Wild card acts West Springfield Dance, Kinetic King, Landon Swank, and Summerwind Skippers advanced in America’s Got Talent Season 6 Episode 24, rounding out the top 24. Tonight the semifinals begin.

Zuma Zuma once lost one of their members after he died from a fall during their performance. They do some fire limbo and climb on chairs (stacked and balanced on glasses) and each other. Piers thinks this is just what they’re looking for from a semifinal act. Sharon doesn’t think this was as good as the last time, and Howie agrees.

Beth Ann Robinson wants to prove that a solo dance act can win this. I don’t think it can, unless it’s part of a larger concept. But she’s very good nonetheless.

Sandou Russian Bar Trio was one of the better acts from early in the season, but they told us they do more than just Russian bar. Their act tonight is… singing. Wait. What’s the catch? She’s got an okay voice, but this wouldn’t have made it past the audition round. Piers buzzes, calling it the biggest suicide mission the show has ever seen. Howie wonders whether they were going for comedy there.

Singer Kevin Colis got through the Youtube round, but he’ll face much stiffer competition tonight. Piers buzzes, feeling the nerves. Sharon calls it sweet, nice, bland, and forgettable.

Matt Wilhelm made the Youtube night worthwhile, continuing the trend of the acts in the dark dominating. Aside from the stumble toward the end of the act, it’s still very good, complete with a story inspired by being bullied as a child. Piers’ concern is that he’d be bored with this after 15 minutes, so the trouble now is how to make it into a show.

Poplyfe is another okay singing act. Howie says they’re in it and are stars. Piers thinks this is going to be a huge band.

West Springfield Dance Team got axed in Youtube but came through in the wild card. Like Kevin, they’re really going to have to up their game if they hope to compete, although they’re lucky enough to have been here for three weeks in a row, giving them good exposure to the public. Still weird, but still good. Piers thought that was their best performance.

Melissa Villasenor is the impressionist who has to tell you the name of the person she’s impersonating. Sharon was impressed that she made Piers laugh.

Team iLuminate combines dance with software. Tonight’s performance is their interpretation of a fighting video game. Awesome. All three judges give a standing ovation. Howie just watched a million dollars.

Daniel Joseph Baker has decided to drop the fierceness tonight (thanks for that). Piers liked seeing his more serious side. Sharon wants everybody to vote for him.

Miami All Stars narrowly escaped in their last performance. They also get everybody on their feet. Sharon thought she was watching a movie. Piers calls that his favorite performance of the night.

The final act of the night is Lys Agnes. This is why the night’s first two singing acts didn’t cut it. Another one to get the judges standing. Piers was finally moved by her.

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The wild card acts performed in America’s Got Talent Season 6 Episode 23, and tonight the last of the acts are chosen.

Shevonne, Yellow Designs Stunt Team, and West Springfield Dance are the first group. I can’t call this one, but the act advancing is West Springfield Dance.

Avery & The Calico Hearts, Charles Peachock, Those Funny Little People, and the Kinetic King are next. We can eliminate Avery and the not very funny little people right off the bat. The question remains whether Charles has enough of a following to survive his mistake, or if Kinetic King gained enough support by redeeming himself. Before the results are revealed, Piers promises to fly back to Britain and never come back if Those Funny Little People make it through. This is America, home of the debt ceiling crisis and the biggest game of chicken the world has ever seen, even if it was all just smoke and mirrors with no actual result. Our record of voting is not something I’d trust. The Kinetic King is the one advancing to the next round, though, and Piers is safe.

The next spot comes down to magician against magician, Seth Grabel or Landon Swank. This is the most obvious result of the night, as Landon advances to the next round.

Summerwind Skippers, The Fiddleheads, and J Chris Newberg are the last three acts. J Chris Newberg needs to be put out of his misery already. That brings us to a battle between Summerwind Skippers and The Fiddleheads for the final spot in the semifinals. Piers votes for Summerwind Skippers, which we already knew before his 5 minute speech. Howie also votes for his pick, The Fiddleheads. Tiebreaker Sharon votes for Summerwind Skippers, meaning 3 of Piers’ 4 picks have advanced.

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Gymkana, Matt Wilhelm, Kevin Colis, and Beth Ann Robinson were the winning Youtube acts in America’s Got Talent Season 6 Episode 22. Tonight the last of the quarterfinal acts perform in the wild card round. Each judge has picked four acts they wanted to come back.

