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@Agafin @DAJK @Eric Adam @Ethan Hunt @Fancyarcher @Gokai Red @NannerManCan
Estimates are beginning to trickle in so the window to turn in Tuesday predictions is now closed; but you can still vote if you haven’t already!
Also, I will make an announcement regarding a rule that I just made, and I will tag the rest of the players:
@AN9815 @Cap @The Dark Alfred @M37 @Reddroast @YM! @ZeeSoh
Regarding the Popcorn Bucket item, which doubles your vote at tribal council:
I have decided that an individual player will only be able to use one Popcorn Bucket per tribal council. I think one extra vote is already powerful enough and this is a limitation that keeps things fair, but also powerful.
Don’t worry, no one’s out here trying to use multiple Popcorn Buckets, but I figured it would be smart of me to announce this limitation as soon as it came to my mind! That is all!
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@Agafin @DAJK @Eric Adam @Ethan Hunt @Fancyarcher @Gokai Red @NannerManCan
Remember (if you haven’t done so already) to submit Tuesday predictions by 11:59 PST tonight! I also accept them if you turn it in before Tuesday actuals start getting uploaded tomorrow. Let’s say, hmm, around 10-AM-EST-ish!
Then the votes, of course, are due by 7 PM EST!
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16 minutes ago, ZeeSoh said:
1) What does the new rule about not waiting for theatre count means? I see that the prediction deadline is the same so what does this mean?
2) Regarding Pearl's actuals, I remember doing weekend predictions late this past Thursday night and wanting to see Pearl's weekday grosses only to find out that not only were its weekday grosses for last week not posted but its last weekend grosses were still estimates (even on Friday morning). So it's likely that we will not see this past weekends actuals until very least this coming Sunday/Monday (Last weekends actuals were posted alongside this weekends estimates).
1) I’m still trying to see if the rule is necessary, but if there’s instances where theater counts of films are going to be announced after the deadline, then I would rather the films be predicted before the deadline.2) In that case, I might just use the estimate anyway… Cuz that’s very late when it comes to changing the game. Plus it’s way after the weekend deadline.
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@Agafin @AN9815 @Cap @DAJK @Eric Adam @Ethan Hunt @Fancyarcher @Gokai Red @M37 @NannerManCan @Reddroast @YM! @ZeeSoh
I have decided to use the results created by Pearl's estimate number. If A24 releases the actual afterwards, and the difference is substantial enough to change the outcome, then I will cancel the double elimination, and all players will not merge but instead remain in teams. In that scenario, if you spent coins to use items (either for the weekend or tribal challenge), I will refund those coins back to you.
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Commercial time: Flo from Progressive tries to sell you car insurance. Then it's back to the airfield!
SLAM!: Let's see how you did!
THE WEEPING WILLOWS
SpoilerDAJK - 92.00%
Agafin - 90.50%
Eric Adam - 89.52%
Fancyarcher - 88.11%
Ethan Hunt - 87.04%
Gokai Red - 85.06%
NannerManCan - 81.95%
Combined Average - 87.74%
Fancyarcher: That should give us the win. Right?
THE ANGRY ARNOLDS
SpoilerReddroast - (90.75% + 6%) - 96.75%
YM! - 89.68%
ZeeSoh - 89.60%
Cap - 89.07%
M37 - 88.79%
AN9815 - 86.62%
The Dark Alfred - 78.22%
Combined Average - 88.39%
ZeeSoh: Dang, Reddroast. You really pulled a rabbit out of a hat! Those icees made you a positive outlier.
Reddroast: I thought it'd be a cool thing to do, no pun intended.
Gokai Red side-eyes Reddroast.
SLAM!: And there it is! The Angry Arnolds have won the weekend immunity challenge!
The Arnolds celebrate.
SLAM!: Unfortunately, that means the Weeping Willows are headed to tribal council, where they will vote out TWO of their players. DAJK has immunity, but for everyone else, you'll have to compete in the Tuesday challenge to try to earn it!
Agafin's eyes dart around.
NannerManCan gulps.
Eric Adam rubs his hands together.
Slam!: Everything you need to know for next week can be found in this
IMPORTANT INFORMATION DOSSIER
(Concession Stand | Tribal | Weekend Challenge)
SpoilerTwist Info
The merge is the only major twist this week [if Pearl's actual doesn't change things]. However, sometime on Friday after I've received all the weekend prediction, I going to send everyone two "dilemma questions." The questions have to do with major twists that will occur during the October 28th weekend. So again: brace yourselves for something big...
CONCESSION STAND
The Concession Stand is officially open for business!
Every week, a subset of items will be on sale. Buy a quick boost now, or wait for something better down the road!
Blue Raspberry Icee - 3 Coins (Gives your weekend predictions a boost of 3%; this can also be used on another tribemate of your choice.)
Cactus Icee - 3 Coins (Decrease a specific player's prediction average by 3%.)
Rewards Program Membership Card - 5 Coins (Grants you eligibility for the Rewards Program—One Time Purchase)
Popcorn Bucket - 6 Coins (Doubles your vote at tribal council.)
- each player can use one bucket per tribal
Sour Patch Kids - 8 Coins (reduce all of a specific group of player’s individual predictions averages by 0.5%.)
Message me to buy any item you want, any time to want to buy it. To tell me that you're using an item you've bought, message me by the corresponding prediction deadline of the weekend challenge or tribal council you'll be using it for!
