Joesplace posted photos of some Season 8 contestants hanging out at the Grove, across from the CBS studios.
That’s Matt Giraud, Ricky Braddy and Anoop Desai hanging out with with Top 12 contestants Alexis Grace and Kris Allen
No doubt Matt, Ricky and Anoop are in Los Angeles to participate in Thursday’s Wildcard round…
Incoming, internet based fanbases are miniscule compared to the TV viewing audience. That’s the reason that someone who moves the casual viewer/voter can garner more votes than the guy with 100,000 myspace friends. If 1/4 of the people watching voted only 1 time, they would far outnumber any favorite’s fanbase power-voting. TV is still just far too powerful a foe for the internet
On the Anoop thing: for me, it’s that Anoop picked a pretty boring song, but he sang it well, and on key. Ricky sang well too – but he lacks charisma – or whatever it is that makes the tv audience remember him. Plus – Simon is the tie breaker – so if it comes down to that Ricky doesn’t get his vote. Matt G sang a pretty unexciting song completely off key, all over the place and dull. He shouldn’t even get a chance at that Wild Card in my opinion.
So, that’s why I think Anoop has a good shot at a final 12 spot. Actually, just going by judges comments, I think Ju’not has a better shot of taking that final 12 spot than either Ricky or Matt G.
Hmm, I think I just repeated myself LOL.
I’m hoping maybe they’ll pick 5 people, and there will be a top 14. Then in the first two weeks of the finals two people will go home each week, leaving the top 10 for the tour.
Here’s who I think will be in the WC round: Anoop, Ricky, Matt G, Nate, Felicia, Jesse, Jasmine, Megan/Taylor/Kristen (toss up)
I don’t think Felicia is making it tonight. I bet a guy will take it again, and Jorge and Scott will go through. She disappointed me last night; I thought it was kind of copycat and there were a few missed notes. I was surprised by all the praise I’ve seen for her here. Still love her though.
I really, really, really hope they let the WC round people sing new songs. Maybe pick a song someone else did these past three weeks, so the band will already know it? Or one off the last round of Hollywood list? The latter seems better because it seems that a lot of people who may be in the WC round did really well in the last round in Hollywood. I would love to see more than 5 seconds of Anoop singing “My Prerogative.”
Season 9 spoiler: a blind, single-father whose wife was hit by a truck will win.
I’m still pulling for Matt G.
And Anoop better make it.
Sweet, those are the three that I want in the Top 12!
Well, we know that 3 of the apparent W/C choices are in town, so isn’t it possible they have already begun practice? Those who will be W/C for Group 3 can begine practice after the show tonight.
I will not vote at all if Anoop isn’t in the TOP 12.
Can anyone explain to me what Felicia did to her teeth? I missed this.
I would love to see a surprise “top 13.” I think it’d be fitting. In that case they could put through two guys and two girls to the top group no matter what happens tonight.
My predictions (thought they’re always wrong): tonight we see Lil (who deserves it), Scott (meh), and… Jorge (who I can’t help but love) go through. (I know DialIdol ended with Ju’Not above him, but last week with Kris, Kris began the night in the lead and slipped after a few hours, but I believe that in DialIdol’s history, it’s the contestants in the lead after the first, what, 20 minutes?, that matter.)
Wild card picks: Anoop, Ricky, Matt G, Felicia, Ju’Not, Kendall, Megan, Mishavonna/Jesse (I hope both!), Ann Marie/Jackie (I hope neither, I’d take Misha AND Jesse over either of these two), and if they want to pull a fast one on us, Tatiana.
Not sure who of these will get into the top group!
I’d like to see Anoop, Ricky, Matt G., Ju’not, and Von getting another try, and for the girls, Meghan, Jesse, Mishavonna and Felicia (if she’s not in tonight, but I’m hoping she is). I’m also thinking they are going to bring back Tatiana just for the drama factor.
sparkles – felicia definitely bleached them, or maybe they’re veneers. but they were bright bright white! she looked great though.
