So no lie I'm an uber driver in sioux falls sd and they were doing early on auditions in town. I gave a ride to two of the producers.. and the whole time I got to be a fly on the wall in their conversation and from what I heard it's all completely pre planned every act and performance. The dance "groups" are professional dancers put together who didn't know each other before the show
"What you've done tonight is more dangerous than anything I've ever seen before," proceeds to show clips of them doing an average highschool cheer team's routine
@@msjkramey I didn't read it as a flex, just an example of how dangerous routines like this are very common. If anything, I think they're doing the opposite of flexing -- they're not saying "my middle school's cheer squad was of an amazingly high level and did things even more dangerous than this group of Ukrainians, who are themselves doing mind-blowing stuff" but the opposite: "my middle school was ordinary and did the same kind of thing as middle schools across the country, and the Ukrainian team was doing stuff that didn't even rise to that base level." To be clear, I'm not disagreeing about the rest of your comment. I'm not saying that because dangerous cheer routines are common that they're somehow a good thing. I just think you misread the above commenter by seeing their comment as a flex.
Bro that actually happens. You dont seem to be familar with how womens Olympic gymnastics works. Falling does not mean you are out, it makes a score deduction against the score of what you attempted. And in certain situations you may get to ignore a score of one attempt. In either case, you win based only on your total final score, relative to the your competitors. That is why such importance is placed on getting back up after a mistake, rather than the mistake itself. It isn't a platitude. Its not even just professionalism, though there is that. Sure its also about not to fear falling, not just physically but you cant socially fear it. But most importantly, thr emphasis is on immediately getting back up, BECAUSE YOU CAN STILL WIN. Ill even give you a famous example, Kerri Strug in 1996 Olympics. I remember watching it on TV at 16 but its well known, you can watch ot on here im sure if you search "Strug vault 1996" . You get 2 vaults and they drop the lowest one and give you the higher score. Her 1st vault she underotated this made her fall and hurt her ankle Her coach Bela Karolyi said " Kerri you need you to go one more time. We need one more time for gold. You can do it!...You better do it". She got back up and walked slight limp to the start and ran and did the vault again, landed perfectly enough, and then knelt and crawled to coach because it totally blew out her ankle. But she had won America the Gold. BECAUSE SHE GOT BACK UP, BRO. cheers
@@rickwrites2612 of course I'm not wrong. You're talking about a minor mistake; a stumble on the beam, a misstep on the landing, a hand slipping on the bar. But if a gymnast walks on stage and completely fucks up every aspect of their routine, the judges will not be kind no matter if they get injured or how bad the injury is. But forget that, if this particular performance was in the Olympics, they would not have made top 20, or would have even been disqualified.
I went to a recording of AGT a few years ago and it lowkey ruined everything about it. Us as the audience were heavily encouraged to scream and applaud and basically go crazy for every single act no matter what. They also took a ton of extra takes of fake audience reactions, where we were all supposed to do a standing ovation, then boo, then act disgusted, etc. We had a shot were they told us to use our phone flashlights and sway them in the air as if there were a heartfelt song playing. We even did a fake golden buzzer take. We would be told what emotion we were portraying, then have to act like we saw the best act ever or the worst act ever for twenty seconds until they told us we could stop. (It's actually quite hilarious because if you look at the audience in the final cut of any gameshow the audience will be throwing their hands up, falling over, etc. which is something people just don't do in real life... But it looks good on camera) A guy over the loud speaker would talk nonstop about how we have to "act big if we want to be shown in the final cut!" And basically say the more we overact the more they'll want us to be in the show. The acts were also very fake. At the end, the audience was told that if we have children with us, we should leave the show now. They knew that the next act would be voted out by the judges and that the "contestant" would then start cussing them out and throwing a fit. They basically just told us it was fake by asking kids to leave. There was an act from a different day of filming (btw one episode of the show is several days of filming) that was being refilmed that day and we were told how to respond to it ahead of time. I guess I knew it was all fake ahead of time, but seeing it in person, and how they don't try to hide it at all in tapings, was truly fascinating.
imagine all the past contestants who got kicked out cause their act slightly failed HAHA they didnt tell to those aww keep trying we let you trough haha some of them are not even given 5 seconds before being kicked out its a joke seriously this show
I remember watching a season on BGT years ago. Amanda Holden, one of the judges, told a contestant his act was too "nerdy." He played a laser harp he invented out of old video game parts. I thought he was good. He was just nervous.
I’ve always found it interesting how they try to portray a lot of the acts as homegrown, only now being discovered, maybe just the way I interpreted it but it’s interesting finding out how many of them already have touring shows, how many of the singers already have albums out, as well as people with internet followings that clearly got scouted out by producers
Ya I was thinking maybe Scott didn't realize they were supposed to be like... A musical act break or something... Had no idea they were supposed to be "competing" Like they headline theater sized venues on tour here in the States regularly, I think overseas they even play bigger rooms. Not exactly an undiscovered band haha
Yeah I've noticed this new trend of like people just becoming reality TV stars in the performance realm where like you'll see a singer compete on American Idol, then the Voice, then AGT and even some of these people having already had a semi-successful career as a singer/musician even sometimes already having a record deal and albums they've put out. It seems sort of like cheating because they've already got a leg up and some recognition behind them.
I went to one of their live shows in Hollywood like fifteen years ago for a friend's bday. They're more a comedy/parody act than just purely a hair metal cover band. Their show felt like getting transported to the 80s and we all actually had an amazing time. We were absolutely wasted though so that may have had something to do with it.
@@adamlambboy8332 Agreed in full, it's almost guaranteed success to use kids but when they grow up they have bitter things to say as adults about what they went through.
Thank you. Children grow best when you are real with them. A childhood is probably about a decade. How can people keep up the mollycoddling for such a long time?
bro literally every single act that howie sees he’s like “we have seen this tons of other times but this is by far the most impressive.” and then it’s like some guy eating 50 marshmallows really fast
That one African talent show clip: "My mother died before I was born. This song is one my mother taught me when I was three. She's standing right over there." 🤣🤣
Agree, even if her act wasn't the most immediately impressive (who knows how much training it took) it takes guts to call that out on TV. I always felt these talent shows, even smaller scale ones like at schools, were really unfair and pretty much always just ended up being singing contests by the end of it.
That was clear at the conclusion of the 1st season then confirmed with the 2nd. To this day I'm still pissed off at myself for wasting time watching the show because I should have known better from the start.
I don't think the sap-o-meter was flawed at all; it demonstrated perfectly what it was built to demonstrate: that the modern seasons of the show are way too full of themselves
@justinwatson1510 I once met a lad who had been on the U.K. version singing. He’d gotten through to be on the show, but they’d wanted him to talk about how he was in foster care after his parents had been killed in a car accident, and he was offended that they seemed to care more about his “tragic back story” than his actual talent, so he pulled out.
They're just chasing ratings like emotionless robots without a concept of integrity. They've figured out what gets the most views, so that's what they keep forcing into their "reality" shows. They might as well write these shows with ChatGPT. I'm willing to bet no one would even notice the change.
I'll bet I can pinpoint the exact moment when the sap started. It was in I think X Factor, when the woman came on and was awkward and pretty plain looking and people were starting to snicker at her and then she started singing 'I dreamed a dream', which was absolutely the perfect song for someone who had just been lowkey bullied and knocked it out of the park. People were crying, like the kind of tears you can't fake, and the entire internet lost its freaking mind. I don't watch those shows, and I don't use Facebook and somehow I STILL saw it on repeat. I think that was the moment when all of the talent shows learned the all important lesson that sex might sell, but sap sells more.
i def agree sap sells more than anything, and nowadays sex doesn't sell much at all, or so i hear, people would rather cry over a sob story, even a fake one, than be titillated
In Spain it's the opposite. Literally there's a judge so harsh ("Risto") we even gave the participants a T-shirt if he accepted their show. It has writen: "El sí de Risto" (The yes of Risto).
i've said this for years, but they should not allow singing acts on this show. there are a million singing talent shows already, if i'm watching america's got talent i wanna see someone jump 10 cars with a dirtbike or something. singing is SO BORING.
I love the singing but I agree there is too much. Def cut out the ones with the “mid” voices like Summer Rios or whatever her name is and show the unique cool voices like Roland Abante
i definitely think there should be alot less of it, maybe the weirder singing acts should stay like that guy who sang like fictional characters doing popular songs, but people trying to sing as a professional should go to other shows
@@samu-chanI think they’re referring to the whole sad story, but happy ending because the judges tell them they can be whatever they wanna be and slam that golden button. Lol
I remember one guy who had a stutter and claimed it happened after getting inured while serving overseas, and iirc he was pretty talented at singing...but then they found out something like, either he never served or he was never injured
It's like the Key and Peele sketch "who thinks they can dance" where the contestant keeps one upping his sad stories to get through except now the hosts are briefed with the sad stories beforehand and automatically like it
@@Evil_Befall That sketch kills me. He went to the talent show after getting fired while shooting another show, Undercover Boss. and Joseph had some crazy sad story back then too to try and save his job Joseph is the king of sap.😂
One of the things I loved about the Voice was during auditions the judges only heard the voice so they didn’t see what they looked like or hear a sad backstory. Here, it’s so obvious they are a show built solely for entertainment by always favoring people with sad backstories with talent but not enough talent to back it up
@@hanzquejano7112 Or they can just dance without any interviews beforehand. The judges talk to them only after they'd received a majority "yes" from the voting.
crazy part of the failed gymnastics act is, the stunts they were able to pull off, many high school cheerleading squads do regularly. Like not even the competitive ones.
I'm just surprised they didn't throw a talk about how we must support Ukraine or we are pew tins ally. I guess clapping like a bunch of seal just because they're Ukrainian is enough virtue signaling. It's supposed to be subtle
Then what is he doing performing for peanuts as the follow-up[ act for " person in inflatable dinosaur costume writhes on the floor for 3 minutes " lol? im sorry for bein so talented, Scott is right. the guy sucks lol
Was about to comment this- plus Howie isn't even closely related to him, they're distant cousins. It's about as much of a coincidence as telling someone you met a celebrity and they're like, "My mom went to college with them!"
It was the worst violinist they've ever had on a talent show.....remember the Asian woman many seasons ago on bgt? Remember the 2 African Brothers that both played violins and both got DOWN and dancedbut? On agt?
Hi, I used to be a violinist (did a few years of playing in middle school and high school) and God the violin acts on this show kill me sometimes. I have so much beef with Tyler Butler Figueroa who got by with frankly meh playing but a sob story about cancer. Kudos to you for finding something that makes you happy and beating cancer but the playing isn't good 😭
I auditioned for americas got talent in 2017 (I think). And it was so much different than people think it is. Theres 3 rounds of auditions before the “tv” auditions. You go in and sit in a random room with a group of 10 people, do whatever you do in front of a camera, and then leave. There were people there with little kids that were crying and didn’t wanna be there. So when you see people who are really bad on the show they chose those people who were really bad for tv, they went through rounds of auditions telling them their good and then they get on tv and get shat on and expect them to not be upset.
