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"Auditions: 2010."
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"Auditions: 2010." |
Things to keep in mind:1. While novelty and shock value acts may go through to the second round, the producers are ultimately looking for something that can stay on stage for one hour, five nights a week. So singers must have endurance, dance acts need multiple routines, comedians had better have long sets, and magicians require more than a few tricks up their sleeves. Anyone whose performance can't reach sixty minutes without repeats is going to be cut before reaching the public vote. 2. Acts consisting of a lot of people have to split the prize money between themselves. Given the living expenses involved in a Las Vegas existence plus taxes, anything with twenty or more participants will wind up paying for the honor of being on stage. Big group acts may be removed at the sorting stage just to save them from bankruptcy. 3. America, as a voting pool, does not have an impressive record when it comes to picking out talent. 
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06-02-10, 03:22 PM (EST)
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1. "RE: Auditions: 2010." |
LAST EDITED ON 06-02-10 AT 03:24 PM (EST)Note about the million dollar prize...it's paid out over 20 years. Do the math, those large groups won't have much to show for their piece of the prize! Please, no more acts where I have to cover my eyes...i.e. stapling things to your forehead. Really??? ETA: Sorry, that's paid out over FORTY years.
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Estee 55195 desperate attention whore postings
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06-02-10, 04:13 PM (EST)
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LAST EDITED ON 06-02-10 AT 04:15 PM (EST)Seriously? Let's see: that's an income of $25,000 a year, and you should pay the percentage on that instead of 'We divided what income tax on a million would be by forty: fork it over'... ...and unless the prize includes food & board from the hotel you're performing at, you still might not be able to afford to live in the city long enough to fulfill your one-year contract. And that's for a single winner. Group acts can be found begging in the street. Idol must be so jealous.
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06-03-10, 11:07 AM (EST)
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3. "RE: Auditions: 2010." |
Well, I have to tell you, my first impressions of the seasons are this:First of all, is this the Howie Mandell/Nick Cannon show? Seems they are getting way more air time than any of the other judges, and even most of the contestants. And I have to say, Nick Cannon is just not my cup of tea, or coffee, either, for that matter. He mostly sucks. Howie, at least is funny. Secondly, yes, we are back to stapling things on the breast, forehead, etc, and even burning up our genitals, if you will...where the heck did THAT guy come from, and please, someone watch where he goes! Spooky! Thirdly, how can someone who dances 'burlesque' or dances anything on a daily basis stay so (excuse the phrasing) 'chunky'? and WHAT THE HECK is intriguing about that? I'd rather see a dozen dogs jump and bark than watch a morbidly obese woman do a lap dance for Piers just so she can get a free ticket to Vegas. Looks like Travelocity ran a giant sale this summer, eh? We all know that this is the place to come to show off anything and everything, and that is what is so exciting about it. And it gives the summer that jolt after the let down of the Idol finale, the TAR finale, and Survivor's fiasco. But watching someone drill a circular whatever through his nostrils, and his partner (somehow this is a 'love story??) stick a 12" needle through her cheek, is just not entertaining to me. I'd rather have a nice ice cream sundae by the pool. But sadly, the men love it. And boy, did they love the lightening striking again and again, too! My problem with that is, what happens if the grounding somehow gets un-grounded?? Thus all the 'electrical engineers' on board?? I dunno. They sure as heck were not musicians! Anyway, that is my stand at this point. Dallas is full of Texas-sized freaks; L.A. is, well, California, and we must wait to see what else will crawl out from under the canvas. But I did love the little 'Future Funk' dudes-they were cute as a button, and the 11 year old Rapper could go far, especially with his 25 year old attitude!
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06-08-10, 03:39 PM (EST)
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As a rule, I don't like large group acts.Doesn't matter if they are dancers, martial artists, acrobats, etc. IMO, less is more. When there are too many people, the stage appears "overloaded."
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06-09-10, 09:43 AM (EST)
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I think most people enjoyed the (what were their names??) group who performed with the lights out...THAT was unusual. And even the man with the fire. He was good, but a bit scary. Will he have more to offer next time? Adding the magicians touch to it gave it a little more sparkle. But I don't care for Cabaret acts. I guess Vegas' goers do, since there are plenty of those. They seem to get through quite easily enough, don't they. Just show some cleavage, and you have Howie at your beck and call! Funny man at the end wasn't so funny for me. Big deal, so he heckled the crowd. Can you do THAT for an hour at $50/ticket? NOT! Oh well. There will be more to come, folks. And we haven't even gotten to the musical auditions yet. We KNOW that there will be hundreds of those, with at least 20 going through, right?
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06-10-10, 11:09 AM (EST)
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9. "RE: Auditions: 2010." |
Definitely see TWO themes here. American picks singers. Singers are never heard from again....Well, unless you count Terry Fator, who is actually a ventriloquist first. HE was the only non-singer act to be picked who actually is still playing on the Vegas strip. So very sad. We get this show mixed up with AI, maybe because it falls right on the heels of the finale? I dunno...
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06-16-10, 11:46 AM (EST)
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13. "RE: Last night..." |
Another insane case of judging. I know that Sharon does NOT like putting through children. She has a hard-set, down to the line attitude that children under the age of, I don't know, 16 or so, should NOT be in the business. BUT, they put through that crummy 'non-magician' who wasn't even remotely funny, and turned down the 10 year old who blew the audience away? WHAT is that about? Maybe they really ARE trying to step away from the idea of a singing contest again this year. However, the mother of what's-her-name, "Precious" was incredible, and definitely deserved to go on! She deserves a recording contract/broadway show, whatever. And whether she wins or not, will surely be seen again. There are just some things that I shake my head at and wonder about when it comes to this show. But I have to say, it's mostly mindless entertainment. And that's ok for the hot summers in Arizona.
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06-16-10, 01:25 PM (EST)
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15. "RE: Auditions: 2010." |
LAST EDITED ON 06-16-10 AT 01:38 PM (EST)Recyled Percussion!!! Thank you. That has been driving me insane. I really liked them. There was a singer on the first (I think) audition show this season. I thought he was pretty great. I don't remember his name now though. ETA: Michael Grimm!! 
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06-30-10, 11:10 PM (EST)
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16. "RE: Auditions: 2010." |
I think they should just end the competition now and name Michael Grimm the winner. He's the best singer and no other act has come close.
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