Fantasy Got Talent

**Fantasy Got Talent** (abbreviated ***FanGT***) is a fantasy reality television series in discord, created by Raynard. It is a talent show that features singers, dancers, magicians, comedians, and other performers of all ages competing for the advertised top prize of US$1 million. The show debuted in July 2020.

Fantasy Got Talent features many performances from unknown amateurs to already made stars, a lot of whom have competed on the actual show. The show was canceled after the twelfth season in October 2023.

## Concept

Acts range from singing, dancing, comedy, magic, stunts, variety and other genres. Each participant or act who auditions, attempts to secure a place in the live episodes of a season, by impressing a panel of judges. Currently, the judging lineup consists of Callum, Movie Critic, Hwacha and Xavi. Participants making it into the live episodes, compete against each other for both the judges' and public's vote, in order to reach the live final. The winner receives a large cash prize, and a chance to headline a show on the Las Vegas Strip.

Each participant reaching this stage of auditions is held offstage from the main performing area in a waiting room, and given a number that denotes when they will perform. Each judge is given a buzzer, and may use it during a performance if they are unimpressed, dislike what is being performed, or feel the act is a waste of their time. If a participant is buzzed by all judges, their performance is automatically over. At the end of a performance, the judges give constructive criticism and feedback about what they saw, whereupon they are each given a vote. A participant requires a majority vote approving their performance to proceed to the next stage, otherwise they are eliminated from the program at that stage. Many acts that move on may be cut or forfeit their place, due to the limited slots available for the next stage.

## Summary Of The Seasons

    Raynard created FanGT in July of 2020. The first season had only a lineup of three judges - Raynard himself, Hwacha and RedWhaley14, whom immediately took to being the show's first "tough judge". There were many more controversial buzzes this season from him as well. As this season was seen as 'too prominent with major talent' there were more opportunities for controversy. Raynard was noticeably nicer during the first season, to coincide with RedWhaley's judging style. There was supposed to be a fourth addition to the lineup {1} however, he was fired shortly before the debut episode. During the first episode of Season 1, the red buzzers were only used once, having the judges give all three strikes to contestant Lele Pons {2}. The buzzers were used a bit more prominently during the latter episodes however {3} {4}. The buzzer buttons on the Judges' desk were a lot smaller than the current ones, and the X's were bigger, with dark blue nameplates, similar to the ones seen in *Britain's Got Talent*. The winner of Season 1 was magician, Shin Lim whom wowed the judges every time he performed.

    After Season 1 became a huge success, Season 2 was quickly confirmed. However, shortly before starting, RedWhaley14 abruptly left the show, after only one season. That meant finding a suitable replacement. FurryAGT, a previous guest judge on Season 1, was elected to join the panel. The auditions were finished, once again changing the style in X's to a more black and white look, though there seemed to be a distinct downgrade in the talent shown. The buzzers were also barely used this season. Before the next round was started however, FurryAGT dropped out of the judging panel, after having scheduling conflicts - meaning he couldn't do the live shows. Raynard found this to be very troubling for the show, as he knew the distinct lack of talent, plus the change in judges twice, did not help the show in any way - he even thought about cancelling the show, however decided against it, and carried on regardless. Having found a replacement in the form of JJ, the show continued as normal, and the first ever Golden Buzzer winner happened, in the form of The Weeknd (Raynard's pick).

Before Season 3 was confirmed, there was even more controversy regarding Season 2. Season 3 was planned to go ahead with the previous live show line-up, that being Raynard-Hwacha-JJ. However, JJ was later found out to be the infamous troll Michael Davidson, going under another name. This also applied to Season 1 guest judge Panda, whom was also found out to be him. This brought a lot of unneeded negative attention to the show. Raynard quickly banned Michael from ever returning to FanGT. Yet again, there needed to be another replacement to the judging panel. Thankfully, Hero stepped in as the 3rd judge as Season 3 was underway. This season marked the return of the Quarterfinals, but not the Judges Cuts. The Buzzers were kept the same but with a blue title card underneath the X. This season marked the first Judges Choice winner, in the form of Bruno Mars, who won the Judges Choice during Week 3 of the Quarterfinals.

