User talk:JayDK103

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Previous Seasons
Yes, I do intend to add previous seasons. I'm almost finished with Season 5 information, and I plan to add Season 1 info next. Even without YouTube videos, I'll try to find a way to watch the videos online if I can (legally) find them. The articles will not include as many videos, unfortunately.

Erik10101 09:40, July 4, 2012 (UTC)

Audition All Stars
So, what I'm doing very soon is making an "Audition All Stars" category, which will be a subcategory of Guest Performers. I want to keep them separated because Guest Performers will also include acts like Recycled Percussion and Quick-Change (who performed in Season 5). I like the All Stars as a separate category because they've become a unique tradition on AGT. Erik10101 02:14, July 9, 2012 (UTC)

Admin Rights?
Hi! I have noticed that you have contributed A LOT of useful info, something I have had very little time for recently. How would you like to become an AGT Wiki admin? You will gain the rights to ban users and edit pages like the Wiki Navigation.

Erik10101 (talk) 15:29, September 8, 2012 (UTC)

You are now an admin. :)

Erik10101 (talk) 03:43, September 9, 2012 (UTC)

What you're doing right now, creating the pages for the acts, is basically what needs to be done for Seasons 1-4. Also, if possible, it would be great if you could add "Backgrounds" to some of the Season 5-7 act pages.

Erik10101 (talk) 03:52, September 9, 2012 (UTC)

I'll take care of that for now.

Erik10101 (talk) 05:41, September 9, 2012 (UTC)

76.119.48.21
This user put false information into the article Cubby twice. I reverted both of his edits. He is also creating useless categories. Is there anything you can do to stop this user? --68.45.225.205 22:36, October 11, 2012 (UTC)

69.248.142.63
This user put unverified information into the article Kazoo Chorus twice without a source to back up his claims. I reverted both of his edits. Is there anything you can do to stop this user? 68.45.225.205 16:11, October 13, 2012 (UTC)

68.37.212.132
This user put unverified information into the article JADA twice without a source to back up his claims. I reverted both of his edits. Then he did the same thing to the article Kazoo Chorus once. I reverted that edit. Is there anything you can do to stop this user? --68.45.225.205 02:28, October 16, 2012 (UTC)

Re: Re: People who got eliminated on the Season 7 Quarterfinals
Sorry, but I don't see any use for it. I think it should be deleted. 68.45.225.205 18:26, October 18, 2012 (UTC)

I have an account
Hey there. It's 68.45.225.205. I want you to know that I created an account, so if you need to talk to me, post on this account's talk page. --TyberZannxxxx (talk) 19:22, October 18, 2012 (UTC)

We have a Season 7 picture for Walt Winston, sent to us by America's Got Talent! can we, or someone else who has knowledge post it for his wiki page. The pic is of he and his wife and has not been published as it's only been seen at his home in their hallway as a collage of  beautiful pictures of the lovely couple for their wedding. I'm just a family member who is a big fan of the show and of the Winstons. Can you please post his video of his Season 7 audition though it didn't air? Or at least a link to his song which I've seen on youtube. Also we have some wedding pictures if we can post them here for his fans and the fans of AGT to see! I'm sure Walt wouldn't mind if you ask him.

96.35.34.134 18:53, January 23, 2013 (UTC)

Jay

68.45.225.205 known as Tyber seems to think he can violate the DMCA by wanting to delete the Walt Winston page claiming that none of the legitimate information is relevant to AGT when in fact it is. We took the liberty to add a source for our information on the title and publishing with a link to BMI which is a legitimate source for our edits which in turn makes our edits relevant to AGT for both Seasons 6 & 7. Every producer knows Mr. Winston by name and will easily recall his appearances in both Minneapolis and in St. Louis. 68.45.225.205  needs to be kindly reminded that the information is legitimate and if need be we can send you the emails from the program to Mr. Winston indicating that yes he did make the cut and performed in front of the judges. We have the song list requested by the producers for the judges round as well as the BMI paperwork for the selection(s) that he performed on the programs as well as the royalty statement from BMI for his Season 6 performance. Any info you need from us please send us an email or send an email to Mr. Winston direct.

Venus Mercury

Walteria Records / Wally Goat Music (BMI)24.217.234.45 11:53, May 26, 2013 (UTC)

New Pages
Hey Jay,

I noticed that you are creating a lot of new pages. Although there's nothing wrong with that, I don't know if that's the best decision because those pages are very bare. It can be annoying when you click in an auditions page an act and it offers very little information.

Would you mind adding content to already existing pages (especially shortpages ( http://agt.wikia.com/wiki/Special:ShortPages )) instead? That would be great if you have the time.

Erik10101 (talk) 04:40, June 21, 2013 (UTC)


 * Most of those images were replaced because their shapes were different than the other ones from their season. Basically, I wanted to standardize the size ratios as much as I could, which is why I replaced a few of them. I can tell you cut some of the images which is appreciated, but posting screencaps is what I think is better. It's not too big of a deal though.


 * Erik10101 (talk) 05:16, June 21, 2013 (UTC)

Images
Hey,

Your creating all these Season 3 articles is extremely appreciated! Thank you! Would you mind not "editing" (cutting) the images like you did with Paul West & Tucker? The images for the acts are usually screencaps. Cutting the images makes the site less uniform. You don't need to take the extra time to cut them. :)

Erik10101 (talk) 01:42, July 5, 2013 (UTC)


 * I don't watch it in full screen. I usualy just "Print Screen" the full video image and cut out anything that is not the video. It's probably what you do, only I keep the entire video.


 * Thanks! They seem better so far, but the bottom of the George the Giant Pic seems cut off. It isn't too big of a deal though, because it's the same size as the other Season 4 pics (i.e a rectangle and not a square).
 * Erik10101 (talk) 02:19, July 5, 2013 (UTC)

For drag acts, I would refer to them by what they're born as (for Dorae, male) rather than what they seem to associate with. That's why I changed Gender to Sex for all the acts. Although Dorae may consider his gender Female, his sex is Male.

Erik10101 (talk) 04:52, July 10, 2013 (UTC)

New Singer Categories?
I've been considering creating new categories for "Male Singers," "Female Singers," and "Vocal Duos," because the Singer category for every Season is always very big. What do you think?

This would be the new Singer Organization:

Male Singers - Solo Male Singers

Female Singers - Solo Female Singers

Vocal Duos - Duos (Male or Female)

Singing Groups (Groups of 3 or more)

Do you like that idea, or do you think it is fine the way it is? If we do make that change, the categories will have to be added to A LOT of acts.

Erik10101 (talk) 05:36, July 11, 2013 (UTC)


 * No need to split up Duos by gender. Kid Acts would be  an interesting category, but I don't know if it would be the best idea because some acts like Miami All Stars have kids in them, but are mostly adult acts. There's the question of whether they count as kid acts or not. Same with acts like Christina and Ali (one is over 18, the other is not). And then there's a large group of acts whose age is never revealed. Guessing based on appearance is too random, I think, to make a category based on age.


 * Erik10101 (talk) 06:51, July 11, 2013 (UTC)
 * Also, if we start adding the categories, we should also take away the "Singers" category altogether. It's too broad. So act by act, we should add the new categories and take out the Singers and Season X Singers ones.
 * Erik10101 (talk) 07:13, July 11, 2013 (UTC)
 * If there is a way, I don't know it, unfortunately.
 * Erik10101 (talk) 07:18, July 11, 2013 (UTC)
 * Most likely male. He/she was presented with the other Drag Acts in the Auditions All Stars, so that seems likely that he's male as well.
 * By the way, I'm going to head to bed soon as soon as I finish the pages for the Accepted Acts from last night's episode. Don't worry about getting all the Singers re-categorized. There's plenty of time for that. :)
 * Erik10101 (talk) 07:23, July 11, 2013 (UTC)
 * Even though Eric doesn't sing, I would count duos with instrumentalists (who don't sing) into Vocal Duos because Season 7 sorted Eric & Olivia with Jorge and Alexa. The Millers is a vocal duo, and the harmonica player did sing for their first audition. I would say from now on, a "Band" on the Wiki must have three or more member. Not sure if Aaralyn & Izzy should be considered a Band or Vocal Duo, but that can be your call.
 * Erik10101 (talk) 07:52, July 11, 2013 (UTC)

Singer and Instrumentalist Duo
That's a perfect idea, just having both Female Singer and Instrumentalist.

