AGT recap

Here’s an Australia’s Got Talent write-up by lovely guest recapper Daisy. Many thanks, Daisy.
Are many people watching AGT? I just can’t squish it in at the moment.

OK. Here goes, as I roll up my sleeves for my first recap. First let me say, it’s a squeeze to fit in the viewing, given the numerous reality shows that are airing simultaneously. So tonight was my first viewing of AGT for the year, and I am familiarising myself with the judges; Kelly, who annoys me, some guy named Eddie [Admin’s note: C’mon, Daisy you need to start watching Offspring or Shane Warne: the Musical, and then you’ll be on the Eddie train – Juz] , Sophie Monk and Dicko.

The first act on was Joe Ace and his wife impersonating (supposedly) Tom Jones and Tina Turner. Pretty cheesy imo, and not even fit for a boozy night at the Nookenburra, but surprisingly, they are through. Then there was a dancing horse. Myeh. After that there was an acrobatic dance group; the Equals. They were good but I have a sense of Justice Crew déja vu.
Sophie earns her wages by joining several acts on stage. We are treated to a medley of Sophie’s performances, including her doing a headstand on a horseback.

After that we have Stephen Blay in a bandana, making a few animal noises and not impressing anyone, cute dancing kids, Michael and Isabella, and Lady Gaga in drag, Miss Poodle, who didn’t win over Dicko but Kelly loved her/him.


After that we have a range of garden variety acts; glimpses of wannabes who don’t mind embarrassing themselves on telly. I felt sorry for Paris Lane, the twins who got a big build up but couldn’t sing at all. They were twins but I think actually triplets because they resembled Guy Pearce.
After that was a contortionist group Paws Studio, then a very good dance duo Mick and Emma.They chose a great piece of music to dance to, and their dancing was excellent and even had a couple of “Woah” moments. Sophie gave them the gold buzzer, which puts an act straight through to semi finals.

The last three acts of any note were Justice Hayley, an aerial contortionist, Callum the Heavy Metal (bright and precocious) kid on electric guitar singing Crazy Train – smart move, parents, putting him up to doing an Ozzy Osbourne number, and Jan van der Stool a comedian/singer who the judges all loved.
And then we get to the point where the yes and no votes were all meaningless because the judges sit down and choose the acts to go through to the semis. And they are:
Jan Van der Stool, Tina Turner and Tom Jones (what???), the Equals, Callum the Heavy Metal kid, and Mick and Emma. Viewers may add their vote and choose a wild card.

My favourite of the night; probably Mick and Emma.

Admin’s note: AGT is on tonight (What – again? How many dancing horses are there in Australia?) at 7.30pm on Nine. FWAW is straight after.



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Australia’s Got Talent premiere

AGT starts tonight. I won’t be watching it due to new show overload but if anyone wants to do a recap, send it to the email on the Contact page and I will post it. Let me know how high Eddie’s hair is, how many times they bleep Kelly and how often Hughesy says “good on ya”.



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Are you ready for the onslaught?

For the past month it’s been nothing but cricket and tennis on TV (I’ve been making the most of Stan’s 30-day free trial) but now it’s time for the annual bombardment of  premieres of shows old and new.

Channel 10 is attempting to get ahead of the pack by launching the second season of I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! – a whole 24 hours ahead of the other channels. It premieres Sunday, January 31 at the family-friendly timeslot of 6.30pm (check your local guide).

There’s meant to be an after-show on Eleven, hosted by Bachelor reject Heather Maltman and jungle reject Joel Creasey, but it’s not showing up as yet on Sunday TV guides.

The following night the other channels join the party.

Nine kicks off with Australia’s Got Talent and a new panel of judges: Kelly Osbourne (daughter of Ozzy and fashion commentator), Eddie Perfect (beloved by Offspring and Play School viewers) and Sophie Monk (remember when she was an unknown on one of Australia’s first reality shows, Popstars?). Hughesy is hosting.

The Farmer Wants a Wife, also on Nine, starts the same night at 8.45pm.

I suspect Channel 7 is where most of us will land on the Monday night for the return of My Kitchen Rules (with the first part of much-promoted Molly telemovie looking likely to air on February 7).

Backtracking a little here, but if you have time the previous Monday night (January 25) turn to the ABC for the Australian of the Year Special. Four finalists have been selected for each state and territory in the categories Australian of the Year, Senior Australian of the Year, Young Australian of the Year and Australia’s Local Hero.

If you’ve missed it no doubt you can catch up on iView or read more about the nominees at http://www.australianoftheyear.org.au/

Other shows due in February are Nine’s scripted comedy Here Come the Habibs! and the Australian episodes of If You are the One on SBS2. Wanted, the TV series Rebecca Gibney developed and in which she stars, starts in February on Seven. Over in Pay TV land, the excellent Selling Houses Australia returns February 3 on the Lifestyle channel.

Here’s a link to a Channel 7 ad for the MKR premiere and a few other shows that start the same day:

So, what will you be watching?

UPDATE: The Celeb after show is now appearing in the TV guides. It’s called Get Me Out of here now, runs 9.30-10.30pm this Sunday (check your local guide) on Eleven  and is rated M for “Adult Themes or medical procedures, Coarse language”.

 



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