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I can't stand AGT because they never just focus the camera on the act, they continually switch back and forth between all of the judges, then the audience, then the parents, so you only actually see a small portion of the act taking place on the stage! Take that great ventriloquist, for example, I never saw more than a 10 or 15 second snippet of her, as the camera switched continuously to everyone in the theater. It gets so frustrating. I remember last year I saw a tightrope act, I think it was, and the exiting, dramatic walk across the high wire was basically a series of quick shots with the rest of the performance being shot after shot after shot of Simon Cowell or the others looking on in amazement! I can never figure out why they do this. If I wanted to see one hundred shots of Simon Cowell sitting there and reacting I'd prefer they produce a show called "Simon Cowell and The Judge's reaction Shots" so I could watch a show where the camera just focuses on the great acts as they happen. Ed

Hi Sir-Ed

While I understand your frustration and sometimes I wish they would show the performers more, I have to admit that I like when they pan the audience and the judges. I especially like to watch the reaction on Howie’s face. You can see the sheer awe and enjoyment with his expressions.

One thing I dislike about the Got Talent franchises, changing the camera shots too much. And the audience shock shots, lol. I’ve been in an audience here where we were told to do different emotions and they filmed us doing them all (nothing on the stage).

“Ok, guys, pretend you are watching the grossest, most disgusting thing you’ve ever seen! It makes you want to vomit!”

“Now you are seeing the cutest act you’ve ever saw! Puppies! Babies! Kittens! Adorable!”

And of course “Remember, guys, today we are in CHICAGO. So when they say “Welcome to Chicago,” you guys cheer and go nuts!”

Etc.