Erik10101 (talk) 07:56, July 11, 2013 (UTC)

76.208.144.214
I'll give him a day or two to answer, then I'll reverse all of the proof-less edits. There may be some truth to what he/she posted, but I highly doubt it.

For example, they put that Brad Byers withdrew.

https://www.facebook.com/brad.byers.10

But he actually advertised the episode this week, so there's no way he withdrew.

Erik10101 (talk) 21:37, July 12, 2013 (UTC)

Re:Unnamed Acts
Creating such a page would be very beneficial, but it sounds like a lot of trouble taking snapshots and figuring out which episodes have them. If we can make one, that would be great, but I think there are more important things to work on such as finishing Season 3 and creating articles for Season 4. Thankfully, though, Season 8 only has two unnamed acts so far.

By the way, what do you think about the new episode threads (for example, Episode 804). Somebody thought they would be a great addition, and I think they're an organized way to view an episode in more detail rather than just the list of names in the Season 8 Auditions page.

Erik10101 (talk) 01:37, July 14, 2013 (UTC)


 * I was considering including buzzers, but I decided not to since buzzers tend to correlate with "No" votes and it could get confusing if there were multiple X's, or a buzzer but still a "Yes" (like with Howard and Aaralyn and Izzy). I'll include buzzers in the live show episodes though because there is no official vote.


 * Sure, you can make a page. We can add a notice saying "If you know the name of any of these acts, please contact..."


 * Those were actually my additions. Looking back on them now, I completely agree they were pointless. :)


 * Erik10101 (talk) 01:49, July 14, 2013 (UTC)

Recognized Act
I saw your Season 2 Unnamed acts page. Great job on it! I think the unnamed magician is actually Mr. Mystic PTP from Season 6. (http://mrmystic.com/ ) Do you see the resemblance? He even has the same vortex medallion.

Erik10101 (talk) 02:26, July 15, 2013 (UTC)


 * Yeah, hopefully we do find the other ones. It's great that we have a visual of all those acts now since it's impossible to find their names with just what their act was.

Hey, don't worry about editing the page.

I'll take care of that part.

Erik10101 (talk) 01:39, July 17, 2013 (UTC)

Vegas
Yeah, at least two of them were definitely new.

Erik10101 (talk) 02:16, July 17, 2013 (UTC)

Vegas
Hey, if you're looking for something to do, can you copy and paste this into all the Quarterfinalist pages?

"""""

BLANK was one of thirty acts to advance straight to the Quarterfinals in New York without performing in Las Vegas in Episode 808.



Quarterfinals
"""""

In the video, Howie said 55. I don't remember what it said on TV. Maybe it is 60?

YouTube Round was always useless. No one good except Jackie Evancho really came out of it.

Erik10101 (talk) 03:03, July 17, 2013 (UTC)


 * Okay, I didn't hear that. I'll change it to 60 acts.


 * Erik10101 (talk) 03:14, July 17, 2013 (UTC)

Forte
Yeah, it should. I'll take another screenshot.

Erik10101 (talk) 12:01, July 17, 2013 (UTC)


 * Just a heads up: I won't be able to be online until around 10:30 PM, so I won't come home until after the full episode has aired.


 * Erik10101 (talk) 12:37, July 17, 2013 (UTC)
 * Favorite acts? That's a tough one. This season's shaping up to be one of the most talented yet.


 * My favorites are Kenichi Ebina, Sam Johnson, Timber Brown, Sprice, and Special Head (not for his talent though; he's just a really interesting character).
 * Erik10101 (talk) 04:22, July 18, 2013 (UTC)
 * I totally agree that it was annoying that singers (except Terry - he's one-of-a-kind) won ever year until last. They have SO MANY other shows to audition for like The Voice, X-Factor, American Idol, etc.

Collins Key
Ha, Collins mentioned the site and its fan poll on a stream the other night. He mentions the site starting at 9:12, and he managed to get his fans to vote him to the top. Our site looks so good he thought it was from the actual AGT people. But apparently, what I do is kind of disturbing...

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/collinskey?utm_campaign=t.co&utm_source=15015249&utm_medium=social

Erik10101 (talk) 04:40, July 22, 2013 (UTC)


 * I agree that this week has a lot of talented acts. Based purely on their first performances and their fanbases, I think American Hitmen (consistently hyped by Howard and they have the whole military thing going for thing), Anna Christine (like Anna Graceman, only better, and the first Anna made the Semi's), Collins Key (the youngest AGT magician I can remember, and he has that whole teenage heartthrob thing going for him), and Special Head (even though his trick isn't that impressive if you know how it's done, he has that character and novelty that if he keeps up can get him to the next round) will make it.


 * The acts that have a chance if they do something spectacular are Aaralyn & Izzy (a lot of people think they're untalented, and people always complain that they made it on Facebook, but they are very popular on YouTube, as you said), Branden James (opera singers have always done well on this show), Hype (they're unique as dancers), and KriStef Brothers (very athletic and funny, but people may not think they are taking the competition seriously).


 * The acts that have no chance are Fresh Faces (only seen once in a montage, nothing too spectacular), Kevin Downey Jr. (we have only seen one joke from him, and it wasn't very funny to me), and Tellavision (they seem limited in what they can do, both with the screens and dance, but they can surprise if they're innovative enough).


 * Both Travis and Milton coming back seems really likely for me. I also see Howie bringing back Sully Dunn, Mel B bringing back 212 Green, and Heidi bringing back Dylan Wilson. If American Hitmen doesn't make it this week, Howard will definitely bring them back for the Wild Card.


 * Erik10101 (talk) 05:13, July 22, 2013 (UTC)

Divide up Episode Work
Hey JayDK,

Do you want to divide up the work? One of us can edit the Season 8 Quarterfinals and Episode 810 threads and the other can add the videos and performance descriptions to the act pages.

That way, we can avoid edit clashes.

Erik10101 (talk) 01:11, July 24, 2013 (UTC)


 * Sounds good! This way we will be done much more quickly.
 * To be totally honest, this episode was kind of lackluster, but it did have its moments. I think Branden James and Collins Key are locks for the Top 3. I think Anna Christine has a good chance of being in Top 3 as well, and American Hitmen and KriStef Brothers will be voted on by the judges. I wouldn't be surprised if Alexanderia was somewhere among them, but I don't think anyone else has a chance of making it.
 * Erik10101 (talk) 03:32, July 24, 2013 (UTC
 * http://agt.wikia.com/wiki/Season_8_Quarterfinals#Week_2
 * Tellavision - Yeah, i would just leave it. it's a very small deal, and very few people will type it correctly if we do tellAvision anyway.Erik10101 (talk) 13:53, July 24, 2013 (UTC)
 * I am very pleased with the results, but I actually wish the judges had voted for American Hitmen. Nevertheless, I like all four of the acts. I doubted KriStef to make it even though I like them, but I underestimated their popularity.