Another issue is that for the tv auditions, they make them wait for 8 hours before their audition. So of course as their waiting, some people may come off as irritible or awkward in that time period. The cameras are on them the whole time and through selective editing, make them come off as awful people. This happened to Tara Simon, who is a vocal coach on youtube.
in the uk's version there was a vocal coach that went in and gave cheryl cole some crap and threw her name sticker at her saying she wasn't a number but a person ... then whilst watching the american version that same female came in sporting an american accent ... also look into the welsh pink singer who was told to do pink by the staff and she kicked right off ... it's always been a farce
Pretty sure all of the talent reality shows are like that. You have to go through multiple auditions in American Idol or X-Factor before going in front of Simon & co. So those terrible auditions are just there to be humiliated publicly.
I’ve auditioned for AGT and American Idol and it is ABSOLUTELY chosen in advance by producers. General auditions are for random people with headsets and they find the best and worst to move on to the televised auditions. At American Idol the “judges” were talking to their friends and on their phones the whole time, didn’t listen to us sing at all, and just chose people at random.
YESSSS. i tried out for agt and i think i’m a pretty good singer so i at least thought i’d make it past the first round yk? i don’t make it. that’s fine, right? i look at the show… THESE PEOPLE SUCK. HOW did they get on the show??? it’s just so unfair and sad backstories make agt look good for people to make their dreams come true 😒
They’re looking for star power. It is natural. It is real. Some people really do stand out. Some people try to stand out. But you can’t look at a lineup of 20 men including Michael Jackson and not say that he stands out
I think it's mostly a change in demographic. The show used to be car crash television with an audience of texting teens laughing at the mean comments of the judges. Now it's a show for mild tempered nannas who say "Aww" Whenever somebody comes even close to shedding a tear.
And these nanas are the same ones who will hypocritically complain about other content being bain rot. I don't know what you call content like current AGT, but it's basically the same thing.
Any POC or "oppressed peoples" almost automatically go through. Unless they're asian. But if they're disabled or something then.. yep. Also this year the abundance of UKR performers who ALL went through. Because heroic. The guy who won this year was a dog show? Wtf was this. This is was the first year I've fully watched cuz my dad has always watched it and he's been ill, so I put it on TV every week for him and stay to watch.. its unbearable. Esp cuz there are still incredibly talented acts that show up... and NEVER get thru..
Oh my gosh, since the moment Rachel Platten released “Fight Song,” it’s been an absolute plague on AGT. I will never get that ear worm out of my head thanks to Simon Cowell and fellow producers
I actually started watching because Simon became a judge. Cuz of that, some contestants became my favorites like Grace Vanderwaal, Tape Face, the Outlawz, Sofie Dossi, who I’ve crushed on and followed her channel since!
I was on the newest season of AGT (Michael Myers piano act). From what I understand, the judges have no expectation of who the contestants are and the producers have no idea how the judges will react. I do believe that the judges and producers have mutually agreed to really lean into “sappiness” as much as possible, however.
I believe thats true for most performances. But like storage wars there are some real acts and some planted acts to make for better television. How in the know the judges are is debatable.
@@rareblues78daddyhope you don't listen to the radio or Spotify and I hope you listen to movies on mute because every single musician in movies(both singers and orchestral players) do that stuff as a job that you don't believe exists
Maybe I’m too cynical, but I have this sneaking suspicion that Simon has realized or was told that actually they get more views now if you’re nice and add to the sap and that’s why he does it.
@@notamberp well, yes. but also you get a bunch of shit for being an asshole which doesn't read well for brands. back in the day it only mattered if you caused a reaction, but now produced media is held accountable for the messages they broadcast. even if you're being held accountable by teenagers on Twitter lol
@@notamberppeople are too susceptible to reality tv soundtracks and manufactured sap. media literacy is in the absolute gutter. what should cause eye-rolling and disdain gets millions of views. it's no better than the downright meanness of old reality tv; it's just as cynical and loathsome.
To make the first performance even better, the guy isn't even playing the violin correctly. He's moving the bow using his shoulder rather than his elbow. Along with that, he seems to be playing on the A string which is definitely not as high as what it sounds like he was playing. It's a terrible day to be a violinist 😭😭
Have to disagree on the A string bit, sounds like he's playing D C Bb A Bb D D in first position on the A string which checks out. His technique is definitely a bit wack tho lol
@@slashbat2375 The violin and the fiddle are technically the same instrument, it's the genre being played that separates them. Fiddles can sometimes have lower bridges to help with double stops but by and large they're the same.
I remember being a little kid wanting to go on AGT, and thinking to myself, “hmmm but I don’t have a sad story to tell. I need to think of one.” 😂 even then I could tell what had the advantage and what didn’t!
I had the same thought as a kid 😂 !! I actually asked my parents what divorce was (seeing a kids story feature it) and unfortunately learned my parents were in fact divorced- very upsetting but now thinking of it makes me laugh harder than hell
What really sucks about the Golden buzzer was that it was originally used as a way for one judge to veto the decision of the other three and send an act through to the next round. But now it's just used as a gimmick for sob stories and to present a clear favorite contestant to the audience to make them feel like they should win.
Can each judge still only use it once per season or did they get rid of that too? Because I felt like that at least made it somewhat "balanced" , but it feels like half the time I see it now they press it when they're going through anyway just for the hell of it.
Let's be honest those acrobats only got through because they were from Ukraine, it's just a twisted corporate way to "show support" to Ukraine. If they were American they'd have been kicked out after the first fall. I hate it when companies do these false support things if they really supported Ukraine they'd donate some of the proceeds to charities that deal with Ukraine war efforts but that's never going to happen.
False support is really the worst. Like when companies change their logos for pride week. Ukraine really does deserve our support, but not like that. That's fake support
My problem was when Americas got talent sent singers through to late rounds. I didn’t watch this show to hear singers. I’d watch the 30 other shows about singing for that.
I haven’t finished the video but my biggest peeve was when they’d be like “I’ve been shot down my whole life.” But when you actually look them up they’re models, professional singers, actors, winners of previous shows. Etc etc
Right! And I feel like the point of these talent shows is to help unknown talent make a name for themselves. All of these new contestants are already successful so what's the point
@@tony16991 jackass is ridiculous but the point is watching them do crazy/impossible stunts. and people find the injuries entertaining. they're daredevils. for a lot of japanese humor there is literally no point (which ironically is the point)
@@realRatRat Maybe you haven't watched Jackass enough. And no, a lot of Japanese humor is not literally having no point, it is infact "fall down haha" humor that the Japanese enjoy. Stop the cope.
Hate to be that guy, but Itzhak Perlman is a genuinely brilliant and well known violinist in the classical music scene... so I wouldn't say it's too unrealistic that the guy in the 2nd act was inspired by him to play violin. But him being Howie's cousin is definitely a big coincidence
I had to look it up, but yes, Itzhak Perlman is Howie Mandel's cousin. I don't think it's unrealistic to assume random violin guy didn't know Perlman and Mandel were related, that isn't exactly common knowledge. It's possible random violin guy name dropped Perlman so he'd appeal to Howie, but I find that unlikely. I think it probably is just coincidence.
Former AGT auditioner here! I tried out for the show back on (I want to say season 4 or 5. It’s been a while!) and here is what I can tell you: So first off, to even make it to the beginning stage, you have to audition to audition. Everything is super curated by the time you see the first episodes. Everyone has already been sifted through to some degree. On the audition form, page one had you fill out a bunch of basic info like Name, Age, Location, Some Descriptive Details, and a small spot to put your talent. BUT THEN: The entire second page was devoted to “Your Story”. Like multiple paragraphs worth of lines to write. It was kind of overwhelming, since younger me didn’t exactly have a heartbreaking tale of woe. I was just a kid who enjoyed singing and performing in theater. And that’s pretty much all I had to put on that section. I wasn’t even thinking of lying. And I kid you not: when I went to pass in my form, I was immediately denied. Didn’t even get to sing. Because I wasn’t story-worthy or an inspiration, then they didn’t care. The show is 100% sappy stories over actual talent whenever possible. Was I frustrated and bummed? Of course. But I just moved on and didn’t watch the show ever again lol.
Just in case no one's said it to you - as someone who has plenty of sob stories, I hate that this happened to you. This "pity me" facet of society is incredibly destructive and crying while watching TV is so fake and doesn't help anyone. Real emotion would be volunteering, not watching TV And like, if you have a "good life" but worked your way through college or became a young parent, you might be overcoming more real hurdles than someone who went bald at age 7. The grind is harder than those moments of pain. For me, at least
When I was 10 and 11 (about 12 years ago) I auditioned for AGT twice and actually got to audition. I’m not so sure why you were immediately denied because I also did not have a sappy backstory at all either LOL
Lmaoo. This reminds me of when I auditioned for The Voice kids. I was a better singer objectively than the other kids in the small group we were arranged with for this one talent agent to audition for. But for some reason, I was the only one who didn't get in. They didn't tell me why. But I had a feeling it was because I didn't share a sappy story about my life nor how badly I wished to meet the judges (was also not a nepo baby). I still laugh about it to this day. 😂
17:55 he got sent to the next round because he juggled three knives without dropping them. The judges made him promise he wouldn't drop them and he didn't. So he got sent to the next round.
When they boo those musicians after a few seconds it makes me so mad. Being a musician myself, I know how much work it takes to prepare a piece and I can’t imagine getting thrown off the stage just at the beginning. If I were in the audience I would boo the judges for doing that!
Former model for “audience casting” here in LA and other “big shows”. Hey. You gotta do what you gotta do. If you don’t want to be de-mystified don’t read below. The audience is fake. The “weeks” are fake. Everything is filmed all in a 10 hour work day. The judges change clothes, and the models in the front are rotated around to middle, and middle to back, back to front. This is all to make it look like it’s a new audience. It’s all the same crowd. There is no use or profit renting out a huge stadium “every week” and filling it. It’s mainly maybe about 40-100 people spaced out and filmed at different directions and angle to, what? Make the ✨ camera magic ✨. Stay with me now. We are directed for reactions, and most of the performers are in on it. They’re mainly there for TV time. We all know what will happen before hand. Sometimes they’ll throw in someone for a genuine reaction. (Pink Floyd impersonator on one of these shows and completely… COMPLETELY fuck them over to record a high reaction. Aka, throwing mics and cussing judges. All for TV.) Being a worker for the media. These shows are NOT REAL. it’s TV. All games and puppeting for the masses. I don’t partake in watching these, I just work them. They make good UA-cam content to sleep to, tho. Haha.
