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America's Got Talent season 19
Quarter-final 1 (August 13)
1st hour

One I sorta liked:

Attraction Juniors Reveals The MAGIC Behind Their Shadow Act!

Made the top 5, did not advance to the semi :(
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America's Got Talent season 19
Quarter-final 3 (August 27)
Results tonight

Dee Dee Simon Receives A GOLDEN BUZZER For "Lose Control" By Teddy Swims
Straight through to Final.

Ones I liked:

10-Year-Old Guitarist Maya Neelakantan Performs "Master Of Puppets"
I'm not a huge Metallica fan, but the kid can play! I guess it's a big deal that Metallica gave permission to use a song, first time ever.

Dentist Kelsey Jane WOWS With Beautiful Aerial!
:clap: Awesome. I'll be really impressed if she incorporates some dentistry into her act :o

I missed last week because of the convention. Let's see if I can catch it up.
Quarter-final 2 (August 20)
Audience votes 3 through to Semis.

Ones I liked:

Results show guest act, won AGT 10 years ago.
Mat Franco Wows The Judges With UNBELIEVABLE Magic!
:shock: :-||

AIRFOOTWORKS Receives A GOLDEN BUZZER For A STUNNING Performance!
:thumbup: Acrobatic dance, straight through to Final.

Ballerina Ashlee Montague Balances On Bottles Engulfed In FIRE!
Incredible toe balancing :clap: That's gotta hurt!
Eliminated (Top 5) :(

Bboy Samuka Pushes The Limits With AMAZING Breakdancing!
I'm not really a breakdance fan, but . . . :-H
Eliminated (Top 5) :(
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Wed Aug 28, 2024 9:35 am
America's Got Talent season 19
Quarter-final 3 (August 27)
Results tonight

Dee Dee Simon Receives A GOLDEN BUZZER For "Lose Control" By Teddy Swims
Straight through to Final.

Ones I liked:

10-Year-Old Guitarist Maya Neelakantan Performs "Master Of Puppets"
I'm not a huge Metallica fan, but the kid can play! I guess it's a big deal that Metallica gave permission to use a song, first time ever.
#4 or #5 out of 10, does not advance to Semis :(

Dentist Kelsey Jane WOWS With Beautiful Aerial!
:clap: Awesome. I'll be really impressed if she incorporates some dentistry into her act :o
Top 3, advances to Semis!
:happy-cheerleaderkid:
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America's Got Talent season 19
Quarter-final 4 (September 3)
Final quarterfinal, results tonight, audience will put 3 through to the Semis

Ones I liked:

Illya & Anastasiia Strakhov Will Have You On The EDGE Of Your SEAT!
Radical balancing :shock:

Sebastian & Sonia Deliver Mind-Bending Aerial
Sonia fell and broke her elbow in rehearsals :o Sebastian was a trooper and performed solo. Golden buzzer from Simon - skips the Semis and goes straight to the Final. Sonia thinks she'll be able to perform then :clap:

Magician Solange Kardinaly Pushes The Boundaries Of Quick Change
:-||

Ones I sort of liked:

Brent Street WOWS The Crowd With Cool Choreography
Large progressive Aussie dance group

10-Year-Old Pranysqa Mishra Sings "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus
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Wed Sep 04, 2024 7:52 am
America's Got Talent season 19
Quarter-final 4 (September 3)
Final quarterfinal, results tonight, audience will put 3 through to the Semis

Ones I liked:

Illya & Anastasiia Strakhov Will Have You On The EDGE Of Your SEAT!
Radical balancing :shock:
Top 5 :thumbup: :clap:
#4 or #5 :thumbdown:


Sebastian & Sonia Deliver Mind-Bending Aerial
Sonia fell and broke her elbow in rehearsals :o Sebastian was a trooper and performed solo. Golden buzzer from Simon - skips the Semis and goes straight to the Final. Sonia thinks she'll be able to perform then :clap:

Magician Solange Kardinaly Pushes The Boundaries Of Quick Change
:-||
Top 5 :thumbup: :clap: :clap: :clap:
Top 3, into the Semis!!!


