Bunny Ears TV

America’s Got Talent blows into the Windy City of Chicago, hoping to breathe some life back into the show. And Chicago surprises us by showcasing some decently talanted people. Worry not though: there were still plenty of horrible contestants.

The show open with the young shirtless quartet of martial artists in the group “Sideswipe.” You may remember them from last year. One member broke his ankle last year and the group could not go on. Unfortunately it healed and Sideswipe is back and ready to take your daughter’s virginity! The girls in the audience certainly seemed to be smitten with the group, and even Hasselhoff was staring with wonder. Obviously they moved on to Las Vegas.

Following that group was a ventriliquist act. While he did a fine job of singing as the puppet, I just have to request that we put a moritorium on ventriliquists. And while we are at it, let’s add child singers to that list. They were not in short supply and thankfully the judges rejected every one of them. Piers was decidedly restrained, maybe hoping to avoid another judge walk off. But it wasn’t Sharon who walked off this time; It was Hasselhoff.

Hasselhoff, like myself, was disgusted by Sharon’s and Piers’ choice to send Boy Shakira on to Las Vegas. First of he looks nothing like Shakira. Second he wasn’t even dancing to her music. And third there was a talented male belly dancer on episode two that was not allowed through. I’m sorry but allowing Boy Shakira to go on made the show even more of a mockery.

Thankfully the show ended on a good–and talented–note. The stilted 2nd Story Guys can be forgiven for their horrible customing due to the fact that they did things I didn’t even know were possible on stilts. The acrobatic Clypso Boys looked like a Jamaican Cirque and performed just as well. And Kevin James the magician made the ultimate use of misdirection when he performed an incredible illusion.

Let’s just hope AGT can keep up the momentum when they roll in to New York for the final auditions.

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