A weekly talent competition where an array of performers -- from singers and dancers, to comedians and novelty acts -- vie for a $1 million cash prize.
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Contestants must compete against each other for a chance to win $500,000 in a house wired with cameras and microphones, capturing their every move for a TV and Internet audience.
In each pulse-racing "Fear Factor" episode, contestants (sometimes solo, often paired with spouses, siblings or best friends) recruited from across the nation must decide if they have the ... See full summary »
Four famous musicians search for the best voices in America and will mentor these singers to become artists. America will decide which singer will be worthy of the grand prize.
Six contestants spend a day with each other competing in various physical and mental challenges. During this evaluation day players decide who's good/lacking in various elements of trivia ... See full summary »
A game show in which globe-trotting contestants solve puzzles and complete tasks in order to win a cash prize -- all while trying to figure out who among them is a player planted to sabotage the game.
Stars:
Anderson Cooper,
Heather Campbell,
Dorothy Hui
A weekly talent competition where an array of performers -- from singers and dancers, to comedians and novelty acts -- vie for a $1 million cash prize.
For the seventh season, production of the live show moved from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey in order to accommodate new judge Howard Stern whose radio show is based in nearby New York City. For the eighth season, production for the live show was moved to Radio City Music Hall in New York City. See more »
The past couple years have seen a lot of competition show a la "American Idol" and America's Got Talent attempts to replicate the magic of the show, and in a way only seems to draw because of pure curiosity as opposed to actual talent. Unlike "American Idol", "Talent" has more of that antagonistic, demeaning feel to it, which is odd considering the brutality of Simon Cowell on his main show. "Talent" seems to want to showcase acts less for the merit and more for the sheer novelty.
That said, it does have it's magical moments like "Idol" does. Moments such as where 11-year-old Bianca Ryan sang like a black woman and when the Quick Change Artists completely screwed with our minds on how they changed so quickly really bring a lot of color to a show that is otherwise sinister to concept. The format of the show is also not nearly as polished as some other shows as the quick and vast eliminations (10 at a time, I believe) reduce the credibility of the show and makes it hard to really be attached. And frankly, the admission of some acts (Dave the Horn Guy? Kenny Shelton?) over more worthy competitors and the frequent Pier Morgan channeling Simon Cowell just reduce a show that lacks a lot of charm anyway.
So, in the end, I'm mixed about America's Got Talent. Watch it for just a little laugh of a show to indulgent and silly for its own good. But if you are expecting something more legit, there's always Amazing Race.
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The past couple years have seen a lot of competition show a la "American Idol" and America's Got Talent attempts to replicate the magic of the show, and in a way only seems to draw because of pure curiosity as opposed to actual talent. Unlike "American Idol", "Talent" has more of that antagonistic, demeaning feel to it, which is odd considering the brutality of Simon Cowell on his main show. "Talent" seems to want to showcase acts less for the merit and more for the sheer novelty.
That said, it does have it's magical moments like "Idol" does. Moments such as where 11-year-old Bianca Ryan sang like a black woman and when the Quick Change Artists completely screwed with our minds on how they changed so quickly really bring a lot of color to a show that is otherwise sinister to concept. The format of the show is also not nearly as polished as some other shows as the quick and vast eliminations (10 at a time, I believe) reduce the credibility of the show and makes it hard to really be attached. And frankly, the admission of some acts (Dave the Horn Guy? Kenny Shelton?) over more worthy competitors and the frequent Pier Morgan channeling Simon Cowell just reduce a show that lacks a lot of charm anyway.
So, in the end, I'm mixed about America's Got Talent. Watch it for just a little laugh of a show to indulgent and silly for its own good. But if you are expecting something more legit, there's always Amazing Race.