Ones I sort of liked:

Brent Street WOWS The Crowd With Cool Choreography
Large progressive Aussie dance group
Top 5 :thumbup:
Top 3, into the Semis!!!


10-Year-Old Pranysqa Mishra Sings "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus
Top 5 :thumbup:
Top 3, into the Semis!!!
I'm 4/4 into the Top 5!!!
I'm 3/3 into the Semis :thumbup: , but my favorites are only 1/2 :| .
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Opps, late posting my likes. We'll see if I can beat the results.

America's Got Talent season 19
Semi-final (September 11)
12 acts, audience votes, 6 advance to finals along with 4 golden buzzers
Guest Performers, joint act:
Sofie Dossi (contortionist, aerialist, dancer)
Sara James (singer)

Ones I liked:

Roni Sagi & Rhythm's ADORABLE Dance Leaves The Crowd In Awe!
Dancing woman and dog
Into the Finals!!! :thumbup:

Solange Kardinaly Delivers EPIC Quick Change To "Murder On The Dancefloor"
Into the Finals!!! :thumbup:

Richard Goodall Sings An INCREDIBLE Cover Of "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor
School janitor in his 50s
Into the Finals!!! :thumbup:

Kelsey Jane Delivers IMPRESSIVE Aerial To "Gravity" by Sara Bareilles
Dentist
Bottom 6, going home :(

Ones I sort of liked:

Brent Street Breaks Boundaries With INCREDIBLE Dance Moves
Large Aussie group
Into the Finals!!! :thumbup:

Pranysqa Mishra Adds An AMAZING Spin To "High Hopes" By Panic! At The Disco
10 year old girl from India
Bottom 6, going home :(

Phew, got them posted. Funny, worked out to exactly 6. Results within minutes.

Not bad, 4 of my 6 into the Finals next week, including 3 of my 4 favorites.
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GoCubsGo wrote:
Tue Jul 16, 2024 8:23 am
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Tue Jul 16, 2024 2:43 am
Did you miss this one?

It's awesome.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeUzA5KvpnA
:-|| :-|| June 11. I posted about them in this thread:
viewtopic.php?p=199520#p199520
And you and I discussed this same audition in The Dog Thread:
viewtopic.php?p=199528#p199528
:oops: I thought it was a different dog and was too lazy to look.
Semifinal last night:
viewtopic.php?p=202592#p202592
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Semifinal last night:
viewtopic.php?p=202592#p202592
FlashDog!

Incredible!
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GoCubsGo wrote:
Thu Sep 12, 2024 8:35 pm
FlashDog!

Incredible!
Final performance :( :

America's Got Talent season 19
Finals summary (September 17)
10 acts, 6 from audience votes, 4 from golden buzzers
"Recap Special" and "Finale Results" with Guest Performers:
Tuesday, September 24

Ones I liked:

Roni Sagi & Rhythm Inspire With An Uplifting Dance To "Scars To Your Beautiful"
Last year's winner was a dog act. I was wrong in predicting that the producers would not allow another dog act beyond the Semis. Who knows? Maybe they'll win.

Sebastian & Sonia Defy All Odds With Stunning Aerial To "With Or Without You"
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Semis: Sebastian & Sonia Deliver Mind-Bending Aerial
Sonia fell and broke her elbow in rehearsals :o Sebastian was a trooper and performed solo. Golden buzzer from Simon - skips the Semis and goes straight to the Final. Sonia thinks she'll be able to perform then :clap:
Will Sonia manage it? Watch and see.

Hakuna Matata Acrobats Raises The Stakes With Blindfolded Stunts!
:crazy: balancers from Tanzania

Very, very tough to choose, but this is my favorite:
Solange Kardinaly Performs Lightning-Fast Quick Change to "Hot To Go!"
From Portugal, IIRC. GoSolangeGo!

