'America's Got Talent': Kevin Skinner safe, Kari Callin cut
Tonight "America's Got Talent" heads to Las Vegas to narrow down to the Top 40. Did your favorites make the cut?
We kick things off with the judges making an early cut. At the airport. They've put through 160 acts and have to cut down to 40, so as soon as the plane lands they split the acts into 4 groups and cut one of the groups right off the bat. I hope these people didn't pay their own ways to Vegas because that's pretty mean.
Group A, which has the cancer-story singing lady and the yodeling dominatrix and those freaky little girls in the Munchkinland outfits, is safe. Group B, which has the Little Orphan Annie dance troupe and Kari Callin, is going home. Wow, they cut Susan Boyle? One little Orphan Annie girl cries and I snicker. Because I am EVIL. Whoa, Tallan Noble Latz was cut! What?!?! I am very surprised. Groups C and D, which have everybody else, are both safe. Duh. We've all watched TV before.
Ridiculously long montage of judges' deliberating. Bloop bloop bloop.
Keith Johnson and Peter Peterkin are up first. Keith is a country singer and Peter is an Obama impersonator. Neither one is that good, so I am a little surprised that Pete makes it. Keith doesn't and comments that he's been doing this a long time and this is as close as he's gotten. That prompts me to say, "Well, maybe you aren't that good then." I played softball for a long time and I only got as far as JV, so I decided my talents must lie elsewhere.
Billy Elliot is up next. What was his name? Arcadian Broad, like a Dickens character. He has to go through, he's really good. And then he gets through. Yay.
Top 40 Montage. Acrodunk and the Platt Brothers, then the Stomp-like group, then the David Hasselhoff song guy, then Thia Megia, then the Barbie Rockers, then the little kid ballroom dancers, then the men's acapella group, then the singing country Tenors, then the yodeling dominatrix, then the Irish dancing sisters all make it through.
I am SO ANNOYED that they don't put the names on the screen. How hard is it? Is your graphics department on strike? I don't remember all these names and I've got too many shows to recap tonight to look them all up. For Pete's sake!
Retired barber Tony the Elvis guy, who should not go through, is the next spotlighted act and he surprisingly goes home. I say surprisingly because like this guy is any worse than the yodeling dominatrix.
Three hip-hop dance groups who are all get-out-of-our-life-through-dance are up next: Destined2B, Euphoria and BreakSk8. Piers tells them they could not decide who to send home, so it's a dance-off. They all get the same track, 12 hours to prepare and then they DANCE! I think all three should go through and Peter Peterkin, the yodeling dominatrix and the country Tenors can be sent home.
Magician Time. Drew Thomas and Joseph Constantine are left. I thought Drew was miles better than Joseph. The Constantines talk about losing their business and their house and that's sad and all, but they aren't very good magicians. As "Hero" kicks up and I gag back some vomit, they send Joseph home. Seriously, enough with the Mariah Carey.
Spiritual Harmonizers are next. I think they're probably safe, so I am very surprised when the Hoff tells them no. Wow, really? Also going home are two dance groups whose names I forget, a belly dancer, a martial-arts dance group, and this year's stripping moms.
Haido Torres is the next act they speak with. He was okay, but I don't know that he should go through. Of course, the judges put through people I can't believe get through and cut people I think are very talented, so what the hell do I know? They put him through, of course.
The big showdown of the night is between Kevin Skinner and Lawrence Beaman. Oh man, I think they should both go through. Beaman gets through first and then so is Skinner. Yeah, I figured. They are both far too popular not to put through.
We don't get to see the Dance Off tonight, that will have to wait until tomorrow! How will I sleep tonight?!?!
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UPDATE: Full list of Top 40 acts here
Kari Callin got cut?
She was the only reason I watched the show tonight!
Not watchen again!
SEE YA AGT
Great write-up!!! You nailed the ambiance of the viewing mood, the people & their talents. I'll be sure to check back, so keep on posting results!
I just finished tonight's show. I have to say, that when the last two people were judged, the wind was let out of my sales when it looked like Lawrence Beaman was going thru, and Kevin Skinner was not! They are both great, but I believe Kevin Skinner sings like a bright and shining star. He has so much feeling and emotion in every lyric, I was blown away. I've been into rock music in my later years, it was 20 years ago that I was really into country. Now I tour with the Leon Hendrix Band, Jimi's little brother. While I have to say, I love the rock and the people I have gotten to know and love, but listening to Keith, it brought me back to days gone by, and how much an artist can touch your heart. I truly hope that Keith makes it all the way, what a blessing his gift is, I'm better off after hearing him.
Why the hell did they cut Jay Matioli? That was a shock. He was definitely better then the couple who lost it all. Not quite as original as the dude in the hat, but miles more entertaining.
Kari Callin and Tallan Noble Latz were in the top 20 of all the talent, and they didn't even rate the top 100 with the judges. Please bring them back. They both deserve to be in the competition. I was stunned to see they didn't make it. Plenty of acts went through that can't touch their talent.
How can we help but love this country boy, Kevin Skinner, who wears his heart right out there on his sleeve?
I agree with Steve- Bring back Jay! He was better than Joseph and more entertaining than Drew. Also surprised at the Tallan, Kari, and Spiritual Harmonizers cuts, and agree they are putting some marginal acts through like the impersonator and the cowboy tenors. And what about Ciana? She was one of my faves and then they cut her and put the other annoying singer kid through instead.
Why'd they send Kari home if they loved her so much? She deserved to be in the top 40 and some of the acts they put through didnt.
I was shocked when Tallon, Kari and Jay did not go through. Very disappointed. Buy yet the yodeling whip lady is in the top 40? Seriously. Also disappointed that the Spirtual Harmonizers did not make it. Loved that Lawrence and Kevin made it through. I was a little worried, given some of the odd choices.
If it is possible bring Kari back .Just look at the judges own reaction of her performance .BIG MISTAKE