Will South Africa’s Judges Have Talent?

This is going to be interesting!

So SABC 2 have got the South Africa’s Got Talent format show. It’s a wonder Mnet and co didn’t snap it up as usual. Maybe they know something we don’t.

As entertaining as it is, there is a lot of kak out there and maybe that’s why this show went to the generic broadcaster. The fact it’s on SABC 2 also points to it maybe being a lower funded event. Wouldn’t it be fun though if Mara and co got totally upstaged by this?

We all know the power of the viral market a la Susan Boyle, so who knows we might have our very own Internet Super Hero soon. I certainly hope so, it would be a lot of fun to watch Idols get a rude awakening with a competitor.

Sadly I don’t think this will happen. Think Coca Cola Popstars (who?)

The show starts Thursday 13 August. Don’t bet against the usual suspects in MTN, Vodacom and Coca Cola having their name prefixed to the thing, in that peculiarly South Africa way.

Telkom SA’s Got Talent is produced in SA by Rapid Blue (website doesnt work in Firefox) The show calls for anyone with any kind of talent to enter to show it off. Any kind of talent? I can wriggle my tongue pretty well.

Dancers, acrobats, comedian’s, speciality acts, magicians, poets, singers, etc can enter for a chance to win the pot, R250 000.

The winner will also the opportunity to perform at the President’s Command Performance at the end of the year. I guess that counts out a lot of folks, most particularly the guys at Laughitoff. They’re a pretty talented bunch.

You’ll remember that I theorised on who the judges may be in my last post [here] but now I’m thinking we are going to get the ‘obscures ones’ in on this thing. Hell Mara even made it onto Idols, what can we REALLY hope for with SA’s Got Talent?

Repeat after me folks. Hot chicks, proper talent scouts, people who we have actually HEARD of please. That’s the mix I want. Oh and Zola and Zamajobe can compere the thing.

Talking of hot chicks, Amanda Holden almost fell out of her dress. Lovely!