Articles by E.M. Rosenberg

About E.M. Rosenberg

Favorite 40-volume series issued by Time-Life Music: Sounds of the Seventies. Favorite backsplash material: Subway tile. Favorite screen legend I pretend wasn’t gay: Cary Grant. Favorite issue you should not even get me started about: Venal, bloodsucking insurance industry. Favorite character from the comic strip “Nancy”: Sluggo, or maybe Rollo. Favorite Little Debbie snack: Nutty Bars. Favorite Monkee: Mike.

America’s Got Talent – Season 8, Week 8, Night 1 – Live Blog and Discussion

07/23/2013 E.M. Rosenberg 36

It’ll be 9 PM EST in no time, so quick, finish walking the dog, doing the dishes, and tweeting your choices for the Royal Baby’s name, so you’ll be ready for tonight’s first LIVE episode

America’s Got Talent – Season 8, Week 7, Night 2 – Live Blog and Discussion

07/17/2013 E.M. Rosenberg 44

Alright, settle in now for the second night in Vegas, tonight at 9 EST on NBC. The rest of the acts will come out fighting, or in many cases, sliding down poles, to earn to

America’s Got Talent – Season 8, Week 7, Night 1 – Live Blog and Discussion

07/16/2013 E.M. Rosenberg 44

It’s our first of two nights in Vegas, starting at 9 EST on NBC. My exhaustive research (a visit to Wikipedia) reveals that 86 televised acts made it through the audition rounds to be sent

America’s Got Talent – Season 8 Auditions, Week 6, Night 2 – Live Blog and Discussion

07/10/2013 E.M. Rosenberg 22

It’s the last night of auditions, starting at 9 EST/8 CST (there was a repeat of Chicago at 8 PM, for those of you who couldn’t get enough of sword swallowers, child dancers, and people

America’s Got Talent – Season 8 Auditions, Week 6 – Live Blog and Discussion

07/09/2013 E.M. Rosenberg 38

Another auditions night has arrived, steamy and fragrant with summer blossoms, the show bursting onto your TV screen to be live-blogged at 9 EST on NBC. There is no end to the talent in our

America’s Got Talent – Season 8 Auditions, Week 5 – Live Blog and Discussion

07/02/2013 E.M. Rosenberg 43

It’s that time again, the magic hour (9 PM EST) when Howie, Howard, Heidi, and Mel convene (on NBC) to assess talent from all over the country and decide if it’s good enough, or likely

America’s Got Talent – Season 8 Auditions, Week 4 – Live Blog and Discussion

06/25/2013 E.M. Rosenberg 59

It’s the fourth week of auditions for AGT, so join us tonight on NBC at 9 EST (again! They’re testing us!) for the usual scathing commentary, astute analysis, and frantic corrections of misspelled words. I’m

America’s Got Talent – Season 8 Auditions, Week 3 – Live Blog and Discussion

06/18/2013 E.M. Rosenberg 51

The show starts an hour early tonight, so get your snacks and secure your spot on the sofa by 8 PM EST, when, according to NBC, Howie, Howard, Heidi, and Mel B “continue their quest

America’s Got Talent – Season 8 Auditions, Week 2 – Live Blog and Discussion

06/11/2013 E.M. Rosenberg 70

The riotous antics start at 9 PM EST tonight on NBC with the usual crowd present, two of them likely wearing very short, tight dresses. But first, don’t miss the opportunity to realize your lifelong

America’s Got Talent – Season 8 Premiere – Live Blog & Discussion

06/04/2013 E.M. Rosenberg 225

Join me at 9PM EST for the Season 8 premiere of NBC’s America’s Got Talent, which introduces new judges Heidi Klum and Mel B. They replace Sharon Osbourne, who’s probably really mad she quit since