 * How I would rank the Winners...
 * 7. Kevin Skinner
 * 6. Bianca Ryan
 * 5. Neal E. Boyd
 * 4. Olate Dogs (only because they were SO repetitive)
 * 3. Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr.
 * 2. Michael Grimm
 * 1. Terry Fator


 * How do you rank the winners? Any early predictions for Week 2? Erik10101 (talk) 02:59, July 25, 2013 (UTC)
 * I think Collins' tricks are different enough, but I can see how they can get repetitive. I hope he does an amazing big illusion next time. I love watching those, especially when they're innovative.
 * Here's how I rank the act's chances of moving on:
 * 1. Forte (they are a lock this round and a potential winner)
 * 2. Marty Brown
 * 3. Ciana Pelakai
 * 4. Angela Hoover
 * 5. Alexandr Magala
 * 6. Aquanuts
 * 7. Tone the Chiefrocca (if he does a different catchy song, he could do better)
 * 8. Innovative Force
 * 9. Brad Byers (i like him, but America doesn't like sideshow acts)
 * 10. Kid the Wiz
 * 11. Dave Shirley
 * 12. Struck Boyz (they are nothing special)
 * I think the singers are going to dominate this round. Erik10101 (talk) 03:26, July 25, 2013 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I would expect voters to be mostly female. Brad is going to have a hard time moving on. Collins definitely moved on in part to his looks, but his trick was admittedly impressive.
 * No, there's no need to use those pics. Some of them lack all the members of a group, and some Top 60 acts don't even have pics. The pics we have are fine, plus it makes those acts more consistent with the rest of Season 8.
 * Erik10101 (talk) 14:20, July 26, 2013 (UTC)

Tonight's Order
Hey JayDK. The order for tonight seems to be in this video.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x12hyut_top-60-performs-agt-2013_tv

Erik10101 (talk) 01:20, July 31, 2013 (UTC)


 * I thought the video had Alex 3rd and Struck Boyz 4th.


 * Erik10101 (talk) 01:28, July 31, 2013 (UTC)
 * This is a tough one. I think Forte, Ciana, and Tone the Chiefrocca (who would have ever guessed they would get the coveted last slot?) will be America's saves. The vote will be between Alexandr, Innovative Force, and Marty, and the judges will pick Alexandr? Everyone was pretty even tonight, so who knows?
 * Erik10101 (talk) 03:45, July 31, 2013 (UTC)
 * I don't think Tone deserves to move on, but he was without-a-doubt memorable on an average night. Aquanuts' act doesn't translate well on TV. Now that I think about it, Angela could make it. I wouldn't be surprised if she did.
 * Erik10101 (talk) 03:51, July 31, 2013 (UTC)
 * Just a heads up - I will be coming home at around 10:30 EST tomorrow night, so I won't be able to help until the episode is over.
 * Erik10101 (talk) 05:14, July 31, 2013 (UTC)
 * I just came home, and I am shocked and super-disappointed about that result as well... O_o.
 * Erik10101 (talk) 02:26, August 1, 2013 (UTC)
 * I wouldn't give up on the show just yet. Next week looks STACKED.
 * Erik10101 (talk) 02:34, August 1, 2013 (UTC)
 * I wouldn't be surprised at all if Jimmy Rose wins. He has a great voice, plus he sings country. After the big controversy of Marty making it last week, I don't expect him to make it past the Top 10. I don't think Marty can win. Then again, country singers have been doing really well on reality TV shows like X-Factor and The Voice. We'll see. I'm hopeful that we won't have a country singer win, but I'm worried one will. I don't mind as much if an opera singer wins since there is no other reality show for them, but most of the normal singers on the show can go on any other singing show and get more exposure as singers.


 * Do you have any predictions for Top 4, even though the number of finalists isn't confirmed yet? I think Catapult, Forte, Jimmy, and Kenichi have a good chance. Maybe Collins too.


 * I actually really like next week's group, especially Kenichi, Chicago Boyz, Leon Etienne, and Jim Meskimen. I agree though that none of them are likely winners.
 * Erik10101 (talk) 03:03, August 4, 2013 (UTC)
 * I meant Top 4 in the entire season. Do you have any guesses yet?


 * From the first two Quarterfinals, I see Hitmen, Alexandr, Ciana, and Tone the Chiefrocca returning. I expect from Vegas to return Milton Patton, Dylan Wilson, and Travis Pratt.
 * Erik10101 (talk) 04:10, August 4, 2013 (UTC)
 * Hm, I didn't think about that. Travis probably won't return if Jonathan makes it. He does offer a "feminine" side of opera that none of the others do though. Interesting choices. Forte seems more compelling to me than Branden James, but who knows what America would think? I don't watch X-Factor. I watch The Voice casually to fill the AGT void during the winter months.
 * Erik10101 (talk) 07:00, August 4, 2013 (UTC)
 * Don't worry about it! We all have other places to be sometimes. :)


 * I loved the episode. It blew the first two out of the water! I think Kenichi and American Military Spouses arose as potential winners after the episode.
 * Erik10101 (talk) 05:37, August 7, 2013 (UTC)
 * Last year, America showed a shying away from singers toward the Finals (not any of the "Top 8" were singers). I'm hoping that trend continues as they realize how brilliant acts like Kenichi, KriStef Brothers, and Collins are, and how at-least-different Forte and American Spouses are.
 * Erik10101 (talk) 05:55, August 7, 2013 (UTC)
 * True, I didn't think about that. I hope a country singer doesn't win this year, but admittedly Jimmy Rose was incredible. He would be deserving. I'm just really annoyed that some un-talented acts like Kevin Skinner won or singers who screwed up like Marty made it just because they're country.
 * Erik10101 (talk) 06:25, August 7, 2013 (UTC)

Buzzers
I don't know if that's feasible. The tables are already kind of cramped as they are.

Here are my early predictions:

Week 4: Jimmy Rose, Taylor Williamson, Timber Brown, SensEtion make it through. Other acts that I wouldn't be surprised to see make it are 3Penny, Aerial Ice, David Ferman, and Chloe Channell. Everyone else is a long shot.

Week 5: Catapult, Sprice, Dave Fenley, Sam Johnson make it through. Other acts that I wouldn't be surprised to see make it are Duo Resonance, John Wing, Red Panda, and VSU Gospel Chorale. The sibling dancers might make it too, but I doubt it because they will inevitably split the votes of America, their family, and their friends. Everyone else is a long shot.

Erik10101 (talk) 07:58, August 8, 2013 (UTC)

Hopes for Season
I'm definitely disappointed by the glut of singers in the Semifinals (and people are STILL complaining that Milton and Travis got eliminated...), but I have hopes that we'll get a non-solo singer winner. None of the solo singers are anywhere as good as the variety acts like Kenichi or Timber, and the group singers (like Forte). I hate that the country singing crowd is so vehement about getting their people through (Marty, Jimmy, and Chloe very nearly made it),  but what are you going to do.

Of the 16 Semifinalists, 8 are singing. As long as the number stays at half or drops to less than half, I'm okay. I have hopes that we will have a deserving winner.

Erik10101 (talk) 02:00, August 17, 2013 (UTC)

I don't use my Facebook for AGT stuff, but I follow all of them on Twitter (https://twitter.com/AgtWiki) even though I never tweet.

I don't think we should incorporate BGT stuff here. It is an AGT wiki, and I think it would confuse people mixing them. I think it would make a great different Wiki! The one there is right now is quite incomplete (http://britainsgottalent.wikia.com/wiki/Britain%27s_Got_Talent_Wiki). I've watched a couple of acts on YouTube, but I don't think I have the time to invest myself into another show. I love that they have so many different kinds of winners! Hopefully AGT follows suit. I just hope another male solo singer doesn't win again...

Erik10101 (talk) 05:30, August 17, 2013 (UTC)


 * Yeah, I wish American voters voted more like British voters. The amazing diversity of the competitors on AGT isn't reflected in our winners. I'm okay with Forte or AMSC winning, but basically all the other singers have other shows to audition in (X-Factor, Idol, The Voice). It's unfair to all the other acts since AGT is the only show they can really compete in.


 * Yep, no Wild Card Show This year. There is one more "Finals" round this year instead of only one like last year. So same amount of live shows as Season 7.


 * Erik10101 (talk) 06:06, August 17, 2013 (UTC)

Next Week
Honestly, I don't really know what's happening. Nick announced there would be 12 acts next week, but only 8 were announced. I'm guessing there are some from this week and maybe Tone and Duo performing, but that's not confirmed yet.

Erik10101 (talk) 02:51, August 22, 2013 (UTC)

Thankfully, Twitter only accounts for a small percentage of the votes. Kenichi 100% deserves to reach Top 6.