After Season 3 had ended, Season 4 was put into production but the panel would once again experience a change. While none of the judges left the panel this season, a 4th judge was added to the panel in the form of SP. This season marked the return of the Judges Cuts and Wildcard Round from Season 1. This season would also introduce guest judges that would end up serving as main judges on the panel in future seasons - Critic, Xavi, & Callum. The Buzzers would change to resemble more like the Britain's Got Talent buzzers with stretched X's and white title cards underneath. This season would mark the first buzzed out Golden Buzzer with Hero's Golden Buzzer, Wade Wilson a.k.a Deadpool (However it is argued if this counts, as SP pressed Hero's buzzer for him). This season would also marked the first Judges Cuts Golden Buzzer winner with Kenichi Ebina, who was given the Golden Buzzer by Saf in Week 4 of the Judges Cuts. Both this season and Season 7 are widely regarded as the best seasons of Fantasy Got Talent. People often praised the balance of talent and the Judges' dynamic.

After Season 4 there was some speculation between viewers and panelists that judge Hero would leave the panel, however this theory was disproven, with him agreeing to stay for a last season. While the Buzzers and Panel stayed the same for Season 5, the Judges Cuts were, once again, replaced with the Deliberation format from Season 3. Some controversy arose over this, as people complained acts were being sent home without a fair shot. This season marked the first semifinals buzzout in the form of Sandau Trio Russian Bar. Some controversy arose amid the live shows, as FanGT was accused of rigged voting, in the form of Dustin's Dojo. Seemingly a joke act to begin with, they began to advance through the stages with very high voting stats. People assumed this was rigged, and blamed SP for supporting them profusely in the first place. Callum, Movie Critic and Xavi would all admit to giving them 10's on the form. They only finished in the semifinals however. At the end of the season, Nuttin' But Stringz were crowned the winners, making them the first Duo winner of FanGT. This season ended phase 1 of FanGT.

Phase 2 started off with Season 6. Due to Hero leaving the panel, Season 4 Guest Judge, Critic, was selected to take Hero's Spot on the Panel. This season brought back the Judges Cuts and the Wildcard round for a 2nd time. The buzzers stayed the same. The season ended with Preacher Lawson being crowned the winner, making him not only the first winner of Phase 2, but the first returning act to become a winner since he was eliminated back in Quarterfinals of Season 1 in the Judges Choice. However, this season would mark the final time Raynard would serve as a main judge for the mainline series.

When Raynard retired from the panel, Season 4 Guest Judge, Callum, would take his spot and SP would be given the role of Head Judge for Season 7 onwards. The buzzers would change to seem more like the Season 1 buzzers but with a blue title card underneath the X's. Once again, the Judges Cuts and The Wildcard Round were given the boot as the format took more of a AGT Season 15 approach with 4 Quarterfinals and 2 Semis. But for the first time in FanGT history, there was a two part final with a Top 10 finals and a Top 4 finals. Though this caused a problem result wise as the panel were surprised with which acts actually made it through via which acts they would've wanted to see in the final 4. At the end, Benson Boone was crowned the winner of Season 7, making him the 2nd returning act to eventually win since he was cut in the Judges Cuts in Season 6.

Season 8 was put into production, but before the season aired, SP announced that this would be his last season as a main judge for the main season. While the buzzers stayed the same, the format changed more to Season 2's format, but with a Top 12 & Top 6 finals. This Season would also mark the first buzzes in the finals (Critic who originally buzzed Westlife, but later took it back and Callum buzzing N'Lions and Deadly Games). The season ended with Kseniya Simonova being crowned the winner of Season 8 with Sp's Golden Buzzer, Jordan Smith, placing runner up.

