WOW! IS THIS WHAT AMERICA IS COMING TO? I TURN ON MY TV AND THERE IS AN OLD MAN TAKING HIS CLOTHES OFF...WITH CHILDREN JUST A FEW FEET IN FRONT OF HIM!!!!! AND THESE RESPONSIBLE ADULTS WHO ENTERTAIN US ALL ARE CHEERING THIS? I DON'T THINK THIS IS A SHOW I WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH..WHAT A SHAME...THERE IS TRULY SOME GOOD TALENT ON THIS SHOW, TO BAD THE JUDGES ARE SO CONFUSED ABOUT IT!

ALRIGHT, SO I TURN ON THE TV AND WHAT DO I SEE? SOME OLD MALE "STRIPPER" ON A SUPPOSEDLY "FAMILY" SHOW WITH CHILDREN WATCHING. FOR ONE, I DON'T WANT TO SEE A MALE STRIPPING, BEING A HETEROSEXUAL MALE. SECONDLY, EVEN IF IT WERE A FEMALE STRIPPING -- WHY IS THIS "FAMILY SHOW" ALLOWING STRIPPERS ON THEIR SHOW?

THEN I NOTICE THEY HAVE THIS FAKE SIMON GIMMICK. JUST GRAB A BRITISH GUY WITH AN OVER-INFLATED EGO TO MAKE NASTY REMARKS ABOUT PERFORMANCES EVERY CHANCE HE GETS. SIMON ACTUALLY HAS CREDIBILITY BECAUSE HE HAS EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD OF SINGING. WHAT DOES SOME BRITISH TABLOID WRITER KNOW ABOUT JUGGLING, SINGING, MAGIC TRICKS, AND DANCING? THE EGOMANIAC THINKS HE'S A PROPHET BECAUSE HE BUZZES THE "X" BEFORE THE PERSON HAS A CHANCE TO EVEN BEGIN THEIR PERFORMANCE. AND THEN HE BUZZES OTHER JUDGES' BUTTONS. WHAT AN AZZHOLE.

THE JUDGES SHOULD BE MORE DIVERSE, LIKE ONE FAMOUS SINGER (LIKE BRANDY), ONE TRICKSTER/MAGICIAN LIKE DAVID BLAINE, AND MAYBE SOME ACTOR. INSTEAD THEY HAVE A GUY THAT WRITES GOSSIP COLUMNS ABOUT CELEBRITIES, A WASHED-UP ACTOR THAT HASN'T HAD WORK IN A DECADE, AND A SINGER THAT HASN'T PUT OUT AN ALBUM IN ABOUT TWO YEARS.

Isn't it great that almost everyone who watched last night agrees with you? Personally, I think the judges should be ordinary people, like us.

That is true and the judges were insane! who would let him go in to the semi-finals?!?!? When I saw the stripper, I just kept on turning off the tv, but my bro keeps on turning it on!!!!!!!!!

I actually loved the stripper! He was so hot! I think we need more male strippers on tv. I think that David Hasseloff should strip on tv! Better yet how about Simon Cowell!

I think it is interesting that in order to participate in this Board, you have to agree to not say anything rude or use any form of adult material, but then the show puts on a male stripper. There were children in the audience, both at the show and at home, making his act totally inappropriate. The judges should have shut him down immediately and told him to leave. Their actions make no sense unless they are hoping that the old guy will help the ratings. Most of the acts I enjoyed, but his strip was disgusting. Who are you? NBC or FOX?

did he go all the way or did he stop when he was in his underwear?

C'mon! You see more flesh on a Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader than you did on that old guy!! Lighten up a bit. I don't think he should get voted through to the next round but I don't see any reason to get all worked up over it.

Awww come-on guys it?s entertainment.. Good to see ?The Gong Show? recreated.

Besides TV shows have to appeal to all age groups, why else is Regis the MC. Was he short on his Social Security check?
Great mix of personality casting.

Great mix of personality casting? What personalities? They didn't hire any personalities. Just a couple of has beens and a never was.

Did anyone catch that guy's name? My wife says that when he came on, he said his day job was "Health Physicist" - my field, so assuming she's not yanking my chain, I'd be curious to see if I know the guy.

I totally agree with you that was really gross !!!

Yeah - the British guy who is/was a newspaper editor? I don't see how that qualifies him to judge a talent contest. He is very annoying, very very annoying. I wish he could keep his hand off the buzzer and give the contestants more of a chance.

And hey! You got your own buzzer! Leave Brandy and David's alone, geeez - how possibly annoying can you be?

I think the producers should put a stop to that. One judge hitting another's buzzer is very unprofessional and makes the show look amateur. Very unprofessional...and disrepectful of other judges, plus makes Piers look juvenile