24.180.19.86 22:32, September 11, 2013 (UTC)

Winner
YES!

Erik10101 (talk) 03:05, September 19, 2013 (UTC)


 * I agree with you 100%. Jimmy still out-lasted some way-better talents (Collins and Forte), but America proved itself capable of making good decisions. At last, the most qualified act of the season has won, and the third-place curse is broken.


 * Jimmy winning would have really hurt the show's credibility. Kenichi will surely become a huge star. Erik10101 (talk) 03:11, September 19, 2013 (UTC)

The Voice
A Voice Wiki is definitely something I would love to edit, but I am swamped with non-Wiki projects. I haven't even be able to watch the show this season.

Perhaps one day I will be able to contribute, but I definitely support improving the infrastructure of The Voice wiki as it is right now. Plus, it's so much easier to add to than AGT Wiki because all the acts are singers instead of jugglers/magicians/dancers, and for descriptions of what they did, you just need the song.

Erik10101 (talk) 02:07, November 3, 2013 (UTC)


 * Those are all great ideas! It's also great that The Voice provides the names and ages of all its artists, so research should be simple.




 * Yeah, I keep up with The Apprentice. :D


 * Erik10101 (talk) 05:51, November 3, 2013 (UTC)

I would like to caption the videos I added to Avery and the Calico Hearts

Apprentice Wiki
Your Template seems fine. I think you will just need to modify the text in a contestant's page. For example, in Trace's page, maybe you should include season_2, age_2? That way everything might be in one box instead of two.

Erik10101 (talk) 06:08, December 14, 2013 (UTC)

Season 9 Premiere
Hey JayDK!

Next week, I will be away on a weeklong camping trip, so I will be missing the AGT premiere when it airs. May you please take over creating articles until I'm back?

Thanks,

Erik


 * Terrific. Thanks! I will be working on the site full-time on Friday.


 * Yes, I watched The Voice! Thankfully Josh won! His voice was so soulful and genuine. Jake was solid, but like you said, comparatively mediocre. The right person won!


 * Erik10101 (talk) 04:57, May 25, 2014 (UTC)

Season 9
I totally agree! I'm loving the season so far though. There are a lot of extremely talented people; people like Smoothini definitely stand out. There are a lot of singers this season, but we'll see which ones make it to the lives. Then we can worry.

Erik10101 (talk) 05:45, June 21, 2014 (UTC)

Hey Jay,

I replaced the christianstoinev2.png image with christianstoinev.png because the 2 is inconsistent with the naming system for other acts. Plus, the image will eventually update itself after about a week or two.

Erik10101 (talk) 23:07, June 22, 2014 (UTC)


 * It's not that big of a deal though. Do you think I should change it back to christianstoinev2? Then I can replace it later.


 * Erik10101 (talk) 23:09, June 22, 2014 (UTC)
 * Great idea! I'll try that right now.
 * Erik10101 (talk) 00:09, June 23, 2014 (UTC)
 * It worked!
 * Erik10101 (talk) 00:11, June 23, 2014 (UTC)

Auditions page
Hey Jay,

Can you work on the Season 9 Auditions page while the show is going on? It's getting confusing when we're working on the same page together.

Thanks!

Erik10101 (talk) 01:27, June 23, 2014 (UTC)


 * I found this site with some of the act names. It has some spoilers, but it works! Though there are occasionally typos or the site might not match the acts' actual name.


 * http://realityrewind.com/americas-got-talent-2014-spoilers-sneak-peek-sunday-auditions-photos-3530032/


 * Erik10101 (talk) 01:31, June 23, 2014 (UTC)
 * I'm actually not sure. Live shows begin in late July, that much I know. I don't want Jaycob to advance either!
 * Erik10101 (talk) 03:09, June 23, 2014 (UTC)
 * I would argue that Jaycob is not the only singer that could win based on story. Paul Ieti is the soldier dude whose story was emphasized for quite a bit. Justin Rhodes had his whole dad plot, plus he, like Jaycob, closed an episode. Anna Clendening also has a good sob story. Not taking away anything from their talent, I do watch AGT for the variety, and hate when singers take up so many slots that could be taken by much more unique acts.
 * Erik10101 (talk) 07:31, June 23, 2014 (UTC)
 * Hmm... You have a very good point. I'd like to think we're moving away from ethnical biases; after all, Kenichi won last year, plus Landau won two years ago. For singers though, it seems white males with guitars will probably dominate again... So Jaycob's a great candidate.
 * Erik10101 (talk) 01:14, June 25, 2014 (UTC)

Buns & Roses
Yeah, the act name is official! AGT's Twitter page followed Buns & Roses (https://twitter.com/_bunsnroses_ ), which matches the picture we have of the group.

Erik10101 (talk) 03:41, July 2, 2014 (UTC)


 * I felt the auditions were stellar this season! I like how the producers cut down on the rejected acts. It made the season seem that much more talented!


 * My favorites: Adrian Romoff, Acte II, Blue Journey, Sons of Serendip, Andrey Moraru, Smoothini (like you said, he has a better chance than Mat Franco), Legaci, Mat Franco, Christian Stoinev, Valo & Bobby, Mothmen Dance, Robert Channing, Jonatan Riquelme, Emil and Dariel, JD Anderson, Loop Rawlins, Dragon House, and Darik Santos.


 * Still worried about Jaycob. We'll see how next week goes!


 * Erik10101 (talk) 04:37, July 2, 2014 (UTC)
 * Those acts had my favorite auditions: whether they can build upon their acts remains to be seen. I personally just love the style with which Emil and Dariel rock out, but I know it doesn't appeal to everybody. I don't think Loop will make it far, but his audition was just seamless to me. That's awesome about you being a big Acte II fan! I'm totally fine with opera and bands being on AGT because there is no other show for opera and bands. For any of the traditional singers, they have The Voice, American Idol, Rising Star, etc.
 * Erik10101 (talk) 04:56, July 2, 2014 (UTC)

Looks like AGT is advertising next week as "Judgment Week" everywhere. Looks like we'll have to replace all the Bootcamp Rounds with that.

And for some reason, AGT has misspelled Judgment as Judgement. In America, it's spelled without the "e."

Erik10101 (talk) 02:16, July 16, 2014 (UTC)


 * Good idea. God is next week going to be busy.


 * Erik10101 (talk) 02:27, July 16, 2014 (UTC)
 * Yep, Jaycob is strangely absent in the promo. He doesn't deserve an automatic spot, that's for sure.


 * Could be Rebel Girls. It was hard to tell, but they seem to have had the strongest resemblance.
 * Erik10101 (talk) 02:34, July 16, 2014 (UTC)
 * I can understand why the show pimps the singers since they are the most marketable and universally appealing, but I think producers need to realize that most people watch the show for the variety. It's ridiculous when we have seasons like last season where literally half the Semifinalists were singers. Even worse, every single week of the Quarterfinals, one male singer made it through (Branden, Marty, Jonathan, Jimmy, Dave).


 * The show doesn't benefit from singers winning. Up until Season 6, every winner was a singer, and that probably discouraged non-singers from auditioning. It gave the show a bad rap as another American Idol knockoff.


 * I really hope a singer doesn't win this year since we have some of the greatest variety we've ever had. Having Jaycob as a winner would hurt the show's credibility, and would be disheartening to a lot of its fans.
 * Erik10101 (talk) 02:42, July 16, 2014 (UTC)
 * Obviously I don't condone rigging, but there are always other ways to push the audience into a certain direction i.e. giving certain acts more screen time or pushing the judges to say certain things. Howie made it very clear his support for Kenichi and how he didn't think a singer should win during Season 8, and who knows, that could have played a big part in Kenichi winning. Judges' comments definitely have some degree of power.


 * I am find with any singer that can't audition for a traditional singing show winning. Acte II only has AGT to audition in. Emily, though, could do The Voice if she wanted. Smoothini would be a fantastic winner! A magician winner is a long time coming. What he may not have in teenage crush looks he has in an undeniable "coolness." I can't really describe it.