I hope that we have an 8-4 Split in favor of the men too. Or like other people suggested maybe something like a top 13, where each of the judges get a pick. And then we can have a double elimination sometime down the road. I honestly think that 8-4 would work, it did in season 3 when there were 8 girls and 4 guys.
This year, I think that there is more talent on the guy’s side, and I would really like to see more guys in the top 12 than women. So I’m hoping that 8 make it, I think it’s possible that this could happen.
I think that it would be very hard for the judges to only choose one guy out from Anoop, Matt G. Ricky Braddy, possibly Nate and Jorge if neither one of them doesn’t make it through tonight. The judges seems to really like Anoop Matt Giraud and Nate, and Paula really likes Ricky Braddy.
I think that it’s a strong possibility that they will choose more than one man, especially given the buzz around some of them. And the girls they really seem to like are Lil, Allison and Alexis who have already made it through.
I don’t think that they would do 9-3, (even though I would love that) but I think they might do the 8-4 split. And if they do this, I don’t think that all of the girls are automatically going get knocked off 4 weeks in a row.
I think that Lil and possibly Alexis could stay around for a while and knock off people like Michael Sarver, and possibly Kris Allen.
I want Anoop to make it through, and I hope that either Matt G, or maybe Nate make it through as well. I definitely want two of these three guys to make it through. The girl that I want to make it through is Jesse Langseth, and I would be okay if Mishovanna was the girl that made it through if there is an 8-4 split.
But I don’t think that either one of these girls are going to make it because I don’t think that the judges really like either one of them that much. I think that Meghan has a good chance of making it through to the wildcard or maybe Felicia. But I think that it’s very likely that Meghan will make it to the top 12.
While I’m all about the Anoop love, I’m even more excited that Ricky has a chance to make the Top 12. I enjoy his singing even more than Anoop’s. Matt? meh.
In a perfect world, Ricky and Anoop will make the top 12. And if Felicia doesn’t advance tonight, I hope she has another shot in the wildcard.
I wish it was next Tuesday night all ready. I miss Adam terribly!
Thanks for the info, reeboks!
Amendment to my wild card picks above: this is who I think will be picked, not who I want. I actually forgot about Von — he might be in there too.
Here’s who I’d LIKE to see:
Anoop
Ricky
Matt G
Megan
Mishavonna
Jesse
Felicia
Von
Then I don’t care, but I think Ju’Not, Kendall, Tatiana, and Ann Marie and/or Jackie have good chances. Maybe Nick/Norman, maybe Nate.
We all think Anoop will get in automatically no matter how crappy he may/may not perform tomorrow because the JUDGES will decide who goes through. He is a fan favorite (not that I have caught on yet) and if they didn’t put him through they’d get uber hate from the fans.
Then Ricky- because he’s the only one of Paula’s top favorites that hasn’t made the top 12. So no matter how poor a performance he may or may not give tomorrow night or how forgettable he may or may not be, she will put him through.
So I ask, what’s the point of the Wildcard show if we already know who’s gonna pull through? Each judge picks 2 to make 8 performers, so more than likely one from each of the judges picks for wildcard will be their picks for top 12.
Let the predictability roll on in…..
I wonder how many wildcards peformances there are going to be tomorrow night? I saw that tomorrow’s episode is only an hour. So if they have like 10-12 wildcards, they are going to be very pressed for time, to get all of those performers, in, plus showing the judges decisions on who gets to advance to the top 12.
I wouldn’t be surprised if they do what they did during season three and eliminate a few of them right when the show starts. Though I don’t think that will make much sense. It didn’t back then and it doesn’t now. But we all know that the producers don’t always make sense with the things they do on the show. lol
Back then, they called twelve people back for the wildcard and then eliminated four of them before the singing began. So that only eight out of the twelve actually got to sing. So I can imagine them calling nine people back, eliminating three right up front and then letting six sing.
I’m probably wrong, though. XD
I’d just like to say that I got 6 of my 8 “hopes” for the wildcard round. Jasmine and Tatiana are in over Felicia and Mishavonna. Oh well! 75% ain’t bad!