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"Finals"
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08-01-07, 01:48 AM (EST)
 
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1. "10actsweek" |
LAST EDITED ON 08-05-07 AT 01:52 AM (EST)Ten performances this week, vote for your faves, next week two of these will be gone. The Duttons It wasn't as bad as their "La Bamba" but if I really wanted to see an Osmond Family variation of Charlie Daniels... honestly, I never would want to see that. 7 Robert Hatcher He came out and gave it "EveryThing!" and everyone loved it. 8 The Calypso Tumblers These guys just bring the energy level up to a lightning storm, much better performance this time. 10 Jason Pritchett He made the judges happy by bringing back his guitar, it was good filler. 6 Butterscotch I thought she had a better performance two weeks ago but even dropping down a bit she's got the bar set high. 9 The Glamazons I love these ladies, they're good singers/performers (okay, they should work more on the harmonies), but someone needs to get them to realize they won't win if they stick to the burlesque shtick, and "Fever" really wasn't a good song choice despite what they judges said. 7 Papa Cas Haley I thought it was bold of him to bring out the blues. 8 Terry Fator Not quite as excellent as his Kermit bit but still an incredible act. 9 Julienne Irwin Last year we had an 11-yr-old belting out "Piece of my Heart," this year we have a 14-yr-old getting "Over You" -- kinda creeps me out when kids tackle material inappropriate for their age, maybe it's just me, I can't score this. Sideswipe The less said the better. 5 Who should go home. Pritchett, Sideswipe.
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KoalaChick 506 desperate attention whore postings
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08-01-07, 04:16 PM (EST)
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2. "RE: Finals" |
I love love love:
Calypso Tumblers - muy exciting!
Butterscotch - even tho beatboxing isn't my thing, she's amazing!
Cas Haley - like his reggae style better, but great voice no matter what he sings!
Terry Fator - a whole new dimension of ventriloquism, just fabulous!Just OK:
Robert Hatcher - great story about the sewer guy, but his voice is still marginal, pretty good.
Julienne Irwin - for learning how to sing in her bedroom with just a karaoke machine, she's definitely got natural talent. GO ALREADY! :
The Duttons - the Stepford Osmond family just creeps me out.
Jason Pritchett - getting by on his looks, because he just doesn't have the voice. Back to the cruise ship for him!
Glamazons - Good harmony, but individually, not so much. Maybe if they presented as a serious act, but overcompensating for their insecurity by jamming their oversized bodies into lingerie is just distracting for me. What's the point?
Sideswipe - Already they have to do something to give their one act play more depth by adding kids. Clearly the act alone can't sustain our interest each week. And their attitude after hearing Piers' comments just made them less appealing as well. I'm looking at these acts as, who would I pay money to see or hear again? Who could entertain an audience in a show? I'd pay to see any of my top four, and none of the rest.
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08-03-07, 01:01 PM (EST)
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LAST EDITED ON 08-03-07 AT 01:02 PM (EST)The Duttons - The lead singer had no busines singing "The Devil Went Down to Georgia." As a group, they had plenty of business singing it.
Grade: B Robert Hatcher - I can fault his atrocious song choice, but he basically took a stack of White Castles and actually made a decent chopped steak.
Grade: B The Calypso Tumblers - Incredible. In-flipping-credible. It's too bad everyone's biased toward music acts; these guys are the best of the best with variety.
Grade: A Jason Pritchett - He did a lot better, and he was within his comfort zone. I honestly didn't hate it.
Grade: B- Butterscotch - What shocked me wasn't that she was good. Nor was it that she didn't mumble. What shocked me about her performance? She smiled afterward.
Grade: A- The Glamazons - I think the judges are too rough on them. Individually, they're probably not much. As a group, they're looking at a nice career in Vegas. Oh yeah, and they finally picked a good song.
Grade: A- Cas Haley - On a night when no one really sucked, he proved that he's a good singer. And not much more than that.