Actually, for AGT and BGT specifically you’re wrong. You can buy audience tickets to watch them live. Also they’re almost certainly not all filmed in a 10 hour window lol, I know specifically for AGT and BGT they film them over 2-3 weeks. This is coming from a previous contestant, different contestants had different days to attend for their audition
Some people may go on just for laughs or extra publicity. Lewberger (a comedy group with one of the Try Guys) was on the show for only laughs and comedy
It pissed me off when they showed up. I don’t even like it when a previous got talent winner from another country comes onto agt, much less people who have made it in the industry. A few years back they had on a guy who was in all the police academy movies and I disliked that too. Agt is supposed to be for the underdog weirdos
As someone who has friends who have been on these shows and worked BTS, your theories are correct. All the auditions are pre determined through videos first, the judges are basically fed a script on who to let through (primarily based on the individuals sap story) & they purposely put bad acts on the stage for "drama". As to why we dont see many good sincere acts these days is because many artists and musicians have caught wind of the manipulation & abusive contracts that come with these kinds of shows and deem it not worthy of their talents. Plus thanks to the internet people can persue their creative dreams more independently. Making Simon Cowell redundant.
I wonder if it's mostly in America's shows or if it's every country's shows. I've watched other countries Got Talent, and unless they spoke English I couldn't understand them, and BGT has some soppy stories here and there, but I feel like they have more actual talent and it's not just soppy. But could be wrong.
Whats annoying is having a talent show originally meant to shine everyday people who have unique talents and then proceeds to let people who are already well known to compete its basically a one hour long commercial at this point unfortunately lol
*Guy comes in and does wizard magic from a wizard wand. Literally creates a dragon on the stage that does summersalts and break dances.* Judges: *three X's* *Guy in a wheel chair comes in and says that he ate the curb for breakfast.* Judges: *Golden Buzzer*
finger snapping guy has infinitely more sense of rhythm than violin free bird guy, he should have won it all tbh edit: my guy was so off-key i thought it was the wrong song
whats funny is free bird is such a garbage song that was never hard to play - its just LONG AND DRAWN OUT. like the non radio stairway to heaven. funnier still, is he totally would hav played against free bird, or even somehting as memetic as bohemian rhapsody 0- bc fellow kids y'know lol
I’ve always thought it was ironic that talent in America is judged by a panel populated by a Canadian (Howie), Brit (Simon), German (Heidi), and Colombian (Sofia)
They all live in america though. There are so many people from other countries living in this country so them being from other countries isn't a big deal
America is a country of immigrants, that's what makes it America. Edit: In retrospect using the term America instead of USA feels weird lol. Not all of the Americas are as diverse, but my point still stands
@@RustyNips also lets not forget how often nowadays the winner of a certain country got talent travels to a different country to participate there then even the judges mention that oh so you the winner of xyz country got talent and came here and another sob story type of shit... winners of other country shouldnt be allowed to participate elsewhere
The parrot is actually really impressive. It can take years to get birds to say words on command, and a vocab that extensive + that clear is very, very rare among even African Greys.
I didn't grow up in America and never really watched American talent shows, but the ones I grew up with almost always had a singer as the winner. There are already enough singing competitions out there, so having a singer win a general talent show was always just really boring to me.
I liveblog this show alongside a small community of agt fans are we all hate singers so much lmao. Every year a singer doesn’t win is a victory for us even if the act isn’t out favorite lol
What turned me off any of these shows was when my friend auditioned for American Idol. I’m talking about the bad singers the judges would rip into. Every contestant sings for a group of different people/producers multiple times over weeks rejecting ppl until they have enough ppl for the show. Now the really bad ones keep getting passed through so they feel really good about themselves. My friend got cut right before going in front of the celebrity judges, and she could actually sing. But the bad singers, excited that they actually made it so far, gained confidence, told they were great the show, really thought they had a good chance. I mean they beat out tons of people, right? Then when they’d perform for the judges they’d get ripped a new one and would be completely blindsided. Thats why so many would keep trying to sing, or look shocked or would have a breakdown as the judges laughed. And the cameras would follow them while the contestants were crying, confused, angry…it was so cruel it makes me feel sick. Then people watching the completed show would think, wow they’re nuts, how could they think they could sing? It was all planned. And the cameras would follow them as they cried, or broke down in anger. The more unhinged the better. My friend was so happy she didn’t make it when she saw how slimy it all was. Then the William Hung situation just reeked of racism and just laughed at him. He thought he made people feel good with his singing but so many people were just laughing at the guy. I’m sure he made pocket change from his album. And some may say “well he got famous” like that means anything. Especially for the wrong reasons. It wasn’t inspirational. It was exploitation.
So fun fact- all these acts just end up on college tours, I work as a planner at a college and every other act that agents send to us has *AMERICAS GOT TALENT FINALIST* Or something like that- there are like 3 mega college agencies that sign half these acts
I'm outraged that bad violin dude got through when on the same stage by some of the same people told Lindsey Stirling she wasn't good enough. THE AUDACITY.
I think she even got told she sounded like she was drowning rats or something - the fact that this guy not only got through, but wasn't roasted is insane.
They should do categories instead, really. You can’t compare singing to acrobatic acts. You just can’t. I’m so sick of singers beating out everyone else
@@frankwest5388 pretty sure more people are willing to watch someone risk injury to pull off an outstanding stunt than some guy or gal doing karaoke night for the 80 billionth time. only reason music ends up making more money is due to the fact they drill it into our skulls and make it seem like you have to sing to have any worthwhile talent.
what annoys me the most is that talent does not necessarily mean entertainment. you can be talented at something many consider mundane and boring, but its still a talent, that you have, therefore, it counts, and should be qualified to move on in the show. Thats a big problem with a show like this honestly, its biased toward entertainment and emotion, it does not care about actual talent.
It's crazy to me too because I always think about it like this. I have two friends who are really musically inclined. Specifically the bluegrass genre and that has a lot of vocals usually. I'm never going to say they're not talented but if I see somebody do a triple backflip through a ring of fire I'm going to say that's more impressive. No question.
I've auditioned for AGT 4 separate occasions. 95% of the people in the "audition room" shots don't even get to audition in front of the judges. You have to pass the pre-auditions first. They are very selective with what type of talent gets on their show, and they won't tell you if they think you are awful or if you are fantastic until the judges themselves do it in front of a live audience. That's why people have meltdowns on the show. They get the rug pulled out from under them completely. :|
If you think AGT is bad now. BGT was this bad YEARS ago. I still remember like 6-7 years ago, they let a jumping hype man who did nothing remotely impressive through, and that same year on AGT Simon had to BEG a third judge to say yes to a dog having an epic sword fight with the trainer. I was like “WHAT?!” BGT stopped trying years ago, and AGT tried a bit longer before they turned into this
@@pikutastic what is? That I've called it that for the last couple of years???? From someone who doesn't know me? Also, THAT is the biggest lie you've ever heard??? Lol!
IKR?? I remember in 2020 and being so frustrated when that guy who was falsely imprisoned made it so high in the leader board JUST CAUSE OF HIS BACKSTORY!! It's not fair on everyone who doesn't have a sob story. So glad I am not alone in feeling this
I was in the audience one year a group of people were standing and jeering for one act then a ripple effect happened where everyone was doing it too. Individual people in the audience have no opinion, it's either whatever the judges likes or the majority likes🙄🙄
My parents and I noticed this shit happening back in like 2012. it was back to back emotional garbage over and over letting people through with little crying bullshit. What stopped us from watching it was when a magician who could do insane tricks have never been seen lost to a girl who could sing like any other person, and she won because of a sob story.
Simon's change in attitude started before he broke his back I'm pretty sure. I think Simon has seen how audience expectations have changed and he's savvy enough to know that he needs to change with it, and savvy enough to know that a story to sell it is also advantageous
@@fivebrosstopmosIt could be advertisers or other producers or something, I wouldn't know. But if you look at almost any competition show after the height of American Idol and you'll see more outwardly constructive and supportive feedback. Like the popularity of The Voice, Great British Bake Off, even stuff like The Masked Singer since show an audience appetite for significantly less overtly mean atmosphere. Even Gordon Ramsay has started mellowing out on screen. I'm pretty sure Simon Cowell has taken notice. But also yes I do think there are people in the modern era that would be pretty uncomfortable with someone laying into someone because they're ugly. So while Simon could get away with being harsher than he is right now, audiences have still indeed changed over time.
I am someone who went to a live recording of an episode Theres a guy in the corner that tells everyone what to do in the crowd They cut a lot out They change music, 90% of the songs people are doing their act too was changed in post. Its very formulaic and heartless now! Disappointing and ruined the show for me!
literally turn the background music off and just listen to what he plays on violin and suddenly nobody would like it haha just tricked by the background music
Another thing that I think is plauging modern AGT is just how many of the acts are scouted beforehand. I've heard several internet creators talk about how they were approached by the producers of these shows and basically offered a free ride to audition. One in particular even said he was offered any show he wanted (i.e. Britain's Got Talent, AGT, or any country he wanted). A lot of the acts that these days are people with an established fanbase or social media, because the producers can count on them being entertaining and they come with free promotion.
Yeah cause the shadow puppetry guy is one I follow on Insta. He even said he was going to audition. Don't get me wrong homie is phenomenal but I do think you have less to lose if you already have supporter backing you
It’s a common story. The start as genuine and interesting, and devolve into formulaic, cold, phoned in performances. It used to seem almost attainable with interesting personalities, but now it’s just celebrities talking to people who have connections with celebrities.
I actually went to an AGT filming back last spring when the first "newest season" episode was filmed! Me and my best friend actually made the cut for a few "reactions" in the first episode! I'll answer any questions if they come up lol. It was a BLAST and highly recommend it for a fun free day in LA (literally, the tickets to go were free). They are very strict about what you can wear going into filming -- you are supposed to dress like you are going out for an evening, mostly dark neutrals, no labels, etc. They film multiple rounds each day -- our slot was from 1ish-4 and then they bring in an entirely new audience for 4-8 etc. They had us prerecord a variety of reactions (booing, losing our mind, etc) before the acts came on. Also worth noting that we saw a variety of acts (featured in the first episode and scattered throughout the rest of the season) but they definitely cut and paste things -- we didn't see half of what was actually featured in episode 1, although the editing made it look like we did. While it may kind of "pull the curtain back" on how you view shows like this, if you anticipate that going into it you can have a lot of fun. also of all the judges, Simon was BY FAR the nicest and most genuine IRL. the other judges didn't really interact with the audience when the cameras weren't on. We happened to be seated in the first couple of rows, and Simon came around and personally shook each of our hands, thanked us for being there, and interacted with the audience whenever the cameras weren't rolling.
doesnt sound like a blast imo being an unpaid extra emoting fake reactions good if you found that fun to partake in but it just makes the whole show even more curated and fake to watch for me lol like everything is just staged and kinda pointless
I'd feel bad for the contestants auditioning, though. It wouldn't feel right to have fun, not when the videos of me booing and jeering might be used to humiliate someone on national television.
I saw another comment that mentioned it changed with Susan Boyle and that's absolutely true. She went viral, everyone loved her, and producers just started focusing on how to find the next Susan Boyle instead of talent in general. She was great because that moment was so genuine and now it sucks because they're trying to fabricate those moments instead of waiting for them to happen naturally.