 * Maximilliana's probably telling the truth, but from what clear proof we have from the show, no result was revealed. We have to edit it so that she's an "unrevealed decision" act. If we can spot her in Judgement Week, we can make the quick change.
 * Erik10101 (talk) 02:58, July 16, 2014 (UTC)

Judgment Week
While you're here, can you update the Judgment Week page?

All the acts that performed are on the page, so you can just copy and paste!

Thanks,

Erik10101 (talk) 01:45, July 23, 2014 (UTC)


 * Alright, no worries.


 * Erik10101 (talk) 02:43, July 23, 2014 (UTC)

Magicians
I have no idea. I was really hoping to see Rogue or Smoothini again. I've been following Smoothini on Twitter lately, but no updates yet. It would be a shame for him not to appear...

Erik10101 (talk) 04:04, July 23, 2014 (UTC)


 * I could see Rogue in Danger, but seeing Smoothini in anything besides Magic is a stretch. He could be in Novelty?


 * Erik10101 (talk) 04:28, July 23, 2014 (UTC)
 * That's probably a crew member. He has a black shirt on with red X's on the back, which is what they have.


 * There is some kind of variety category with the two rapper brothers, Dustin's Dojo, and Flight Crew Jump Rope, according to commercials.


 * Who knows what's going on with Smoothini? Maybe he simply couldn't make it and had to withdraw?


 * Great night today, by the way! I thought the kid singers were especially phenomenal!
 * Erik10101 (talk) 04:44, July 23, 2014 (UTC)
 * Magicians: Mike and Mat are locks. I'm going to guess Stephen makes it based on how amazed both I and the judges were with what he did despite his lack of televised audition. There are always a couple of acts like that that come out of nowhere like The Robotix or Danielle Stallings.


 * Dancers: I say Sean and Luke and Dragon House. Sean and Luke are underwhelming, but they have  teen appeal and are the only act of their kind still left. They've been given so much screentime I would be surprised if they don't make it.


 * Kid Singers: I thought Octavious was phenomenal! Definitely my favorite remaining kid singer. I'm going to guess Octavious and Julia as well. Grace Ann was good, but she is no Jackie Evancho, and they definitely hurts her.


 * Comedians: I think Darik and Wendy. Joe blew it. Check out 4:13 on this video (http://agt.wikia.com/wiki/File:Extended_Preview_Judgment_Week_-_America%27s_Got_Talent_2014_(Preview) ). Joe's walking with Rachel Butera (who had no screentime) and an unknown. All three are guaranteed eliminations.


 * Variety: Juan is definitely going to be that one "un-deserving" act of the season. I agree about Loop. He's slowly becoming one of my favorite acts.


 * Strongmen: JD is a lock. I think Mike will make it for the sheer fact he is inspirational for doing things at such an old age. It's definitely something AGT would love to advertise to flout its variety, though it is limiting. He clearly had a much harder time today.


 * Female Singers: I think Kelli Glover and Anna Clendening are locks. Emily West is on the bubble, and Carly, although she was great, doesn't stand out amongst the other three.


 * I've really been loving this season so far. I can't remember having so many favorites going into a season. What about you?
 * Erik10101 (talk) 05:22, July 23, 2014 (UTC)
 * Still confused, but Smoothini is in?
 * https://www.facebook.com/smoothini/posts/10152177221902187
 * Erik10101 (talk) 05:30, July 23, 2014 (UTC)
 * Yeah. Weird. You would think AGT would emphasize Smoothini made it; he is the most popular on YouTube with over 10 million views.
 * Yeah. But hey, don't worry about Jaycob yet. We're at a point at which the competition isn't quite over-saturated with singers. I'll rant about it plenty after he makes the Top 12, haha.
 * Erik10101 (talk) 05:39, July 23, 2014 (UTC)
 * Awesome! Sounds good!
 * Erik10101 (talk) 00:04, July 24, 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes they were last!
 * Weird that some acts didn't show up. Like Valo and Bobby, OVCC, and Smoothini, who all, according to Social Media made it. Still excited about the overall lineup though!
 * Erik10101 (talk) 02:13, July 24, 2014 (UTC)
 * Erik10101 (talk) 02:13, July 24, 2014 (UTC)

Admittedly, this week doesn't have a lot of heavy-hitters, but it's still pretty even. Early Predictions: David & Leeman, The Willis Clan, Miguel Dakota, and Dan Naturman in JC over Emily West. Who I Want: David & Leeman, Flight Crew Jump Rope, JD Anderson, Valo & Bobby (over Dan Naturman in JC)  Erik10101 (talk) 04:36, July 29, 2014 (UTC)


 * For the most part, results were predictable (I got the top 6 right), but I was surprised and disapppointed that Flight Crew Jump Rope (my favorite last night) was axed. Valo & Bobby were amazing, but yep, the danger aspect continues hard for America to vote for, unfortunately.


 * Next week has an amazing group of talent. Heavy hitters, like you said, are ACTE II, Darik Santos (he could make it very far; he's basically Taylor Williamson but even more awkward), Mat, Mara, and Jaycob. Loop is one of my favorites, but I don't think he's nearly as much of a frontrunner as the others. John & Andrew and Aerial Animation are dark horses this week, but I feel they probably would have sailed through if they performed yesterday. Andrey is a dark horse too, but he doesn't seem very relatable. Livy, Matt & Sammy are good, but I'm not sure if they quite comopare in this stacked week. Hart and Juan are cannon fodder this week.


 * I'm excited for the future weeks as well. They will have Adrian Romoff, Anna Clendening, Blue Journey, Christian Stoinev, Emil and Dariel, Kelli Glover, Mike Super, Paul Ieti, Quintavious Johnson, and Smoothini. Unfortunately, it looks like we'll keep a couple more singers.


 * Erik10101 (talk) 04:41, July 31, 2014 (UTC)
 * I didn't know that about John & Andrew. Despite the homophobic bigotry, I hope people realize their talent. The problem is, I'm not sure how much they can mix things up if they just limit themselves to Salsa. I personally thought Hart Dance Team's first performance was underwhelming, but who knows? The white-black pattern was unique, and maybe they have something else in store.


 * ACTE II has a very solid chance. They're likable, they have a surprise factor, and they're opera. Opera has a very, very great track record on AGT (Neal E. Boyd, Donald Braswell, Barbara Padilla, Jackie Evancho, Lys Agnes, Branden James, Jonathan Allen, Forte all made it very far in the competition).
 * Erik10101 (talk) 17:33, August 1, 2014 (UTC)


 * It would be great if you could make Season 4 act pages like you did with Season 3! It was very useful. I'm trying to get Season 3 fully added by the end of summer, and Season 4 next summer. Then, finally, the Wiki will be relatively complete!


 * Your Voice wiki looks amazing! I like your page templates, and I'll visit it  and witness as it becomes complete. I don't have the time yet to commit to another wiki, but hopefully after we get Season 4 and a couple of other things on AGT Wiki, I'll help!
 * Erik10101 (talk) 18:04, August 3, 2014 (UTC)


 * Season 4 was definitely pretty week. So was Season 3. Both had way too many singers in the Finals. The Wiki started during Season 6, and Season 5 was necessary because the talent was incredible (Jackie Evancho, Fighting Gravity, Prince Popypcock). Then I added Season 1 because it was first, and moved up to Season 4.