Ones I sort of liked:

Brent Street Brings Justin Timberlake’s "Cry Me A River" To Life
Large Aussie dance crew

AIRFOOTWORKS Defies Gravity With Jaw-Dropping Acrobatics!
Avant garde dance troupe from Japan

Richard Goodall WOWS With Journey's 'Faithfully'
Singing middle school janitor in his 50s, no prior performing experience.
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That dog is amazing, I could watch him all day.

The athleticism is off the charts but the moves and routine seem intuitive. I'm not picking up on cues or hand signals.
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Vote Rhythm!
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Fri Sep 20, 2024 10:02 pm
Vote Rhythm!
I don't vote anymore, but you should go for it. Idk when voting closes.
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GoCubsGo wrote:
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Vote Rhythm!
I don't vote anymore, but you should go for it. Idk when voting closes.
Tomorrow morning.

I actually watched the final hour tonight (for the first time) just to see Rhythm who I thought was the best. The drone show was cool too.
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Sat Sep 21, 2024 12:22 am
... The drone show was cool too.
I guess computer programming is a "talent", but it doesn't feel like it to me. I like to see the full performance, not just the end result.
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GoCubsGo wrote:
Sat Sep 21, 2024 12:22 am
... The drone show was cool too.
I guess computer programming is a "talent", but it doesn't feel like it to me. I like to see the full performance, not just the end result.
Kinda felt the same way.
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GoCubsGo wrote:
Sat Sep 21, 2024 12:46 am
Vrede too wrote:
Sat Sep 21, 2024 12:37 am
GoCubsGo wrote:
Sat Sep 21, 2024 12:22 am
... The drone show was cool too.
I guess computer programming is a "talent", but it doesn't feel like it to me. I like to see the full performance, not just the end result.
Kinda felt the same way.
I would go watch a drone show. I just don't like that kind of thing for AGT.
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Vrede too wrote:
Sat Sep 21, 2024 1:05 am
GoCubsGo wrote:
Sat Sep 21, 2024 12:46 am
Vrede too wrote:
Sat Sep 21, 2024 12:37 am
GoCubsGo wrote:
Sat Sep 21, 2024 12:22 am
... The drone show was cool too.
I guess computer programming is a "talent", but it doesn't feel like it to me. I like to see the full performance, not just the end result.
Kinda felt the same way.
I would go watch a drone show. I just don't like that kind of thing for AGT.
Saw my first one last weekend, it was cool.
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Sat Sep 21, 2024 1:13 am
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I would go watch a drone show. I just don't like that kind of thing for AGT.
Saw my first one last weekend, it was cool.
:thumbup: How many drones did they use? IIRC it was 1000 on AGT.

America's Got Talent: Countdown to the Finale - Started now, 8:00 PM EDT, until 9:00 PM

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Vrede too wrote:
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GoCubsGo wrote:
Sat Sep 21, 2024 1:13 am
Vrede too wrote:
Sat Sep 21, 2024 1:05 am
I would go watch a drone show. I just don't like that kind of thing for AGT.
Saw my first one last weekend, it was cool.
:thumbup: How many drones did they use? IIRC it was 1000 on AGT.

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Don't know, but it definitely wasn't 1,000. Maybe 250?

Go Rhythm!
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GoCubsGo wrote:
Tue Sep 24, 2024 8:58 pm
Don't know, but it definitely wasn't 1,000. Maybe 250?

Go Rhythm!
We got to see a brand new Roni and Rhythm performance, with others. Sweet.

I've seen Steve Aoki before as a guest on different shows, but not performing. Now I get why he's so big. Perfect with AIRFOOTWORKS! His father was a former wrestler who also founded the restaurant chain Benihana. His half-sister is model and actress Devon Aoki.

Richard Goodall sang "Don't Stop Believing" for his audition. This time with Journey members! I think it's his best song.

I got to see Solange Kardinaly again, with others. Go Solange!!!
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