Tuesday, May 31, 2011

America's Got Talent (AGT) 2011 (Season 6)

Season Premiere

Opening Segment
Judges - Piers Morgan, Sharon Osborne, Howie Mandal
Host: Nick Cannon
Montage of some of the acts we'll see, then the titles

LA Auditions

Judges Introductions
Howie says he'll torture Piers all season long. Piers says "Bring it on, Baldie"
Sharon asks Nick about being a Daddy. He says it takes talent to be a Daddy.

Frank Olivier - Unicyclist/Juggler - 50yo
He asks Howie to hand him torches once he's on the unicycle (6-7' tall unicycle)
He juggles the flaming torches from the unicycle. He looked like he was going to fall all along, but I think that was all part of the act. (He holds Howies head, looks like he's going to set him afire...) Howie ran back to his desk and buzzed him. Frank pointed out that what fell out of his pocket was hand-sanitizer, which he used just before going on. Howie doesn't look impressed, and didn't say anything through the rest of the segment.
Piers - You terrorized Howie, and almost stopped him breathing. In short, you've become one of my favorites.
Sharon, yes. Howie, signifies his buzz means no. Piers - "So it's up to me if you can come back and torment Howie again." YES.

Commercials / Segment #2

Ryan Andreas - Piano/Vocals - 34yo - Systems IT Admin
Great voice. "In the Arms of an Angel". (Very nervous)
Standing Ovation from the crowd.
Howie - I gotta tell you something, you were very unsure of yourself when you came out, but the timbre of your voice...
Piers - Very impressive
Sharon - How many times do you perform to an audience - NEVER - Never? I have to say, you blew me away.
Howie - You are a diamond in the rought - Yes.
Piers - 1000% yes.
Sharon - See you in Vegas.

Commercials / Segment #3

John Jacobson - Teach some music to the crowd - 54yo music teacher
This is the double-dream-hands guy
Crowd boos, Piers buzzes, Sharon buzzes
Howie is by Piers doing the dance. Piers reaches over and presses Howies buzzer.
Piers - If the competition was annoying teachers, then you'd have won. No.
Sharon - No.

Cowboy - falls off horse - Nope
Stephanie - Singing - Scream Metal - Nope
Fake fighting - Nope
Louis - Impersonates farts - Impersonates farts under arms (Howie's, Sharon's and Piers') Funny, but no. (Howie said, as Louis was leaving, "You're just pulling our finger."

Commercials / Segment #4

Landon Swank - Magician - Alaskan-born - 26yo
Shadow showing him doing things, like folding up a girl.
Howie - I did that with a Playboy centerfold before, and carried it around for weeks. Yes
Piers - I liked it, and so did the ladies. Yes.
Sharon - Yes.

Pretty quick through the others in this segment

The Body Poets - Hip-hop dancers
Lighted black outfits
Howie - Impressive - Yes
Piers - Yes.
Sharon - Yes.

Brennan Figari - Arial Silk
Sharon - Yes
Howie - Yes
Piers - Yes.

Olivia Bellafontaine - Burlesque Rock Dancer
Yes, all round, especially Howie and Piers.

Commercials / Segment #5

Debbie O'Burka (51) & Dannie - Vegas Birds (21yo Parrot)
Bird does animal impressions
Piers stands - Most intelligent animal I've seen in my life.
Sharon - Do you have a large repetoire? I have one that reads minds. Yes. Done deal for me.
Howie - How would we know?
You'll see things you've not seen before. I have one that does magic.
Sharon - Would you vote, Howie.
Howie - I want to see the magic and the psychic. Yes.

Frank Miles - Juggler - 50yo
Juggles 3 500,000 volt stun guns - the same type the police use
"Worlds most dangerous juggling act"
Piers: When you practice, do things sometimes go wrong? Oh, yeah.
Frank starts, and...

Commercials / Segment #6

Frank Miles/Juggler - continues
Steps into water
Standing Ovation from crowd.
Howie - Great, dangerous, funny, entertaining. - Yes
Sharon - Yes.
Piers - Can we assume that if we bring you back that there will be more attempts to kill yourself on our show? Yes - In that case, yes.

Udi Abignail - Singer with two dancers
Buzzed before he even really starts ("Hot Hot Hot")
Nick comes out and asks to give him 90 seconds
Buzzed, again, just as he starts. He keeps going.
Howie: Udi... Udi... How do you think it went. (Hot)
Piers: I think you're one of the most deluded people I've ever met.
Nick hits the song again, and goes out on stage dancing. The judges leave.
Howie: Not Not Not.
Piers: He's still going home, with Nick Cannon.

Day one is over.

Commercials / Segment #7

Atlanta Auditions

Miami All Stars - 24 dancers (Miami Style)
Standing Ovation from crowd, Piers and Sharon (I think Howie stood when shot was not on him)
Howie - Amazing, Phenomenal.
Sharon - It's great to see men who dance like men
Piers - Rather nice to see women dancing like women. Easily the best dance group we've seen.
Yes, all round.

Quick shots:

Scott Alexander - Magician
Levitation with pizzaz...
Yes, all round

Preston Weber - Fire dancer
Piers - Absolutely brilliant... Pure Vegas
Yes, all round.

Yellow Designs Stunt Team - BMX Bikes
Bike broke and guy fell. Howie lets him see the finale.
Howie - That added to the drama of what you were showing us.
Yes, all round.

Commercials / Segment #8

The SH'Boss Boys - 6, 7, and 5yo - Rappers
Standing Ovation from audience
Piers - I don't think I've seen kids of that age with that confidence in my life.
You really think you can win America's Got Talent? YES
Yes, all round.

Commercials / Segment #9

Primitivo Montoya - Sing and dance - 50yo
No. Fell off stage.
Buzzed all round - Howie pressed Sharon's.
Howie - Do you realize I just saved your life?

Quick Takes

Vocal Element - singer - 16-19 - No
Forever Young Dancers - (old guyes in diapers) to Lollypop - No
Metatron, the Lord of Light - Bad raper - Walked off stage - Nope.

Commercials / Segment #10

The Crossed Swords - Sword Fighters (College Professors)
Sharon buzzed at the beginning.
Howie buzzed
Piers didn't buzz at all.
Howie and Piers go onstage to fight with swords.
Howie - No
Piers - Yes
Sharon - No

Commercials / Segment #11

Act needs darkness - Turn off the lights
Team iLuminance(?)
Standing ovation, audience & judges
Sharon: Definitely wowed us.
Howie: Without the technology you're a great dance group. With the technology, you're a great spectacle.
Piers: That is probably the single most exciting audition I've seen on the show.
Yes, all round (Piers said he's positive that we've just seen an act that will soon be in Vegas. Sharon said, yes... headline act.)

That's it.

See you next week.

See more at http://www.nbc.com/americas-got-talent/, and http://www.nbc.com/americas-got-talent/video/