 * I do have a Facebook, but I only like to use it for family and friends from school.
 * Erik10101 (talk) 23:25, August 3, 2014 (UTC)


 * I'm not sure if these videos work in Canada, but you can catch up here:
 * http://agt.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_911#Videos
 * I agree with BuddyTV's. I disagree that Jaycob has any chance in the Top 3, but he's definitely in contention for the Top 5. Darik and John & Andrew stand a chance too, but probably by Judges' Choice if at all. I'm predicting Aerial Animation, Mat Franco, Mara, ACTE II, and Andrey over Jaycob in Judges' Choice.
 * Yeah, it's pretty disappointing, but I think he's definitely loss some frontrunner status after the lackluster performance this week. I'm hoping ACTE II wins the vote!
 * Erik10101 (talk) 01:59, August 7, 2014 (UTC)
 * Erik10101 (talk) 01:59, August 7, 2014 (UTC)


 * Hey, can you try the chat function on the Wiki? I want to see if it works. That should make it easier to discuss.
 * Erik10101 (talk) 02:07, August 7, 2014 (UTC)


 * I was surprised Anna didn't make at least Judges' Choice, but Paul gave a good performance (better than Jaycob's anyway) and he had the pimp spot and a sob story.


 * You make a good point about female sob stories not working as well. Maybe Anna's was just harder to relate to? Even though I know her anxiety is obviously real, some people didn't believe her. Who knows?


 * Overall, results tonight were great! Only one solo singer made it. Everyone was deserving. Here's hoping Jaycob doesn't make it... haha.
 * Erik10101 (talk) 03:16, August 14, 2014 (UTC)


 * Yes, the voting was probably influenced by the fact she was a girl... since the most passionate voting audience is teenage girls. Too bad, because I thought she was a stronger singer than Jaycob. I hope producers place Jaycob and Miguel in the same Semifinal. They will cut into each other's votes, or fans might decided to just side with one.
 * Erik10101 (talk) 05:04, August 15, 2014 (UTC)
 * Understood. Thank you for letting me know!
 * Erik10101 (talk) 00:00, August 20, 2014 (UTC)
 * I'm disappointed in that choice as well. All the strong/popular singers (Emily, Sons of Serendip, Miguel, Paul) are in the first Semi, so Jaycob will probably sail through...
 * Erik10101 (talk) 03:07, August 21, 2014 (UTC)


 * I can understand why you feel this way. I hope more than anything a standard singer doesn't win this year. We'll see how it goes...


 * This week had pretty week performances, so I would not have minded either way as long as Emil and Dariel made it. Jonatan was definitely talented, but he is a danger act. Voters don't tend to vote for acts that have the potential to really hurt themselves. Same happened with Valo & Bobby. I'm less disgruntled than disappointed since I love danger.


 * I was quite surprised Kelli needed the JC to progress. I would have thought she would sail through. It really is "white male with guitar" all over again... And am I the only one who is frustrated with every final act of the night being a singer so far? There were much better acts each weak earlier in the night...
 * Erik10101 (talk) 05:22, August 21, 2014 (UTC)

For the most part, results were acceptable. I'm disappointed by the fact that there are three solo singers. Mara definitely did not deserve to make it over Aerial Animation, but I can understand whose performance was more popular.

Next week looks amazing, with favorites like Christian Stoinev, Blue Journey, and Mat Franco. Hopefully Jaycob doesn't squeak in, though he probably will.

Erik10101 (talk) 12:07, August 28, 2014 (UTC)

He's out!
I'm glad he's out too! Really glad that this week, only one of the six who made it was a singer! I'm hopeful that a variety act will win; I think Mat Franco or Sons of Serendip have strong chances of winning!

Erik10101 (talk) 01:54, September 4, 2014 (UTC)


 * I figured the 6th Place/5th Place categories substituted for that. If you think it's a good idea, I don't see why we can't do Final 6/Final 4! :)


 * Erik10101 (talk) 02:25, September 12, 2014 (UTC)
 * I love it!
 * Erik10101 (talk) 04:28, September 13, 2014 (UTC)
 * It's over! Despite the male trend continuing, Mat Franco pulled off an amazing win! Thanks for your help this season! I'm on the moon!!!
 * Erik10101 (talk) 02:05, September 18, 2014 (UTC)

Wiki Stuff
As much as I would like to help, I have been swamped with university work. Not only that, but our Wiki has problems with the videos (all the ones from Seasons 5-8 are not working because the user who uploaded all those videos deleted his AGT videos). I still have to find time to fix that, and finish Season 4 as well (only up to Quarterfinals right now). I will be following The Voice this season though!

Erik10101 (talk) 23:59, September 18, 2014 (UTC)


 * It's great that he didn't win! It's baffling that he received more votes than Forte and Collins Key. That country singer vote...


 * Erik10101 (talk) 00:03, September 19, 2014 (UTC)

Country Vote
I wouldn't go that far to say that you would be voting for racism and ignorance, but some people that vote are defintiely racist and ignorant. It's really too bad to hear Jimmy isn't receptive to hear people disagree with him. The good thing is AGT seems to be moving away from the whole country singer thing. We didn't have an official country singer this year. Maybe they learned from Jimmy moving on to far?

The most professional acts let the bad comments come. If they disagree, they can write polite responses. But they shouldn't just delete them unless they're attacking people directly. Your being against hunting is a fair and common belief.

Erik10101 (talk) 03:41, September 19, 2014 (UTC)


 * I agree completely with everything you're saying. I still respect his talent (though it's nothing to compared to his competition), but now I respect him less as a man.


 * Erik10101 (talk) 20:39, September 19, 2014 (UTC)

Dance Duos
What do you think about splitting the Dancers category up into Dancers and "Dance Duos," like what we have with Singers and Vocal Duos? So, we basically divide dancers into "Dancers" (solo), "Dance Duos," (2), "Dance Groups," 3 or more.

If you agree to do this, would you mind helping me out by re-organizing the categories for all affected pages? It would be a humongous help since I've been spending time improving all the old pages and still adding new stuff. Erik10101 (talk) 10:23, June 12, 2015 (UTC)


 * Understood, Jay. Take it easy and do what you can. Hope everything works out for you! Erik10101 (talk) 06:19, June 14, 2015 (UTC)
 * Sorry to hear about Jimmy, man. Threatening to press charges over a difference of opinion is ridiculous. If he's going to be that rude, he doesn't deserve your time. I understand your hesitation to edit; it's disappointing to see people who seem so cool on TV prove rude/selfish. Erik10101 (talk) 03:21, June 25, 2015 (UTC)
 * I agree that the show should not bring him back. With the 10th anniversary this year, I'm expecting a lot of alumni to guest perform? Any hopes? I think Kenichi, Terry Fator, Jackie Evancho and Team iLuminate would be awesome to see again. I would be shocked if Bianca doesn't make some kind of apperance too.


 * Yeah I'm surprised too. Johnny Shelton's a typical sob-story singer (obviously I do feel for him, but singingwise he's decent) but Alex Boye is actually one of my favorites. He has this really infectious energy that makes me understand why he's more appropriate for AGT then The Voice. I like all the ones you mentioned. I also really like Drew Lynch, Piff the Dragon, Triple Threat, Paul Zerdin, and Uzeyer. Even though we have two auditions episodes left, I think we're going to see a comedian/magician/dancer winner this year. Erik10101 (talk) 06:20, June 26, 2015 (UTC)
 * It would be amazing to see all the winners! What if we got some duets too? Mat is a no-brainer; he even has a a miniseries called "Mat Franco's Got Magic" coming to NBC.


 * I agree Drew does seem pretty limited, but he will have so much time to build up his act (all the time from his audition a couple months ago) that I think he should be able to pull of some good jokes. I checked out his YouTube channel and i think he definitely has some good material. His sob story and good will from the Golden Buzzer should really help him. I can see him winning, though I can't honestly say yet he would be deserving.


