Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-10812216-20190626170653/@comment-25150955-20190705145731

So, with only two weeks left to go until Judge Cuts, I think it’s about time I share some “who’s not making it out alive” predictions for the round. These don’t reflect personal opinions, by the way.


 * One (or both) of Marcin Patrzalek and Berywam: These two acts are so completely niche in what they do that I expect to not even see these two in Judge Cuts—Marcin won an Italian Got Talent rip-off this past year, so if anyone’s an invited performer who isn’t actually competing (a la Tao and Vard), it’s him. Berywam has also been on a handful of Got Talents and other shows themselves, but I suspect we may see more of them, even though I have my doubts. Beatboxing has never done well on AGT (barring Chase Goehring, which doesn’t count), so I’m not expecting to see too much of them.
 * Lamont Landers: I know it’d be redundant to show him get THIRTEEN MINUTES of a single episode dedicated to his shitty road to redemption, only to cut him next round, but they did the exact same thing with Hunter Price (albeit with less time dedicated to him). My gut is saying we won’t see him after Judge Cuts, but we will see Ansley advance, perhaps.
 * Mackenzie: This is gonna sound crazy as fuck because he was one of the best singers so far in my opinion, but there’s a certain vibe I get from how short his audition felt. He was fantastic for sure, but the segment felt... weird, cut down even. I’m not saying he’s gonna suffer the same fate as Ms. Trysh, but... I dunno, I’m getting a sort of iffy feeling that he hit a peak too early. I would be thrilled to be proven wrong, however—like, seriously, I hope I’m wrong about this one,
 * Every “joke act” except for Gingzilla, Ben Trigger, and Jonathan Burns: This applies to Sideshow Opera, Cirque Du Sewer, Andy Rowell, Edson & Leon, and probably whatever we get in the sixth episode. Joke acts in the lives from S10 onwards have pretty much always been limited to 1-4, maximum, and I’m basing this prediction off the pattern of there being three last season. Gingzilla, being in the premiere episode, is a personal given. Ben Trigger has both the “Golden Buzzer” and a genuinely fun personality going for him, but I do worry Gingzilla may cancel him out in that respect, so I’m less sure of his inclusion. And then you have Jonathan Burns—sure he’s weird, but he’s also entirely unique in what he does, which means I hope the next time we see him isn’t the last we do.
 * Emerald Belles: They were so one-note that I’m a little surprised they were even fully televised. Either they’re the next PAC or the next dance montage participant, though it’d a bit tough to tell.
 * Robert Finley: You could tell he’s here to have some fun, and I absolutely love him for that reason, but, unless he squeaks through on his story, I think he’s a little too out there, not unlike RL Bell in that respect, for him to get too much leverage.

Everything else... yeah I have no idea. These acts are tough to call, I gotta hand that much to the AGT producers this year.