http://www.examiner.com/x-12169-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner?cid=exrss-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:39:23 -0700 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:09:22 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-12169-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner~y2009m10d29-A-look-back-at-AGT-20-acts-undeserving-of-performing-live-51?cid=exrss-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner 5) Mohammad Kashif Memon (Season 2) Boy Shakira may be better remembered by AGT viewers, but the judges’ trend of putting the absolute worst forward into the finals began with Mohammad Kashif Memon. The difference in the quality of talent avail... America's Got Talent Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:09:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12169-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner~y2009m10d29-A-look-back-at-AGT-20-acts-undeserving-of-performing-live-51?cid=exrss-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12169-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner~y2009m10d29-A-look-back-at-AGT-20-acts-undeserving-of-performing-live-106?cid=exrss-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner 10) Dallas Desperados Dancers (Season 3) The Texas Tenors proved that a lack of talent could be compensated for with a Texas label. The Dallas Desperados Dancers, however, suffice as proof that even the Texas label has its limitations. After complete... America's Got Talent Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:25:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12169-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner~y2009m10d29-A-look-back-at-AGT-20-acts-undeserving-of-performing-live-106?cid=exrss-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12169-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner~y2009m10d29-A-lookback-at-AGT-20-acts-most-undeserving-of-performing-live-1511?cid=exrss-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner 15) Luigi Padilla (Season 2)No list of undeserving acts would be complete without Luigi Padilla, AKA Boy Shakira. Everyone liked him when he appeared at the open calls, though admittedly not for his talent. Some viewers were smitten by his sunny deme... America's Got Talent Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:36:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12169-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner~y2009m10d29-A-lookback-at-AGT-20-acts-most-undeserving-of-performing-live-1511?cid=exrss-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12169-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner~y2009m10d29-A-lookback-at-AGT-20-acts-most-undeserving-of-performing-live-2016?cid=exrss-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner Exactly four months and six days ago, an article was published on The Examiner that sufficed, above all else, as a warning, both to the judges and to the viewers of America’s Got Talent. It was the original list of 10 acts most undeserving of p... America's Got Talent Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:04:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12169-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner~y2009m10d29-A-lookback-at-AGT-20-acts-most-undeserving-of-performing-live-2016?cid=exrss-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12169-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner~y2009m10d19-A-recollection-of-the-judges-folly-20-performers-the-judges-burned-51?cid=exrss-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner 5) Charles DeWayne Dorsey (Season 4) (Hasselhoff & Osbourne) “If Charles DeWayne does not go through tonight, it will be the biggest scandal in the history of America's Got Talent.” These words were spoken by Morgan after Osbour... America's Got Talent Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:23:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12169-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner~y2009m10d19-A-recollection-of-the-judges-folly-20-performers-the-judges-burned-51?cid=exrss-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12169-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner~y2009m10d19-A-recollection-of-the-judges-folly-20-performers-the-judges-burned-106?cid=exrss-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner 10) Dan Meyer (Season 3) (Hasselhoff) I could not in good faith have put Dan Meyer anywhere other than in the Top 10. Where else would you put someone that one of the judges could have killed? You could argue that Dan Meyer belongs in the same ... America's Got Talent Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:43:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12169-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner~y2009m10d19-A-recollection-of-the-judges-folly-20-performers-the-judges-burned-106?cid=exrss-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12169-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner~y2009m10d19-A-recollection-of-the-judges-folly-20-performers-the-judges-burned-1511?cid=exrss-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner 15) Ball In The House (Season 4) (Unknown) Leading up to the Season 4 premier, the Today Show ran an early promotion segment in which Today Show viewers were supposedly going to be given a taste of things to come. Four acts were selected by the To... America's Got Talent Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:53:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12169-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner~y2009m10d19-A-recollection-of-the-judges-folly-20-performers-the-judges-burned-1511?cid=exrss-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12169-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner~y2009m10d19-A-recollection-of-the-judges-folley-20-performers-the-judges-burned-2016?cid=exrss-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner The judges are unqualified for their jobs. During the transition between the third and fourth season, this became perfectly evident. Their picks for the Top 40 in Season 3 were abysmal, and it showed in the way America voted. In spite of this and all... America's Got Talent Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:04:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12169-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner~y2009m10d19-A-recollection-of-the-judges-folley-20-performers-the-judges-burned-2016?cid=exrss-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12169-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner~y2009m10d8-The-future-of-AGT-10-acts-that-may-want-to-pass-next-year?cid=exrss-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner According to Nick Cannon, roughly a hundred thousand hopefuls showed up to audition for AGT Season 4, and with the economic woes of the world still weighing down heavily upon the masses, you can bet that AGT’s million dollar grand prize will at... America's Got Talent Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:11:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12169-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner~y2009m10d8-The-future-of-AGT-10-acts-that-may-want-to-pass-next-year?cid=exrss-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12169-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner~y2009m9d16-The-AGT-Finale-And-the-winner-is--?cid=exrss-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner “We are the judges. We can do whatever we like.”Those words spoken by Piers Morgan during the commercial break while deliberating between the Voices Of Glory and