By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com And, then there were eight! Tonight, Rising Star’s top eight artists sang their hearts out for a coveted spot in next week’s semifinals! Who brought their A-game? Did the artists gain the five-percent assistance vote from Brad Paisley, Kesha and Ludacris? Read on to find out… Up first to face America […]
Lindsey Stirling returns home to “AGT”
August 6, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last night, the second group of quarterfinalists competed for five spots in the Season Nine semifinals! Several acts rose to the challenge, others delivered disappointing performances and Juan Carlos became the first act to be buzzed by a judge this live show! So who moved through to the next round? Which […]
“AGT” continues its Quarterfinals
August 5, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last week, America’s Got Talent returned to Radio City Music Hall! It was clear that a line had been drawn between contenders and pretenders as Baila Conmigo, David & Leeman, Dan Naturman, Miguel Dakota and Emily West advanced to the Semifinals! This week, a brand new batch of contestants ranging from […]
The “Rising Star” Quarterfinals begin!
August 3, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com For the past six weeks, stars were made or fell from grace because of your votes, America! Now, we are down to 13 acts. In order to make it to the Semifinals, each singer must perform for your votes. The show’s panel of experts (Brad Paisley, Kesha and Ludacris) will also […]
Enrique Iglesias heats up “AGT” as the semi-finalists are revealed!
July 30, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last night, the first set of 12 acts took to the Radio City Music Hall stage as the first live Quarterfinals began! Some acts set the iconic venue on fire (Emily West, JD Anderson and Jasmine Flowers), while others succumbed to the pressure that this stage brought (Sean & Luke and […]
“AGT: Season Nine” live shows FINALLY begin!
July 29, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com This is it! After months of auditions and a week of surprising cuts (we miss you Beach Avenue and Mighty Atom, Jr.), the show has finally arrived at Radio City Music Hall! Tonight, the first 12 acts must raise their performance in order to impress both the judges (Howie Mandel, Mel […]
Duel of the “Rising Stars”: Round Two
July 20, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last week, Rising Star shifted things into high gear as the Duels began! Both the viewers and experts (Brad Paisley, Kesha and Ludacris) voted through Alice J. Lee, Megan Tibbits and Jesse Kinch into the next round. Meanwhile, the West Coast elected to bring back Lisa Punch into the competition. […]
Batman 75: The Essential “Batman” Animated Episodes
July 17, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Jake’s Take’s Batman 75 celebration continues with a look back at several crucial episodes in Batman media! For this celebration article, I looked back at several episodes from five crucial series: Batman: the Animated Series, The Adventures of Batman & Robin, The New Batman Adventures, Justice League, Justice League Unlimited and […]
Jake’s Take On…Six ways “AGT” can improve its 10th Season
July 15, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com For the second time this season, America’s Got Talent has shown a repeat, tonight it was the “Road to Radio City” episode…which recaps the audition! Longtime fans went onto social media to vent their frustrations about not seeing the “Bootcamp” rounds! Now that AGT is renewed for its tenth season, here […]
Duel of the “Rising Stars”
July 13, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Tonight, Rising Star started a new round! In order to make it to the Quarter-Finals, each artist must face the dreaded duels round! Like The Voice’s Battle Rounds, two artists will receive advice from the show’s panel of experts (Brad Paisley, Kesha and Ludacris) and must receive from voters. Who […]
