America's Got Talent (AGT) 2013 - 06/25/2013 - New York Auditions

NBC Highlights.
 
The Struck Boyz (Hip-hop dancers)
Heidi - Seven little Justin Beibers. I love the attitude.
Mel B - I love the commitment.
Howie - Do you get a lotta girls doing this (Yes)
Howard - You have great commitment.
Yes, all round.

Commercials - Segment #2

Breakdance/Acrobat show
Yes, all round.

Stephon & Christopher - Hand Balancing Act
Mel B - Had me on the edge of my seat for all the right reasons. I feel like I'm cheating on my husband by looking.
Yes, all round.

Commercials - Segment #3

Aneya Marie - Singing Mime
Howie & Howard buzzed
Mel B - Buzzed
Heidi - Howard buzzed for her
No, all around

Unicycle jousting/Rodeo - No
Bad dancing/singing/rapping - No
Remote car with doll driving - No
Chicken costume act - No

Commercials - Segment #4

Hammersmith - Irish Danced Meets Hiphop
Mel B & Howie - Standing O
Mel B - You're weird and dark and intense
Heidi - Liked mixture of Irish & Hiphop
Howard - Impossible to ignore
Howie - I don't normally like traditional Irish Dance. But new and exciting, yes.
Yes, all round.

Contortion dancing pair - Yes
Rock Dance Project - Yes
Leon - Magician - Yes

Commercials - Segment #5

Kid Dancing - Yes
Ballet/Acrobat group - Yes
Ballet - Little Asian girl - Yes

Ellen & Izzy - Kids singer/drummer (Metal)
Howard & Mel B buzzed
"Zombie Skin"
Heidi - You're so cute & sweet and you open your mouth and... AHHH
Mel B - Scary Spice has been officially scared
Howie - I loved it. The people who heard it are rewinding saying listen to this little girl.
Howie - Yes
Mel B - No
Heidi - Yes
Howard - Yes
So they're trough.

Commercials - Segment #6

Virginia Tech University Gospel Chorale (Dancers/Singers)
Howard - Your voice, sir, is absolutely spectacular
Heidi - I loved all of you. I want to see and hear another 90 seconds
Mel B - I would join this soulful choir. Different moves than a normal gospel choir.
Yes, all round.

Commercials - Segment #7

Hollywood Auditions

Chris - Oralgami (chews gum & molds it into a sculpture)
Howard buzzed
Howie buzzed
No, all round

Commercials - Segment #8

Original Music - No all round

Brandon & Savannah
Another Original Song - Young Duo
(Nice!)
Heidi - I loved you guys. Loved everything from beginning to end.
Mel B - That wasn't a great song for me, but your performance was captivating.
Howard - You never know what you're going to get with a band. Some could be having a bad day... But you, Brother & Sister singing together. Harmonies excite us, etc.
Howie - I loved the original song.
Yes, all round.

Commercials - Segment #9

Taylor Williamson - Standup Comedian
(Not bad)
Mel B - You're very funny brother. You're a little awkward, and I like that.
Howie - I think you are fabulous. It's amazing you haven't been seen (in 10 years). You are very funny.
Heidi - Thought you were very funny in a shy and dorky kind of way.
Howard - The sign of a true wit - You're quick. You come out here, 90 seconds and win everyone over.
Yes, all round.

Commercials - Segment #10

Jacob Kaleigh - Magician - Professional Party Stuntman
Puts scorpion in mouth
Buzzed by three of judges
No, all round

Johnny - Lights fart - 4 nos
Older guy - Card trick - Strips down to show card - No all round

Naathan - Excape - While singing
Heidi buzzed
Howard buzzed
Mel B liked.
Howie liked.
Quick different act - card trick]
Howie and Mel B - yes
Heidi - With the card trick, you might have gotten your ticket to Vegas. yes
Howard - With the card trick - Yes.

Commercials - Segment #11

Three singers met online a few weeks ago and in person 2 days ago... Never performed live
Forte is the name of the group
Operatic - GREAT voices and harmonies
Howie stands first. Mel B Standing O. Audience Standing O
Howie - This is like a joke. You guys  are phenomenal.
Heidi - This is what I love about AGT. You guys in your jeans, didn't know what to expect.
Mel B - I did not expect that.
Howard - What I'm responding to with you guys is you came out and look like schlubs. Congratulations on a wonderful audition.
Yes, all round.

