Wildcards? DailyStar says yes

Wonder if they can chose anyone, or has to be from their own cat?

Can't imagine Louis wanting another one

Justin Vanderhyde [;)]

So cruel to the Gamu mentalists, to have their hopes raised only to be dashed again when the 4 are known.

I believe the article but I'm not taking nibbles or bites at current prices of the likely ones until there's a leak as to who -  it must be known. And if the original 12 leak is true I think the winner's in there, not the extra 4.

Anyone volunteer to stake out the house?

this is all about Gamu imo

melv'll be happy

this is all about Gamu imo

Nah, Sinitta revealed exactly this may happen back in May or June, when Gamu was unknown outside of the immigration department. (At the time it was denied by the machine but, regardless, it was obviously an old plan destined to run).

Why don't they have a final 24 instead of 12 and vote 2 out each week ? Cut down on all the drama and sob stories in between acts and make it a proper singing comp.

agreed george brush it was like a freak show

i think this is all about gamu. for whatever reason cheryl is going to choose cher and katie over gamu (rebecca deserves it) - and there will be an outcry that someone as good as gamu isnt in the last 12 whereas storm etc are.

the wildcard idea may have been conceived before but it will increase sympathy for gamu and she can become a contender, as she should be

DJ I will be more than happy if Gamu gets through. I simply want to here her sing.I thing she will make a truly great jazz singer.

but melv taking an objective look this wild card thing looks to be authentic - and the big issue tonight for cheryl will be whether to choose gamu or katie as her third choice. she chooses katie, but gamu gets the wildcard and perhaps the sympathy. all seems realistic. as i said before havent had a penny on her, but i think she is utterly magnificent

Yes, this isn't new - it has been bandied about for ages, possibly as soon as last year's series ended.

I wrote this on another forum on August 24th - "for some reason I thought they were having 32 go to Judges' Houses stage, and then 16 for live finals".

It doesn't really look like it is a "wildcard" in the true sense of the word, just the mentors (SCowell) choosing an extra act for each category.

I was just thinking about how they were going to work it into the first live show.  I imagine the extra acts through are known already.  Are they just announced at the start of the show and then they have sing live as part of the show, or is there some massive deliberation pantomime and they miss the singing live the first week?

If they were going to sing in the first live show, they'd have to be rehearsing and having their make overs done already, etc.

Other Sunday rag stuff - big article on the Mirror about Cher's family of violent criminals.

relative jailed for 6 yrs after he almost killed a man in an attack,
another beat up a woman in the same incident,
another hit a man over the head with a metal bar after a booze and drugs binge,
another claimed he was Harry Potter when caught drinking and driving.

Cher was suspended from school at 14 for fighting.

She wants this all out in the open at the start.

I was just thinking about how they were going to work it into the first live show.  I imagine the extra acts through are known already.  Are they just announced at the start of the show and then they have sing live as part of the show, or is there some massive deliberation pantomime and they miss the singing live the first week?

If they were going to sing in the first live show, they'd have to be rehearsing and having their make overs done already, etc.

I reckon the wildcard twist will be announced at end of today's show, but not necessarily the wildcards. Two reasons: may not work mixing recorded and live next Saturday; announcing it today but not saying who the four are until next Saturday gives suspense and anticipation (and also announcing it at the start of next Saturday doesn't gain extra viewers).

But program makers often do the wrong thing (well Endemol do anyway).

OK you reckon they'll just announce the whole lot tonight. I hope so, then we can get a full market going.

its not endemol, its fremantle

Wording from Star (always been reliable with these things in the past):

3rd October 2010

SNEAKY Simon Cowell will tonight play his cruellest ever X Factor trick.

X Factor viewers will see the judges pick their 12 favourite singers and bands for the live shows, which begin next weekend.

The panel, including a teary Cheryl Cole, 27, will be seen fighting their emotions as they make the heartbreaking choices in each category.


The 20 rejects will be seen walking away in despair having seemingly seen their hopes go up in smoke.

But they, and the lucky dozen who get through, are in for a shock.


In a sensational stunt on the first live show on Saturday, the acts will be joined by another four new finalists.
Each judge – Cheryl, plus Simon Cowell, 50, Louis Walsh, 58, and Dannii Minogue, 38 – will get the chance to choose a “wild card” act for their categories.


That means one losing act from each group, seemingly kicked out at the Judges’ Houses stage tonight, will get a second chance.


And once they are in, it means they could even go on to win.


The wild card surprise is a big new stunt for the ITV show.


And producers think it will bring in even more ratings, as well as creating more competition among the acts.


A senior show source said: “Simon had been thinking about playing wild cards for a while and this year he decided to do it.


“The ‘final’ 12 acts chosen tonight will think they are the only ones slugging it out to win because that’s how it has always been.


“But there is a massive surprise in store. On the first live show next Saturday, all 20 of the singers and bands who didn’t make it through will come back on the show.


“And on the night, the four judges will get the chance to choose one act each to include in their category – effectively throwing some of the losers a lifeline to be on the show and ultimately win.


“This is a major shake-up for the show and it’s bound to upset the original 12 acts who were chosen at Judges’ Houses.


“As far as they were concerned the others were out of the running. But now four will be back in the race. The judges know about it now but didn’t at the time when they made their choices. The fur will no doubt fly!”


The drama will unfold on Saturday night’s marathon show, hosted by Dermot O’Leary.

Yes I wonder if it might be something like that NF - 16 is going to be a bit unwieldy with the current format - double evictions for 4 weeks?

ok, so who will be the wildcards

cheryl - gamu
danny - tom
simon - cant remember
louis - one of the freaks - maybe even wagner

They should put all the wildcards into a group like they have done with all the other individual contestants this year

Do you not think she'll pick Gamu squares?

No I wouldn't have thought so cj.