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TRIBAL COUNCIL - Weeping Willows ONLY
(Temporary Double Elimination Info Colored Red)
Sorry Weeping Willows, but you will be sent to Tribal Council. All team members must send me a message with the TWO PLAYERS (as in voting for two players to eliminate) who they wish to vote off the planet. However, there is hope. The second immunity challenge is also listed below. Winning the challenge will make you immune from elimination for this week. The two highest predictors win second immunity this week.
SECOND IMMUNITY: PREDICT THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY GROSSES OF...
Don't Worry Darling
The Invitation
Halloween Kills
Smile
Votes are due by Wednesday at 7PM EST.
Second Immunity Predictions are due around Tuesday, October 11th at 11:59 PM PST.
(I recommend giving your vote alongside your second immunity predictions; you can always change your vote before the vote deadline if you change your mind!)
Good luck to all of the Weeping Willows!
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WEEKEND CHALLENGE #4
Here's the films you'll predict weekend grosses for next week:
Black Adam
Bros
Halloween Ends
Paul's Promise
Smile
Ticket to Paradise
The Woman King
*New rule: I don't want players to wait for theaters counts before they send predictions. I think not knowing theaters counts is part of the fun of predicting.*
Predictions are due by Thursday, October 20th around 11:59 PM PST. Good luck!
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@Agafin @AN9815 @Cap @DAJK @The Dark Alfred @Eric Adam @Ethan Hunt @Fancyarcher @Gokai Red @M37 @NannerManCan @Reddroast @YM! @ZeeSoh
NOTE—I have decided to post the episode's story before I post the results of the challenge. This is because of the slow-down caused by Pearl not releasing its "actuals" number when all the other films did. I figured folks should have time to at least read and enjoy the episode. The results will be announced in another post that I'll tag you in tomorrow. See ya! 😉
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It’s trick-or-treating time at the military base! SLAM! gathers the contestants at the airfield.
SLAM!: For this challenge, you will be traveling through an unassuming suburban neighborhood to collect as much candy from the homeowners as you can possibly can. The tribe with the most candy collected by the end of the challenge wins immunity!
ZeeSoh: Dang, SLAM!—the way you put it makes us sound like landlords.
SLAM!: Oh, and I’ll say this: prepare to be spooked!
DAJK: Spooked?!
Ethan Hunt: Spooked…
SLAM!: Well enough dillydallying! Everyone get into groups of three or four and get your costumes on!
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Agafin, DAJK, Ethan Hunt, and Gokai Red form the first Willows group.
Ethan Hunt: (puts on dark sunglasses) Let’s see how deep this rabbit hole goes.
DAJK: You’re Neo from The Matrix?! So cool!
Gokai Red: But is it cooler than my Yami Yugi outfit? It’s time to d-d-d-d-d-DUEL!
Ethan Hunt: That’s one of the hairstyles of all time.
Agafin: Mfph! Mfph!
DAJK: What was that, Agafin?
Ethan Hunt: It seems like he wrapped himself in mummy gauze so tightly that no one can hear anything he’s saying.
Gokai Red: What a fateful coincidence! A mummy and an Egyptian Pharaoh, setting forth on an unforgettable Halloween adventure!
Agafin: Mfph...
Ethan Hunt: (turns to DAJK) You didn’t dress up.
DAJK: Yeah I did! I’m a Smile victim!
Gokai Red: Really then! Show us the best scary smile of yours!
Cut to DAJK, who wears his best evil smile. Everyone stares at him blankly.
Ethan Hunt: Needs work.
Agafin: Mfph, mfph!
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Eric Adam, Fancyarcher, and NannerManCan form the second Willows group.
Fancyarcher: Nyah! Curse that wheel! Do you know how big of a change it is to be on one tribe and suddenly be on the other tribe?
NannerManCan: With that “nyah,” it sounds like someone’s getting into character.
Fancyarcher: Well, I make a fine Skeletor if I say so myself.
Eric Adam: Who you gonna call?!
Fancyarcher & NannerManCan: GHOSTBUSTERS! (they groan)
Eric Adam: Ha ha… That always works.
Fancyarcher: Wait, you’re a nondescript Ghostbuster? Not one of the characters?
Eric Adam: ‘Ghostbuster’ is more a job title than a character, but I’ll say that’s part of the fun!
NannerManCan: And I’m a Klingon from Star Trek. So I’m nondescript too.
Eric Adam: And you know what else? We are all pop culture icons from the 1980s!
Fancyarcher: Yes! We can be the 1980s squad!
NannerManCan: I’m down for that.
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AN9815, Cap, Reddroast, and ZeeSoh form the first Arnolds group.
Reddroast: Elvis has left the building!
ZeeSoh: Geez man, you’ve bedazzled that Elvis costume to high heaven…
Reddroast: And you’re… Oh!
ZeeSoh: That’s right. I’m Ryan Gosling’s Ken from the Greta Gerwig Barbie movie.
Reddroast: That means we’re competing for the ladies’ attention…
AN9815: I’m Maleficent!
ZeeSoh: You mean the Disney Maleficent?
AN9815: You know it! I have cool horns and a staff and a black robe and everything!
Reddroast: Well on a pure cosplay standpoint, I’d say you’re nailing it.
ZeeSoh: Hey, Cap? Are you ready? We’re about to head out.
Cap: (offscreen) Coming!