What a way to end the show this week.
Cya next week (Chicago).

America's Got Talent (AGT) 2013 - 06/18/2013 - Chicago Auditions

NBC Highlights.

Review of last week's show.
Review of some of tonight's show.
Intro of judges

Omega Force Strength Team
Howard: Inspirational
Heidi: I had so much fun watching you guys
Howie: When you came out, I thought Power Rangers 30 years later. But until the blocks, I didn't know how hard everything was, so it's gotta be a no from me.
Howard, Heidi, and Mel B = Yes, so they're through

Martial Arts group (Shodikan?)
Yes, all round.

Darbie & ??? - Stunt Cheerleading
Yes, all round.

Commercials - Segment #2

Montage of some of the acts
Nick meets a few acts

Kenichi E - Dancish performance
Judges all standing O
Lots of the audience
Heidi - That was pretty awesome. You have a control over your body I've never seen before
Mel B - I thought your head had come off your body, it was that convincing
Howard - I could watch you all day
Howie - Best dance routine in Chicago... You told a great story... It was wonderful.
Yes, all round.

Commercials - Segment #3

Deanna DellaChiappa - Singer
Howard - I have to tell you you're an emotional person and it came out on stage
Heidi - Powerful voice
Mel B - You need to protect your voice... Thought it was going to snap right then.
Howie - Loved it.
Yes, all round.

Commercials - Segment #4

Costumed Characters/Weird Science

Sprice(?) - Build's Rube Goldberg Machines
Set up in Lobby
(Not sure... If that one took three days to build, how's he gonna top it?)
Howard - I love this type of thing. Congratulations.
Heidi - Love your act a lot. Absolultely loved it.
Mel B - If anything missed
Howie - A little critical - Lay off the caffeine
Yes, all round.

Commercials - Segment #5

Rong Niu - Chinese Juggling on Unicycle
Tossed bowls from feet to head
Mel - Are you surprised at this reaction? That was amazing.
Howie - L
Heidi - I was sweating with you. I love you're doing it in white pumps.
Howard - When you were at three bowls, I was outta my chair. Then I thought "This woman is crazy".
Judges - Yes, all round. Howard - Absolute home run.

Commercials - Segment #6

American Military Spouses Choir - Singing
(Music Therapy to help PTSD & Tramatic Brain Injury)
"Ain't No Mountain Hight Enough"
Standing Ovation (Audience & Judges)
Howie - I think the room feels that emotion. So inspirational. You're healing and inspiring people with this.
Mel B - Spice Girls went over and entertained the troups. I think that's what you brought us here tonight.
Howard - When I sit here, like most of us, you remind me how lucky we are in America. Some people know how to lift the human spirit... We saw that today... yes.
Yes from the other judges.'

Judges leave Chicago.

And we leave you until next Tuesday. ;-)

America's Got Talent (AGT) 2013 - 06/11/2013 - Second Show of Season

NBC Highlights.

Review of last week's show.
Review of some of tonight's show.
Intro of judges.
San Antonio

First act

Travis Pratt - Singer (from Tipton, GA)
Sings opera - Alto to Contra-Alto.
(WOW)
Howard, Heidi and Howie Standing O, along with some audience
Howard - This is the most outragious audition I've seen all day.
Howie has GF come up on stage. She talked singer into singing on stage.
He proposes to her on stage. (She said yes.)
All judges say YES.

Dancers - Strength and more
Good.
Yes.

Nina & Brian - Ballroom Dancers
Yes. They're through.

Commercials - Segment #2.

Ruby & Jonas - Ballroom Dancers
(She was from The Untouchables group last year.)
Heidi: Amazing
Howard: I am really digging what you're doing.
Howie: You have set the bar. I don't think there was one mistake.
Yes, all round.

Brother of Ruby - He was in Untouchables, too.
D'Angelo &  - Ballroom Dancers
Howie - This is why I came to San Antonio
Mel B - Thoroughly entertained
Howie - Fantastic.
Yes all round.

Commercials - Segment #3

Mariachi Nuevo - Mariachi Band
Doing "Sexy and I Know I It"
Howard - Thought it was great.
Heidi - Thought it was so much fun.
Mel B - I was down with it.
Howie - My whole mission today was to get Howard to buy into Mariachi. You came out on stage and completed my mission.

