S.A. HAS Got Talent!

I'm blown away by "S.A.'s Got Talent", aired on e-tv on Thursday nights at 8:30pm! (Click here for the official site).Without a doubt, it is my No.1 show on the box!

The variety of talent, and the degree of skill in many cases, is quite astonishing, particularly when so many of the successful contestants have minimal formal training. I find the enthusiasm among the contestants, so many living under very trying circumstances, to be very inspiring indeed.

Three acts in particular brought literal tears to my eyes - and the judges seemed similarly effected; the final act of the first show (30th Aug.), the singing twins from Cape Town who stunned audience and judges alike into a state of awe and disbelief, the 15 year-old dancer in last night's show who is physically disabled but one of the most "abled" people in body and mind that I have ever had the privilege of seeing, and the 11 year-old girl, also in last night's show, who "recited" poetry (including one of her own poems), but in fact grabbed us by the minds and made us live her words, rather than just reciting.

Those three acts were the most emotional experiences, to my mind, so far, but there were so many more that were so entrancing, exciting, inspirational and left one applauding and shouting excitedly even in our own homes!

The judges, in my opinion, are knowledgeable, fair, direct, but human (and humane) and encouraging. Even if Randall does seem to have less than an affinity for guitars (perhaps he prefers Bach's "Air on a G-string"), one feels that they're involved, caring, and just as enthusiastic as the contestants are, rather than some of the harsh, judgmental personalities that one might find on shows of this nature.

This show is impossible to watch without becoming emotionally involved (positively so), even for the calmest of us. If you haven't watched it yet, make a date for S.A.'s Got Talent next Thursday night on e-tv at 8:30pm.