Drunkster
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Post by Drunkster on Apr 13, 2013 21:05:51 GMT 1
So, did anybody watch the first of the new series?
The only act worth talking about for me was the Hungarian shadow ballet show - totally amazing and would love to see it again and again and again. Very clever.
The little girl singing. Hmmm. Yes. Well had she not looked so cute and you did just listen to her talent then she's not all that really .......
And I know I say this every year, but singing acts should be banned from BGT - go on X Factor or The Voice if you want to sing!!
Speaking of which - even the dross on BGT was more entertaining than watching The Voice - just watch their ratings plummet now that BGT has started up again.
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Post by Mart!n on Apr 13, 2013 21:55:36 GMT 1
Looks like you are on your own for some reason I prefer the Voice over this.
I've only watched the first two series after that I gave up.
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Post by suedehead on Apr 13, 2013 22:04:30 GMT 1
I can understand why some singers avoid X Factor. After all, if you've got a very good soul voice, why go on a show where you might be asked to do some rock 'n' roll? Also, last year's Loveable Rogues were probably more suited to BGT than either XF or The Voice.
The shadow dancing act were very good. A dance act needs to do something original to get noticed and they did. I'm sure Emeli Sande will have been glad of the exposure as well.
The lad with cerebral palsy came across as an engaging and funny character. If he gets through, I'd like to see him do a mix of material relating to his disability and other, more general material. Judging by tonight's performance, I think he's capable.
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Post by Mic1812 on Apr 17, 2013 13:02:14 GMT 1
I watched the first episode. It didnt really have to be an hour and a half long. The 11 year old singer who sang a song about prostitution (One Night Only) was been ripped apart by the Daily Mirror. I was chuckling along to the fact what the song was about and my mum said she got a lovely voice but was then horrified after when i explained the song content. Lol.
The disabled comedian is very brave doing what he is doing. I personally couldnt do that as being disabled is not funny. He stands a very good chance of actually winning this year otherwise it will be another singer.
It seems impressionists never seem to do well and i think that their field is the best entertainment you could ever get.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2013 20:49:24 GMT 1
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2013 15:49:55 GMT 1
Odd she is included as she was relatively well-known back in the day. She was entertaining, though.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2013 16:03:10 GMT 1
Odd she is included as she was relatively well-known back in the day. She was entertaining, though. Yes i remember her, she was on TV a lot. Of course she wouldn't be the first famous person to come back into showbiz through these shows. Ray Quinn of course was a child actor in Brookside, one of JLS (Marvin?) was in a group previously, i think it was VS. Kavana auditioned (didn't get through) in American Idol a few years ago, and has now tried The Voice. And Danny McCall (Brookside/Flop Solo Singer) auditioned in the first series of the X Factor.
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Post by suedehead on Apr 23, 2013 17:24:19 GMT 1
Odd she is included as she was relatively well-known back in the day. She was entertaining, though. I had no idea who most of her impressions were meant to be.
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Post by Panda on May 27, 2013 19:37:57 GMT 1
So I'm guessing it's the same format for the live shows this year: 2 or 3 decent acts per heat plus a load of dross to make it easier for those gullible enough to vote.
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Post by o on May 27, 2013 20:35:35 GMT 1
Assume so, only our kids are watching it, and I've heard thankfully very little about it!
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Post by raliverpool on May 27, 2013 21:10:25 GMT 1
Watched tonight:
The two male Opera singers who regularly turn up on S4C but BGT pretends they work in a sandwich bar were the best and I think the public will agree.
I suspect that 11 year old who took on Whitney Houston's I Have Nothing (& lost) will get the sympathy vote despite being flat in the first verse yet still got the "world class" comments as if they were watching the second coming of Leona Lewis. (I so agree with Bruce Forsythe & Matthew Kelly children & adults should be in separate contests). I loved the silent magician's act but I expect that awful impressionist and the decent kids dance troope with the tops that hurt my eyes will be in the Top 3 where they'll lose out to the mini Whitney.
.... The rest tat filler.
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Post by suedehead on May 27, 2013 23:59:12 GMT 1
The trouble with any impressionist is that some of the audience will have no idea who some of the characters are meant to be and will still have no idea when given a name. OK, so by "some people" I mean me.
The opera singers were decent while the drag act singers may have had decent voices but what was the point of the rest of the act? The dance troupe were better than they were in the audition but didn't really offer anything we hadn't seen from previous dance acts.
Some of the acts - most obviously the idiot with the broom - served no other purpose than filling up ten minutes of programme time.
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Post by Panda on May 28, 2013 0:02:03 GMT 1
As I said, the bad acts are there to make the half decent ones look good, allowing the producers to get the final line-up they want.
