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Rslover
Member
11-19-2002
| Thursday, September 11, 2008 - 8:43 pm
The Top Ten 1. The Wright Kids 2. Queen Emily 3. Neal E. Boyd 4. Paul Salos 5. Jessica Price 6. Kaitlyn Maher 7. Donald Braswell 8. Nuttin' But Strings 9. Eli Mattson 10. Joseph Hall
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, September 11, 2008 - 9:34 pm
That sucks.. my cable switched AGT with My Name is Earl, so I got to record that.. and delete.
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Woofy
Member
08-09-2001
| Thursday, September 11, 2008 - 10:17 pm
Thanks Rslover
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Shel
Member
07-27-2005
| Friday, September 12, 2008 - 6:41 am
Is the girl who wants to win so her dad will love her in the top 10? I don't remember her name and didn't like her singing or her poor-me story enough to try to remember.
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Friday, September 12, 2008 - 6:53 am
I don't believe she is.
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Nessietessie
Member
02-03-2007
| Friday, September 12, 2008 - 8:26 am
The girl who wants her Dad's love is in the top 10, it is Jessica Price. She had a horrible performance, yet she went thru. I do not think Kaitlyn, 4 yr old cutie belongs in a Las Vegas show as a headliner, neither do the Wright Kids. The older boy is the only one who shows any personality. I feel sad that some of the better acts were cut last night. My opinion is there are only 5 acts worthy to be in the top 10, able to bring in the crowds as a headliner in Vegas: In order: 1. Nuttin But Strings 2. Eli Mattson 3. Neil Boyd 4. Queen 5. Donald Braswell Paul Salos, Sinatra sound a like would do well in a Vegas lounge. Joseph, Elvis impersonator is entertaining,but how many Elvis are there in Vegas already? He would do good in a Vegas lounge too. Kaitlyn is cute, but a 4 yr old needs her childhood, not a Vegas atmosphere. Jessica, a very pretty young woman, but not good enough to headline. The Wright Kids..not headliners! Two of them need to show personality. Just my opinion...What do you think?
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, September 12, 2008 - 8:29 am
I can't remember who half of your top 5 are (and I missed all of this week's shows except for last night cuz I was out of town), but I agree with the bottom 5 you listed. That little girl and those other kids have no business being in the top 10. And the two impersonators, while good, are not gonna headline a show alone either (all of the impersonator shows in Las Vegas headline multiple acts).
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Angelicfairies2
Member
07-19-2004
| Friday, September 12, 2008 - 9:03 am
I stop watching this because other shows have started. Is the groups of guys that bang on things still there??
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Friday, September 12, 2008 - 9:04 am
No, they went home last night, Angelicfairies2.
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Konamouse
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, September 12, 2008 - 11:46 am
Bad bad bad decisions by America on quite a few of these. I've said it before, the 4 year old should work for Disney, not Las Vegas. Frank Sinatra songs are not going to sustain a Vegas act, but those banging boys could have done a great show. Elvis? Blech. In this case the judges messed up because I wanted to see what Jonathon and his batons were going to come up with next week. I'm tired of singing acts. I want other talents showcased. Watching singers sing is boring. And that's my 2 cents.

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Nessietessie
Member
02-03-2007
| Friday, September 12, 2008 - 12:08 pm
You are absolutely right Kona. Jonathan with the fire baton act was great, I was rooting for him. Also the banging guys, lol, sounds dirty, but you know who I mean, they were entertainment!!! Not a 4 yr old or the 3 kids, or sanatra sound a like, or elvis clone, or the cute but mediocre blonde young woman singer.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Friday, September 12, 2008 - 12:12 pm
I felt terrible for baton boy. He was so wonderful and reminded me of Lance Bass. While I like the Sinatra guy, I didn't think he deserved top 10. This may be an unpopular opinion, but I think Elvis boy doesn't have what it takes...at all, and I thought the little girl has been completely out of tune that past 2 weeks.
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Angelicfairies2
Member
07-19-2004
| Friday, September 12, 2008 - 12:56 pm
Thanks, Naja! That sucks-I enjoyed them!
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Friday, September 12, 2008 - 12:57 pm
I think only 5 of the top ten really belong there. And that was Stringz, Queen, Neil, Eli and maybe Donald. I wanted Cascade to make it and the Baton guy. Elvis impersonators are a dime a dozen and he doesn't bring anything different to it. I thought the cute lil 4 yr old should have been gone a few weeks ago, actually, and the other kids were just okay to me. the old guy was just okay, too.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, September 12, 2008 - 1:39 pm
I'm sorry Jonathan the baton guy didn't make it. I thought he was made for this competition and the prize. Since my cable company switched shows and my recordings got the wrong show, I didn't see this. Did the judges make the final decisions, or was it viewer votes?
