America's Got Talent 10/1/08

This is the results show for the finals. So they are showcasing all of the talent from this past season. First song was performed by the Final Ten. Then they had messages for the Top Five. Il Divo cheered on Neal E. Boyd, Marc Cohn had a message for Eli Mattson. Bryan McKnight gave a shout out to Queen Emily. Andrew Lloyd Weber had a message of Donald Braswell. Last but not least Wyclef Jean had a few nice things to say for the boys of Nuttin but Stringz. (Who by the way are all over Noggin these days).

We had to relive just about every moment of the summer. The good. The bad. And especially the ugly. Then we had to have every cute moment. High lighting the favorites. Every scream of joy. Every crushing moment.

I'm glad that America proved the judges wrong and sent Donald Braswell as far as they did. What were they thinking putting the floppy doodle mascots through to a million dollar contest?

We drew it out as long as we possibly could....
5th place goes to Queen Emily. (I'm shocked by this)
4th place goes to Donald Braswell (called it, but he rocks and ALW loves him)
3rd place goes to Nuttin but Stringz (WTHeck? thought they'd upset Neal)

So, I can't believe it comes down to Eli Mattson and Neal E. Boyd. Of course my guess is Neal. And boy are they looking like they are going to puke. Eli is a little cooler though. But has a much broader audience, so he'll be fine.

Now we go over the perks. The show at the MGM in Vegas. And the "how is this going to change your life?" questions. And instead of reliving their summer after the announcement, we relive them both before the announcement. Again, they are just barely holding it together. Just staring ahead saying to themselves, "don't puke."
There was less than 1/2 of 1% difference between the two..

AND THE WINNER IS.....
Neal E. Boyd

From the beginning I called that. He rocks. And he lost it, which I would have totally done too. And a special message from Placido Domingo. And now he has to pull it together and sing.

I don't think the judges said two words all night, except for the pre-interview stuff.