@@shethingsd Oh I absolutely agree! Love her. I think show producers wanted to recreate her after the fact though which influenced who gets put on the show in the first place now
@@shethingsdshe wasn't passed through for sap but pretending she wasn't extremely popular for sap reasons (the way people reacted to her vs their surprise at her talent) is incorrect
I wish there was a version of Got Talent, where there're no stories allowed. You just enter, say your name, and do your thing, no yapping your sob story. Just raw talent, and the market is so saturated with this sobbing garbage everywhere, that I bet it would be quite popular 🤔
My issue with the sap is: are you moving on because you’re good or because people feel sorry for you? I’ve had a lot of shit happen to me in my life but those things have nothing to do with the talents I have. Like, I’ve been so overloaded with these sob stories that I’m just numb to them now.
I agree, The first time a person is on the stage they should just start: no story, no sap, just perform...then if they get through to like the semi-finals or whatever then its time to learn their story this is way more efficient as demonstrated by the first season
@blue-cloud-studios I think "Star Search" was like that. With no sob stories, they just got right to the point. The performer did they're act and then left and that was it.
I think what really gets under my skin is how biased these judges are when it comes to musical talent that isn't vocal & mainstream in some way. They almost instantly decline anyone with an instrument, or any vocalist that's off genre. The bloke with the saw's face said absolutely everything - you can sense the disappointment & anger instantly, and tbh I think he's justified. Piers, in particular, seems like an absolute dink.
@@cdaaat6036"Sadly I was from a country that did not speak English, so I couldn't speak your very wonderful language for 2 decades" - random guy from the middle of Africa or Asia or sumn.. GOLDEN BUZZER
@@spartanbeast3575 I imagine the judges then speaking broken [insert auditionees language] and then the auditionee smiling and everyone in the audience being oblivion
Too many violin fans in my audience, I’m gonna need you all to find a new hobby immediately please 😡
So no lie I'm an uber driver in sioux falls sd and they were doing early on auditions in town. I gave a ride to two of the producers.. and the whole time I got to be a fly on the wall in their conversation and from what I heard it's all completely pre planned every act and performance. The dance "groups" are professional dancers put together who didn't know each other before the show
I feel violinated by this comment 🎻😳
You're right, violas only
@@andrewjustandrewHow dare you.
We've got no time for a new hobby after practicing for 40 hours
"What you've done tonight is more dangerous than anything I've ever seen before," proceeds to show clips of them doing an average highschool cheer team's routine
😂
My middle schools cheer squad did more dangerous things than this.
@msjkramey Dude tone it down this post was about an over reaction. Put this on a thread that was concerned with what you're saying
For real they did nothing that a highschool cheerleading team doesn’t do
@@msjkramey I didn't read it as a flex, just an example of how dangerous routines like this are very common. If anything, I think they're doing the opposite of flexing -- they're not saying "my middle school's cheer squad was of an amazingly high level and did things even more dangerous than this group of Ukrainians, who are themselves doing mind-blowing stuff" but the opposite: "my middle school was ordinary and did the same kind of thing as middle schools across the country, and the Ukrainian team was doing stuff that didn't even rise to that base level."
To be clear, I'm not disagreeing about the rest of your comment. I'm not saying that because dangerous cheer routines are common that they're somehow a good thing. I just think you misread the above commenter by seeing their comment as a flex.
Can you imagine an Olympic gymnast getting a gold metal because "it doesn't matter that you fell down, it matters that you got back up"
If that's all it takes, then I'm an Olympic Gymnast.
AGT has always been the shittiest and least serious competition show haha
Bro that actually happens. You dont seem to be familar with how womens Olympic gymnastics works. Falling does not mean you are out, it makes a score deduction against the score of what you attempted. And in certain situations you may get to ignore a score of one attempt. In either case, you win based only on your total final score, relative to the your competitors. That is why such importance is placed on getting back up after a mistake, rather than the mistake itself. It isn't a platitude. Its not even just professionalism, though there is that. Sure its also about not to fear falling, not just physically but you cant socially fear it. But most importantly, thr emphasis is on immediately getting back up, BECAUSE YOU CAN STILL WIN.
Ill even give you a famous example, Kerri Strug in 1996 Olympics. I remember watching it on TV at 16 but its well known, you can watch ot on here im sure if you search "Strug vault 1996" . You get 2 vaults and they drop the lowest one and give you the higher score. Her 1st vault she underotated this made her fall and hurt her ankle
Her coach Bela Karolyi said " Kerri you need you to go one more time. We need one more time for gold. You can do it!...You better do it".
She got back up and walked slight limp to the start and ran and did the vault again, landed perfectly enough, and then knelt and crawled to coach because it totally blew out her ankle. But she had won America the Gold. BECAUSE SHE GOT BACK UP, BRO.
cheers
@@rickwrites2612 of course I'm not wrong. You're talking about a minor mistake; a stumble on the beam, a misstep on the landing, a hand slipping on the bar. But if a gymnast walks on stage and completely fucks up every aspect of their routine, the judges will not be kind no matter if they get injured or how bad the injury is.
But forget that, if this particular performance was in the Olympics, they would not have made top 20, or would have even been disqualified.
💀
I went to a recording of AGT a few years ago and it lowkey ruined everything about it.
Us as the audience were heavily encouraged to scream and applaud and basically go crazy for every single act no matter what. They also took a ton of extra takes of fake audience reactions, where we were all supposed to do a standing ovation, then boo, then act disgusted, etc. We had a shot were they told us to use our phone flashlights and sway them in the air as if there were a heartfelt song playing.
We even did a fake golden buzzer take. We would be told what emotion we were portraying, then have to act like we saw the best act ever or the worst act ever for twenty seconds until they told us we could stop.
(It's actually quite hilarious because if you look at the audience in the final cut of any gameshow the audience will be throwing their hands up, falling over, etc. which is something people just don't do in real life... But it looks good on camera)
A guy over the loud speaker would talk nonstop about how we have to "act big if we want to be shown in the final cut!" And basically say the more we overact the more they'll want us to be in the show.
The acts were also very fake. At the end, the audience was told that if we have children with us, we should leave the show now. They knew that the next act would be voted out by the judges and that the "contestant" would then start cussing them out and throwing a fit. They basically just told us it was fake by asking kids to leave.
There was an act from a different day of filming (btw one episode of the show is several days of filming) that was being refilmed that day and we were told how to respond to it ahead of time.
I guess I knew it was all fake ahead of time, but seeing it in person, and how they don't try to hide it at all in tapings, was truly fascinating.
I've been as well, but to a live taping. They did the same thing with the cheering. I noticed some acts were better in person and others were worse.
That’s interesting, thanks for sharing your experience. I’m honestly not surprised
Wouldn't be surprised if thats true for every show with this sort of live audience.
@bibliobibuli_ Oh the acts were real but they did highly suggest we boo the judges for any negativity and stuff like that.
@@tacosyk From what I've heard it seems to be.
“I was raised in a nation… where every sixty seconds… a minute passes…”
*ALL FOUR JUDJES PRESS THE GOLDEN BUZZER*
Were they from Africa perchance?
Judges*
You’ve inspired me, now I wanna make a clock that says “every sixty seconds, a minute passes” 😂
that must have been tough to live with...
@@DoofenSpyroDragon16Go ahead, Larry. Just don't gift it to anyone.
"it doesn't matter that you fell down what matters is that you got up" uhh is this a talent show or a keep trying show
imagine all the past contestants who got kicked out cause their act slightly failed HAHA they didnt tell to those aww keep trying we let you trough haha some of them are not even given 5 seconds before being kicked out its a joke seriously this show
@@zekrom6537or the people who got kicked out after not even being given 10 seconds to perform.....
I remember watching a season on BGT years ago. Amanda Holden, one of the judges, told a contestant his act was too "nerdy." He played a laser harp he invented out of old video game parts. I thought he was good. He was just nervous.
yeah that felt weird. and i'm ukrainian. they should've been disqualified. just because they're from here doesn't mean they have to be babied
You do have to keep trying a talent to be talented. But yeah after 2 tries they should be gone.
Steel Panther, a professional band that's been making a living for decades, being on a talent show is really unfair.
I’ve always found it interesting how they try to portray a lot of the acts as homegrown, only now being discovered, maybe just the way I interpreted it but it’s interesting finding out how many of them already have touring shows, how many of the singers already have albums out, as well as people with internet followings that clearly got scouted out by producers
Ya I was thinking maybe Scott didn't realize they were supposed to be like... A musical act break or something... Had no idea they were supposed to be "competing"
Like they headline theater sized venues on tour here in the States regularly, I think overseas they even play bigger rooms. Not exactly an undiscovered band haha
Yeah I've noticed this new trend of like people just becoming reality TV stars in the performance realm where like you'll see a singer compete on American Idol, then the Voice, then AGT and even some of these people having already had a semi-successful career as a singer/musician even sometimes already having a record deal and albums they've put out. It seems sort of like cheating because they've already got a leg up and some recognition behind them.
My mom has seen them twice I think. Always reallllllly crazy great feedback from everyone. They’re so beyond talented
I went to one of their live shows in Hollywood like fifteen years ago for a friend's bday. They're more a comedy/parody act than just purely a hair metal cover band. Their show felt like getting transported to the 80s and we all actually had an amazing time. We were absolutely wasted though so that may have had something to do with it.
I hate that there are so many child singers who sound so average but because the judges don't wanna be mean to kids they send them through.
Omg fr😭😭
On bgt the British version they literally sent a kid to the final for talking about climate change in an explorers costume 😭😭😭
Honestly kids shouldn’t really be on the show because they’ll possibly end up getting roasted by the community.
I don’t even think they should allow child acts. They should be at home being kids, not coached by their parents to make money on national television.
@@adamlambboy8332 Agreed in full, it's almost guaranteed success to use kids but when they grow up they have bitter things to say as adults about what they went through.
Thank you. Children grow best when you are real with them. A childhood is probably about a decade. How can people keep up the mollycoddling for such a long time?
bro literally every single act that howie sees he’s like “we have seen this tons of other times but this is by far the most impressive.” and then it’s like some guy eating 50 marshmallows really fast
Matt stonie?!
@@SaberTooth_TFGMatt is moaning?
that would be way more impressive than the acts on there now
I'd pay to watch the marshmallow guy 😏
“Give this guy a vegas show” and it’s a guys wiping his ass with a dog
There's nothing that pisses me off more than a judge smacking another judge's buzzer.
Everytime I've seen it happen I've gotten viscerally angry
Exactly. It’s the most condescending thing
Sometimes it’s better that way
@vivid_blossoms No there's not. What is the point of both having a competition and having multiple judges to begin with
Its all predetermined lol
“My parents died before I was born”
Gold Buzzer
That one African talent show clip: "My mother died before I was born. This song is one my mother taught me when I was three. She's standing right over there." 🤣🤣
"It all began on the day of my actual birth. Both of my parents failed to show up."
😂
"I had to eat my way out of Mom's corpse like a parasitoid wasp larva."
Judges: (hit golden buzzer)
@@AnnaZverinathen he was raised by wild ocelots
"At age 6 I was born without a face."
Standing ovation
Huge uproar of cheers
Gold Buzzer
So what you're saying is Doofenshmirtz has a chance?