After SP left the panel after Season 8 came to a close, Season 4 Guest Judge, Xavi, took his place. There was no 100% head judge, though it seemed the entire panel shared the role of Head Judges. Season 9 is often considered to be the craziest season of FanGT ever. It first started with the addition of a new round, a.k.a. the Judges House round (inspired by a rumor from AGT Season 17). This caused the Semifinals gaining the record for most buzzes in the Lives (mostly from Callum). This season also had a noticeable decline in the Judges Choice as Weeks 1 & 4 had 2-Way ties for first place and Weeks 2 and 3 having ties in the Judges Choice, thus going back to the public vote. Once the craziest semifinals were over, the judges were having a difficult time deciding who were going to be the final two wildcards of the season since most of the judges Golden Buzzers with the exception of two were eliminated in their weeks. So to compromised, they were going to wildcard the rest of the Golden Buzzers and Divyansh and Manuraj and make it a Top 14. However, Callum wanted Herb Pattern (who placed in the bottom 6 of his Semis week) in the finals, so it became a Top 16 and a Top 8 finals. After the Craziest finale yet, history was made as Demolition Crew were crowned the winners of Season 9, making them the first group to win, but also making them the first Group Golden Buzzer to win (which gave all the current judges a GB win).

Season 10 marked the 10th Anniversary of Fantasy's Got Talent, and to celebrate, not only would they have a 10th main season, but would have three spinoffs to celebrate the 10 Season history of the show. Them being Golden Madness, FanGT: Redemption and Fantasy Got Talent: The Champions. This season would mark the 3rd return of the Judges Cuts and 2nd return of the Quarterfinals, but the Wildcard Round did not return. The Buzzers were changed to have a more white glow to the title cards. This season would mark the 2nd buzzed out Golden Buzzer since Wade Wilson in Season 4 with The LEDS Group getting buzzout in the Quarterfinals. As for Judges Choice, there was a similar decline as all the Judges Choices in the Quarterfinals led into a tie, with week 1 of the Semis not having one due to a tie in the Instant Save. The season concluded with El Gamma Penumbra winning the season, making them the 2nd group winner and the final Winner of Phase 2. Phase 3 would not happen for a while as after Season 10, it was Spinoff time.

After Season 10 ended, It was Spinoff time. The first of the two spinoffs to air during this would be Golden Madness. This spinoff saw the return of 32 Golden Buzzer acts from the past 10 Seasons competing against each other tournament style in celebration of March Madness. It would see the return of Critic, Hwacha and Xavi serving as the three main judge. Callum was originally going to be part of the panel but decided to step down (this would be important for Champions). To compensate for the absence of the 4th judge, a Guest Judge was brought in during the Semifinals, which was FanGT contestant and AGT's own G.O.A.T., Sethward. The season concluded with Critic's Season 9 Golden Buzzer act, Gennady Tkachenko being crowned the Golden Buzzer Champion, making him the first Winner to have been buzzed (since Callum buzzed Gennady 4 times in his original season), with Siro-A (being the first Double Golden Buzzer act) placing Runner Up.

Even though Champions was suppose to happen after Golden Madness, Raynard and Callum were too busy to focus on Champions, so to buy some time, Fantasy's Got Talent: Redemption was instead the next spinoff to be made. This season was basically what would happen if Champions was just acts who never made it through to the lives. 60 acts from the past 10 seasons who never made the lives return for redemption and to prove that the judges made the wrong decision to eliminate them early in the competition. Critic, Xavi and Hwacha returned, but due to Raynard and Callum being busy and SP declining the request to join Redemption, Season 9 Judges House Judge, PoeticDeath, returned as a main judge. This followed the same format as FanGT: Champions, but due to there being no host, 2 Duo Golden Buzzers were used to match the 6 preliminary weeks and the 2 Semis. The Season ended with Annaliese Nock being titled the Redemption Champion, and also the first winner to not receive all 4 Judges Standing Ovations.

## Season 1

Season 1 featured RedWhaley14, Hwacha & Raynard as judges. This season had 19 Episodes and 120 acts competed. This season was won by magician Shin Lim.