Fab Five ultimately appear to be what will define America’s Got Talent... America's Got Talent Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:38:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12169-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner~y2009m9d16-The-AGT-Finale-And-the-winner-is--?cid=exrss-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12169-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner~y2009m9d15-The-AGT-Finale-the-report-and-forecast?cid=exrss-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner It all came down to this night. Three months ago, a reported hundred thousand acts auditioned. Of those hundred thousand, roughly one hundred and sixty were deemed to have potential, and only forty-eight were given the chance to prove it. With only o... America's Got Talent Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:29:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12169-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner~y2009m9d15-The-AGT-Finale-the-report-and-forecast?cid=exrss-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12169-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner~y2009m9d13-Have-the-Americas-Got-Talent-judges-been-playing-favorites?cid=exrss-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner Installments of Ask the Hoff are usually about as pointless and useless as David Hasselhoff himself. It is basically just one more feature the Hoff uses to promote himself and try to further justify his existence on the show. In Part 6, however, Hass... America's Got Talent David Hasselhoff Sun, 13 Sep 2009 11:36:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12169-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner~y2009m9d13-Have-the-Americas-Got-Talent-judges-been-playing-favorites?cid=exrss-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12169-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner~y2009m9d13-The-Top-10-The-early-forecast?cid=exrss-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner After a very long, very emotional, and often very depressing summer, America finally has its Top 10 for Season 4.How exactly America got these acts as their Top 10 is not entirely clear, though something tells me the answers would only prove to be ev... America's Got Talent Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:26:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12169-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner~y2009m9d13-The-Top-10-The-early-forecast?cid=exrss-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12169-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner~y2009m9d13-The-Top-10-in-review-10-The-Voices-of-Glory?cid=exrss-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner The Voices of Glory began as the mascot for this season of America’s Got Talent. The story of their mother’s tragic accident and recovery was the highlight of AGT’s pre-season previews. Before America was introduced to Kevin Skinner... America's Got Talent Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:08:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12169-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner~y2009m9d13-The-Top-10-in-review-10-The-Voices-of-Glory?cid=exrss-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12169-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner~y2009m9d13-The-Top-10-in-review-09-The-Fab-Five?cid=exrss-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner Dance acts have a history of never getting the respect, or the number of votes, that they are rightly deserved, but the exception has always been for cloggers. All That from Season 1, Extreme Dance FX from Season 3, and now the Fab Five from Season 4... America's Got Talent Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:02:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12169-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner~y2009m9d13-The-Top-10-in-review-09-The-Fab-Five?cid=exrss-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12169-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner~y2009m9d12-The-Top-10-in-review-08-Hairo-Torres?cid=exrss-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner Usually, solo dance acts are the bane of AGT viewers. Mohammad Kashif, Ronnie B. and Carol Loo all stood out as sore thumbs during their respective seasons as insults to the Vegas process, and as testaments to the judges’ continued incompetence... America's Got Talent Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:55:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12169-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner~y2009m9d12-The-Top-10-in-review-08-Hairo-Torres?cid=exrss-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12169-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner~y2009m9d12-The-Top-10-in-review-07-The-Texas-Tenors?cid=exrss-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner It hardly came as any surprise to learn that David Hasselhoff had allegedly predicted the Texas Tenors would win on a local radio broadcast. Hasselhoff is a relic from the 1980s. It was the decade that gave us Milli Vanilli, Vanilla Ice, Rick Astley ... America's Got Talent Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:43:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12169-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner~y2009m9d12-The-Top-10-in-review-07-The-Texas-Tenors?cid=exrss-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12169-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner~y2009m9d12-The-Top-10-in-review-06-Drew-Stevyns?cid=exrss-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner While it is freely open to speculation which of the Top 10 finalists deserves to win the most, there should be no question about who wants it the most. Drew Stevyns has been an underdog from the very beginning, but unlike other competitors who were a... America's Got Talent Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:29:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12169-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner~y2009m9d12-The-Top-10-in-review-06-Drew-Stevyns?cid=exrss-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12169-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner~y2009m9d12-The-Top-10-in-review-05-Kevin-Skinner?cid=exrss-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner There was hardly ever any doubt that Kevin Skinner would be performing at the finale. The only question was whether or not he would win it.He will likely be one of the last men standing should Nick Cannon announce the finalists in ascending order, bu... America's Got Talent Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:21:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12169-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner~y2009m9d12-The-Top-10-in-review-05-Kevin-Skinner?cid=exrss-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12169-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner~y2009m9d12-The-Top-10-in-review-04-Recycled-Percussion?cid=exrss-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner Recycled Percussion, in spite of their obvious talent, was actually quite lucky to have made it into the Top 10. Their previous performance could have easily meant the end of the road for them.The problem with their semifinal performance was that the... America's Got Talent Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:08:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12169-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner~y2009m9d12-The-Top-10-in-review-04-Recycled-Percussion?cid=exrss-Americas-Got-Talent-Examiner