@@KomaValorina of course he does, he can build a "inator" live on stage. A getmeintothenextroundinator
@@lightning0938perry the platypus musta destroyed the goldenbuzzerinator
ah, arin hanson... a man with such a truly horrific backstory. im surprised more people didnt reply actually knowing the quote
Nice grumps reference
Big respect to that woman who called out the show for marketing itself as a talent show when it's mostly a glorified singing show
naaah its a sad story contest.
Whoever has the sadest story wins.
+ for the "it was hard but i got back up and im here now!"
naaah its a sad story contest.
Whoever has the sadest story wins.
+ for the "it was hard but i got back up and im here now!"
Agree, even if her act wasn't the most immediately impressive (who knows how much training it took) it takes guts to call that out on TV. I always felt these talent shows, even smaller scale ones like at schools, were really unfair and pretty much always just ended up being singing contests by the end of it.
That was clear at the conclusion of the 1st season then confirmed with the 2nd. To this day I'm still pissed off at myself for wasting time watching the show because I should have known better from the start.
@@johnynoway9127show died when cancel culture started. The judges can’t be mean or they may get cancelled
I don't think the sap-o-meter was flawed at all; it demonstrated perfectly what it was built to demonstrate: that the modern seasons of the show are way too full of themselves
I could tolerate them being full of themselves, but I hate that they exploit human suffering for drama / ratings.
@justinwatson1510 I once met a lad who had been on the U.K. version singing. He’d gotten through to be on the show, but they’d wanted him to talk about how he was in foster care after his parents had been killed in a car accident, and he was offended that they seemed to care more about his “tragic back story” than his actual talent, so he pulled out.
Definitely feels like you have better chances if you have a sob story.
@@astrowolvez In the end its about views, not talent.
They're just chasing ratings like emotionless robots without a concept of integrity. They've figured out what gets the most views, so that's what they keep forcing into their "reality" shows. They might as well write these shows with ChatGPT. I'm willing to bet no one would even notice the change.
The new seasons of AGT is basically small children + tragic backstory= ratings gold
seems that way, should rename it America's Got Heartstrings
buzzer gold even
My family records it so we can fast forward through all the sap and filler
It’s a modern Queen For a Day.
Any reality show competitors, talent competitors, The Bachelor,” contestants etc…with a pretty good life pre competition are not gonna win.
I'll bet I can pinpoint the exact moment when the sap started. It was in I think X Factor, when the woman came on and was awkward and pretty plain looking and people were starting to snicker at her and then she started singing 'I dreamed a dream', which was absolutely the perfect song for someone who had just been lowkey bullied and knocked it out of the park. People were crying, like the kind of tears you can't fake, and the entire internet lost its freaking mind. I don't watch those shows, and I don't use Facebook and somehow I STILL saw it on repeat. I think that was the moment when all of the talent shows learned the all important lesson that sex might sell, but sap sells more.
Susan Boyle
i def agree sap sells more than anything, and nowadays sex doesn't sell much at all, or so i hear, people would rather cry over a sob story, even a fake one, than be titillated
small correction, that was BGT
@@whatifschrodingersboxwasacofin Susap Boyle
Lol I think you're right
In Spain it's the opposite. Literally there's a judge so harsh ("Risto") we even gave the participants a T-shirt if he accepted their show. It has writen: "El sí de Risto" (The yes of Risto).
I kinda want one now 😅
i've said this for years, but they should not allow singing acts on this show. there are a million singing talent shows already, if i'm watching america's got talent i wanna see someone jump 10 cars with a dirtbike or something. singing is SO BORING.
when I used to watch the show with my family we would literally record the episodes so we could fast forward thru the singing
Especially since the x factor is practically the exact same show. One for singing and one for everything else seems perfectly fair
I love the singing but I agree there is too much. Def cut out the ones with the “mid” voices like Summer Rios or whatever her name is and show the unique cool voices like Roland Abante
And they almost always win. Every single time. Part of why I stopped watching years ago
i definitely think there should be alot less of it, maybe the weirder singing acts should stay like that guy who sang like fictional characters doing popular songs, but people trying to sing as a professional should go to other shows
AGT isn't a competition TV show anymore, it's a feel-good TV show.
that pretty much sums it up
if you're supposed to feel good watching it then why is everything on it so sad and sobby
@@samu-chanI think they’re referring to the whole sad story, but happy ending because the judges tell them they can be whatever they wanna be and slam that golden button. Lol
funny, good observation@@samu-chan
I remember one guy who had a stutter and claimed it happened after getting inured while serving overseas, and iirc he was pretty talented at singing...but then they found out something like, either he never served or he was never injured
It's like the Key and Peele sketch "who thinks they can dance" where the contestant keeps one upping his sad stories to get through except now the hosts are briefed with the sad stories beforehand and automatically like it
It's like the reverse of that X Factor sketch by Studio C
Joseph!
Brilliant sketch
Joseph be like
"My sister shot my brother while my cousin beat my uncle."
"Put myself through school by renting my body out as a heroin suitcase."
😂
@@Evil_Befall That sketch kills me. He went to the talent show after getting fired while shooting another show, Undercover Boss. and Joseph had some crazy sad story back then too to try and save his job Joseph is the king of sap.😂
One of the things I loved about the Voice was during auditions the judges only heard the voice so they didn’t see what they looked like or hear a sad backstory.
Here, it’s so obvious they are a show built solely for entertainment by always favoring people with sad backstories with talent but not enough talent to back it up
Imagine a blind audition for a dancing act.
@@hanzquejano7112 Or they can just dance without any interviews beforehand. The judges talk to them only after they'd received a majority "yes" from the voting.
crazy part of the failed gymnastics act is, the stunts they were able to pull off, many high school cheerleading squads do regularly. Like not even the competitive ones.
They weren't good at all even on their moves they didn't fall on.
It's just OMG UKRAINE VIRTUE SIGNAL PANDER TOXIC POSITIVITY STUNNING AND BRAVE etc
I'm just surprised they didn't throw a talk about how we must support Ukraine or we are pew tins ally.
I guess clapping like a bunch of seal just because they're Ukrainian is enough virtue signaling. It's supposed to be subtle
@@tigerwoods373 clapping like seals lol basically
I wonder whether the floor isn’t messed up. I don't think they could be that bad....
In that first guy's defense, Itzhak Perlman is one of the most famous violinists in the world.
Second guys
Then what is he doing performing for peanuts as the follow-up[ act for " person in inflatable dinosaur costume writhes on the floor for 3 minutes " lol?
im sorry for bein so talented, Scott is right. the guy sucks lol
@@GooFly-v3j the guy he's talking about is howie mandell's cousin the contestant mentioned seeing live, not the contestant on the show.
Was about to comment this- plus Howie isn't even closely related to him, they're distant cousins. It's about as much of a coincidence as telling someone you met a celebrity and they're like, "My mom went to college with them!"
@@mcrawfish i mean hell, people didn't know for the longest time that gerard way and joe rogan were cousins.
When I was born
I couldn't see
I couldn't hear
I couldn't talk
I couldn't even walk...
*_GOLDEN BUZZER YOU WIN_*
You see, I was born at a very, very young ag
Que in "fireworks" by Katy Perry while golden confetti drops down on your head 🫡🫡🫡 🎊🎊🎊
The irony that the person who couldn't talk, is talking.
OMG THATS SO INSPIRING *presses gold buzzer*
Yhwach
I like how the show's called "america's got talent" yet like 80 % of the contestants aren't even from America.
@triplekmafia4932 That's what western media wants you to think. In reality, over 50% of americans are still white.
@triplekmafia4932 fuck it literally every race
@GreasySenpai make them compete for citizenship
@@shreknskrubgaming7248nah that's wild
Not to mention the judges are mostly citizens of other countries
That first guy sounded like he was skinning his violin alive. It hurt my ears.
True, it sounded terrible.
It was the worst violinist they've ever had on a talent show.....remember the Asian woman many seasons ago on bgt? Remember the 2 African Brothers that both played violins and both got DOWN and dancedbut? On agt?
+ Lindsey Stirling who the judges didn't even like (also a dancing violinist) @@Dan-n5h9m
Hi, I used to be a violinist (did a few years of playing in middle school and high school) and God the violin acts on this show kill me sometimes. I have so much beef with Tyler Butler Figueroa who got by with frankly meh playing but a sob story about cancer. Kudos to you for finding something that makes you happy and beating cancer but the playing isn't good 😭
not only was the tone terrible but it also didn't even seem that hard to play
I auditioned for americas got talent in 2017 (I think). And it was so much different than people think it is. Theres 3 rounds of auditions before the “tv” auditions. You go in and sit in a random room with a group of 10 people, do whatever you do in front of a camera, and then leave. There were people there with little kids that were crying and didn’t wanna be there. So when you see people who are really bad on the show they chose those people who were really bad for tv, they went through rounds of auditions telling them their good and then they get on tv and get shat on and expect them to not be upset.
Another issue is that for the tv auditions, they make them wait for 8 hours before their audition. So of course as their waiting, some people may come off as irritible or awkward in that time period. The cameras are on them the whole time and through selective editing, make them come off as awful people.
This happened to Tara Simon, who is a vocal coach on youtube.
I did the same thing and never got a call back, just about a 3 minute thing in front of a camera crew and sent on my way
in the uk's version there was a vocal coach that went in and gave cheryl cole some crap and threw her name sticker at her saying she wasn't a number but a person ... then whilst watching the american version that same female came in sporting an american accent ... also look into the welsh pink singer who was told to do pink by the staff and she kicked right off ... it's always been a farce
@@lucassmith1886 your talent sucked🤣🤣🤣
Pretty sure all of the talent reality shows are like that. You have to go through multiple auditions in American Idol or X-Factor before going in front of Simon & co. So those terrible auditions are just there to be humiliated publicly.
You know Dr. Doofenshmirtz would win purely off of dramatic backstory
i mean im pretty sure he would lose to a baking soda volcano
@@Auroraendefinitely
@@Auroraen and Roger
As a Doofenshmirtz fangirl I’d hit the golden buzzer for him immediately 😁
I would have him win purely based off of how long and full his backstory is.
I’ve auditioned for AGT and American Idol and it is ABSOLUTELY chosen in advance by producers. General auditions are for random people with headsets and they find the best and worst to move on to the televised auditions. At American Idol the “judges” were talking to their friends and on their phones the whole time, didn’t listen to us sing at all, and just chose people at random.
YESSSS. i tried out for agt and i think i’m a pretty good singer so i at least thought i’d make it past the first round yk? i don’t make it. that’s fine, right? i look at the show… THESE PEOPLE SUCK. HOW did they get on the show??? it’s just so unfair and sad backstories make agt look good for people to make their dreams come true 😒
@@HaydenMaroney Should have made up a sad backstory lol
They’re looking for star power. It is natural. It is real. Some people really do stand out. Some people try to stand out. But you can’t look at a lineup of 20 men including Michael Jackson and not say that he stands out
I think it's mostly a change in demographic. The show used to be car crash television with an audience of texting teens laughing at the mean comments of the judges. Now it's a show for mild tempered nannas who say "Aww" Whenever somebody comes even close to shedding a tear.
