Simon Cowell is like a spluttering ideas factory. He’s invented Pop Idol, American Idol and ripped them off for X Factor, ripped off Dragons Den for American Inventor and now he’s ripping off New Faces.
Because Simon Cowell has just launched America’s Got Talent, a broad TV talent show. The good news is that there’s a $1 million prize up for grabs on America’s Got Talent. The bad news is that Simon Cowell won’t be a judge on America’s Got Talent, so we’ll have to sit on all those jokes about wearing trousers high up around your nipples that we stayed up all last night thinking up.
Simon Cowell (Stuff), for all his ridiculous mannerisms, apparent homophobia and suspect hair,
knows how to make popular television. When X Factor is on, the whole
country stops and unites in its disdain for The Conway Sisters. And
American Idol is consistently the most-watched show in America. So when
Simon Cowell decides that a return to broadly traditional TV talent
shows is what the world listens. And, frankly, anything that keeps his
mind off his proposed X Factor movie is fine by us.
America’s Got Talent – billed as a "talent competition … open to aspiring performers of all stripes —
singers, dancers, comics, magicians, trapeze artists, even animal acts," – will air on NBC in America in the summer, and open-call auditions will start in Los Angeles on April 6. Talking to Reuters, Simon Cowell said:
"We felt the time was right to open up the boundaries, and say to all of
America, regardless of your age, whether you’re two, whether you’re 100,
regardless of what you believe your talent is – juggling, magic,
singing – this is the show you can enter. It’s as
simple as that."
Genius – it’s as if Simon Cowell has finally realised that American Idol gets rubbish once it’s left with the ones who can actually sing, and thought about a way to make a show entirely out of talentless shitwads.
The biggest struggle that America’s Got Talent faces won’t be finding enough fruitcakes to fill a series, but rather finding someone to fill Simon Cowell’s large and relentlessly insulting boots as a judge. Cowell has promised that America’s Got Talent dismissals will be "brutal", but – without an onscreen Simon Cowell – how brutal can they really be? We’ve been told that a three-person celebrity judging team will preside over America’s Got Talent, but we’re not sure anyone could be nasty enough to take Simon Cowell’s place.
Who would you like to see judge America’s Got Talent instead of Simon Cowell? Leave your comments below…
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Cowell plans new TV talent show – Reuters
[story by Stuart Heritage]
Lynda West says
When will the show start? How to register?
Jamely Luciano says
I love Simon Cowell and I have the chance to choose to meet someone important in the world I definetly choose him.I just love his sincerity,his clearness and his definition.I would really really love to meet him
Kosmyk the Magician says
I think it’s a great Idea! About time the world found out that there are many parts of entertainment other than movies, singing and dancing. That arts are just that ARTS and maybe we can show that talent can be found in many places and differnt venues.
S I am a beliver in and way that lets the publice know that we are out there and we are “GOOD”.
Kosmyk
Yvette says
I would like to see:
1) Andy Garcia – actor/actor
2) Usher – singer/actor/dancer
3) Nick Lachey – Singer
Dave says
1) Latoya Jackson (come on, it’d be hilarious)
2) Beyonce (probably not gonna happen, but it’s worth a shot)
3) That original female host of “The Weakest Link”
marz says
if you really know talent talk to your friends on america’s got talent except for piers he knows talent Charles Dewayne was one of the best I can not believe they choose a dog over him our dog does the same at the park thanks for letting me sound of great loss. Maybe you can do something