The first choice of the night by Piers is the Kinetic King. I quite like him. As long as his act doesn’t self destruct. This time, it goes off without a hitch. I’m not sure that’s a million dollar act, but he has redeemed himself.

Howie loves Those Funny Little, mostly because Piers hates them. Needless to say, Piers buzzes. I still don’t get the point of this act.

Avery & The Calico Hearts are Sharon’s first pick. I suppose they’re good for their age. Piers buzzes, reiterating that it’ll be a few years before they’re ready.

Seth Grabel is Howie’s next choice. I don’t get the point of the flips and the hula hoop, but the illusion is what matters here. He makes a DeLorean appear on stage, and in it are a young Piers, Howie, and Sharon. Piers thought that was exactly like Howie, flashy but lacking. Of course, he’s got his own magician later in the show.

Shevonne (with one name already) was rejected in Vegas but is getting a second chance thanks to Sharon. I guess she’s okay, like the rest of the night so far. Howie thinks they made a mistake in letting her go.

West Springfield Dance Team is Sharon’s next choice, as revealed on last week’s show. Still very weird, but good. Howie liked it but doesn’t think they improved over last time.

J Chris Newberg is Howie’s second pick of the night designed to annoy Piers, who buzzes again. I guess he’s kind of funny.

Yellow Designs Stunt Team is Sharon’s last act of the night. Their pirate theme’s a lot better, though they still end up with a fall. Contrary to what he normally does, Piers lets the mistake go, believing this is the only act where something like that improves the performance. He says they’re one of the most improved acts.

Charles Peachock’s very cool juggling performance wasn’t good enough for Sharon and Howie, but Piers has decided to bring him back. Tonight we return to danger, complete with flaming chainsaw and sword juggling (while balancing other swords on his head). Piers thinks he blew it because he dropped something.

The Fiddleheads are back to sing some more as Howie’s next pick. I like them, but their song choices are their undoing. Piers buzzes because this group doesn’t work, in spite of the lead singer.

Summerwind Skippers are the rope jumpers Piers considers sexy. Tonight they’ve brought flaming ropes with them. Sharon agrees that skipping is sexy. Howie’s changed his mind and now sees how this can be a show.

The final act of the night and Piers’ last pick is Landon Swank. He cuffs his hands behind his back in a tank of water with his head chained to the floor. He’ll have one minute to escape before the safety team has to rescue him. Piers was right. This is the better magician.

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The Youtube acts performed in America’s Got Talent Season 6 Episode 21. Tonight 4 more acts advance.

Gymkana and Powerhouse are up first. Gymkana’s got the clear advantage here, and they advance to the next round.

Next we get to see a bunch of people who apparently went viral on Youtube, but I have no idea why.

After the filler, Matt Wilhelm, TNC Elite, and Aeon are the next group. It goes without saying that Matt advances.

I heard the name Rebecca Black the other day. Now I know who she is. A really bad singer who people like on Youtube. I don’t know. Maybe her live performance just sucks worse than the videos.

Kalani Basketball Freestyle, Brett Daniels, Kevin Colis, and Breena Bell are next. I don’t have a favorite here, but Kevin Colis is the third act to head to Vegas.

Up & Over It’s better tonight than they were on Britain’s Got Talent.

Gabe Rocks, Beth Ann Robinson, and West Springfield Dance Team are the last group. Tough call here. I could see the argument for each of them. The first act to depart is Gabe, so it comes down to the dancers. Piers votes for Beth. Sharon votes for West Springfield Dance. Howie breaks the tie and votes for Beth Ann. Not the most exciting dance act, but I’d say that was the right choice. Sharon invites West Springfield back as her wild card pick.

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Fatally Unique, Zuma Zuma, Team iLuminate, and Melissa Villasenor rounded out the quarterfinal picks in America’s Got Talent Season 6 Episode 20. Tonight we get the Youtube auditions. I’m skeptical because if you’re that good, why not spring for the airfare? But Jackie Evancho demonstrated last year what could be found on the Internet.

TNC Elite are cloggers. Piers tells us no clogger has ever won America’s Got Talent. I could have guessed that. Their routine is more accessible than most because it’s got contemporary music, but it’s still clogging. Piers thought that was pretty good. Sharon felt the dancing was fighting the music. Howie really enjoyed that… on Youtube.

