[BlogEntry] America's Got Talent : We Don't Need Another Idol

Last week I pointed out that although America's Got Talent is supposed to be a variety/talent show, and although it is produced by the same people that do Idol, somehow 7 out of 10 of the finalists on Talent are singers. This is horrible for the show, as it brings the spotlight down on two very obvious things:

1. If only singers stand a chance, then variety acts shouldn't even bother showing up.
2. None of the singers are even close to American Idol standards.

This week the Calypso Tumblers, one of the few non-singing acts, were kicked off, along with family act The Duttons. That leaves only two variety acts: martial arts group Sideswipe, and singing ventriloquist Terry Fator. I really hope Fator goes all the way through, he's got the most unique talent I've ever seen (a ventriloquist that does impressions of singers??). If he manages to win, it will redeem the show's existence. Sideswipe is not going to win.

Quick note on "Butterscotch", who is also a "singer with a unique talent". Namely that she sings and beatboxes simultaneously, which is intriguing the first time you see it. The problem is that after a few tries it gets dull and boring and all of her song sound like the teacher from Charlie Brown on slow motion. WahWAHWahwahwahWAH, wah WAH…..