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

(5) Semi-Finals Round 1 REVIEW

Not the best night,

1. Anna & Patryk
They did an amazing dancing performance tonight! They are really impressive.

2. Christina & Ali
They definitely had a few off notes, and I don't think they made the right song choice to really show off their vocals, but there's just something special about them.

3. Antonio Restivo
I think this was one of his better performances. It was very big and grand, and the addition of fire is cool, but the illusion is just another disappearing person act. They are getting old.

4. Future Funk
They needed to do more break-dancing. They are very cute but the dancing isn't good enough

5. Taylor Matthews
His performance was just OK. He could be better.

6. Connor Doran
I actually kind of liked the song choice. It was very heartwarming again, but I just don't think there's enough of an entertainment factor for him to win.

7. Dan Sperry
This trick was awful. It was a clever idea, but it was very clear that something was going on when the doctor woman randomly walked in front of him for two seconds and then walked away.

8. Christina Young
Her performance honestly just sounded awful.

9. ArcAttack
They were good but they get kinda boring after a while. However, I like the addition of the story-line this time.

10. Michael Grimm
He really has star quality. I think he's one of the only pure singers ever on the show that I actually want to see go through.

11. AscenDance
I was a little disappointed by their act this time, but I know they could do better with another chance.

12. Prince Poppycock
I don't think it was the best song choice, but it was definitely unique, creative, and entertaining to watch!

My Top 5:
-Prince Poppycock
-AscenDance
-Michael Grimm
-ArcAttack
-Anna & Patryk

Friday, August 20, 2010

(5) Acts by Category

A look at the acts by category:

SINGING:
-Christina & Ali
-Kristina Young
-Michael Grimm
-Prince Poppycock
-Taylor Matthews
-Alice Tan Ridley
-Debora Romer
-Jackie Evancho
-Nathaniel Kenyon

DANCING:
-Anna & Patryk
-Future Funk
-Haspop
-Studio One Young Beast Society

MAGIC:
-Antonio Restivo
-Dan Sperry
-Michael Grasso
-Murray

VARIETY:
-AscenDance
-Connor Doran
-Fighting Gravity
-Jeremy VanSchoonhoven
-Maestro Alexander Bui
-Michael Lipari & Ashleigh Dejon

Wow, doing that made me realize that 9 / 24 acts are singers! That's just over 1/3! It just proves how much America really likes its singers. They go for them almost EVERY TIME. I must say though that I actually like these singers (minus maybe Matthews, Young, & Kenyon). They are all unique in their own way. Just look at Jackie Evancho, Alice Tan Ridley, Prince Poppycock, and Christina & Ali.

The dancers look fairly promising as well. I LOVE Haspop and Studio One Young Beast Society. Anna & Patryk are stunning. Future Funk is the only shortfall here.

It makes me very happy to see FOUR whole magic acts! It's great! I love magic. Murray and Michael Grasso are very unique. I could go without Dan Sperry who did a stupid little trick, and then Antonio Restivo who at least adds fire.

The variety acts are also pretty promising this season. Fighting Gravity, AscenDance, and ArcAttack are all completely original and uniqe acts that I've never seen before. Then you see Jeremy VanSchoonhoven who is so suspenseful that you have to love it. Connor Doran is just unique in his own way along with Michael & Ashleigh who are also fairly different. Maestro Alexander is my only dissapointment. He's talented, but boring.

(5) Semi-Final Performance Shows Split = UNFAIR!

Did anyone notice that the way they split up the performances for the two semi-final shows is completely unfair?!? They put all the best acts in the second round!

ROUND 1:                               ROUND 2:
-ArcAttack                               -Alice Tan Ridley
-Anna & Patryk                 -Debora Romer
-Antonio Restivo                       -Fighting Gravity
-AscenDance                            -Haspop
-Christina & Ali                 -Jackie Evancho
-Connor Doran                         -Jeremy VanSchoonhoven
-Dan Sperry                             -Maestro Alexander Bui
-Future Funk                            -Michael Grasso
-Kristina Young                        -Michael Lipari & Ashleigh Dejon
-Michael Grimm                        -Murray
-Prince Poppycock                   -Nathaniel Kenyon
-Taylor Matthews                     -Studio One Young Beast Society

7 out of the 10 acts I chose as my favorite are performing in the second half!

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

(5) My Top 10

Here are my top 10 favorite acts based on their audition & quarter-final performances:

1. Fighting Gravity
2. Haspop
3. Jackie Evancho
4. Studio One Young Beast Society
5. AscenDance
6. Murray
7. Christina & Ali
8. Jeremy VanSchoonhoven
9. Prince Poppycock
10. Michael Grasso

(5) Top 20 Checklist

How did MY Top 20 match up with America's?