Brett Daniels is an illusionist, or so we’re told. It’s easy to fake things on the Internet. It’s true. His act is a tribute to Marilyn Monroe. He makes her disappear from a picture and then reappear on stage and later disappear. Piers buzzes after he gets bored (he was not alone). Sharon liked the premise of the act, but the presentation was a bit slow.

Gabe is a skateboarding bulldog who can flush the toilet. Piers dismisses him before the act even begins. He takes a seat on a rocking horse, presses a buzzer (an impression of Piers Morgan), lifts his leg near a picture of Piers (who then buzzes him), and skateboards a bit. Piers may have hated that, but the other two were quite happy with it.

Aeon is a parkour group that adds a wheel and dancing to their act tonight. Based on this, I could not tell you what parkour is, but I guess it was sort of interesting. Piers buzzes because he felt that was poorly choreographed and believes they messed up. Sharon thought it was repetitive. Howie, however, loved that they created a show.

Breena Bell is an 8 year old dancer/contortionist. Who coached her to keep smiling the whole time? Piers buzzes with a suggestion to be a gymnast rather than doing this act that cannot sustain itself.

Kevin Colis is a singer and guitar player. He gave up when he got old (30), but he’s decided to give it another go. Howie thinks that was great, but he’s in a really tough category. Piers disagrees because the singing category is not that strong this year (a nice change of pace).

Beth Ann Robinson is a dancer. Quite good, but she’s in probably the most competitive category, as the group dance acts are awesome this year. The judges all have glowing compliments.

Gymkana are acrobats from the University of Maryland, whose main prop is a pair of ladders. Sharon’s amazed they’re not professional gymnasts. Piers liked it, but he thought it was a bit repetitive.

Kalani Basketball Freestyle is described by Howie as a one man Harlem Globetrotter. Toward the end he drops a ball, which is an instant buzz from Piers. Howie doesn’t know if that’s a full act.

West Springfield Dance Team are hip hop dancers who dress in lots of black. I could do without the creepiness, but their dancing’s good. Piers says they lived up to the potential he saw on Youtube. Howie thinks America’s going to push them ahead.

Matt Wilhelm does bike tricks in the dark, which was enough to make him the winner of the Youtube votes. He’s only done this once before. Very cool idea, and this year we’ve seen two acts perform in the dark who are the frontrunners. The judges agree with America’s voting.

Powerhouse is a show choir that was apparently an inspiration for Glee. Howie buzzes. That’s different. He thought that was like a high school rendition of what they do on Glee. Piers was happy with that, the cheesiest thing he’s ever seen.

A couple pretty good acts, none with any real shot, but then we got to Matt Wilhelm, who like last year is the lone star that makes the Youtube night worthwhile.

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The last set of 12 audition acts performed in America’s Got Talent Season 6 Episode 19, and tonight 4 more will advance.

Frank Miles, Avery and the Calico Hearts, Taylor Davis, and Fatally Unique are the first group. I can’t pick a favorite from this middle of the road bunch, but America chose Fatally Unique. Piers thinks it’s well deserved since they are the most improved.

Zuma Zuma and Yellow Designs Stunt Team are up next. I take it this is Zuma Zuma’s to win, and it is.

Scott Alexander, Team iLuminate, and Sam B are the third group. Obviously, Team iLuminate is the team going forward.

The Kinetic King, Melissa Villasenor, and Charles Peachock are the final set of contestants. As likeable as he is, Kinetic King’s act was an epic failure, and he has been eliminated. That will bring it to the judges to vote for Melissa or Charles. Sharon votes for Melissa. Piers votes for Charles. Howie breaks the tie by voting for Melissa. Not surprising since Sharon and Howie gave Charles a hard time last night, but it’s still the wrong decision.

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Landau Eugene Murphy Jr., Poplyfe, Lys Agnes, and Professor Splash advanced in America’s Got Talent Season 6 Episode 18. Tonight the final 12 quarterfinal acts perform: The Kinetic King, Zuma Zuma, Avery and the Calico Hearts, Charles Peachock, Sam B, Taylor Davis, Melissa Villasenor, Scott Alexander, Fatally Unique, Yellow Designs Stunt Team, Frank Miles, and Team iLuminate.

