America's Got Talent: Season 8

[riffjim4069]

Season Premiere Tuesday, 4 June 2013 (9:00 PM ET)

"Hopefuls audition for the judges in New York, Los Angeles and San Antonio."

Don't forget to rate this episode over at IMDb.com: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2749304/

 

[dfergie]

Can't wait to see the new Judges ...

 

[riffjim4069]

As usual, here's to hoping this thread can breath a little life back into the NBC Television Network Forum in additional to Revolution and Hannibal.

Here is a list of past AGT winners:

Season 1 (2006) - Bianca Ryan (11-year old singer) - average audience 10 million/12.05 million saw the season finale.
Season 2 (2007) - Terry Fator (ventriloquist/singer/impersonator) - 12 million viewers/13.87 tuned-in to the season finale.
Season 3 (2008) - Neal Boyd (opera singer) - 11.38 million average viewers/12.55 million viewers for the season finale.
Season 4 (2009) - Kevin Skinner (singer/chicken catcher) - 11.91 milion weekly viewers/15.53 watched the finale.
Season 5 (2010) - Michael Grimm (singer/musician) - 11.02 million viewers/16.41 million saw the season finale
Season 6 (2011) - Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. (crooner) - 11.82 million weekly viewers/14.37 tuned-in to the season finale
Season 7 (2012) - Olate Dogs (dog act) - 10.02 million viewers per show/11.05 tuned-in to the finale and 10.59 for the results show.

List of past AGT threads:

Season 1-4 are somewhere on the site, but search results aren't being displayed past 3-years.
Season 5
Season 6
Season 7

Season Eight Judges:

Howard Stern (The Mouth)
Howie Mandel (The Jokester)
Heidi Klum (The Babe)
Mel B (The Nobody)

 

[teachsac]

I was wondering if you were going to start this. I was going to do it tomorrow. Thought you might have finally given up after threatening for two years

S~

 

[riffjim4069]

I was wondering if you were going to start this. I was going to do it tomorrow. Thought you might have finally given up after threatening for two years

S~

I'm not gonna watch, but I noticed there was no thread started...

 

[mike123abc]

My DVRs have it scheduled. For all the preliminary acts I use a lot of FF and skip 30. Most of the beginning shows are 10-20 minutes viewing time tops for me. When they finally get the finalists I will watch more.

 

[riffjim4069]

The biggest problem last year (besides the lack of talent) was the fact they had 31-episodes. That's too many since the show only runs from June-September.

 

[dfergie]

Tonight's the night!

 

[lparsons21]

I've got a solo timer set for it tonight, but if it starts out like last year, it will be one and done!

 

[riffjim4069]

Who and the hell is Mel B? (rhetorical question since I really don't care)

 

[dfergie]

She was "Scary Spice" of the spice girls, so actually has more show biz credentials than Sharon did ...

 

[riffjim4069]

Sharon has been in the music business since the '70s (her dad managed Black Sabbath), she managed and promoted Ozzy's career (and other Heavy Metal bans) to include creating Ozzfest, and has hosted several talent competitions (AGT and X Factor) and television shows (The Osbournes, The Sharon Osbourne Show, The Talk, etc.). Conversely, I don't know what a Mel B or a Scary Spice is?

She was "Scary Spice" of the spice girls, so actually has more show biz credentials than Sharon did ...

 

[dfergie]

Reality stuff for Sharon and she was not actually a performer... have to give Mel B. a chance

 

[riffjim4069]

Okay, like a crack addict I'm back for more punishment. AGT Season 8 to premiere in about 10-minutes.

 

[dfergie]

I'll have to wait, good softball game on...

 

[riffjim4069]

With four judges, it should be much more difficult getting three votes to move forward to the next round. We shall see.

 

[dfergie]

The crew is actually in Vegas, Howard wasn't sure if he'd be taping or get to watch this one...

 

[dfergie]

Watching delayed, liked the opening... first act is a frikken idiot.

 

[dfergie]

Sorry

Spoiler

Still a frikken idiot

 

[riffjim4069]

Snake guy was interesting, but his act is one and done; wasn't a fan of the county singer carpenter guy; quite a few of the usual idiot acts; a couple of silhouettes knockoff acts; a couple mildly amusing dance acts (I liked Singing in the Rain guys); the 'Howard Stern' comedian was pretty funny, but he too is one and done; I liked the guy who ate 3 eggs, snorted salt, lime juice to the eyes and sat in a tub of ice while eating the world's hottest pepper; not a fan of the kid singers, by the 10-year old was pretty good; the orchestra and boy's choir were okay; Special Head was a riot (bahaha); the female comedian was pretty good; more idiot acts...including the B double O T Y guy.