Apparently, the horrid American television program America's Got Talent has a Swedish equivalent titled Talang 2007. Just like the US version, regular Joes and Janes can acheive 15 seconds of reality television fame by performing stage shows demonstrating their questionable talents. Take "Slowmotion" Phax Ahamada, for example, whose talent is channeling his inner Mario in half-time with a bit of poppin' and lockin' thrown in for good measure. The judges are split, but the audience eats it up like a plate of steaming köttbullar.

Thanks for the heads up, Thanius. Say, is all Swedish television this shitty or just the stuff co-developed by Simon Cowell? Michael McWhertor

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