Grade: B Terry Fator - The unfortunate thing about him is that he did the Kermit thing last week, so whatever he did this week just wouldn't be as good.
Grade: A Julienne Irwin - She has the potential to be the next LeAnn Rimes. But I give her this piece of advice - stay in your own vocal range.
Grade: B+ Sideswipe - The last time I graded them, I said they had a nice career ahead hawking instructional videos on FOX Kids. And what did they do? They filmed their first commercial.
Grade: B- Should Go Home:
Jason Pritchett - he's just not as good as his competititon
Sideswipe - how often can we see them ignore the judges' advice and keep going "Hi-ya!" throughout every routine? Will Go Home:
Butterscotch - I don't see America voting for her, even if she does smile
The Glamazons - their competition is tougher now, and does America want to see Piers continue to hit on them? 
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08-04-07, 10:55 AM (EST)
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4. "RE: Finals" |
The only thing I can add, because I haven't been totally faithful in watching, and am not 100% sure about all these acts:I would love to see someone who is NOT musical winning this time! We have so many singing competitions going on throughout the year, it gets really tiring to hear that over and over again. And the ones I've heard here, are just so-so, in my opinion. The ventriloquist is GREAT! He is not considered, to me, a musical act (only) because what he does takes much more ability! I'd vote for him on quality, talent, and charisma, not vocal ability. The guys who were reprimanded for bringing out their students-wish they could have just been disqualified on the spot! That attitude has no place in a competition where everyone else is abiding by the rules and working SO hard to get to the top. The larger ladies in lingerie? Forget it-I wouldn't pay a nickel to look through a hole in a wall to see them! Of course I'm a woman, but still. What is it that they are really bringing to the table?? I just don't get it! I applaud them that they are willing to prove you don't have to be pencil thin to compete-but you DO have to have talent. IMHO, they don't! I think I've covered all the basis that I feel qualified to cover-and, as I've said, these are just opinions. Do we have disclaimers we should sign somewhere? Don't want to end up on Springer's show somewhere in the future with one of the "Large Lingerie Ladies" after me!!!
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08-08-07, 01:38 AM (EST)
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7. "8actsweek" |
Well, crud. They made us wait through most of the show to find out which two acts had been eliminated. When Jerry announced the final act to move on, leaving the two losing acts ... well, even the madeup curses of Battlestar Galactica are insufficient expressions.Say good-bye to the Calypso Tumblers and the Duttons. The Duttons are a talented bunch, not terribly artistic or inspiring but technically talented. But the Calypso Tumblers gave the absolute best of the ten performances last week, I'm totally bummed that they're gone. Crud Crud Crud. Next week will be 4actsweek, half of tonight's acts will be eliminated, it is really coming down to things like who can't win but can spoil someone else's chances. Fortunately it is mainly the singers who should get in each other's way. Robert Hatcher Nice guy, not the most talented but not the least either, I could watch him again. Julienne Irwin She's managed to outlast all of her direct competition, I won't say she deserves to go home simply because she's better than the acts which should go home. Terry Fator Great stuff, should be in the final four. Cas Haley Best of the night, hope that doesn't curse his chances, should be in the final four. Jason Pritchett Go home. Glamazons Thanks for pulling out your campy closing number, now go home. Butterscotch She's done better, should be in the final four. Sideswipe At least these arrogant jerks finally put on a show instead of a demonstration before acting like arrogant jerks yet again, now go home. 
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08-08-07, 07:26 AM (EST)
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8. "RE: 8actsweek" |
I too will miss the Calypso Tumblers.My rankings: 1. Terry Fator
2. Robert Hatcher
3. Cas Haley -- gap -- 4. Glamazons
5. Butterscotch
6. Julienne Irwin -- gap -- 7. Sideswipe
8. Jason Pritchett 
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08-08-07, 01:07 PM (EST)
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10. "RE: 8actsweek" |
I can't even pick a final four...there is only one act that I even like, and that is Terry Fator.I did like the Calypso Tumblers...I am not sure why they did not make it through. All of these so-so singers....BLECH! Most of them are okay, but NOT great. I know America has much more talented people than most of these. 
