SLAM!

@Asyulus @The Dark Alfred @Fancyarcher @Rorschach Funky Kong: Hey survivors, what's kickin'? It's time for you to perform dangerous stunts inside my stadium! Ka-chow! SLAM! spins the wheel... The wheel lands on Fancyarcher. SLAM!: Fancyarcher, you're up first. Fancyarcher arrives on a motorcycle, facing two ramps and a column of blazing hot fire. Funky Kong: Jumping over fire on a motorcycle! A classic Evil Knievel stunt! Wait. What's this? Fancyarcher turns the motorcycle around, so that his back faces the ramp. Funky Kong: Wow! He's going backwards! Fancyarcher speeds, driving backwards, and soars over the blazing fire, and makes it across safely! Funky Kong: Wow! What a stunt! SLAM! spins the wheel... The wheel lands on Rorschach. SLAM!: Next up is Rorschach, who is inexplicably wearing an "I ❤️ Chris Nolan" t-shirt. Two Rorschach step into the stadium. Funky Kong: What's this? Oh, wait a minute! They start fighting each other. Funky Kong: Wow! It's Rorschach fighting an Inverted version of himself, just like in Tenet! They fight in an action scene with great stunt choreography. Funky Kong: Wow! It's times like these you wish they had an Oscar for Stunts! SLAM! spins the wheel... The wheel lands on The Dark Alfred. SLAM!: It's The Dark Alfred's time to shine! The crowd waits, but nothing happens. Funky Kong: Wow! It appears The Dark Alfred, a notorious stoner, might be too stoned to perform! Wait. What's this? A helicopter appears over the stadium. A figure opens the helicopter door! Funky Kong: Wow! He's jumping out of a helicopter! The Dark Alfred, in a full surfer wetsuit and surfboard, jumps out of the helicopter and lands on a ocean wave, where he surfs. Funky Kong: Wow! It's a calabunga moment and TMNT hasn't even released yet! SLAM! spins the wheel... The wheel lands on Asyulus. SLAM!: Last but not least, it's Asyulus! John Wick music plays in the stadium. Funky Kong: Wow! It's a John Wick tribute! Goons appear on the stage. Asyulus drives into the stadium and does donuts around the goons, shooting them. Then he enters a maze, where a camera follows him top-down as he shoots his way through. Then he climbs a staircase and shoots down any of the men who stands in his way. Funky Kong: Wow! I've said more wows than Owen Wilson! SLAM!: Here's the results... Here's the IMPORTANT INFORMATION DOSSIER

“Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries which are coming upon you. Your riches have rotted and your garments have become moth-eaten. Your gold and your silver have rusted; and their rust will be a witness against you and will consume your flesh like fire. It is in the last days that you have stored up your treasure! Behold, the pay of the laborers who mowed your fields, and which has been withheld by you, cries out against you; and the outcry of those who did the harvesting has reached the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth. You have lived luxuriously on the earth and led a life of pleasure; you have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. You have condemned and put to death the righteous man; he does not resist you.” (James 5:1-6 NASB1995)

I have never heard of this principle—what is it?

