Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5598112-20160721043355/@comment-25150955-20160819002003

Early predictions, it's about time @me

Danger Zone Likely To Miss Wild Cards Top 5
 * Alla and Daniel Novikov: When has America ever been nice to the creepy kid ballroom dancers? The only instances kid ballroom dancers made it farther then the quarterfinals I remember are D'Angelo & Amanda and Anna & Patryk. This is gomna be the show-opener fodder, if anything.
 * Ronee Martin: Moya didn't even make it out of the Bottom 4 in voting during Week 2 of the live shows, and considering Ronee is basically the older version of Moya, I doubt she'll do any better than the former. And, with four other musical acts performing tonight, she'll be lost in the sea of superior performers.
 * Vello Vaher: Based on the AGT App Judges Cut Statistics, doesn't seem like too many people like the guy. The fact that Sofie went through puts him at a high risk, too.
 * Blake Vogt: I know half of the people here have an unnatural obsession significant liking towards Vogt, and that's fine, but will America agree? We've only seen one performance of his, which, while being great, doesn't live up to his competition (Brundage, Dorenbos, The Clairvoyants). He's planning "big things" for the live shows, so I'm counting on him to put on a good show. I want him to advance, but I'm not counting on him to do so right away: unlike Danger, who's sure he'll win the entire thing at this point.
 * Edgar: The family band sounds fine, but there's a problem that sticks out for me; the two performers that AREN'T Nikki Leonti are wayyyy out of their league. Nikki is extremely talented, but her being on her own would do her much better over sticking with her husband and daughter (coming from someone with musical experience, the former sounds mediocre, and the latter needs some work). They'll probably scrape into the Dunkin' Save spots, but I don't want them to move on over some of the other musical acts tonight.
 * Kadan Bart Rockett: I gave Rockett the "undeserving Judges Cut performer going to Live Shows" spot back when the judges somehow picked him over Steven Brundage, considering he's pretty much the least interesting magician we've seen this season (both of his tricks were simple recreations of classic tricks, and both were very easy to figure out). He'll also probably make it to the Judge's Choice if anything, or win the Dunkin' Save, since America (and the judges) seem to love cute kids, even when their talent is inferior to others.
 * The Passing Zone: My previous doubts with danger acts disappeared when Deadly Games made it through...then they came back again when I saw how R&S and ThroWings fared the following week. They're the type of act that will make it to the Judges' Choice, and be faced with Edgar or Kadan Bart Rockett, where Howie will automatically vote against them to prevent any more torture happening to him. I want them to go through so badly, but you never know. Considering Musicality and Lori Mae Hernandez are still in over Hara and Sila Sveta, there's no guessing what happens from here on out.
 * Brian Justin Crum: The show/producers seem to love him, America probably loves him, and he's technically the best singer on the show. He's a triple threat, and he's the singer that SHOULD win.
 * Grace VanderWaal: She's not nearly as good as Crum, and I'd probably pick Calysta Bevier over her, but there's no doubting she does have talent. And her rabid fanbase will put her through, no matter what happens.
 * Julia Scotti: It'll be the crime of a century if she doesn't advance, while Lori Mae remains in the semis. She's funny! She has fresh material (something Hernandez needs to work on)! She's dirty! Who doesn't love dirty jokes? I like them!
 * Linkin' Bridge: In a battle between the tough-looking soul singers and the redemption-story family band, the soul singers are far stronger. I'd hope America agrees with me.
 * Malevo: I've been yearning for an innovative dance act lasting longer than the Quarters since Kenichi Ebina won, and there's a clear-cut avenue for this act. And besides, the dance competition sucked this year, so I want at least ONE dance act in the semis.

What I Want The Outcome To Be: Crum, VanderWaal, Scotti, Malevo, Linkin', Vogt, and TPZ.

What The Outcome Probably Will Be: The same top 5 I mentioned, but Vogt and TPZ may fall victim to Rockett and Edgar. IT BETTER NOT