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Since the got talent concept developed in the UK.... but debuted in the USA first...... they've always had similar formats....their show contains all the same elements..... auditions....judges cuts.... live shows. Apparently....bgt champions will begin taping immediately following their live shows. Unless the Brits have watched our show and were wondering what the bloody heck are super fans and complain ..... I expect it'll be the same.

OK ladies of the forum...... Shin has won...... he's also taken ..... he will be getting married in summer..... he received $25,000 as well as that trophy..... which at least looks better than the one he was awarded for fooling Penn & Teller..... which bears a huge red "FU"....... and they show it on tv Shin will have a semi residency at Terry Fator theater in the Mirage Las Vegas.

It will also not be limited to Brits. Acts from Got Talents worldwide ....including America..... will be there..... giving the likes of Darci and Shin Lim etc. a chance to perform for the bgt judges. Can it be viewed in the US? Well.... in the uk they see the current agt champions on netflix. So I guess that's it.

There will be BGT Champions.....and it will be formatted pretty much the same as this show. A seven episode run.... a golden buzzers and some format of fan vote..... and seeing how unpopular the 50 states congress of superfans representing us all has been.... you expect they would find a better way to do it. But the ratings for AGT Champions tell Simon the formula worked. I also saw the word "annual" used..... suggesting it will be a regular series on both sides of the pond. I love this show..... but don't get carried away...... please don't overkill it.

Why don't we get Tape Face on this show so he can apply tape to these judges?

I wonder if producers of these shows ever read discussion boards like these..... because we know what we like. I would enthusiastically attend a William Close concert if he ever tours around here. So yes I did find his performance on YouTube and was awed as usual. And they ruined it by putting William in the background to give Faith Hill additional face time I don't want to see. And she might get some crock of an idea like playing an earth harp like a country fiddle..... talk about nails on a chalkboard.

OK....so she's been around...... still haven't ever heard of her.... but maybe she'll do great..... In the meantime..... Julianne, the proactive lady will be checking contestants for acne. It seems unlike its british counterpart....agt seems to like "reinventing itself to stay fresh. Bgt will have the same cast..... host and judges for it's eighth consecutive cycle...... THAT'S continuity. Only blip is that co-presenter Ant McPartlin missed the live shows last season due to personal issues. He's back.

OK I'm gonna wrap up my assessment of this show...... talent is good..... but I hate these judges and the entire format needs major overhauling...... yeah man ..... Cisco spoke his mind.....I guess speaking your mind is deemed intolerable in this country now...... episode three..... I lasted till the third act..... was hoping to see William Close...... did he appear? If he did and I missed it because this show is tv's answet to sominex.... I'll be MADD.

All I know about Julianne Hough is that she's the proactive zit cream girl. So will she be judging acne? I don't know who Gabrielle Union is at all.... enlighten me.......

I would like this...... if agt needs an idea of another "off season" winter show..... how about "agt all stars" featuring the best of AMERICA'S got talent over the years with better representation of earlier seasons leaving the world acts out even though I've thoroughly enjoyed them...... this would be a show for just us. It would feature an "all-star" judging panel of Howard Stern, David Hasselhoff, Sharon Osbourne and Mel B. and be hosted by Terry..... along with Nick Cannon if you can get him..... or maybe Jerry Springer?

William Close didn't need to appear on any more competition shows..... he and his group have toured the world.... they've recorded albums...... he is world class.... so I guess that's why CBS sought him. He didn't win on agt .....he should've. All the judges had said he wins hands down.... no one close but for whatever reason.....YOU america didn't choose him. I believe season 7...... was that Olate Dogs season? Don't tell Tom Cotter.

I just hope these new ladies are good becuz I'll miss Mel B.

And now..... breaking season 14 news...... It has been made official that Heidi Klum and Mel B. will not be returning. They're to be replaced by Gabrielle Union and Julienne Hough. Simon and Howie return..... and your new host is.................. TERRY CREWS!!!

I couldn't quite figure out what bothered me about Jon Dorenbos..... it must be that corporate salesman thing..... that infomercial pitchman thing..... plus the act was kinda lame..... he wrote things on those chalkboards knowing exactly the order the judges sit in and he goes to simon first of course.... who took number one naturally.... then it all fell into predictable order..... it just for a infomercial huckster.... he didn't sell his act well at all..... glad he has a Super Bowl ring.

Not only did Paul Potts deliver a solid performance.... it was cool that he paid tribute to the late Neal E. Boyd.... the opera singing season three champion who passed away all too soon this past year. And opera style singing seemed to be the theme for the final.... Christina Ramos....Paul Potts.... Susan Boyle..... even Darci and Petunia belted out opera like numbers. Angelica sang yet anuuuuther sicky anthem......don't know why the "superfans" put Brian Justin Crum in this final.....he's got a good voice.... but he's forgettable..... like a Donald Braswell..... WHO? Preacher Lawson and the rather boisterous physical comedy he does is perfect for SNL..... I just know it. Shin Lim takes the simplest card tricks look like whaaaaaa????? His slight of hand really sells it.... He's got special decks right?.... He's got a vacuum up his sleeve right? Where does the smoke come from? He's great and should win....except he's already won..... I'm going with Usenia Siminova the sand artist. She must've spent lots of time in sandboxes as a kid to develop her talent who knows? She deserves this.

I don't get why people don't like Tyra. She was solid .... but I too heard she won't be back. Terry Crews has done great on champions and it would make sense to bring him back for season 14. Mel B has a Spice Girls tour this summer. Will she be gone too?

One thing it already has in common with the NFL..... the officials got too much face time...... that accounted for a lot of the sluggish pace..... DAMMIT LET THEM PLAY!!

I had been led to believe the play clock would be 30 seconds..... but I guess they must've bumped it to 35 thinking there'd be too many delay of game calls. It promoted a quicker pace..... but the Commanders/ Fleet game dragged. The play was predictably sloppy..... but you expect that early on..... like the NFL preseason. It'll get better.

The AAF coverage on CBS got 2.9 million viewers.....not bad..... not NFL numbers but do you expect that? It did better than the NBA game in the same timeslot. It now all goes to the sub outlets until the championship. Pro Football can use a division ll type league and I kinda like this one.

Overall.... this champions edition has been a real treat. It was probably a little rushed to air maybe or mostly because of the new competition.... if they ever do this again.... they need to make it all live shows.... especially if the acts are established ones invited back. And speaking of that..... put away the buzzers..... these are people you invited back...... it's a real slap upside the head to buzz them..... also..... like in the case of the dutch jump roping act..... be respectful and don't tell them their winning act 'probably wouldn't get through on THIS show..... that was Howie..... just say "thanks for coming .... good luck to you..... you are amazing..... and..... only two get through.

I'm betting the nun might've drawn a golden buzzer on agt because they are schmaltzy like that. Anyway.....if they need celebrity judge interactions.... they could have random b list or lower level celebs sitting among the wall along with some performance experts like they have now and host James Corden will throw it to them on occasion. And we wouldnt have to sit through up to seven "amazing" blurbs BEFORE the time consuming scorings process which leaves less time for acts. And the acts are good of course.... talent is talent.... regardless of show.

If the goal here is to do something different.....they should just drop the american panel and let the "wall" alone vote on who goes through. Last thing i want is another sugary sickening panel of "too nice judges" overusing the word "amazing". The cliffhanger at the end is stupid..... stop doing that.... It's a talent show.... not a scripted show i hope. They invested tons of $$$ in this..... so there's pressure to succeed. Me? Don't like it. But if they tweak things....they could see season 2.