Cap runs in, revealing a Captain America costume!
AN9815: Wow! You blow everyone else’s costumes out of the water!
Cap: Chris Evans watches Box Office Survivor, right? In that sense, I should try to impress him!
ZeeSoh: That’s a good point. I hope Ryan’s watching…
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And lastly, The Dark Alfred, M37, and YM! form Arnolds group two.
The Dark Alfred: I, King Viserys, with my medieval costume, crown, rings, necklace, and blonde wig, shall rule Westeros and go trick-or-treating while doing so!
YM!: Dang Alfred, you went all out for this.
M37: He did? It’s a little hard for me to see in my Inflatable T-Rex.
The Dark Alfred: And YM, you are…
YM!: Candyman. And don’t say it five times!
The Dark Alfred: Oh, that guy…
YM!: Okay, he’s not just ‘that guy.’ He’s one of the greatest horror monsters of all time!
M37: I think I saw bits and pieces of the original on AMC once.
YM!: You’re not helping.
The Dark Alfred: Well, we can’t conquer the cul-de-sac by twiddling our thumbs!
The Dark Alfred points a sword at a house. YM! improvises and points his hook at the house.
The Dark Alfred: Onward!
Dark Alfred and YM! march ahead.
M37: Hey! Wait for me!
M37’s costume bounces as he follows.
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Willows group one rings a doorbell. Harry Styles opens the door.
Willows Group One: Trick-or-treat!
Harry Styles: Please go away. I don’t have any candy.
Agafin: Mfph?!
DAJK: But it’s Halloween! Aren’t you supposed to give us candy?
Harry Styles: Technically I’m not supposed to do anything.
Olivia Wilde: (offscreen) Harry? What’s going on? You coming?
Harry Styles: I’ll be there in just a second!
Harry sighs.
Harry Styles: Now’s not really a good time. But there’s plenty of other houses. Off you go!
Harry shuts the door.
Gokai Red: I guess Harry Styles doesn’t believe in the heart of the candy!
Ethan Hunt: If he won’t give us the treat, then we’ll have to give him the trick.
DAJK: The trick?!
Gokai Red: We can’t go down without a fight. Because that’s the shinobi way!
Agafin: Mfph.
Gokai Red: Oh right, that’s a different anime.
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Willows group two walks off a front porch and compares each other’s candy haul.
Fancyarcher: I got pumpkin erasers.
Eric Adam: I got some macadamia nuts.
NannerManCan: I got a rock.
Fancyarcher: Nyah! With wannabe treats like these, we’ll be going to tribal for certain!
NannerManCan: Uh, guys? There’s clowns standing in the road!
It’s a gang of creepy clowns, most of which are from horror movies. You’ve got Pennywise. You’ve got the Killer Clowns from Outer Space. You’ve got the dad from Jon Watts’s Clown. And of course, you’ve got Art the Clown from Terrifier!
Art the Clown: We’re angry that Terrifier 2 wasn’t included in the predictions list! And we’re taking it out on the contestants!
Eric Adam: You could, um, not though.
Art the Clown: Oh, but yes we shall! Attack!
NannerManCan: Aaaand they’re headed right towards us.
Fancyarcher: Looks like it’s time for a little self defense! 1980s squad, unite!
Eric Adam, Fancyarcher, and NannerManCan prepare for battle.
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Arnolds group one rings a doorbell and someone opens the door.
Arnolds Group One: Trick-or-Treat!
Cap: Wait… Oh no.
Red Skull is the homeowner!
Red Skull: Greetings, maggots! I’m red skull, and I’m also a dentist (as a side-gig to my villainy)!
Cap: He’s my nemesis on multiple levels…
Red Skull: Here! Take this! It’s toothpaste! And mouthwash! And dental floss! Ha ha ha!
Reddroast: You must be fun at parties…
AN9815: Maleficent is a better villain than you, Red Skull! And I’m going to prove it by whacking you in the head with this magic staff!
AN9815 whacks Red Skull with the staff, knocking Red Skull’s red skull off of his shoulders. Red Skull’s body collapses to the ground.
AN9815: Whoops!
ZeeSoh: This all escalated quickly…
Cap: You saved me a headache, AN9815, cuz knowing Box Office Survivor, I probably would’ve had to battle Red Skull, and I just don’t have the energy for that.
Red Skull’s Minions: But you do have to battle us minions!
Cap: Oh, fuck…
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Arnolds group two heads down a sidewalk.
M37: Duhn-duhn-duhn, duhn, duhn! Duhn-duhn-duhn, duhn, duhn! Duhn-duhn Du-uhn!
YM!: Nice Jurassic Park theme you got there.
The Dark Alfred: Hey man, do I hear cackling?
The three Sanderson witches from Hocus Pocus jump in out of nowhere, blocking their path.
Bette Midler: Ha! You’re in for a spooky surprise!
M37: Uhhhh, grrrr I’m a T-Rex.
YM!: M37? What are you doing?
M37: Scaring them away? I don’t know.
Bette Midler: I put a spell on you! Now you shall dance until you die!
The three players start dancing against their will—a simple “jump up and down” type dance. The witches run away, cackling all the while.
The Dark Alfred: No bueno, man, no bueno….
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Meanwhile, outside Harry Styles’s house…
Ethan Hunt: Okay, here’s the plan. Gokai Red, you summon a Yu-Gi-Oh monster to serve as a distraction while we break in and steal the candy. When we find the candy, Agafin will help take it by slipping small pieces beneath the mummy gauze. You got that?
Agafin: Mfph.
Ethan Hunt: Good. DAJK, you’re the one who will scare them into submission with your Smile smile if they catch us. Capisce?
DAJK: What are you gonna do, Ethan?
Ethan Hunt adjusts his sunglasses.
Ethan Hunt: I know Kung-Fu.
DAJK: That doesn’t really answer my question…
Gokai Red: All right! Time to d-d-d-d-DUEL! Kiriboh, I choose you!
Gokai Red lays down an attack card and summons Kiriboh, the Yu-Gi-Oh mascot monster who’s basically a brown furball with wings.
Gokai Red: I play Distraction against the former One Direction frontman! Go! Distract them!
Cut to Harry Styles in the bedroom with Olivia Wilde…
Olivia Wilde: C’mon Harry, just one more Nora Ephron film.
Harry Styles: You know when my life changed?
Olivia Wilde: Huh? When?
Harry Styles: When Harry Met Olivia…
Olivia Wilde: Oh, Harry!
Kiriboh crashes through the window. They scream and throw their pillows at the furball. They run out of the broken window and onto the lawn to get away from Kiriboh!
Harry Styles: You nitwits broke my window! I shall spit on you just like how I spit on Chris Pine!
Harry Styles spits in rapid-fire fashion, hurling spit bullets at Ethan Hunt, who dodges Harry Styles’s spit like—
Agafin: (to DAJK) Mfph!
DAJK nods to Agafin and SMILES EERILY at Harry Styles.
Harry Styles: Yikes! I’ll give you all the candy you want, just don’t curse me with the evil smile!
Gokai Red: Well, tonight sure was Wilde! Ha… You get it, Olivia?
Olivia Wilde: …
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Meanwhile, Willows group two fights the clowns.
Clown: I’m a clown and I’m going to punch you.
NannerManCan: Not if I punch you first!
NannerManCan punches the clown, and the clown’s nose honks as he falls to the ground.
NannerManCan: If you can drive a forklift, you can punch a clown in the face!
Eric Adam: This machine is surprisingly effective on the clowns… Maybe cuz these clowns are soulless!
Eric Adam points the Proton Pack device at a row of clowns, and the device sucks up all the clowns’ evil spirits.
Fancyarcher: Nyah! They’re everywhere!
NannerManCan: Let’s put our backs together.
They cover each other as the clowns close in.
Fancyarcher: No clown shall take down the mighty Skeletor! Take these lightning bolts!
Eric Adam: And these Proton Pack bolts!
NannerManCan: If we’re using long-range weapons, then I better use my laser gun…
They continue battling the clowns.
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Meanwhile, Arnolds group one fights Red Skull’s minions. Cap tosses her shield, which bounces from minion to minion, knocking each of them out, until it hurtles back to Cap. She catches it.
Cap: Those guys are taken care of. But I’m still losing energy…
ZeeSoh: Not enough Halloween candy…
AN9815: I… Need… Sugar!!
Reddroast: 🎵 A little less conversation, a little more action! 🎵
SpoilerReddroast pulls out two Blue Raspberry icees.
Reddroast: Take these. It’ll help ya.
AN9815: Aah! You’re a lifesaver! (sips vigorously)
Cap: This is, like, generous of you!
ZeeSoh: Thank you, Redd. We would’ve been stuck with toothpaste and dental floss without you.
Reddroast winks at the camera.
Confessional – Reddroast: Some may say it’s too early to be playing Icees like this. I think not. See, I know what it feels like to be a first boot. Never again, folks. Either I’m winning this game or I’m going out guns blazing.
AN9815: Ooh! Brainfreeze! 🥶
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Meanwhile, Arnolds group two’s still dancing.
The Dark Alfred: My legs are getting tired, man…
M37: This dinosuit was not built for continuous dancing.
YM!: I have an idea. Why don’t we say ‘Candyman’ five times to have Candyman save us?
M37: But… Won’t that kill us?
YM!: In the 2021 movie, he was some kind of hero, so he might not actually…
M37: Okay, uh… Candyman… Candyman… Wait, I need to be looking in a mirror, right?
The Dark Alfred: Borrow this pocket mirror.
YM!: Huh? Why do you have one, Alfred?
The Dark Alfred: A tale for another time, bro. Just take it!
Dark Alfred hands the mirror to YM!, who hands it to M37.
M37: Uh… Candyman… Wait, I can’t see the mirror through my costume.
The Dark Alfred: To heck with this! I’ll say a word that makes things happen a little faster!
YM!: What word would that be?
The Dark Alfred: …DRACARYS.
A dragon flies in out of nowhere.
M37: Alfred!! We can’t win the game if we’re barbecued! What are you thinking?!
The Dark Alfred: Perhaps our innate fear of death by dragonfire will break this dancing spell!
The dragon starts breathing fire on the cul-de-sac.
YM!: I think now would be the time to run!
They sprint away as the inferno draws near!
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So yeah, all players survive the night! They bring the candy bags back to the airfield and set them on a giant scale.
SLAM!: All right! Let’s see how you did...
Everyone holds their breath in suspense.
RESULTS TO BE REVEALED TOMORROW
Due to a most Pearlculiar Delay;
The episode fades to a
COMMERCIAL BREAK.
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@Agafin @AN9815 @Cap @DAJK @The Dark Alfred @Eric Adam @Ethan Hunt @Fancyarcher @Gokai Red @M37 @NannerManCan @Reddroast @YM! @ZeeSoh
Hello;
I am busy preparing the episode tonight. However, I regret to inform everyone that A24 has not posted the weekend actual for Pearl at this time, and at this point, who knows when they're going to post it.
I don't want to use Pearl's estimate number instead because right now, the question of "which tribe's combined average was higher" is too close to call! Both tribes scored in the high 80% range. And I think that due to the nature of films with smaller grosses (the smaller the gross, the smaller the margin of error), it would be worth it for me to wait to post the episode until after A24 posts their actual for Pearl.
If I had known A24 would drag their feet with the Pearl actual I probably would've picked The Invitation as a horror week prediction film instead. Learning experience for me as a host!
But all is not lost! I am preparing the episode as you are reading this, and there's a chance that once I finish the episode, A24 will have posted the actual and all will be well.
But if I finish the episode and they still haven't posted it then I will go to sleep for the night and post the episode sometime tomorrow. It's a fast turnaround but it's better than not posting it I guess.
Good luck! Next time I tag everyone, it'll be it Episode Four! 😉
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58 minutes ago, eddyxx said:
Did anyone predict Smile would gross over 100m domestic before it opened?
Not me 😂🤣-
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@Agafin @AN9815 @Cap @DAJK @The Dark Alfred @Eric Strode @Ethan Hunt @Fancyarcher @Gokai Red @M37 @NannerManCan @Reddroast @YM! @ZeeSoh
Next Time on Survivor
THIS MONDAY
SLAM!: Prepare to be spooked!DAJK: Spooked?!
Ethan Hunt: Spooked…
HALLOWEEN
They ring the bell and the door opens.AN9815, Cap, Reddroast, and ZeeSoh: TRICK-OR-TREAT!
Cap: Wait… Oh no.
COMES TWO WEEKS EARLY
Fancyarcher: 1980s squad, unite!
Eric Strode, Fancyarcher, and NannerManCan prepare for battle.
SURVIVOR PANDORA
EPISODE FOUR:
”BOO!”
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I am prepared to be called a crazy person but I think My Father’s Dragon has a chance at getting snubbed. I know Cartoon Saloon is 4/4 but there’s something about the trailer where it might not be quite as impressive as other Cartoon Saloon films. I think Wolfwalkers will have had better reception, honestly.
At the end of this year, I think at least one of these non-Pinocchio Netflix films will get snubbed; it’s either My Father’s Dragon or Wendell & Wild but “which one” is the big question. A snub would be a blessing in disguise for Netflix anyway because they need to be pushing Pinocchio the hardest regardless of what happens.
Then the question becomes “what would replace the Netflix snub” and honestly, Minions: The Rise of Gru has a legitimate path if Universal is willing to push it. These three factors are in its corner:
1) All Academy members have a say in the nominations for Animated Feature. This means Minions has a higher chance of “having been seen” by voters than other potential picks.
2) Universal has this and The Bad Guys as films they can push. The Bad Guys may be the more artistically daring of the two, but Minions is clearly the bigger “success.” Many critics also think Minions is good in its own right, with the film touting some of the funniest slapstick comedy we’ve seen from Hollywood in quite a while.
3) Diana Ross and Tame Impala crafted one of the catchiest movie songs of the year with “Turn Up the Sunshine,” which has a clear path to a nomination in Original Song. We saw from 2013/14 that Despicable Me 2 and Pharrell Williams’s “Happy” mutually benefitted each other and both got nominations in their respective categories. And frankly, when animated films have a shot in places outside of the central category, that’s never not helpful.
I can see some predictors saying it’d be a bad decision to nominate it, stating that it’d be a Boss Baby situation all over again. It’s not the nominee awards junkies typically want to see from the Academy. But I will say this: I don’t think it’d be a worse nominee than Lightyear would be… 👀
But really, at this point, I’m eager to see the nominations of the critics groups because I’m really hoping something smaller can break into the race through a substantial critics push. Something non-Netflix, non-Disney, non-Universal. Maybe an anime or a film from GKIDS, or maybe even Mad God (let’s see what Shudder can do). This is easily the most competitive year for Animated Feature we’ve had in a long time, and I’m hoping for something smaller to enter the race in a big way!
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Production has begun on Studio Groundswell's live-action Pac-Man movie. The film now stars Pete Davidson and Hong Chau (instead of the previously reported Teller and Perez). Ms. Pac-Man is teased to make an appearance in the film.
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(cuz apparently they're two different franchises)
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@Agafin @AN9815 @Cap @DAJK @The Dark Alfred @Eric Strode @Ethan Hunt @Fancyarcher @Gokai Red @M37 @Reddroast @YM! @ZeeSoh
Heyo!
Please remember to submit weekend predictions by 11:59 PM PST or at least before announcement of Thursday preview numbers (if you have not submitted already).
I'm going to experiment this time and limit my amount of reminders; I worry that my amount of reminders borders on "obsessive" and could be seen as "too many reminders." Here's the way I will do it: when I wake up tomorrow morning, if there's still a player or two who hasn't submitted yet, I can probably just reach out to those players individually. So no more spam reminders (other than one on Thursday)!
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@Agafin @AN9815 @Cap @DAJK @The Dark Alfred @Eric Strode @Ethan Hunt @Fancyarcher @Gokai Red @M37 @NannerManCan @Reddroast @YM! @ZeeSoh
All players rendezvous on the airfield.
SLAM!: Welcome to the
DESERTION EVENT
SLAM!: This is Part One of a "Spooky Surprise." Tonight, we will find out if anyone decided to desert their tribe. And remember: if, after all desertions are announced, there's still a tribe with more players than the other, then I will SPIN THE WHEEL to send players from that tribe over to the smaller tribe. So now... Who would like to desert their tribe?
Silence. Then, Cap steps forward.
Cap: I would like to desert the tribe!
DAJK: Cap... No! Why?
Cap: I've gotten tired of being a Weeping Willow. Now I want to an Angry Arnold!
Ethan Hunt: Welp. See ya later, then.
Gokai Red and NannerManCan nod to M37, who stares at Eric Strode before he, too, steps forward.
M37: I'm also deserting the Willows.
SLAM!: All right. Please stand in the middle area between the two tribes.
Cap and M37 stand next to the wheel.
SLAM!: Because the Angry Arnolds currently have nine players, I will spin the wheel to determine the two members headed to the Weeping Willows.
SLAM!'s first spin lands on...
SpoilerFANCYARCHER
Fancyarcher: My Arnolds! Noooooo!
SLAM!'s second spin lands on...
SpoilerAGAFIN
Agafin: ...
SLAM!: Here's the new tribe layout:
SpoilerTHE WEEPING WILLOWS
Agafin
DAJK
Eric Strode
Ethan Hunt
Fancyarcher
Gokai Red
NannerManCan
THE ANGRY ARNOLDS
AN9815
Cap
The Dark Alfred
M37
Reddroast
YM!
ZeeSoh
SLAM!: All right. So. Hopefully you made the right decision, or the results of the wheel end up working out for you, because...
Next week...
SpoilerIn true slasher horror fashion...
SpoilerThe tribe that loses the weekend challenge
will be voting out not one, but
two of its members...
That's right!
It's Survivor Pandora's first
DOUBLE ELIMINATION!
Each player at tribal council
votes to eliminate two players.
Also, the second immunity challenge
is making room for two winners.
And the two with the most votes
are eliminated from the game!
[P.S. This is the final round before merge.]
(Everyone gasps.)
SLAM!: Good luck in the next weekend challenge, and also the next tribal council if you end up going!
And remember, for the weekend challenge, you're predicting weekend grosses for the following films:
Barbarian*
Don't Worry Darling
Halloween Ends**
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
Pearl
Smile***
The Woman King
* = The two players with the highest Barbarian predictions will have a "secret special event" happen to them.
** = In the story, whoever scores lowest on Halloween Kills will get rocks instead of candy like Charlie Brown.
*** = In the story, whoever scores lowest on Smile will encounter an evil dentist.
DUE BY THURSDAY OCT. 13TH, 11:59 PM PST or before announcement of Thursday preview numbers.
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Tribal Council #3
The Weeping Willows set their torches down and take their seats.
SLAM!: Welcome, Weeping Willows, to your first tribal council! One of you will be the next player voted out of the game. DAJK, you're up first.
One by one, the Weeping Willows vote.
Ethan Hunt: This vote should be obvious.
Goldenhour36: This sucks, I don't want to vote anyone!
NannerManCan: Let me calculate the probabilities of this decision paying off... Beep boop beep boop...
DAJK: C'mon DAJK, make a HEROIC choice for once!
M37: I know one thing: I have to avoid going home.
Cap: Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...
Gokai Red: (makes action sound effects as he stylishly scribbles a name)
Slam!: Before I continue, I have an announcement regarding how I did not receive one of the votes; the announcement is in the spoiler box below, where I'll also tag the other tribe so they see it:
Spoiler@Agafin @AN9815 @The Dark Alfred @Fancyarcher @Reddroast @YM! @ZeeSoh
All right, so I'm concerned about the possibility in future tribal councils that the player who wins individual immunity on the losing tribe might fail to vote at tribal council even if they're called to do so. For example, Eric won individual immunity this week, but I did not get a vote from him this week. Luckily, this didn't have an effect on the result, but it got me thinking about future episodes, and I'd like to implement a new rule tonight. No penalties this time so don't panic, but...
I want to stress to every player that winning individual immunity does not give you a free pass to say "I don't need to vote" even when you're safe from being eliminated. From this week forward, if the losing tribe's individual immunity winner ever fails to send a vote, that player will receive a -10% deduction from their next weekend score as a penalty. A player may have won individual immunity during the weekend challenge, but they're still a part of the tribe participating in tribal council, right? In that sense, they should be doing their due diligence by voting.
SLAM!: With that out of the way, let's continue on!
SLAM!: If anybody has an advantage or immunity idol and they would like to play it, now would be the time to do so.
Goldenhour36: (breaks into a cold sweat)
Ethan Hunt: (cocks an eyebrow)
NannerManCan: ...
SpoilerNannerManCan: I'm playing a Blue Raspberry Icee!
SLAM!: NannerManCan's Tuesday average will increase by 3%.
SLAM!: I will now reveal the winner of the Second Immunity Challenge:
SpoilerM37 with a score of 89.54%!
M37: That's what I'm talking about!
Confessional - M37: I had to gun for this immunity because there's no predicting who's going to vote for who! You can never really know where people's heads are!
SLAM!: Now with the votes! First vote:
SpoilerGokai Red
Second vote:
SpoilerGoldenhour36
Third vote:
SpoilerNannerManCan
Fourth vote:
SpoilerGokai Red
Fifth vote:
SpoilerGoldenhour36
Sixth vote:
SpoilerGoldenhour36
Third player voted out of Survivor Pandora...
SpoilerSpoilerSpoilerGoldenhour36
(Goldenhour36 hangs his head.)
(DAJK's jaw drops.)
SLAM!: Please bring me your torch.
(Goldenhour36 gets the torch.)
SLAM!: Goldenhour36? The tribe has spoken.
(SLAM! snuffs the torch.)
Goldenhour36: (to the tribe) You guys backstabbed me. I only wanted to be your friend!
Cap: Oh, sweetheart... You can't be friends with everyone in Survivor. People won't know who's side you're on.
(Eric Strode snickers to himself.)
Goldenhour36: You! But you didn't even vote!!
Eric Strode: You say you wanted to be a friend... But you didn't choose to be mine! Mwa ha ha ha...
(Goldenhour36 runs away in horror.)
CONFESSIONAL - Goldenhour36: My experience didn't go the way that I wanted it to. But I made so many memories... I'll never forget this! I think out of everyone here, I'm hoping for Eric to lose, and... Huh?
Post-Council Story Content
SpoilerDAJK runs up to Goldenhour36.
DAJK: You didn't deserve this... I'm pissed off!
Goldenhour36: I am too, but you gotta reign it in.
DAJK: Reign it in? You mean the emotion?
Goldenhour36: From what I've seen in this game, players will sometimes have power in their hands. But I need to tell you something: with great power comes great responsibility. That's why you have to wait to use abilities like votes when the time is truly right. I took a firm stance, and look where that got me!
DAJK: ...I think I see what you mean.
Goldenhour36: Good luck, DAJK. I'm rooting for you.
(They hug.)
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Later, M37 and Gokai Red meet up in the barracks.
M37: Hey, I just wanted to say, your performance of "Industry Baby" was phenomenal.
Gokai Red: Thanks, man. But you know what isn't phenomenal? The fact that you haven't owned up to that banana peel yet.
M37: Okay. Dude. That wasn't my banana peel. All right? I swear it.
Gokai Red: Well, if it wasn't yours, then whose was it?
NannerManCan: I think I could answer that.
NannerManCan steps out of the shadows.
NannerManCan: I saw the whole thing happen. And it wasn't M37 who threw the banana peel. It was ERIC who threw it!
(M37 and Gokai Red gasp in unison.)
Gokai Red: Well, that's a relief, because other than that banana situation, I really like you and vibe with you.
M37: Same here. But... Eric just let me be framed like that... What do I do now?
Suddenly, a voice blares on the intercom.
Intercom: All Survivor players to the airfield. I repeat. All Survivor players to the airfield.
The three exchange nervous glances!
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@Cap @DAJK @Eric the Crocodile @Ethan Hunt @Gokai Red @Goldenhour36 @M37 @NannerManCan
@Agafin @AN9815 @The Dark Alfred @Fancyarcher @Reddroast @YM! @ZeeSoh
For Weeping Willows who haven’t voted yet, the elimination vote is due in about three hours (7 PM EST).To everyone: if you wish to make a decision (on whether or not you’re deserting your tribe), that will also be due by around 7 PM EST.
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On 9/16/2022 at 6:21 PM, kayumanggi said:
So which will move, this or DUNE II?
I can’t begin to describe how lucky Lionsgate is for Dune to vacate this spot.It essentially allows this to be a central film during that Thanksgiving weekend.
If this is any good I think it could splash. There’s not much in its way anymore!
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@Cap @DAJK @Eric the Crocodile @Ethan Hunt @Gokai Red @Goldenhour36 @M37 @NannerManCan
One more reminder before I go to sleep; if you have not already, please remember to send in your Tuesday predictions around 11:59 PM PST, or at least between like 7–10 AM EST tomorrow morning.
Votes to eliminate will be due by tomorrow (Wednesday) at 7 PM EST!
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@Cap @DAJK @Eric the Crocodile @Ethan Hunt @Gokai Red @Goldenhour36 @M37 @NannerManCan
We have an
EMERGENCY SITUATION
A player has informed me that the distributor of The Good House, Roadside Attractions, does not post their daily actual numbers until Fridays.Please predict the Tuesday number for Bros instead.
This means the new list is
Bros
DC’s League of Super-Pets
Lyle Lyle Crocodile
Smile
I apologize for any inconvenience.
Also, please remember that Eric has immunity because he had the tribe’s highest score.
Good luck!
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1 hour ago, ZeeSoh said:
A score of nearly 99% doesn't let me win the Avatar challenge!!!
So which one of you gits put down 2.75 coz thats the only way someone scored higher than me
Sad thing is my initial prediction for it was 2.75 but I reduced it a bit
I will reveal…Between the winner’s score and your score…
It was 99.95% and 98.85%! Insanely close!
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35 minutes ago, cookie said:
Could we see the grades for all the films you haven't reviewed? This is so every film in the Metacritic aggregate thread have a consistent quantity of scores attached to them.
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@Agafin @AN9815 @Cap @DAJK @The Dark Alfred @Fancyarcher @Gokai Red @Goldenhour36 @M37 @NannerManCan @Reddroast @YM! @ZeeSoh
I figured that I could roll in some general game announcements with today's "get those Tuesday tribal council predictions in" reminder! Nothing too too major, but it's some things you'll be interested to know:
- The Dark Alfred actually picked "Rearviewmirror" by Pearl Jam as his song, but I I missed it for some reason. I have edited the story to have him sing that song instead. On a similar note, I will admit that I picked "Walking On Sunshine" for AN9815 due to thematic reasons. All other songs were hand-selected by the player!
- The manager of Coinsterdam has increased the coin prize from 3 coins to 5 coins after seeing how hard it is to predict chart placements. "5% price, 5 correct guesses, 5 coins to win—it's a perfect balance," he says.
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Yesterday I was asked about items, and the question came up, "are you allowed to stack items on the same person." After doing some thinking and consulting the previous host, I've made a decision regarding items:
- No limits on buying [unless noted]
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No limits on using [when applicable]
- So you can stack multiple items on a player during a single weekend/tribal council if you want to.
That's all for today! For the Weeping Willows, Tuesday predictions are due around 11:59 PM PST, and your votes are due on Wednesday (tomorrow) by 7 PM EST.
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@Agafin @AN9815 @Cap @DAJK @The Dark Alfred @Eric the Crocodile @Ethan Hunt @Fancyarcher @Gokai Red @Goldenhour36 @M37 @NannerManCan @Reddroast @YM! @ZeeSoh
As you know, the losing tribe sends me Tuesday predictions that are due on Tuesday nights, with votes that are due by Wednesday around 7 PM EST. That's not changing...
But for this week, there's going to be something that's due for everyone. It's part of an event called:
DESERTION
(Part One of a "Spooky Surprise")
This event asks every player the same question:
Would you like to abandon your tribe and join the other tribe?
I need your answer by Wednesday at 7 PM EST, the same time votes are due.
If you don't provide an answer, I'll interpret your answer as "no," so don't panic if you forget.
I will announce the tribe desertions and the new tribes after Wednesday's tribal council. If after all desertions have been made there's a tribe that has more players than the other, I will spin the wheel to send players from the bigger tribe to the smaller tribe.
I will reveal the Second Part of the spooky surprise after announcing the Desertions. But I cannot tell you the second part before you send your answer. You must make the decision, and the wheel must do its job, before I tell you exactly how the second part will make things... How do I put it... Oh yeah... SPOOKY.
Important Information Dossier
(Concession Stand | Tribal | Weekend Challenge)
SpoilerCONCESSION STAND
The Concession Stand is officially open for business!
Every week, a subset of items will be on sale. Buy a quick boost now, or wait for something better down the road!
Blue Raspberry Icee - 3 Coins (Gives your weekend predictions a boost of 3%; this can also be used on another tribemate of your choice.)
Cactus Icee - 3 Coins (Decrease a specific player's prediction average by 3%.)
Rewards Program Membership Card - 5 Coins (Grants you eligibility for the Rewards Program—One Time Purchase)
Popcorn Bucket - 6 Coins (Doubles your vote at tribal council.)
Sour Patch Kids - 8 Coins (reduce all of a specific group of player’s individual predictions averages by 0.5%.)
Message me to buy any item you want, any time to want to buy it. To tell me that you're using an item you've bought, message me by the corresponding prediction deadline of the weekend challenge or tribal council you'll be using it for!
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TRIBAL COUNCIL - Weeping Willows ONLY
Sorry Weeping Willows, but you will be sent to Tribal Council. All team members must send me a message with who they wish to vote off the planet. However, there is hope. The second immunity challenge is also listed below. Winning the challenge will make you immune from elimination for this week.
SECOND IMMUNITY: PREDICT THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY GROSSES OF...
DC's League of Super-Pets
The Good House
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
Smile
Votes are due by Wednesday at 7PM EST.
Second Immunity Predictions are due around Tuesday, October 11th at 11:59 PM PST.
(I recommend giving your vote alongside your second immunity predictions; you can always change your vote before the vote deadline if you change your mind!)
Good luck to all of the Weeping Willows!
WEEKEND CHALLENGE #4
Here's the films you'll predict weekend grosses for next week:
Barbarian*
Don't Worry Darling
Halloween Ends**
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
Pearl
Smile***
The Woman King
Mostly horror films for this weekend because Halloween Ends, of course, has prompted a trick-or-treating episode theme. When you submit the predictions, I will ask you what your Halloween costume is.
* = The two players with the highest Barbarian predictions will have a "secret special event" happen to them.
** = In the story, whoever scores lowest on Halloween Kills will get rocks instead of candy like Charlie Brown.
*** = In the story, whoever scores lowest on Smile will encounter an evil dentist.
Predictions are due by Thursday, October 6th at 11:59 PM PST. Good luck!
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SURVIVOR PANDORA Episode Four: "Boo!"
in Box Office Survivor
Posted · Edited by SLAM!
@Agafin @DAJK @Eric Adam @Ethan Hunt @Fancyarcher @Gokai Red @NannerManCan
Tribal council votes are officially due in less than an hour for anyone who hasn’t voted, but because of the time it takes me to write tribal councils, I will give you guys a minor deadline extension and give you until exactly 8:00 PM EST to get your votes to me. Good luck!