America's Got Too Much Talent?

Now that I've managed to get myself hooked on "America's Got Talent", I was pretty much glued to the screen last night. I'm not quite sure why. As they weeded through the talent, eliminating about a third of them, I felt like there were just too many people to concentrate on. I didn't see my favorite, the woman from MySpace who belted out her song in the first audition, until the end when they announced who was going on. Maybe they didn't need to show her because there was no doubt she was going forward.

Actually, there was a large stretch of time when I listened, but had my eyes closed. Sword swallowing and the like just disturb me. So did the little girl who is a contortionist. She's adorable, but I ached just watching a little of her routine. I think she was one of the ones who was eliminated, supposedly because they though she was too young. I didn't quite understand that, since the judges kept two really young children who were in the singing category.

I guess there's adorable and then there's preciously precocious. Usually, I don't like shows where the viewers vote on the acts, but this time, I'm not sure I trust the judges. I love Sharon Osbourn, but Piers and David are just too full of themselves. At least that's how I feel after just seeing two shows. Maybe my attitude will change.

The contestants should be pared down to 40 on tomorrow night's episode. Then I think we have to wait till after the Olympics to get down to voting. I have my favorites, so far, but we'll just have to see who actually becomes a contestant.