Commerials - Segment #4

Pistol-Packin' Paula
Heidi & Mel B buzz
Brings out Nick as a volunteer
Whips a styrofoam
Howard - What you just did was Classic Americana and I liked it.
Howie - Very County Fairish
Heidi - Cool how you draw the guns, but...
Howie - No
Heidi - No
Mel B - No
Howard - Yes

Brad Byers - Sword Swallowing
9 double-edge swords
Standing O from audience
Howard - I like this kind of thing. Can't wait to see what elae you have.
Howie - Danger has been a staple of entertainment - Yes
Mel B - No
Howard - Yes
Heidi - To dangerous acts I say no... But today, I say yes.
He's through.

Commercials - Segment #5

Colin Key (16yo) Magician
Howard - Liked it. Suffered rejection - You proved yourself. Good for you. I loved it.
Heidi - I want to know how you did it.
Howie - I believe at 16yo you have just stepped into your future.
Mel B - I loved it. I want to see you again.
All judges, yes.

Commercials - Segment #6

New Orleans

Megan Piphus - Ventriloquist (20yo)
Heidi - I think you have star quality
Howard - I'm a big big fan.
Howie - Amazing singing voice from rock to opera. I've just become a fan.
Mel B - You are what this show is all about.
Yes, all round

Commercials - Segment #7

Jonathan Allen - Musician
Operatic singer
Kicked out of house at 18 for being gay
Standing O by all judges and most of audience
Howie - You seem like a good person and a talent. But with that talent, you found a new family.
Howard - You have a gift. You were wonderful
Heidi - I had to check to see if you were lip-synching.
Mel B - Well done.
All judges - VEGAS.

Commercials - Segment #8

Alexandria the Great - Female Escape Artist

Commercials - Segment #9

Alexandria the Great
Howie - Best escape artist I've seen
Howard - Home Run, A+
Mel B - I couldn't even begin to hold my breath
Heidi -
Everyone - Yes (She's through)

JC Starbright - Songwriter
(See's self as next Lady Ga Ga)
Howard buzzed
Mel B buzzed
Howard buzzed Heidi's
Howie buzzed
No from all of the judges
Nick comes out "That was a hit record" "This is what Justin Beiber is going to look like in 20 years.

Commercials - Segment #10

Andrew Ward - Ghost Story
Howie, Woward and Heidi - Buzzed
Mel B is only one voted Yes.

Sam Johnson - Handstand
80' in the air on a sway-pole
Everyone comes in
Howie - Seems like the most dangerous thing I've ever seen
Heidi - You are a single parent, right? You are not wired or tethered...
Howard - I don't like your hatm, but everything else I did.
Mel B - I didn't know what you were going to do....
Howie and Howard - Yes
Heidi - I'd love to see you again - Yes
Mel B - See you in Vegas
Yes, all round

Commercials - Segment #11

Paul Thomas Mitchell - Musician
Song he wrote "My Life" for his father
Cool song
Standing O by a lot of the audience
Heidi - I wanna come up and hug you. Amazing voice. Love the song
Howard - Emotional person. Came across on stage. You have star power.
Howie - Whatever you go through in like, there's a reason. Because you when you reach the peak, you feel it.
Mel B - [missed]
All judges - Yes.

End of show

That's it. See ya next Tuesday at 8AM (from Chicago).

Americas Got Talent (AGT) - 06/04/2013 - Premier Show

Two hour show.

And so it begins. AGT for 2013 starts. As always, I do my best to keep up with what's being said, but if not, paraphrase. NBC Highlights - http://www.nbc.com/americas-got-talent/video/.

Nick does a version of Living in America with lots of "potential acts", the judges, and the audience.

Now we see many acts from San Antonio signing in, and in line... Kinda introing the new judges - Heidi Klum and Mel B.

A few new rules - Three yeses to go through to the next round.

Guy with Venemous Snakes - Walks out on stage with a box with two rattlesnakes in it. Puts a balloon in his mouth, and the snake strikes the balloon (blowing it up).
Mel - This is the type of scary thing I like.
Howie - You are out of your mind.
Howard - That was real danger. You put on a show that had us on the edge of our seat.
Howard - Yes
Heidi - Yes
Mel B - Yes
Howie - Yes.
He's through.

