I don't know how I feel about this review. I hate to be one of those assholes who say things like "if you don't like it, don't watch", and I will try not to be here...
I have been watching AGT for a few years now and consider it to be my guilty summer pleasure. I think if you allow yourself to get upset by the pageant kids or the pushy puppets, you're REALLY going to hate this ride. And at two hours a week PLUS a third hour for weekly eliminations, it's a LONG fucking ride. Remember this: the cheesy, hideous, train-wreck acts are only for the first few shows, and even when they make it to Vegas, they DON'T make it to the live shows.
Once the live shows begin, it becomes really repetitive as the acts basically repeat themselves and you might even find yourself missing the silliness of the opening weeks.