The Kinetic King will do the biggest setup of his life, 36 hours worth. But it’s just a disaster as his tongue depressors fail to explode, repeatedly, even with both him and Nick kicking them. He’s baffled by what went wrong, but at least he keeps a positive attitude.

Zuma Zuma is an acrobat group that apparently came here from Kenya for the sake of auditioning for America’s Got Talent. Their ease of climbing and jumping on poles is impressive.

Avery and the Calico Hearts have been performing together since before kindergarten, a couple years ago. A Stevie Wonder song certainly was not what I expected. Which producer picked that out for them? They made Piers smile, but he thinks their singing ability needs a few years to develop.

Charles Peachock is the juggler who set his legs on fire, but he won’t be upping the danger factor tonight. He starts off playing piano with tennis balls, and Sharon quickly buzzes him. That many balls playing Chopsticks is quite impressive. Following that, he rips off his shirt, and Howie buzzes. Then he switches to Jailhouse Rock. All quite good, but it’s no fire. Piers was impressed by the control and speed while being able to play music. Howie claims he’s seen this act before. Really?

Sam B is a waste of time who fancies himself a dancer. Next.

Taylor Davis is a singer and guitar player who I don’t remember and probably won’t, but he’s got a decent voice. Piers buzzes because he thought he was off key for most of the performance. Sharon disagrees and thinks he’s the best male singer, though she didn’t like the song choice.

Melissa Villasenor is a comedian and impressionist. If you have to say the name of the person you’re impersonating, it’s probably not that good. Piers thinks she’s talented, but the routine was not great. Sharon says she should be very happy with herself having done this as a comedian with no gimics like most of the other acts can bring.

Now that he has three young children, magician Scott Alexander thinks this would be a great time to return to Vegas. He starts off with a group of choir singers, who he makes disapper, then they reappear in the audience. Sharon and Howie kind of sort of liked it, but Piers was happy with the showmanship that he felt was lacking previously.

Fatally Unique is a dance crew from a rough area in Illinois. Howie thinks they should move to the next round. Piers says they have gotten their act together.

Yellow Designs Stunt Team are the next bike (bicycle not motorcycle) stunt team. While they’re performing, they have some dancers on stage. I’m lost in the chaos and psychadelic backgrounds, and apparently I missed someone fall. Piers thought they did a great job of transforming this from a street act into an act that could actually work in Vegas.

Frank Miles is the guy who pretended he got stabbed in Vegas. I was not amused. He starts off by firing a crossbow at an unarmed woman holding a balloon. Then he fires another one, with the others set to go off in a chain reaction and the final one firing at the jelly donut on his head. Didn’t hit the jelly donut, but he’s not dead either.

The final act of the night is Team iLuminate, combining dancers with a software programmer. Between these guys and Silhouettes, the dance category is looking awesome this year. Howie calls that by far the best thing he’s seen. Piers and Sharon are equally complimentary.

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Another set of 12 contestants performed in America’s Got Talent Season 6 Episode 17, and tonight 4 more will advance to the semifinals.

Ian Johnson, Summerwind Skippers, and Purrfect Angelz are up first. I would have expected to see this trio in the last group of the night rather than the first. I’d guess the half clothed chicks will advance of this lot. Ah, but there’s a catch. They’re all out.

Poplyfe and Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr. go next. Obviously Landau is advancing, but the surprise is that Poplyfe is, too.

Mauricio Herrera, Captain & Maybelle, Lys Agnes, and Monet are up next. I’ve gotta go with Lys here, with an outside shot for the captain and his wife if America can get past the disgust. Lys Agnes moves to the next round.

SH’Boss Boys, Seth Grabel, and Professor Splash are in the final group. But first Stevie Nicks is singing for a second time. What, did you blow your whole budget on one person tonight, NBC? The act leaving the competition is the SH’Boss Boys. I expected their cuteness might carry them through, while I thought Seth Grabel’s behavior in the earlier round might be his undoing. Their elimination sends Professor Splash and Seth Grabel to the judges for voting. Sharon votes for Seth. Howie votes for the professor. Breaking the tie, Piers votes for Professor Splash. I’m not sure how he creates a 90 minute act out of this, but I’d much rather see him dive through fire regardless.

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