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TheSnuggleKinz wrote: MegaMan775 wrote: TheSnuggleKinz wrote: does anyone else think that howie needs to go? he never gives his opinion on acts; he just tells people to vote (or in judge cuts, tells people it will be a hard decision). and let's be real, his golden buzzer this year was his worst one yet. Howie absolutely gives his opinion on acts, in fact a lot of people usually think he's too harsh. Also, I really like Joseph Allen, one of the better Golden Buzzers this year imo.

Personally, I think this judge panel might be the best the show has had. Replace Simon with Howard and it would be near perfection. Julianne and Gabrielle are both nice but also give real feedback, and Howie's gotten way better since Season 8 or so. As for the hosts, I don't think any AGT host will EVER top Nick Cannon, but Terry Crews isn't too bad. Tyra Banks was an absolutely horrible host and I'm glad she was replaced quickly. my opinions on the judges

howie: getting old

simon: losing personality

julianne: basic white girl

gabrielle: basic black girl

sorry I actually agree with all of those, even Howie's (even though I like him). Even though Howie's a great judge, he HAS been on AGT for 10 seasons, so yeah he's getting a bit stale. Doesn't help that he's not funny at all when he tries to be (unlike Adam and Blake on The Voice, who in my opinion never got old with their "rivalry" despite being on the show for 16 seasons or whatever the number is).

I personally lost a TON of respect for Simon as a judge after he screwed over Mochi last season (no, I'm STILL not over that), and overall I haven't been a fan of his since Season 12 or so. It's strange because I feel like Simon is a lot different on BGT than on AGT (he's more strict on BGT). He's not even the only one...I've seen clips of BGT's older seasons and Piers was about the exact opposite of how he was on AGT. He was a lot more laid back and seemed to have much more patience for bad/joke acts, basically a watered down version of David Walliams.

As for Gabrielle and Julianne, I agree that neither of them have that much personality compared to Mel and Heidi or even Sharon, but they're much, MUCH better judges and they give good feedback, so I do like them overall.