Tonight, the remaining contestants perform for two hours. The second night, three finalists are picked, and on the third night, the judges’ favorites compete to move forward.
Judges favorites?
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or Producers/Sponsors favorites? (or is it the same thing?)
Is this an avenue for TPTB to get train wreck contestants like Tatiana in the final 12?
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I thought wildcards would be the three contestants with the most votes that didn’t get in during the semi-finals. I guess not.
I think Anoop will get a wild card nod, at least I hope so. Unfortunatly idoubt my favorite, Norman Gentle, will.
Prediction: Lil Rounds gets the pimp spot tonight.
I’m nervous for Blind Guy. He won’t have his piano, his movements will probably be a little awkward…and at one point during Hollywood week, he was sounding kinda not that great…
Thus far, I’d say that Anoop should be the biggest lock for a Wild Card spot. He’s far and away the best singer not to make it to the Top 12.
That said, Tatiana is the biggest lock for a Wild Card spot. She’s a good singer, and she brings a ton of crazy to the table – just the kind of thing the producers want.
The only way they don’t both make it to the Top 12 is if they toss in a rule where one reject from each of the groups has to be named a Wild Card.
As I understand it, he is not totally blind and is also versatile in playing other instruments. Plus everyone gets to rehearse and sing with a full band accompanent.
Is it just me, or are there sound problems for this first guy, Von? A lot of breath artifacts and distortion in the mic channel?
Oh, and he’s horrendously cheesy. Maybe he can be a Rick Astley impersonator.
Are they back to not being allowed to use instruments now?
Yeah, I’m not crazy. The audio is horrible tonight. A combination of the mic being too sensitive and the singers screaming into it from half and inch away.
Taylor something.
Started breathy and pitchy…boring song…no melody. This is kind of lousy. Bye, Taylor.
Once again, I missed the first singer. Darn all that “reading bedtime stories to your kid” stuff.*
Taylor, not so good.
*This is a joke, in case that was not clear.
Who cares what’s she’s like as a pesron? Why do we have to"see" that? Why do the Paulas always say crap like that? They can either sing or they can’t.
Wow Von is not so good. Just boring and blah. I’ll bet the teen girl vote will help him though. If he makes it, that’s why.
Alex was so ridiculously weird. He’s my new Norman. Or maybe Sanjaya.
Alex
I remember liking this guy at his audition, just because he was a little snarky.
He was doing fine here until he started making those gutteral noises. Ouch.
Damn, I wanted dorky Alex to be good. So much for that. He has all the personality of a loaf of wonderbread, despite trying so (too) hard. That was really painfully bad, and didn’t help that he chose a very insipid Elton John song.
God, Kara is just as vaccuous as Paula. “At least you do you. You’re you.” STFU, Kara.
Not in the semi-final rounds, at least. I expect them to be allowed once they get into the finals.
Thank goodness I’m not the only one who thinks so. When I heard the judges, I figured I must have watched a different performance than they did!