*Green Box with a check mark means we both picked that act.
*Red box with an X mean America picked it but I didn't.

























I agreed with 12 / 24 acts in the semi-finals . Well, it certainly could be worse. 50% isn't too bad. It's not as good as last season (65%) but I'll take it.

(5) Quarter-Finals Round 6 RESULTS

I'm very happy with America's choices this week.

Micahel Grasso
He is a great illusionist and did an amazing trick last night!

Connor Doran
He would have been my fifth choice. There's just something special about his kite-flying.

Anna & Patryk
They are great dancers and being young makes it even more amazing.

Michael Lipari & Ashleigh Dejon
They are mesmerizing to watch. Very cool and different.

3/4 is great. Thanks America!

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

(5) Quarter-Finals Round 6 REVIEWS

1. Kruti Dance Academy
Considering I normally love dancing acts, I was quite disappointed in them. The dancing was good and very together, but it didn't really have the WOW factor that I've seen in some of the other groups.

2. Rudi Macaggi
His act was not nearly as dangerous as the last one he did. Even if you disregard that, it still wasn't 'daredevil-enough' to go onto the semi-finals.

3. CJ Dippa
The truth is the act is just boring. I admire him for writing his own raps but it's not enjoyable to listen to it because not only can you not understand what he's saying but it's all mono-tone and boring.

4. RNG
I thought they did really well tonight. It was a very tight act with great costumes, great attitude, and great choreography. They are really great dancers.

5. Harmonica Pierre
He's a great harmonica player, but it's just too boring for me. I couldn't sit and listen to him play that thing any longer, it's just not entertaining enough. I also think he could have chosen a better song to play.

6. Michael Grasso
He did an amazing trick tonight. I feel like I've seen similar-ish things before but not in the same way. He did a vegas-worthy trick that makes me want to see more.

7. The Hot Shot Tap Dancers
I was really excited for them to come back because I loved their original quarter-final performance, but I was a little disappointed. Not only did they only tap dance together with no tricks, but they did it to almost no music. The music was really bare and almost non-existent. They needed a real song to tap dance to and they needed to do some more tricks.

8. Doogie Horner
His act made me smile, but it didn't make me laugh. It's just not laugh-out-loud funny, and for that reason I don't think it's worthy of the semi-finals.

9. Connor Doran
His act is really heartwarming. It just gives you a good feeling inside. I can't say he's the most talented, but it was very interesting to watch. I would put him through simply to see if he can do anything a bit more interesting, but I just don't think it's really an act worthy of winning America's Got Talent.

10. Anna & Patryk
They really are amazing dancers, and I thought their act tonight was very entertaining. It was nice and upbeat with lots of energy. Glad to see them back.

11. Michael Lipari & Ashleigh Dejon
This was a really cool act to watch. Their acrobatics were really cool, and it really gave me a scare when she fell. I sorta knew it wasn't real though because of the heart-beating in the background, but it took me a little while.

12. Swingshift Sideshow
This was just not entertaining. They popped a couple balloons and swallowed a couple swords. That was it. Not entertaining, not WOW, not semi-final worthy.

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 MY TOP 4:
-Michael Grasso
-Anna & Patryk
-Michael Lipari & Ashleigh Dejon
-RNG
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(5) Quarter-Finals Round 5 RESULTS

1. Maestro Alexander Bui
Well, he's definitely talented, so I guess it's OK that he got through. Not as exciting as some of the other acts though.

2. Jackie Evancho
What a talented singer! Happy to see her through!

3. Dan Sperry
Eh...He's not great, but maybe he will bring a better trick next week.

4. Kristina Young
Well, compared to Cam Hodges I'll take it. Not a bad singer overall.

1/4. Yikes. Well, it is what it is.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

(5) Quarter-Finals Round 5 REVIEW

1. Plutonic
I've heard better acapella, and that's my only problem with them. I didn't think their song choice was great either; they could have done something les rappy and more singy.

2. Dylan Plummer
I have never seen someone jump rope so well! This was really amazing. He is very talented and it was overall very enjoyable to watch.

3. Pup
Considering he never actually did anything, I can't give him much credit. He better not go through...

4. Cam Hodges
Although a good singer, there are already THREE male singers in the semi-finals. STOP!!!!

5. Ryan Rodriguez
Although I thought I was going to like him, after watching more of his performance I realized that what he does is just not as good as Haspop, which means he's not going to win. It was only interesting a certain degree.