 * Yeah, Sharon Irving really was a waste of the Golden Buzzer. Mel B's a singer too, so I guess there's a little bias there. I just feel like she would be a two-chair turn on The Voice and then would be cut in the Battles. Her singing was really quite unremarkable especially compared to excellent singers on the show like Emily West. And she lacks the power of Forte or the novelty of a Prince Poppycock. She's literally just another singer that COULD audition on The Voice. I hate when singers audition for AGT when they are just as capable of auditioning on The Voice. Kid singers, opera singers, bands, vocal groups are all fine to me since AGT is the only venue for them. Agreed that it's great we don't have any country singers yet... but I'm worried about this guy named Benton Blount (https://twitter.com/bentonblount). His audition is coming soon, and he describes his style as "Country Crunk." Erik10101 (talk) 09:24, June 26, 2015 (UTC)

I feel like this season's been missing a singer they can really push. So far there's no chance a singer would win. I have not heard any of Benton's music, so I don't know how good he is. Good tactic, haha. From what I've seen he's a cool guy. He even went to one of those official AGT screenings with some other acts. I couldn't tell you what race he is if I tried, lol. Milton Patton was good. I don't know why the show tried to portray him as one of those automatic Vegas cuts (he actually DID perform in Vegas), but whatever. As long as Benton is better than Kevin Skinner, I won't mind him.

By the way, I found this on AGT's twitter (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23AGT10%20from%3Anbcagt&src=typd and https://twitter.com/search?q=from%3Anbcagt%20since%3A2015-06-12%20until%3A2015-06-13&src=typd&lang=en). If it's accurate, the acts being considered to perform as guests are Kenichi Ebina, Sons of Serendip, Kevin Skinner, David & Dania - Quick Change, William Close, Drew Lynch, Olate Dogs, Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr., Mat Franco, Bianca Ryan, Terry Fator, Blue Journey, Team iLuminate, Freckled Sky, Michael Grimm, Smoothini, and Neal E. Boyd. What a list!

Erik10101 (talk) 19:01, June 26, 2015 (UTC)

Season 10
With that many possible guests, I wonder if we'll get some kind of "Alumni" episode instead of just sprinkling them in for guest performances. There are only six weeks of live performances this year if I remember correctly. Yeah, David's attitude in Season 1 was really offputting. And all of their guest performances after their season were exactly the same thing... They have been invited back before though, so I wouldn't be surprised if they perform their act the tenth time on the show. If you saw the links I sent you, there was actually a vote on the tweets. I wonder how much they would listen to them, if at all.

Yeah, I hope he doesn't either. I honestly don't know what I would say to him, but of course I wasn't on the receiving end of his rudeness. Yeah, we can't delete his page; the Wiki has to be comprehensive and unfortunately he did appear in a lot of Seaosn 8.

Erik10101 (talk) 03:21, June 28, 2015 (UTC)

Xpogo
No, the page is correct. Xpogo performed in Judgment Week + Xpogo did not perform live = Xpogo was eliminated during Judgment Week. I'm not sure what that other user is thinking. Maybe they're just a member of the team trying to cut the part where they were eliminated to make themselves look better?

Erik10101 (talk) 22:27, July 1, 2015 (UTC)


 * I was pretty surprised he was relegated to a montage because he did sound really good. He has a large fanbase already. The Judge Cuts promo already included him, so you can bet he gets a lot more screentime and will make the live shows.


 * As for what I make of him, he seems like a very humble, nice guy. He's spent a lot of time replying to or reading basically every comment for him on social media. I don't know how he responds to "haters" or people he disagrees with, but so far, I do like this guy.


 * Erik10101 (talk) 19:06, July 11, 2015 (UTC)
 * Agreed. I don't want him to win either. But that's just me not liking singers, haha.


 * The page is very vague right now because AGT hasn't been clear about how it works. What we do know is that the acts will perform in front of an audience this time, there are guest judges, and each gets a Golden Buzzer. I didn't even find out about the 6 out of 20 thing until I saw a new promo . Yes, this will be four episodes over four weeks. I hope they still have acts perform based on categories so we can see them react to their direct competition.
 * Erik10101 (talk) 08:08, July 12, 2015 (UTC)

Judge Cuts
I'm predicting Freelusion (Golden Buzzer), Silvia Silvia, 3 Shades, Piff, Los Angeles Children's Orchestra, Qi Feilong, and Alondra. I saw a preview of Silvia Silvia's act, and in it, she nails her performance and three judges give standing ovations. She seems to have a bigger personality and more unique act than Paul, so I think she's a lock. 3 Shades will make it because Howard loves bands. I feel like the judges will only send one act through between Michael and Piff. Piff has a bigger personality and some better tricks. I feel like LACO will make it because, well, they're kids that play classic music. Qi Feilong is my prediction for this year's Juan Carlos / Big Barry. And even though Alondra isn't really that special, I would be shocked if they didn't send at least one singer through. Between her and Samantha, Alondra is unique for doing Mariachi while Samantha has a copy in the form of Sharon Irving.

As for Benton, I honestly don't see him winning. Acts with big social followings before (Miguel Dakota or Collins Key) made the Finals, but they don't always win. Unless Benton's talent really does stack up with other finalists, he won't be able to win. Take AcroArmy for example. They have literally five times less Twitter followers than Miguel Dakota, but they still outpaced him. Plus, no "montage act" has ever won America's Got Talent. Benton's already at a big disadvantage without a full audition video since he didn't really connect with the general AGT audience.

Erik10101 (talk) 21:58, July 14, 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep on the mole work! :)


 * No, you haven't messed anything. Yeah, the X's mean buzzes. Four buzzes actually means an automatic disqualification now.


 * Erik10101 (talk) 00:49, July 15, 2015 (UTC)
 * I think just "Judge Cuts" is fine for "Position Reached." I believe it's in New York, but I'll fact check that later.
 * Erik10101 (talk) 00:59, July 15, 2015 (UTC)
 * Nice! Good find with the Chippendoubles; I would have never been able to find them. Uzeyer, Scott, and Benjamin seem like early frontrunners from that group of 10. I wish I recognized more of these acts, haha, since some of these were not televised.
 * Erik10101 (talk) 03:08, July 15, 2015 (UTC)
 * Yeah, looks like that girl is Cailyn. Yeah the Chippendoubles have an uphill battle to climb  because we didn't see them earlier. I really like Piff's act. He's certified on Twitter and appeared on other TV shows before, but he's never been on a competition show like this. I would be pretty excited if he won, especially over another singer!
 * Erik10101 (talk) 03:28, July 15, 2015 (UTC)
 * I feel like Uzeyer has the edge though. Even on YouTube, he has 2.3 million views on his video and Dr. Danger only has 277,000. It will depend on if Uzeyer can step it up or do something new, since we already know Dr. Danger is doing something new with motorcycles.


 * Since the 20 acts thing is a new thing, I'm still completely sure how this works. It seems like the 20-act thing wil stick, so I guess they just picked the Top 80 from the accepted acts.


 * If they do keep the 7 acts a week thing, we'll probably get 4 Audition Golden Buzzers, 28 Judge Cuts, and 4 more Wild Cards for 36 in the live shows.
 * Erik10101 (talk) 04:18, July 15, 2015 (UTC)
 * Yeah, just click your icon in the top bar, click "My preferences", and then go to "Email." Then change settings as appropriate. Hope that helps!
 * Erik10101 (talk) 23:54, July 15, 2015 (UTC)
 * Wow Jay, that's a terrific find! I wouldn't have been able to find the list until Tuesday! I'll work on getting all 20 pages "Judge Cuts" ready throughout the week.


 * I really hate how 5 of these acts were not seen in the auditions this year. I wish the producers would just make sure everyone who makes it to the Judge Cuts gets their audition televised. There are also plenty of acts that won't even make it to Judge Cuts. It doesn't make sense to me why the latter get more screentime than the former.


 * My early predictions are Dr. Danger, Selected of God, Uzeyer (Golden Buzzer), Benjamin, Scott, Daniella, and Chris Jones.
 * Erik10101 (talk) 23:56, July 16, 2015 (UTC)

Yeah,I saw the video.I'm wondering how much the Chippendales are able to do, since we saw basically all of their impressions from their audition reused in the Semifinals. I wonder how many "realistic" impressions are possible from those people, but we'll see! The Obama one is new!

Thanks for your help! Temporary or not, pictures are always nice to have until the actual episode! I feel like the next couple rounds are going to be a breeze compared to last year; at least we will see everybody that performs for the judges. Plus, the results will come the same night. Erik10101 (talk) 06:32, July 17, 2015 (UTC)


 * Wow, that looks a lot like them! I don't know if we have enough evidence to prove that is them, but I'll look for the clip from the episode in the next few days to see if i can find  any more hints.