Yeah. The target audience is now my friends 60 year old mom who claps at funny baby and animal videos on tiktok
I mean the mamas are the old texting teens
And these nanas are the same ones who will hypocritically complain about other content being bain rot. I don't know what you call content like current AGT, but it's basically the same thing.
@@starsnipe-yp5hxnah, it was for millennials now it’s for gen x
Any POC or "oppressed peoples" almost automatically go through. Unless they're asian. But if they're disabled or something then.. yep.
Also this year the abundance of UKR performers who ALL went through. Because heroic.
The guy who won this year was a dog show? Wtf was this.
This is was the first year I've fully watched cuz my dad has always watched it and he's been ill, so I put it on TV every week for him and stay to watch.. its unbearable. Esp cuz there are still incredibly talented acts that show up... and NEVER get thru..
Oh my gosh, since the moment Rachel Platten released “Fight Song,” it’s been an absolute plague on AGT. I will never get that ear worm out of my head thanks to Simon Cowell and fellow producers
I HATE that song 😂
I actually started watching because Simon became a judge. Cuz of that, some contestants became my favorites like Grace Vanderwaal, Tape Face, the Outlawz, Sofie Dossi, who I’ve crushed on and followed her channel since!
I don’t even watch AGT and I somehow knew that was the song he was talking about.
Stand By You and Better Place are way better
lol so true
I was on the newest season of AGT (Michael Myers piano act). From what I understand, the judges have no expectation of who the contestants are and the producers have no idea how the judges will react. I do believe that the judges and producers have mutually agreed to really lean into “sappiness” as much as possible, however.
It’s what brings in the audience and ratings…. Period.
I believe thats true for most performances. But like storage wars there are some real acts and some planted acts to make for better television. How in the know the judges are is debatable.
@@rareblues78daddy “Get a real job and just play for fun.” You should tell that to all the people who’s music you listen to.
@@rareblues78daddyhope you don't listen to the radio or Spotify and I hope you listen to movies on mute because every single musician in movies(both singers and orchestral players) do that stuff as a job that you don't believe exists
@@rareblues78daddyThey’re literally agreeing with everyone else why tf are you tryna instigate something with them 💀💀
As a Japanese, I don’t want people to think those goofy comdians are typical comedians in Japan. I’ve never seen them before in Japan.
We even have then in Romania now..
Ooh ok 😭 some ppl were saying that for some reason
Maybe he’s making a parody of a Japanese comedian. 🤷♀️
Maybe I’m too cynical, but I have this sneaking suspicion that Simon has realized or was told that actually they get more views now if you’re nice and add to the sap and that’s why he does it.
My family always assumed that social media is what ruined the show's ability to be mean.
@@justrudystuff9939the boomers will always blame everything on social media but its definitely because of viewers and ratings
@@justrudystuff9939….let me guess, “people are too sensitive now” ?? 😂 people like you are so predictable.
@@notamberp well, yes. but also you get a bunch of shit for being an asshole which doesn't read well for brands. back in the day it only mattered if you caused a reaction, but now produced media is held accountable for the messages they broadcast. even if you're being held accountable by teenagers on Twitter lol
@@notamberppeople are too susceptible to reality tv soundtracks and manufactured sap. media literacy is in the absolute gutter. what should cause eye-rolling and disdain gets millions of views. it's no better than the downright meanness of old reality tv; it's just as cynical and loathsome.
To make the first performance even better, the guy isn't even playing the violin correctly. He's moving the bow using his shoulder rather than his elbow. Along with that, he seems to be playing on the A string which is definitely not as high as what it sounds like he was playing. It's a terrible day to be a violinist 😭😭
Have to disagree on the A string bit, sounds like he's playing D C Bb A Bb D D in first position on the A string which checks out. His technique is definitely a bit wack tho lol
I know next to nothing about the violin, but tell me why it gave me fiddle vibes
@@slashbat2375 The violin and the fiddle are technically the same instrument, it's the genre being played that separates them. Fiddles can sometimes have lower bridges to help with double stops but by and large they're the same.
it sounds way more like fiddle to me than violin (I know same instrument but different style of playing)
I used to play viola, and yeah... I just, it hurt my soul
I remember being a little kid wanting to go on AGT, and thinking to myself, “hmmm but I don’t have a sad story to tell. I need to think of one.” 😂 even then I could tell what had the advantage and what didn’t!
Yea its so stupid
“My name is Sophia and I have stage one pancreatic canc-“
*GOLDEN BUZZER SOUND*
Most of the contestants aren’t even from America
@@992turbos that’s something I’ve noticed and always been confused by! Doesn’t really make sense
I had the same thought as a kid 😂 !! I actually asked my parents what divorce was (seeing a kids story feature it) and unfortunately learned my parents were in fact divorced- very upsetting but now thinking of it makes me laugh harder than hell
Modern AGT experience: “When I was born, I was crying and I couldn’t speak :(“ **GOLDEN BUZZER**
What really sucks about the Golden buzzer was that it was originally used as a way for one judge to veto the decision of the other three and send an act through to the next round. But now it's just used as a gimmick for sob stories and to present a clear favorite contestant to the audience to make them feel like they should win.
That wouldve been sooo much better
Can each judge still only use it once per season or did they get rid of that too? Because I felt like that at least made it somewhat "balanced" , but it feels like half the time I see it now they press it when they're going through anyway just for the hell of it.
Amber Heard: My dog stepped on a bee.
Golden buzzer intensifies
@@ExaltedUriel
It's only once per season. In BGT, Ant and Dec (the presenters) also had their Golden Buzzer moments, as well.
I KNOW RIGHT. Ive said long ago. If they all agree then wtf does the golden buzzer add to it
Let's be honest those acrobats only got through because they were from Ukraine, it's just a twisted corporate way to "show support" to Ukraine. If they were American they'd have been kicked out after the first fall. I hate it when companies do these false support things if they really supported Ukraine they'd donate some of the proceeds to charities that deal with Ukraine war efforts but that's never going to happen.
@@Othillde - Yeah. Sam Ryder would've won if it weren't for that.
False support is really the worst. Like when companies change their logos for pride week. Ukraine really does deserve our support, but not like that. That's fake support
Golden Buzzer Starter Pack:
- Singer
- Sob/Tragic Story
- Children
- Disability
- Race
- Dogs
- Live in a country with an ongoing war
And disability
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My problem was when Americas got talent sent singers through to late rounds. I didn’t watch this show to hear singers. I’d watch the 30 other shows about singing for that.
Yea it literally turned into a singing show
"I actually broke the record for youngest person when i was born in 1993"
**crowd goes ooohhh**
GOLDEN BUZZER
Does that mean he was born super premature? Or was he actually the youngest person in the world on that one particular day?
@@ephgm good pt lol.
I just have a quote from Arin "Egoraptop" Hanson stuck in my head now;
"At age 6 I was born without a face"
@@ephgm Everyone is the latest person born at some point in their lives, making everyone the youngest at some point.
@@satgurs that's the joke lol
I haven’t finished the video but my biggest peeve was when they’d be like “I’ve been shot down my whole life.” But when you actually look them up they’re models, professional singers, actors, winners of previous shows. Etc etc
"I've been shot down my entire life except that big chunk of my life recently that I wasnt shot down"
Right! And I feel like the point of these talent shows is to help unknown talent make a name for themselves. All of these new contestants are already successful so what's the point
7:12 japanese humor relies heavily on absurdity, american humor relies heavily on sarcasm and relatability. ofc his act didn’t work here lol
I guess Japanese humor is more appealing to me then lol
As south-east asian Ex-colonised by Japan and ate western media growing up, I appeal to both😂
Want to see absurdity? Watch Jackass. Don't give me this mediocre unfunny act and call it humor because it's "regional"
@@tony16991 jackass is ridiculous but the point is watching them do crazy/impossible stunts. and people find the injuries entertaining. they're daredevils. for a lot of japanese humor there is literally no point (which ironically is the point)
@@realRatRat Maybe you haven't watched Jackass enough. And no, a lot of Japanese humor is not literally having no point, it is infact "fall down haha" humor that the Japanese enjoy. Stop the cope.
How is no one talking about the yt magician getting into a microwave at 24:28 and coming out a black man 💀💀
LMAO
@@goikyfan26Are you a part of the OSC?
@@TheWorldsLargestOven am I? 🤔
the youtube magician
I was about to comment this 💀💀
Hate to be that guy, but Itzhak Perlman is a genuinely brilliant and well known violinist in the classical music scene... so I wouldn't say it's too unrealistic that the guy in the 2nd act was inspired by him to play violin. But him being Howie's cousin is definitely a big coincidence
I had to look it up, but yes, Itzhak Perlman is Howie Mandel's cousin. I don't think it's unrealistic to assume random violin guy didn't know Perlman and Mandel were related, that isn't exactly common knowledge. It's possible random violin guy name dropped Perlman so he'd appeal to Howie, but I find that unlikely. I think it probably is just coincidence.
Just say you're inspired by Yoyo Whatshisname like everyone else and play your song.
I wouldn’t have been able to say “violinist” if asked who that was, but I’ve heard of him before
@@zoblad3557 Is Howie jewish too ??
@@hussardnoir7413 yep, according to wikipedia
LOL, I am so on Scott's level. "This is a competition... It DOES matter that you fell down."
Former AGT auditioner here! I tried out for the show back on (I want to say season 4 or 5. It’s been a while!) and here is what I can tell you:
So first off, to even make it to the beginning stage, you have to audition to audition. Everything is super curated by the time you see the first episodes. Everyone has already been sifted through to some degree.
On the audition form, page one had you fill out a bunch of basic info like Name, Age, Location, Some Descriptive Details, and a small spot to put your talent.
BUT THEN: The entire second page was devoted to “Your Story”. Like multiple paragraphs worth of lines to write. It was kind of overwhelming, since younger me didn’t exactly have a heartbreaking tale of woe. I was just a kid who enjoyed singing and performing in theater. And that’s pretty much all I had to put on that section. I wasn’t even thinking of lying.
And I kid you not: when I went to pass in my form, I was immediately denied. Didn’t even get to sing. Because I wasn’t story-worthy or an inspiration, then they didn’t care. The show is 100% sappy stories over actual talent whenever possible.
Was I frustrated and bummed? Of course. But I just moved on and didn’t watch the show ever again lol.
They should rename the show to "America's Got Tragedy".
Jokes aside, sorry that you couldn't showcase your talent. That must suck. :(
They should do a show that's actually talent-focused and not predetermined beforehand based on feel-good stories.
Just in case no one's said it to you - as someone who has plenty of sob stories, I hate that this happened to you.
This "pity me" facet of society is incredibly destructive and crying while watching TV is so fake and doesn't help anyone. Real emotion would be volunteering, not watching TV
And like, if you have a "good life" but worked your way through college or became a young parent, you might be overcoming more real hurdles than someone who went bald at age 7. The grind is harder than those moments of pain. For me, at least
When I was 10 and 11 (about 12 years ago) I auditioned for AGT twice and actually got to audition. I’m not so sure why you were immediately denied because I also did not have a sappy backstory at all either LOL
Lmaoo. This reminds me of when I auditioned for The Voice kids. I was a better singer objectively than the other kids in the small group we were arranged with for this one talent agent to audition for. But for some reason, I was the only one who didn't get in. They didn't tell me why. But I had a feeling it was because I didn't share a sappy story about my life nor how badly I wished to meet the judges (was also not a nepo baby). I still laugh about it to this day. 😂
17:55 he got sent to the next round because he juggled three knives without dropping them. The judges made him promise he wouldn't drop them and he didn't. So he got sent to the next round.