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08-15-07, 01:46 AM (EST)
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11. "4actsweek" |
First let me just say
Thank You, America!We didn't have to wait all night this time to find out who was going home, only half the night. Good-bye Jason Pritchett. One less in the battle of country singer wannabes gives the remaining country singer wannabes a bit better odds. Kind of a shame, actually, Jason would have been a wonderful spoiler, but he really couldn't have won. Good-bye Glamazons. Love the act, great gimmick, unfortunately it was ultimately just a gimmick act, they never tried to do anything else, it was high time they got cut. Good-bye Swidesipe. Don't give up your day jobs. Finally, good-bye Robert Hatcher. It really was a shame he didn't make the cut, not the best singer but a good one who put his heart into every performance, it would have been nice to hear him again. Tonights performances were divided into two sets, the pesky judges challenges followed by personal selections. Cas Haley was given a sentimental Elvis tune and, thankfully, he did not try to Elvis it up, he did it in true Papa Cas style, upbeat even. Butterscotch sang "What's Going On" -- yes, sang, no beatboxing, not even any scat! I know, I was stunned. She did an okay job of it, the judges of course just fawned and sang praises that she'd done what they'd said she had to do. Something was off, she went out of her singing range, I'd have thought it absolutely unfair had they insisted she just sing. Terry Fator was handed a Garth Brooks bit to tackle -- like, come one, didn't we have enough country singer wannabes as it was!!! -- and managed to pull off quite a good singin ventrilopersonation. And yes, Piers, it was humorous as well. Not as funny as it would have been to see Swidesipe try to do Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers but you can't have everything. Julienne Irwin was handed some contemporary song to perform because the judges were tired of seeing her do songs older than she is, I guess. It seemed like a nice but weak performance to me but the judges fawned over it, of course. Cas Haley pulled out a surprise Stevie Wonder performance for his final selection, did a very respectable job of doing the song justice. Butterscotch pulled out a pure beatbox streetmusic "Dance To the Music" and it was nice to see her go that pure to her strength. Terry Fator then did something impossible, he brought out his star Kermit impersonating Turtle for a ventrilopersonation of... Roy Orbison! Was it the best Roy Orbison impersonation I've ever seen? Of course it was! No one impersonates Roy Orbison, it's impossible, even Roy Orbison sometimes had a tough time doing Roy Orbison! I'm not kidding, I can't believe he did that, it's impossible! Incredible, somehow he did it. Julienne Irwin closed the show, and I have to admit it, I cringed when I realized what song she'd selected, possibly the sappiest hokeyest song she could have chosen, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." It's also a deceptively tough song, easy to blow it, and I really expected she would. She performed a miracle instead, opened up and let loose, knocked my socks off. Who will win? Beats me, we'll find out next week in the finalefinal. My vote went to Terry, it was a very tough choice though.   
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08-18-07, 07:54 PM (EST)
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14. "RE: 4actsweek" |
While I realize that it makes me semi-hypocritical to chide the results if they don't go the way I had hoped (since I didn't vote, but then again, I watched the show last night on DVR after being busy and tired the rest of the week,) I have this to say.If Terry Fator doesn't won, this show can go to hell. Cas Haley looks like he's completely out of his element, and honestly, his music isn't that great. His voice is good, sure. His music is not exactly top-notch. Julienne Irwin is another Taylor Ware, only less fun. Butterscotch is like a parrot who can play the piano. She's great at sounds and beatboxing, but she mumbles. She needs to make her act a duo and bring in a friend to sing while she beatboxes. Terry Fator is an incredible, mind-blowing talent. Either he's cheating or he's a phenom, and where the hell was he before? That said, I'll miss the Glamazons. They were one of few acts that actually looked like they were having fun. The hell with their size, their age, their gender, their hair color, or whatever else - they just looked like they were having fun out there. And that makes us enjoy the performance. I'd love to see them in Vegas.
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