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Nessietessie
Member
02-03-2007
| Friday, September 12, 2008 - 1:46 pm
The judges voted on the ones who came in 5th and 6th for week 1 and week 2. the army guy singer and the blonde singer who wants her dad to love her were put before the judges and the blonde girl went thru. elvis impersonator and baton guy were next and the judges voted for elvis. the judges were so wrong..baton guy was unique...
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, September 12, 2008 - 6:38 pm
I'm really surprised about that. Bummer
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Mamabatsy
Member
08-05-2005
| Friday, September 12, 2008 - 7:13 pm
In a sick perverted way I hope the 4 year old wins. I want to see them come up with an hour and a half show around her. No one should be able to try out for this show unless they have the potential to perform a full Vegas show.
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Nessietessie
Member
02-03-2007
| Saturday, September 13, 2008 - 6:36 am
lol mamabatsy, but I agree with you. Who in the heck are all these people voting for a cutsie 4 year old? Why aren't her parents letting her be a 4 year old? They grow up too fast as it is. Look at these many child stars and what happened to most of them, sad...
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Konamouse
Member
07-16-2001
| Sunday, September 14, 2008 - 7:15 am
A 4 year-old singer in Vegas would not work. Las Vegas acts are for adult entertainment. Las Vegas tried to attract "families" in the 1980s and failed. Treasure Island pirates have been replaced with "The Sirens of TI". MGM Water park went defunct (it's not grounds for condos/timeshares). Wet n' Wild (which was really for locals) is also gone (more condos/timeshares). And signs everywhere remind visitors that underage patrons must be guests of the hotel to enter the establishment. Only a few places still have arcades for the kiddies. Circus Circus is really all that remains (and it was here long before the strip tried to be family friendly. There are a couple of afternoon shows that are "safe for children" but nothing after 7p (except for Terry Fator - his show has always been okay for kids cause any adult humor goes way over their heads). Pierce <100> doesn't understand Las Vegas. Two acts that could have been appropriate for Vegas were cut (one by America voting, supposedly, and one by the judges - in favor of another singer). I keep saying this - singing is over rated and boring to WATCH. Vegas likes visual shows. Unless you are an established headliner (Cher, Elton, Bette, Celine, Donny & Marie) you need visuals. But even these headliners will have dancers and other stuff happening during their show. I'm not sure if I'm interested in watching anymore with the most interesting acts already gone.

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Smokey
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, September 14, 2008 - 1:57 pm
I totally agree about the 4 year old. She's darling and I am sure they are getting some good ratings due to her being on the show. But since this is for Vegas, ridiculous for her to still be there. There were a couple acts that I wish would have made it through. One that comes to mind are the drummers--The Cadence (I think that's the name). They would have been good for a Vegas show and I am guessing they would only get better. I with you on the singers. There are a couple good ones, but for this type show, I would think it would be the acts that have the best over all performance, not just singing.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Sunday, September 14, 2008 - 2:22 pm
My money is riding on Nuttin' But Strings, which would be super in Vegas, doncha think?
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Sunday, September 14, 2008 - 2:51 pm
Not so sure this one is going to remain on my DVR schedule. As is mentioned in previous posts, all the unique and interesting acts are gone. And what's left is a dime-a-dozen Elvis Impersonator, a Sinatra fellow who was so far off on his last performance it was pathetic, a cute blond who wouldn't have made it past the initial AI auditions, and a 4-year-old who just doesn't belong in a contest of this nature. The 4-year-old is the one that pisses me off the most. Really, how is this going to end? Some time or other, she's probably going to get voted off. And how do you prepare a child of this age (who's probably being told how cute she is and how everyone loves her) for the disappointment of being voted off? Or, if she wins, how do you prepare her for the rigors of a full-fledged headline act? And when exactly is she going to perform her Vegas act? What about the child labor laws and such? It just chaps my hide in every way possible that this child is being put through something that she just shouldn't be. And really, the Strings guys (who seem to be the frontrunners based on comments here) kinda bug me too. Sure, they play great, but all the antics just bugs me. But that's probably cause I come from a musical background. And in one of the performances, I remember getting fixated on one of the guys who was holding his bow all "wrong" (oh how well I remember those initial violin lessons where it was drilled into us the proper way to hold a bow). Don't know if he holds the bow like that all the time, cause I keep having trouble getting this show to record cause its clashed with other stuff in the summer schedule.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, September 14, 2008 - 3:44 pm
I think what might happen with the four year old is that they will hook her up with an agent for more appropriate gigs. I don't know that I'd go to see ANY of them perform.. maybe Queen.
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Vsmart
Member
02-10-2003
| Monday, September 15, 2008 - 12:26 pm
Cadence was a poor imitation of the Blue Man Group. This show is not really about staring in Las Vegas as much as attracting viewers. So people vote for who they want to see next week. Benji never took the job in LV after winning SYTYCD. Mia wanted the other guy for her show.
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