Don’t get me wrong, I’m entertained by Howie torturing Piers and the two fighting here and there in a show. However, at times, it seems forced and makes me think that the producers may be pushing the duo to argue so to help attract more viewers. For example, in this episode, Howie got help to move a vending machine in front of Piers’ dressing room. For sure the producers asked for a prank or, at least, Howie told them in advance as everything was filmed. I doubt that the cameras are always rolling behind the scenes. You?
Some of the acts not going through:
The Worst of the Worst: Count me in as a “You’re a hater!” member. A+C Twins, who claim they have been singing together for years and are the next Jackson 5, sang an off key version of My Girl with some basic body movements (what they did cannot be called dancing). Their reaction to the bad comments from the judges and the booing from the crowd was more entertaining than their performance. The twins were pissed off and claimed that Howie was a “hater”. They claimed that they could sing better than Howie, so he joined them on stage to repeat their performance. Let’s admit it, Howie was barely better than the A+C Twins but, at least, Howie knows he is not a singer!
Some of the acts going through:
The “I Can’t Believe this Act is Going to Vegas” act: Mauricio Herrera, a 33-year-old who was a star in Costa Rica, performed a subpar version of Ricky Martin’s Livin’ La Vida Loca. However, thanks to his silliness, blue outfit, and ego the size of the stage, Mauricio was able to get Howie’s vote. The latter, in a moment of insanity if you ask me, was able to convince Sharon that they needed to vote Mauricio through as he is silly and funny! Come on Howie! You voted off people with more talent!!! I hate it when the judges vote through acts like this one only so that there would be some silliness in the next round (remember Boy Shakira?).
The Show Stealers: The members of Zuma Zuma totally made their trip from Kenya to Seattle worth while as they treated us with an extremely good routine with some impressive moves, daring figures, and jaw dropping tricks! See for yourself in the video below (move to the 1:35 mark).
The Best of the Best: Melissa Villasenor wowed the crowd with impressions of Barbara Walters, Nathalie Portman, Miley Cirus, Katie Griffin, and Christian Aguilera singing the US National Anthem (see the video below as proof). Not only were her impressions spot on, but her act was fun and triggered a good number of laughs. She clearly has talent and could easily headline a show. Melissa’s audition was so fantastic that Piers even used the word “sensational” when giving his comments. Melissa will go far in the competition.
Which act did you prefer? Share your comments about the performers below!
Love Howie. His expressions and actions totally crack me up – laughed till I cried. He’s the best part of this show.
I thought the group from Kenya was fantastic, but…..The name of the show is America’s Got Talent. I think it would be more appropriate for Americans only should be on this show. Also, is that an act between Piers and Howie? I really wish Piers would not storm off the show, it makes him look like a bore and I really like him.
Isn’t this America’s Got Talent? And these guys traveled from Kenya. Either this show is desperate for talent or they think people who watch the show are that stupid to not put 2 and 2 together.