I'd argue that Japanese helicopter man actually won because he has the most screentime this video out of all the acts featured
Any publicity is good publicity?
"Bit of a sad story, but with a happy ending"
this guy knew what to tell the producers to get in
or the producers knew what to tell them to say to get good ratings
When they boo those musicians after a few seconds it makes me so mad. Being a musician myself, I know how much work it takes to prepare a piece and I can’t imagine getting thrown off the stage just at the beginning. If I were in the audience I would boo the judges for doing that!
even worse because obviously the best part of any performance isnt going to be in the first 5 seconds, you need to prepare the audience
yeah like they let super mediocre or shitty acts thru but dont even give others the chance to actually perform?
The producers tell the audience to boo
@@jasonnelson5745 I’d boo the producers too lol
@Griis-yr6iei felt the same way!
Former model for “audience casting” here in LA and other “big shows”. Hey. You gotta do what you gotta do. If you don’t want to be de-mystified don’t read below.
The audience is fake. The “weeks” are fake. Everything is filmed all in a 10 hour work day. The judges change clothes, and the models in the front are rotated around to middle, and middle to back, back to front. This is all to make it look like it’s a new audience. It’s all the same crowd. There is no use or profit renting out a huge stadium “every week” and filling it.
It’s mainly maybe about 40-100 people spaced out and filmed at different directions and angle to, what? Make the ✨ camera magic ✨. Stay with me now.
We are directed for reactions, and most of the performers are in on it. They’re mainly there for TV time. We all know what will happen before hand.
Sometimes they’ll throw in someone for a genuine reaction. (Pink Floyd impersonator on one of these shows and completely… COMPLETELY fuck them over to record a high reaction. Aka, throwing mics and cussing judges. All for TV.)
Being a worker for the media. These shows are NOT REAL. it’s TV. All games and puppeting for the masses. I don’t partake in watching these, I just work them.
They make good UA-cam content to sleep to, tho. Haha.
Actually, for AGT and BGT specifically you’re wrong. You can buy audience tickets to watch them live. Also they’re almost certainly not all filmed in a 10 hour window lol, I know specifically for AGT and BGT they film them over 2-3 weeks. This is coming from a previous contestant, different contestants had different days to attend for their audition
Thanks for confirming what I've Always suspected
wait, steel panther was on americas got talent? wtff. they’re like an actual huge band haha why are they here
Was just about to comment this. They're like, actually already big.
Some people may go on just for laughs or extra publicity. Lewberger (a comedy group with one of the Try Guys) was on the show for only laughs and comedy
I've seen them live like 4 times. Was just as confused.
Oh, good, I thought it was just me!
It pissed me off when they showed up. I don’t even like it when a previous got talent winner from another country comes onto agt, much less people who have made it in the industry. A few years back they had on a guy who was in all the police academy movies and I disliked that too. Agt is supposed to be for the underdog weirdos
As someone who has friends who have been on these shows and worked BTS, your theories are correct. All the auditions are pre determined through videos first, the judges are basically fed a script on who to let through (primarily based on the individuals sap story) & they purposely put bad acts on the stage for "drama".
As to why we dont see many good sincere acts these days is because many artists and musicians have caught wind of the manipulation & abusive contracts that come with these kinds of shows and deem it not worthy of their talents. Plus thanks to the internet people can persue their creative dreams more independently.
Making Simon Cowell redundant.
I wonder if it's mostly in America's shows or if it's every country's shows. I've watched other countries Got Talent, and unless they spoke English I couldn't understand them, and BGT has some soppy stories here and there, but I feel like they have more actual talent and it's not just soppy. But could be wrong.
Whats annoying is having a talent show originally meant to shine everyday people who have unique talents and then proceeds to let people who are already well known to compete its basically a one hour long commercial at this point unfortunately lol
oh come on Michael Winslow is the bomb. I could always watch that guy even if he is now in his 90s. Or whatever age he is these days.
even watching season 1, that is violently 2000s tv, it sucks how rude they were to someone who didnt do the traditional x factor performance
Most of these singers are already professional performers.
*Guy comes in and does wizard magic from a wizard wand. Literally creates a dragon on the stage that does summersalts and break dances.*
Judges: *three X's*
*Guy in a wheel chair comes in and says that he ate the curb for breakfast.*
Judges: *Golden Buzzer*
finger snapping guy has infinitely more sense of rhythm than violin free bird guy, he should have won it all tbh
edit: my guy was so off-key i thought it was the wrong song
free bird ? i thought it was chop suey
free bird? I- wtf
the disrespect 😤
whats funny is free bird is such a garbage song that was never hard to play - its just LONG AND DRAWN OUT. like the non radio stairway to heaven.
funnier still, is he totally would hav played against free bird, or even somehting as memetic as bohemian rhapsody 0- bc fellow kids y'know lol
@@GooFly-v3j THAT. WAS. NOT. FREE. BIRD.
I’ve always thought it was ironic that talent in America is judged by a panel populated by a Canadian (Howie), Brit (Simon), German (Heidi), and Colombian (Sofia)
They all live in america though. There are so many people from other countries living in this country so them being from other countries isn't a big deal
America is a country of immigrants, that's what makes it America.
Edit: In retrospect using the term America instead of USA feels weird lol. Not all of the Americas are as diverse, but my point still stands
Exactly! I've thought that for a long time too. Howard Stern and Brandy were the only actual American judges (is Hasselhoff German or America?)
What about all the non American acts like the cheerleaders from Ukraine or the Japanese butt helicopter guy
@@RustyNips also lets not forget how often nowadays the winner of a certain country got talent travels to a different country to participate there then even the judges mention that oh so you the winner of xyz country got talent and came here and another sob story type of shit... winners of other country shouldnt be allowed to participate elsewhere
The parrot is actually really impressive.
It can take years to get birds to say words on command, and a vocab that extensive + that clear is very, very rare among even African Greys.
The judges are dumb, they want the moon, they don't care about talent, they want raw entertainment.
hi
I watched the finger snapper episode when it first aired and for some reason that man lives rent free in my head whenever I snap my fingers
I didn't grow up in America and never really watched American talent shows, but the ones I grew up with almost always had a singer as the winner.
There are already enough singing competitions out there, so having a singer win a general talent show was always just really boring to me.
I liveblog this show alongside a small community of agt fans are we all hate singers so much lmao. Every year a singer doesn’t win is a victory for us even if the act isn’t out favorite lol
Singers on Britain’s Got Talent (the version I grew up with) have always been the bane of my existence for the exact same reasons you hate them.
I think that singers just shouldn't be allowed on, unless they are something unique like a singing ventriloquist.
my family actually jokes it's "America's got Singers" because its similar here lol
The first four winners of Pilipinas (Philippines) Got Talent are singers. We were really pissed off.
What turned me off any of these shows was when my friend auditioned for American Idol. I’m talking about the bad singers the judges would rip into. Every contestant sings for a group of different people/producers multiple times over weeks rejecting ppl until they have enough ppl for the show. Now the really bad ones keep getting passed through so they feel really good about themselves. My friend got cut right before going in front of the celebrity judges, and she could actually sing. But the bad singers, excited that they actually made it so far, gained confidence, told they were great the show, really thought they had a good chance. I mean they beat out tons of people, right?
Then when they’d perform for the judges they’d get ripped a new one and would be completely blindsided. Thats why so many would keep trying to sing, or look shocked or would have a breakdown as the judges laughed. And the cameras would follow them while the contestants were crying, confused, angry…it was so cruel it makes me feel sick. Then people watching the completed show would think, wow they’re nuts, how could they think they could sing? It was all planned. And the cameras would follow them as they cried, or broke down in anger. The more unhinged the better. My friend was so happy she didn’t make it when she saw how slimy it all was.
Then the William Hung situation just reeked of racism and just laughed at him. He thought he made people feel good with his singing but so many people were just laughing at the guy. I’m sure he made pocket change from his album. And some may say “well he got famous” like that means anything. Especially for the wrong reasons. It wasn’t inspirational. It was exploitation.
Holy shit
Can sum1 give me tldr?
@@bobthebuilder3609just get a better attention spam
@@bobthebuilder3609They send the really bad people onto the show and then rip into them after theyve gainrd enough confidence to think theyre good
Simon Cowell looks like a Muppet
I feel like ive seen a puppet version of him on something
Plastic Surgery messed up his face.
he looks like a Dr. Kim patient
He's a Muppet of a man
@@LaEmporoar Bo Selecta?
"I hadn't talked to my parents for 2 years after being born"
- AGT judges start crying
So fun fact- all these acts just end up on college tours, I work as a planner at a college and every other act that agents send to us has *AMERICAS GOT TALENT FINALIST* Or something like that- there are like 3 mega college agencies that sign half these acts
I'm outraged that bad violin dude got through when on the same stage by some of the same people told Lindsey Stirling she wasn't good enough. THE AUDACITY.
I think she even got told she sounded like she was drowning rats or something - the fact that this guy not only got through, but wasn't roasted is insane.
What makes it worse is that he said he "idolizes" Itzhak Pearlman, yet he played some random EDM thing or whatever it was.
@@Nicholas-ze5vvit was Chop Suey, which sounds way better then how he played it.
@@mari_golds-bleeding-ink I know he meant to play Chop Suey, but that's not what he played.
LOL
"Whats your talent?"
"76 Years ago someone died in my family"
*all judges cry*
Simon: *ANNIHILATES GOLDEN BUZZER*
Even the other juggler was yelling about sending the good juggler through, and that's his direct competition XD
That violin player sounded terrible
SO many bumped strings lmao, he was also bowing with his shoulder, not his elbow 💀
Literallyyy
Squidward if he played the violin 🎻😂
No cuz atp they’re overusing the “never in my life have I seen this”, like how many times are you gonna say that abt the same stuff?😭
They should do categories instead, really. You can’t compare singing to acrobatic acts. You just can’t. I’m so sick of singers beating out everyone else
Singers are way more marketable.
If someone is an acrobat you can’t sell their music. It’s that easy
@@frankwest5388 pretty sure more people are willing to watch someone risk injury to pull off an outstanding stunt than some guy or gal doing karaoke night for the 80 billionth time.
only reason music ends up making more money is due to the fact they drill it into our skulls and make it seem like you have to sing to have any worthwhile talent.
Even early on when I still paid attention it basically turned into american idol eventually because every other act got cut
what annoys me the most is that talent does not necessarily mean entertainment.
you can be talented at something many consider mundane and boring, but its still a talent, that you have, therefore, it counts, and should be qualified to move on in the show. Thats a big problem with a show like this honestly, its biased toward entertainment and emotion, it does not care about actual talent.