 * Erik10101 (talk) 07:24, July 17, 2015 (UTC)
 * It looks like Howie is actually inviting Marlon Wayans (http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Scoop-AMERICAS-GOT-TALENT-on-NBC-Tuesday-July-28-2015-20150710). I guess that makes sense because they are both successful comedias. Mel B is inviting Piers. Well, they are both British?
 * Erik10101 (talk) 05:36, July 18, 2015 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I always did like the Howie-Piers banter. I'm really interested in what the panel will be like with both that banter back and two serious judges (Howard and Piers) at the same time.
 * Erik10101 (talk) 08:13, July 18, 2015 (UTC)
 * Good point. Last year I just put "Judgment Week" for all of the acts we didn't see because we could not tell for sure in what stage they were eliminated. It's different this year because we know exactly which acts are in the Judge Cuts.


 * Do you think we should write "Judge Cuts" anyway, because they most likely were "cut" by the judges before the Top 80? Do you have another idea?
 * Erik10101 (talk) 06:46, July 19, 2015 (UTC)
 * Yeah, maybe just "Judge Cuts" is all we need. Something like "Pre-Judge Cuts" might be a little confusing. We could just simply do a comment saying "This act either withdrew or was cut before Judge Cuts."
 * Erik10101 (talk) 07:02, July 19, 2015 (UTC)
 * Yeah, that statement is perfect! Hopefully with social media, it will be easier to find out what exactly happened to all of those missing acts.
 * Erik10101 (talk) 07:09, July 19, 2015 (UTC)
 * It's your call. A part of me feels like categorizing those who died is in bad taste, but it's also informative and a way to "honor" them.
 * Erik10101 (talk) 05:08, July 21, 2015 (UTC)


 * Alright, let's do a "Deceased" category. So far it's only the two you mentioned, right?
 * Erik10101 (talk) 05:54, July 21, 2015 (UTC)
 * I believe Frank Simon from Season 1 passed too, but I can't remember where I read that.
 * Erik10101 (talk) 06:25, July 21, 2015 (UTC)
 * Good find! It's really sad what happened to him because he was relatively young, but it's nice to see so many people honoring him on that page. I agree that he should have made it to the next round; he was one of the few rejected acts that the audience openly applauded and disagreed with the judges about.
 * Erik10101 (talk) 06:37, July 21, 2015 (UTC)

Yeah, Alex Boye has quite an online following from his YouTube channel. I don't think he performs live a lot, so AGT is his chance to go big.

I'm still baffled since it looks like a lot of great acts are being cut from the 80 Judge Cuts without getting to perform again. And where are all the outdoor extreme acts? (Out of the first 60, there's only one; the Daredevil All Stars). I really hope all the acts you mentioned return. I don't get why clear joke acts like Samantha Hess or Qi Feilong might make the Top 80 while at least 30 acts will not. Erik10101 (talk) 22:31, July 21, 2015 (UTC)

Sounds good! Erik10101 (talk) 00:52, July 22, 2015 (UTC)

The three you mentioned, Jenna, Center Stage, Daditude, Chippendoubles, and Chris were all given very little screentime.

Erik10101 (talk) 02:44, July 22, 2015 (UTC)


 * Yeah, the Chippendoubles' impersonations were totally fine, but I felt like they lacked the energy of their BGT audition. Felt bad to see Scott falter? Wild Card perhaps? People who deserve second chances tend to get it (like Andrew de Leon who also messed up pretty badly). I thought Aiden deserved it over Ira. I actually appreciate Ira's humor and novelty, but why send FOUR singing acts through? I actually think that choir is fodder, to be honest. I don't see people voting for them over some of the other big personalities on the show.


 * Erik10101 (talk) 03:01, July 22, 2015 (UTC)

Week 3
I agree about the four unknowns, like tonight, are all getting cut. I'm predicting Benton (over Johnny, only one will go through), Animation Crew, Mountain Faith, Oleksy, Oz, Paul, and Triple Threat. Pretty much the same as you, haha. I doubt Brittney will make it too. Too many better female singers already in the live shows.

Erik10101 (talk) 03:57, July 22, 2015 (UTC)

Yeah, I agree that sorting a "Stunt Magician" into Danger and Magic made total sense. I think for the sake of having to put him somewhere, we should just stick with "Magicians." They did the same thing with escape artist Spencer Horsman; they placed him in "Magic" in Vegas. Plus, Wes Barker identifies as a magician on all his social media. I think Michael Griffin is different because the ropes were literally tied around his neck, so he was in "danger" if he didn't escape.

Erik10101 (talk) 17:22, July 22, 2015 (UTC)

Well, it's his opinion. As long as he's not openly attacking the lifestyle he disagrees with. It is sad, but what can you do? Plus, this was two years ago, so who knows if he's changed his mind by now?

Erik10101 (talk) 16:30, July 23, 2015 (UTC)


 * Yeah, he probably does have the same opinion. Still, that post he made was all the way back in 2013. Even then, his post wasn't that mean-spirited. He just wants people to tolerate his opinions, which is fair. I don't know if he was posting rude personal opinion posts earlier, or if he still does. Has he done it recently? You're right that he might want to keep votes. I'm on the same page with you on LGBT topics; I don't get why LGBT rights are such a big problem for so many people. I reckon kids in the future will look back on it as we look back at racism. You have every right to feel the way you do. It's heartbreaking the sheer amount of suicides and depression. I just recommend you don't post on Benton's social media unless he brings it up first. There's no reason to pick a fight with him no matter how much you disagree. He probably won't change his mind, but if he's civil and not overly hateful, so be it. First and foremost, AGT is a talent show. You're right that he'll probably make it farther than he deserves, but at least he is not going to win. And, well, I can't wait to see him get eliminated be it next week or in the Semis.


 * Erik10101 (talk) 17:20, July 24, 2015 (UTC)
 * Yeah, nothing is set in stone. I just don't see any scenario where he wins. First, he was montaged for his audition. Auditions are always the acts' most popular performances, so when he loses that, he has a lowst to make up. At this point, the general public knows next to nothing about his history. Nowadays, a lot of the best AGT auditions go viral, like Drew's, Freckled Sky's, Piff's, and Heavenly's.


 * Next, his competition is way too fierce. Piff has literally twice as many Facebook likes, 10 times as many YouTube views, 14000 more Twitter followers, etc. While Piff surprises each week, Benton will only ever do one thing; sing a country song. Plenty of country songs sound the same anyway.


 * Third, he doesn't have the appeal of past Country Singers on the show. Kevin Skinner won in Season 4, but only after his audition went viral with the memorable "chicken catcher" story. Plus, Season 4 was possibly the weakest season of the show besides season 1 in terms of talent. Jimmy Rose worked as a coal miner, served in the Marines, and also had a viral audition, but he couldn't compete with the more memorable and even more viral Kenichi. Plus, the judges started attacking him near the end of the season. Benton has been in a band since 1997. His only "draw" seems to be that he's a stay-at-home dad, and I don't think that's enough in a season with sob stories but solid talents like Drew Lynch and Benjamin Yonattan. I don't see him surprising anybody because very few country songs can yield stellar performances, as compared to gospel or soul or rock.


 * But again, who knows? America has made the wrong decisions before. I feel like nowadaws though, we've moved on from singer worship. Just look at the last three years' winners. Some singers got close like Emily West and Jimmy, but Emily was truly a phenmoenal singer while Jimmy had a great backstory and viral audition.


 * Hopefully Benton doesn't get a lot of screentime next Tuesday or a Golden Buzzer. I see an "edited rivalry" between Johnny Shelton and him, but it seems like a foregone conclusion that Benton will make it. (He's already done Press stuff for AGT: https://twitter.com/nbcagt/status/610983846918651904)
 * Erik10101 (talk)