Britain’s Got Talent. Simon’s late. But not late enough
Britain’s Got Talent… week four. Excellent start. No Simon Cowell. Then he finally arrived and it returned to uneventful business as usual.
David Walliams’ mother Kathleen on the judging panel
Britain’s Got Talent… week four. Excellent start. No Simon Cowell. Then he finally arrived and it returned to uneventful business as usual.
Ever the professional, the Dark Lord was late for the show so David Walliams’ mother Kathleen took his place on the judging panel.
Caustic Kath buzzed everyone off. Apart from over-praised gymnasts Hector and Sam who received a standing ovation because they’re schoolboys.
In the end, Cowell turned up just in time to hear bloke group Vox Fortis’s stirring vocal version of Nimrod. The great man beamed. He loves all that faux classical stuff. It’s made him a lot of money. Ask Il Divo.
But another forgettable night in which nothing much of interest happened. Despite pulling in vast ratings, this series isn’t exactly the talking point of the nation. So far it’s been a strangely flat affair.
American crossbow guy Ben Blaque was okay in a won’t win kinda way. And 14 year-old singer Jasmine Elcock was okay in a might win kinda way.
Sweet and likable though Jasmine undoubtedly was, she wasn’t that sensational. Nevertheless, mysteriously overcome with emotion, Alesha burst into tears. And Ant & Dec gave her their golden buzzer pass to the live semi-finals.
With SuBo moments conspicuous by their absence, the highpoint of a mediocre evening was provided by utterly useless Richard Bayton, whose preposterous pop medley whipped the crowd into an ironic frenzy. Three yeses. Guess who didn’t get the joke.
For po-faced Simon, ITV’s annual trip to the end of the pier is no laughing matter. “You have to take it seriously,” he said. Really?
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BGT where the mediocre gets praised
This week's episode followed the same predictable path of almost every other episode. The average were claimed to be wonderful, and the good became great. The only reason the talentless get patronised through to the next round must be because the ones who don't get televised must be really appalling.
The american crossbow chap did nothing Hans Moretti didn't do so much better 25 years ago on the Paul Daniels Show. The gymnasts and dancers were averagely good, but nothing special.
The only act, so far, this year to make an impact was the sword swallower from episode 1. In 2 minutes he made every other sword swallowing act open to being asked "Where are the backflips?".
Britain's Got Talent
Astute review. If you listen to Cowell and his sidekick judges you'd think everything on Britain's Got Talent was startlingly unexpected and astonishingly new. Hardly. The main game of BGT is to talk up predictable mediocrity.
Britain's Got Talent
Why do so many people watch Britain's Got Talent? Discuss.
Britain's Got Talent
We watch BGT because it's quite good family viewing and because it is there, wouldn't stay in especially to watch it if there was a better offer. We as a family tend to enjoy the audition part and then start getting bored in the final week leading up to the winner who seems to perform in The Royal Variety and then that's it, back to the day job. Still reasonably enjoyable to watch unlike The X Factor but that's another story...
Britain's Got Talent
Sure. You know what you're getting and all the family can enjoy it. Interesting point about watching it because it's there. I'm convinced millions of people tune in out of habit. And not because they absolutely love it.