It's crazy to me too because I always think about it like this.
I have two friends who are really musically inclined. Specifically the bluegrass genre and that has a lot of vocals usually. I'm never going to say they're not talented but if I see somebody do a triple backflip through a ring of fire I'm going to say that's more impressive. No question.
I've auditioned for AGT 4 separate occasions. 95% of the people in the "audition room" shots don't even get to audition in front of the judges. You have to pass the pre-auditions first. They are very selective with what type of talent gets on their show, and they won't tell you if they think you are awful or if you are fantastic until the judges themselves do it in front of a live audience. That's why people have meltdowns on the show. They get the rug pulled out from under them completely. :|
"the sap-o-meter has been emptied and I'm ready to fill it back up" *proceeds to die inside*
If you think AGT is bad now. BGT was this bad YEARS ago. I still remember like 6-7 years ago, they let a jumping hype man who did nothing remotely impressive through, and that same year on AGT Simon had to BEG a third judge to say yes to a dog having an epic sword fight with the trainer. I was like “WHAT?!” BGT stopped trying years ago, and AGT tried a bit longer before they turned into this
But the sword fighting dog was epic tho, wasn't t it?
Who is the “jumping hype man” from 6-7 years ago?
It's everywhere
And then last year on Britain's Got Talent the winner was just a guy who swang hi vis Jackets around to the same song, where is the talent 🤬
shout out to the act in the current season that’s literally just people singing in a not very special way but with AI in the background!!
I've been calling it America's Got Sob Stories for years.
that might be the worst lie ive ever heard
@@pikutastic what are you talking about?
@@Thanatos0519 its a blatant lie
@@pikutastic what is? That I've called it that for the last couple of years???? From someone who doesn't know me? Also, THAT is the biggest lie you've ever heard??? Lol!
@@Thanatos0519that guy really thought he did something 💀
IKR?? I remember in 2020 and being so frustrated when that guy who was falsely imprisoned made it so high in the leader board JUST CAUSE OF HIS BACKSTORY!! It's not fair on everyone who doesn't have a sob story. So glad I am not alone in feeling this
@@KittyGamingtheBestUA-camr I 100% agree!!
i could swear the three ukranian acrobats were just on france's got talent, and also fell there
Did they get sent through?
@@kajsakarlsson9553 i think they were sent for the deliberation step but ultimately were cut before the next televised step
good
Ukraine is the new in sob story now that the war has stabilized on the border
The standing ovation is over used. 😂 Every act gets a standing ovation. 😊
I was in the audience one year a group of people were standing and jeering for one act then a ripple effect happened where everyone was doing it too.
Individual people in the audience have no opinion, it's either whatever the judges likes or the majority likes🙄🙄
I READ THAT AS STANDING OVULATION
@@mywwo same
Ahh, yes, the "Japanese Ass Helicopter" - my favorite adult position. Pretty sure that's in the Kama Sutra.
Haven't used that technique since the Heian Era
“My wife died before the wedding”
*GOLDEN BUZZER*
I misheard sap-o-meter as sappho-meter which just sounds like an alternate way to say gaydar lol
When you're only good at identifying lesbians
lets goooo!!!!!
@@colinouille2786
LET'S GO, LESBIANS!!!
YASS-O-meter
My parents and I noticed this shit happening back in like 2012. it was back to back emotional garbage over and over letting people through with little crying bullshit.
What stopped us from watching it was when a magician who could do insane tricks have never been seen lost to a girl who could sing like any other person, and she won because of a sob story.
Simon's change in attitude started before he broke his back I'm pretty sure. I think Simon has seen how audience expectations have changed and he's savvy enough to know that he needs to change with it, and savvy enough to know that a story to sell it is also advantageous
Audience ratings have declined, though. Is anymore happier with a soft Simon?
@@fivebrosstopmosIt could be advertisers or other producers or something, I wouldn't know. But if you look at almost any competition show after the height of American Idol and you'll see more outwardly constructive and supportive feedback. Like the popularity of The Voice, Great British Bake Off, even stuff like The Masked Singer since show an audience appetite for significantly less overtly mean atmosphere. Even Gordon Ramsay has started mellowing out on screen. I'm pretty sure Simon Cowell has taken notice.
But also yes I do think there are people in the modern era that would be pretty uncomfortable with someone laying into someone because they're ugly. So while Simon could get away with being harsher than he is right now, audiences have still indeed changed over time.
I liked him before. He was rude but honest
@@unicorn69if he’s at least honest then i’m fine with that.
Simo's attitude changed when he became a father.
I am someone who went to a live recording of an episode
Theres a guy in the corner that tells everyone what to do in the crowd
They cut a lot out
They change music, 90% of the songs people are doing their act too was changed in post. Its very formulaic and heartless now! Disappointing and ruined the show for me!
As a violinist, I can confirm that that guy was not very good
literally turn the background music off and just listen to what he plays on violin and suddenly nobody would like it haha just tricked by the background music
@@zekrom6537the back-round music pissed me off so much like… YOUR PLAYING MUSIC WHY DO YOU NEED IT?
As a person who is not a violinist, I can also confirm that that guy was not very good.
I'd say im pretty average at violin but I guess that if I say that I have stage 25 life cancer and play random notes, I can get the golden buzzer
Ole Squidward violinist 🎻😂
Another thing that I think is plauging modern AGT is just how many of the acts are scouted beforehand. I've heard several internet creators talk about how they were approached by the producers of these shows and basically offered a free ride to audition. One in particular even said he was offered any show he wanted (i.e. Britain's Got Talent, AGT, or any country he wanted). A lot of the acts that these days are people with an established fanbase or social media, because the producers can count on them being entertaining and they come with free promotion.
Yeah cause the shadow puppetry guy is one I follow on Insta. He even said he was going to audition. Don't get me wrong homie is phenomenal but I do think you have less to lose if you already have supporter backing you
"I was born at a very young age 😥"
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It’s a common story. The start as genuine and interesting, and devolve into formulaic, cold, phoned in performances. It used to seem almost attainable with interesting personalities, but now it’s just celebrities talking to people who have connections with celebrities.
I actually went to an AGT filming back last spring when the first "newest season" episode was filmed! Me and my best friend actually made the cut for a few "reactions" in the first episode! I'll answer any questions if they come up lol. It was a BLAST and highly recommend it for a fun free day in LA (literally, the tickets to go were free). They are very strict about what you can wear going into filming -- you are supposed to dress like you are going out for an evening, mostly dark neutrals, no labels, etc. They film multiple rounds each day -- our slot was from 1ish-4 and then they bring in an entirely new audience for 4-8 etc. They had us prerecord a variety of reactions (booing, losing our mind, etc) before the acts came on. Also worth noting that we saw a variety of acts (featured in the first episode and scattered throughout the rest of the season) but they definitely cut and paste things -- we didn't see half of what was actually featured in episode 1, although the editing made it look like we did. While it may kind of "pull the curtain back" on how you view shows like this, if you anticipate that going into it you can have a lot of fun.
also of all the judges, Simon was BY FAR the nicest and most genuine IRL. the other judges didn't really interact with the audience when the cameras weren't on. We happened to be seated in the first couple of rows, and Simon came around and personally shook each of our hands, thanked us for being there, and interacted with the audience whenever the cameras weren't rolling.
doesnt sound like a blast imo being an unpaid extra emoting fake reactions
good if you found that fun to partake in but it just makes the whole show even more curated and fake to watch for me lol like everything is just staged and kinda pointless
I'd feel bad for the contestants auditioning, though. It wouldn't feel right to have fun, not when the videos of me booing and jeering might be used to humiliate someone on national television.
I can't believe they let the juggler who kept dropping stuff through and not the guy with the musical saw. That's cool man.
I love you pfp
dude they sent through a juggler that dropped stuff and then chased off a juggler that didn't ???? in what world does that make sense
@@fionamilburn5730guess they couldn’t figure out how to juggle the acts
EXACTLY
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Just realized Syd the Kid (first hearing of her) is now a prominent actor and have a fairly significant role in The Walking Dead.
I saw another comment that mentioned it changed with Susan Boyle and that's absolutely true. She went viral, everyone loved her, and producers just started focusing on how to find the next Susan Boyle instead of talent in general. She was great because that moment was so genuine and now it sucks because they're trying to fabricate those moments instead of waiting for them to happen naturally.
Yes, I've seen that mentioned, but she's very talented, so she wasn't passed through for sap.
@@shethingsd Oh I absolutely agree! Love her. I think show producers wanted to recreate her after the fact though which influenced who gets put on the show in the first place now
@@shethingsdshe wasn't passed through for sap but pretending she wasn't extremely popular for sap reasons (the way people reacted to her vs their surprise at her talent) is incorrect
@@therealaintain lort.
@@shethingsdshe could sing and had a REAL back story
I wish there was a version of Got Talent, where there're no stories allowed. You just enter, say your name, and do your thing, no yapping your sob story. Just raw talent, and the market is so saturated with this sobbing garbage everywhere, that I bet it would be quite popular 🤔
Honestly they need to do that season 20
“State your name”
“Robert, innit”
“And what we doin today?”
“Juggling, innit”
💯%!!!! At least have the sob stories after the judging.
And exclude singers. There's a dozen singing competitions, and if they're good enough they can audition there.
Yeah, and if they break the rule, they don’t get allowed on stage
14:52 Jesus christ that snapping is better than anything that has come out of AGT in the past four years
My issue with the sap is: are you moving on because you’re good or because people feel sorry for you? I’ve had a lot of shit happen to me in my life but those things have nothing to do with the talents I have. Like, I’ve been so overloaded with these sob stories that I’m just numb to them now.
I agree, The first time a person is on the stage they should just start: no story, no sap, just perform...then if they get through to like the semi-finals or whatever then its time to learn their story this is way more efficient as demonstrated by the first season
@blue-cloud-studios I think "Star Search" was like that. With no sob stories, they just got right to the point. The performer did they're act and then left and that was it.
I think what really gets under my skin is how biased these judges are when it comes to musical talent that isn't vocal & mainstream in some way.
They almost instantly decline anyone with an instrument, or any vocalist that's off genre. The bloke with the saw's face said absolutely everything - you can sense the disappointment & anger instantly, and tbh I think he's justified. Piers, in particular, seems like an absolute dink.
*"I didn't talk to my parents for the first 2 years when i was born."*
*_GOLDEN BUZZER_*
It was so bad... I used to have to be carried around. With the help of my family, I finally learned to walk and speak english
@@cdaaat6036"Sadly I was from a country that did not speak English, so I couldn't speak your very wonderful language for 2 decades" - random guy from the middle of Africa or Asia or sumn..
GOLDEN BUZZER
@@spartanbeast3575 I imagine the judges then speaking broken [insert auditionees language] and then the auditionee smiling and everyone in the audience being oblivion
@@cdaaat6036 🤣🤣
@@spartanbeast3575 erm ackchually, alot of countries in africa like nigeria or drc have a lot of english speakers.
3:29 Yeah honestly this is what it sounds like when I attempt to play the violin: "SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRR"