For anybody who's interested ...

[apocalypsos]

The top 40

Pete Peterkin (Obama impersonator)
Arcadian Broad (kid dancer)
Acrodunk
Platt Brothers (acrobats, dancers)
Recycled Percussion (Stomp-esque band)

David Johnson (the Hasselhoff singer)
Erik and Rickie (kid pairs dancers)
Thia Megia (young singer)
Manuela Horn (yodeling dominatrix)
Drew Thomas (magician)

Haito Torres (breakdancer)
Lawrence Beaman (singer)
Kevin Skinner (country singer)
Mario and Jenny (chainsaw juggling)
Marcus Terrell (minus his backup singers)

Paradizo Dance (husband/wife dancers)
Eleisha Miller (little girl singer)
Jeffrey Ou (classical pianist)
Ishaara (Bollywood dancers)
FootworKINGs (dance troupe)

Breaksk8 (dance troupe on skates)
Barbara Padilla (opera singer)
Grandma Lee (comedian)
Alisma (triplet violinists)
Voices of Glory (brothers-and-sister singers, "God Bless America")

Pam and Viva Martin (dog act)
Tony Hoard and Rockin' Rory (dog act)
Carol Lugo (dancer)
Charles DeWayne Dorsey (singer/pianist)
Mia Boostrom (singer/pianist)

Texas Tenors (cowboy singing group)
Bree (singer, sang Jonas Brothers song)
The Fab Five (clogging sisters)
EriAm (singing sisters)
Anthony and Matt (guitarist/tap-dancer roommates)

Pixie Mystere (polka-dot dance troupe)
African High Flyers (Acrobats)
Chris Allison (ate a light bulb)
G Force (little girl rock group)
Mosaic (singing group)

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Of course, this is subject to whatever silly twist Simon Cowell's bringing to the table next week. *eyeroll*

EDIT: Okay, my thoughts:

-- I don't think Eleisha Miller should be there and I question David Johnson getting a spot in the top 40 if he can't come up with another comedy song that works. And I'm concerned about G Force even though I think a little girl rock group is awesome.

-- If I were picking a top five, it would be Arcadian Broad, Thia Megia, Drew Thomas, Kevin Skinner and either Voices of Glory or Barbara Padilla. But that's only after one audition, so who knows?

Comments

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

I suspected it might be something like that. And if they brought back those acts and swapped them out with, say, Eleisha Miller and David Johnson and the guy who ate the light bulb, I'd totally be behind that.

[damnedfallacy.livejournal.com]

Well, yeah. I don't have a problem with that or, in the alternative, losing the cute-as-hell-but-not-million-dollar-talented little old lady dancer.

My problem is that my ten-year-old quickly came up with the same theory on his own after seeing both episodes tonight. I don't know what that says about NBC's respect for the intelligence of the American viewing public...

Oh. Yeah. Never mind.

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

Yeah, they can afford to lose the little old lady dancer, definitely. And Paradizo Dance, as adorable as I find them, don't really have the same chance of winning that, say, Kari or Ciana might.