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Post by suedehead on May 28, 2013 1:07:29 GMT 1
Of course. It's not even particularly subtle.
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Post by Earl Purple on May 28, 2013 9:01:18 GMT 1
Like the X-Factor and any other show that Simon Cowell is behind, it is intended to be a TV show that is entertaining for its own purpose. Some of the acts on the show do become famous later. Most of them are already professional or semi-professional. Many of you know I was following the Jive Aces for years, long before they appeared on the show.
I also know, because they fed back to me, that they were told to perform that jungle book mix again for the live show, even though you'd seen a bit of it in the audition. Ian Clarkson told me that they know they are being written out of the script, and it's all planned. Simon Cowell and the producers decided they'd got as far as they wanted them to.
They get only a 2 minute slot, which isn't enough really.
I know you lot don't like Loveable Rogues but I think What A Night was a great pop song (got to #3 in my chart) and I hope to hear more from that band. Not sure what became of that dancing dog.
Interesting by the way that the Hyde Park gig last year that featured a lot of BGT acts had the Jive Aces as the headlining band - they were on stage several times, and far longer than any of the others. The producers of the live show obviously knew who was genuine and who was not in the real world of live performance, and as you well know, even from the X-Factor, the winner isn't always the most successful act afterwards.
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Post by Thor on May 28, 2013 11:12:37 GMT 1
It's harmless fluff really.
I really am sick to death of the dance troupes though. None of them will ever come close to Diversity. Last night's performance just seemed to be a lot of different ideas randomly thrown together, nothing cohesive about it at all.
The magician took way too long, the arrow was probably on a string or something anyway.
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Post by suedehead on May 28, 2013 11:54:46 GMT 1
That's been the problem with just about all the dance acts for me. They aren't offering anything new and Diversity have set the bar very high. The only exception were the shadow dancers in the first audition.
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Post by suedehead on May 28, 2013 11:57:38 GMT 1
Like the X-Factor and any other show that Simon Cowell is behind, it is intended to be a TV show that is entertaining for its own purpose. Some of the acts on the show do become famous later. Most of them are already professional or semi-professional. Many of you know I was following the Jive Aces for years, long before they appeared on the show. I also know, because they fed back to me, that they were told to perform that jungle book mix again for the live show, even though you'd seen a bit of it in the audition. Ian Clarkson told me that they know they are being written out of the script, and it's all planned. Simon Cowell and the producers decided they'd got as far as they wanted them to. They get only a 2 minute slot, which isn't enough really. I know you lot don't like Loveable Rogues but I think What A Night was a great pop song (got to #3 in my chart) and I hope to hear more from that band. Not sure what became of that dancing dog. Interesting by the way that the Hyde Park gig last year that featured a lot of BGT acts had the Jive Aces as the headlining band - they were on stage several times, and far longer than any of the others. The producers of the live show obviously knew who was genuine and who was not in the real world of live performance, and as you well know, even from the X-Factor, the winner isn't always the most successful act afterwards. Some of the acts in previous years have let slip that they didn't choose the song they performed on the night. As for the Loveable Rogues, they don't pretend to be anything other than a fun pop band. What A Night was a decent enough song.
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Post by raliverpool on May 28, 2013 21:19:20 GMT 1
Tuesday:
As expected worse than last night. BGT's very own Jimmy Valmer (Jack Carroll) was very funny and easily the best act tonight and really ought to win the public vote; whilst Gabz sung her catchy Where Is The Love'esque Lighters song ... again; but at least was engaging to watch and listen to .... unlike Alice the fake who destroyed Julie London's (if I see one more person on the internet claim it is a Michael Buble song ... aaarggghh) Cry Me A River like an out of tune Amy Winehouse on crack cocaine giving a Rebecca Ferguson impersonation. Sadly her tears and Cowell's The Voice bashing should ensure a Top 3 finish. Of the rest the two Simon & Garfunkel wannabe's Jack & Cormac were enjoyable; the rest mediocre/bizarre filler....
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Post by suedehead on May 28, 2013 21:33:00 GMT 1
The Irish lads were really engaging. I didn't agree with Cowell about them needing to improve their vocals. Jack isn't a brilliant singer but that's part of their charm. I like the fact that his voice sounds so natural and maintains an Irish accent. Gabz also has an engaging personality which is bound to help her.
I thought Alice was rather weak tonight Jack Carroll is another one to have a winning personality. Some of his jokes were a bit predictable but he's only 14 so that's not surprising.
The dance troupe were totally unoriginal and the karaoke duo were worse than atrocious. I didn't really see the point of the drumming act and the singing Bieber fan wasn't much cop. On that occasion I agreed with Cowell - she should have kept it simple.
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