6. Austin Anderson
I acutally thought his act was pretty funny. It made me giggle and I could relate to it very well. I liked him.

7. Booker Forte
First off, I CANNOT BELIEVE they selected an act that was almost identical to Haspop! Why would they do that?! And it certainly didn't help that he wasn't nearly as good as Haspop either and overall pretty boring...

8. Pizza Pat
I was actually really entertained by Pizza Pat. I thought it was unique, interesting, and pretty cool to watch!

9. Kristina Young
She has a pretty good voice and I think she really has the potential to do well. Her performance wasn't bad.

10. Alexander Bui
He's very talented, but I agree with Sharon that it was kind of boring. I just can't see myself paying in Vegas to see him play piano.

11. Dan Sperry
It was a cool trick, but it took too long to get to the climax and it got really boring.

12. Jackie Evancho
She is an amazing singer, and I'm almost posotive that she is going to get through. What an amazing voice for such a small girl!

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MY TOP 4:
1. Jackie Evancho
2. Dylan Plummer
3. Austin Anderson
4. Pizza Pat
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Thursday, August 5, 2010

(5) Quarter-Finals Round 4 RESULTS

Taylor Mathews
I kinda called this one. There are still too many singers in the semi-finals. Whatever, he's probably my favorite of all of them though.

Prince Poppycock
He would have been my 5th choice. He has an amazing voice, and I'm happy to see him advance!

Murray
I'm glad to see a really good magician go through. His stunt last night was amazing!

ArcAttack
I'm surprised they were in the 4th or 5th spot, but I'm glad that they advanced over Anna & Patryk. I just don't think Anna & Patryk would have made it to the finals based on the other talent in the competition.

2/4. Not bad.

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

(5) Quarter-Finals Round 4 REVIEWS

Not a bad night.

Da Maniacs
I guess it's funny to watch fat people dance, but the truth is that they are just not good enough to win America's Got Talent. They did make me smile, but they would have to do something really amazing to go farther.

Nu Covenant
This was really not a good performance for them. When they sung separately they sounded good, but the harmonies were just not good at all. They sounded really flat when they all came together to sing. It was really upsetting because I thought they were going to do really well.

Anna and Patryk
They are no doubt very talented, but I'm not sure how long I could sit and watch them dance. I think I would have to agree with Howie more, because I just don't see them headlining a show. They are very good dancers, but I'm sure there are other people who are just as talented as they are.

Lindsey Stirling
I was really disappointed in her performance tonight. She got me excited, thinking she was going to be like Nuttin' But Stringz who I thought should have won that season, but the violin just did not sound good with the music. First of all, you couldn't really hear it very well over the music, and second, it just didn't sound that good. I think it was too much for her to try dancing and playing the violin at the same time.

Doogie Horner
He made me smile and his cockroach joke was funny, but there are way better comedians out there. He just seems to be the only one who auditioned for America's Got Talent and made it through. If Grandma Lee can't win, he's certainly not going to...

Rudi Macaggi
That act was REALLY terrifying. I think it was a little too dangerous for me; there's a line (for me at least) between entertaining danger and just purely terrifying danger. If I'm fearing too much for their life then I don't want to watch it. Plus, I don't think he would be able to do that every day in a Las Vegas show without messing up once or twice.

Taylor Matthews
I thought this was a pretty good performance, though I can't really stand to see another male singer go through. America already put through Nathanial Kenyon and Michael Grimm; I really don't think we need three of them. He's a really good singer, though, and he has potential for the future.

Mary Ellen
I hate when the judges put through acts like this; it takes away spots from truly talented acts. She's a terrible singer and a terrible piano player: it's that simple.

ArcAttack
I'm sure their act is a lot cooler live, in-person compared to on television, so I'll take the judges word for it that it truly is a great act. Through the TV, it just sounds like a person playing guitar with bolts of lighting for show. However, it's definitely a very unique act that deserves to go far in the competition.

Prince Poppycock
He's a very talented opera singer and I sorta like how he's so theatrical. I'm not sure America will like him but I think he could make the whole thing into a really cool little show.

Murray
That trick was really amazing tonight! I have no idea how he got a live tiger inside that case! That trick was truly Vegas-worthy, and I'm happy to see a good magician this season.

Strikers All Stars
I understand that Studio One Young Beast Society may have been better, but I love dance acts too much not to put this one on my list. They were really tight with the choreography and I thought their dance moves were really unique and cool.

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My top 4 favorite acts:
-Anna and Patryk
-ArcAttack
-Murray
-Strikers All Stars
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