Commercials - Segment #2

Singer - Marty Brown from Franklin Kentucky
Bob Dylan song - Make You Feel My Love
(He did a great job.)
Audience cheering.
Heidi (brought his wife onstage) and asks his wife some questions. She tricked him into coming today.
Howard - You are a great undiscovered treasure. Where have you been and thank goodness for that woman.
Mel - Good job
Howie - You taught us something tonight - Don't judge a book by its cover.
Yes from all judges. he's through.

Commercials - Segment #3

New York - Judges introed.

Dancer - Howard buzzed, Heidi buzzed, Mel B buzzed
Howard - I'm fascinated by your dance
Heidi - Million dollar act - No
Mel B - That was not dancing.
It was a story. Howie: I want to see more stories.
Heidi - No
Mel B - No
Howard - No

The Animal - Buzzed out.
No all the way.

Alien yodeller - Buzzed out.
No all the way.

Avant-Gard Noise Music - Buzzed out.
No all the way.

Commercials - Segment #4

Catapult Entertainment - Silhouette Dancing
Howard & Howie - Standing O (the girls joined them)
Audience Standing O
Judges love it.
Howard stands and bows to the act.
All judges - Yes.
They're through.

Commercials - Segment #5

Quickie - Stompers - Yes

Dancers from Hawaii - Put show together overnight
Hip-hop Singin' in the Rain
Pretty damn good!
Howie - I can only imagine if you guys would put in two days.
Mel B - That was ridiculously sexy.
Heidi - That was a lotta fun to watch.
Howard - I got really nervous for you when I saw you open an umbrella indoors. Maybe once in a while spend 3-4 days putting together an act...
Yes from all judges.
They're in.

Quickie - Aerial act
Yes, all round

Dave Shirley - Comedian who doesn't tell jokes
Video and screen - edges are them, but screen is not.
Yes, all round

Kid the Whiz
Hat Dancing
Yes, all round

Commercials - Segment #6

Chuck from the Bronx - Extreme
Three different food challenges
Howard and Mel B Buzzed
Heidi buzzed
Howie checked the pepper and drank plenty of milk.
Howard, Mel B and Heidi - No
Howie - Yes.

Commercials - Segment #7

Alex (little boy singer)
No from most/all judges
(Nerves got best of him)

Anna Christine (10yo female singer/pianist)
(WOW)
Standing O by audience
Howard - I said we're looking in NY for a superstar and I think we just found one.
Heidi - I absolutely loved it.
Mel B - You have depth. You can't teach that.
Howie - To see you deliver what looked like 30 years experience blew my mind.
Yes, all round. She's through.

Commercials - Segment #8

3 Penny Chorus and Orchestra from Connecticut
(Howard - I don't like orchestral music)
Doing Here's My Number, Call Me Maybe
(Great)
Mel B - You took it to the moon and back.
Howie - I think the brilliance was the song choice and how you arranged it.
Howard - Wonderfully uplifting act
Yes, all round

Commercials - Segment #9

LA Auditions

Pacific Boys Choir - California Dreamin'
Howard - I had chills from the beginning
Mel B - Captivating
Howie - You are going to Vegas

Special Head
Howard buzzed
He LEVITATED
Howard - I was annoyed, then low and behold you pulled off your special trick.
Heidi - Amazing
Mel B - What we just witnessed was out of this world
Howie - A definite yes from me.

Commercials - Segment #10

Angela Hoover - Comedienne
Imitator - Good
Standing O by Howie & Mel B and many of audience
Howard - You were smooth as if you had ignored your children
Heidi - When youy were playing these women you actually looked like them
Mel B - Thank you. You blew me away
Howie - I think you're funny. I think you are a great impressionist.
Yes, all round.

Barbie and Mina
Buzzed by Howard and Heidi
Howard - You remind me of the Spice Girls
Buzzed out

Another act - Buzzed out.

Commercials - Segment #11

The Chiefrocca
Job is to Shut the House Down
Wants a One-Hit Wonder
Judges dance by their seats
Howard - You struck a chord with this audience. I don't think you have another hit in you.
Heidi - All our B-oo-t-ys were moving.
Mel B - Not only do I have the biggest booty on this panel and proud of it.
Howie - What's he gonna do if we send him to Vegas and he's out of songs?
Yes, all round.

That's it. See ya next time.