Sure, America's got talent...but is it entertaining?

Holly and I have been following the show, "America's Got Talent" since season 5, and season 7 is currently airing. You see some pretty amazing acts on there, stuff you would've never guessed people could do, and just some really amazing talents. Of course, you see a ton of crap, acts that are embarrassing, lousy, and just...not talented. The seasons begin with audition rounds, where every applying act does their thing for the celebrity judges (As well as a full audience). The judges vote whether they think the act is good or displays talent. The acts that get at least 2 "Yes" votes from the three judges will advance to the next round, which is in Vegas, and they get perform for the judges only. They choose 48 acts, which go one to perform live and get judged by America. 

Here's what I've been thinking. It's no doubt that there are more than 48 acts that really have good talent - I mean, they are really good at what they do. Thus, they don't end up making it to the top 48, despite how good they are at their act, or even how good they think they are. I like it when said acts say how hard they've worked, or that they think they did a great job and should go through to the next round. Here's the sad reality: They may be very good at their acts and be quite talented, but you're sent home because you act is boring...at least to the majority of people. You can be the best in the world at something, or close to it, and still not be very entertaining at all. This fact is even more evident in the semi-finals and finals, where great acts are sent home when they think they should stay. Well, they lose to acts that entertain more, not always which ones are more talented. The show should be called, "America's Got Entertaining Talent". I mean, c'mon! You're competing for a show is Vegas! You talent has to be entertaining! You can be a great singer, but be terrible at choosing songs or "owning the stage". You can be a great dance group but have a narrow variety of different of moves. You can have an incredible artistic talent, but just can't make it exciting. So, that's what annoys me about the show, especially since people should've figured it out by now after 7 seasons.

Take care and value music.