@Alpha @Blankments @cannastop @cookie @El Squibbonator @Ethan Hunt @Ezen Baklattan @4815162342 @MCKillswitch123 @Reddroast @Rorschach @Xillix @YM! Hello, This is an unprompted, unsolicited letter to everyone who participated in the review portions of the Y5 and Y7 game years. And I'm tagging those who may have read my Y6, Y8, and Y9 stories too. There's been a lot on my mind, and I want to talk about my Christian beliefs, and I'm not quitting the game or anything so don't panic, but there's some things I want to apologize for, and there's some things I want to make up for if I can. I acknowledge that some of you do not believe in God or in Jesus, and I don't know how you'll respond to this message, but I think it's a message that I need to share not just for you, but also for me. I'm closer to God today than I was when I started playing CAYOM. Back then, I believed that I could write whatever I wanted and it would all be okay because I accepted Jesus, but the idea that I can abuse God's grace like that is actually an un-Christian idea. I allowed myself to put worldly messages in some stories, perhaps because I expressly tried to imagine secular films rather than faith-based films. The realization of "I'm writing a certain kind of film, for a certain kind of audience" made my privy, or hyper-aware, of the sheer amount of power that a storyteller wields, but I've felt like a coward because I've lacked the courage to say, "no, my stories shouldn't offer the feel-good lies," or "no, my stories shouldn't shy away from sharing the hard truths." My most egregious wrongs, when it comes to allowing my stories to contain un-Christian messages, would be in cases where the film was marketed as "faith-based" or as "faith-inspired," but the film in fact had a distinctly un-Christian message. I'm going to share three examples today. I must disavow Of Pagans and Paupers from Y5 because it had a message of "oh we can just let the pagans do what the pagans do," when in actuality, Jesus wants Christians to do the great commission of spreading the gospel no matter what persecution they might face. Then I must disavow Carver from Y7 because it preached a message of how people who live a normal life of attaining personal accolades can go to Heaven (or something like that) when the Christian life is actually far from a normal one. I don't know if George Washington Carver is in Heaven or not, but he wouldn't be in Heaven because of his own good works, but only through repentance and Jesus' salvation. Then when I wrote The Gnashing in Y8, I do believe that it was tinged to an extent by my then-lukewarm Christianity, and I don't know exactly what to apologize or make up for from that, and maybe I don't need to because it's a campy horror film that acknowledges Hell as a bad place to be in, but I feel better having shared my concerns about it. Again, these would be my worst examples because they attach un-Christian messages to a Christian-flavored package. If I'm a Christian writer who wants a certain story to exemplify my beliefs, then it has to be hard-truth-Christian, full stop, even if you do not agree. Because in Matthew 18:6, Jesus says, "but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea." And I feel like there's a real danger where one of my stories tells you something un-Christian, and you take the un-Christian thing and run with it, and then I'm in trouble with God because I've led you into sin through one of my stories. I must treat my own Christian storytelling like the battle that it is, so that I do not lead any of you astray. Because for years, I've had this worry that I'm leading other people into sin, and I don't want to do that, because I believe in the consequences of that, and I must believe in the power of a story, and I must allow my beliefs to motivate me into wielding that power responsibly. Certain events in my life, combined with my faith (because sometimes things happen where God doesn't tell you outright that it's Him, but He's expecting you to operate in faith)—the events and the faith have given me confidence to know with 100% certainty that God is real. That's a huge claim. It's a claim that means everything. But I'll type it again: God is real. So whatever I write, I need to write with the certainty of God being real. Would it not make sense for someone of the faith to do this? If He is real, and I'm asked to put things to death and I'm asked to follow, then I must follow. What this means for me is that I shouldn't try to pretend to be the 'cool writer' just to momentarily appease my readers. Rather, I should do my best to tell the best screen stories I can, and entertain you along the way, but also do it in a way where the reader says to themselves, "this author's clearly a believer," even if it leads to underwhelming review scores or less success in box office or awards. I should give myself grace because I've also said "I'm sorry" to God (whilst meaning it), and I'm human and I'm prone to making mistakes, and I'll get better at being accurately Christian as I continue writing, and as I continue my walk with God (for the first time in my life (or at least in a long time), I can tell people I'm walking with God and personally believe that I'm actually doing that). I'm stirred to say this because I've gotten to know you over the years, and I like you guys, and I genuinely care about your eternal destinies. I won't shove something you've decided you don't want down your throat, but I would personally be very sad to find out that I was responsible for leading any of you into sin, and that sin going on to lead you further from God and into the flames of Hell. That would be a great tragedy. I deserve death for all my sins, but I especially deserve death if I lead a little one into sin, just like Jesus said. Therefore, I realize that I've been cowardly and shrinking back in fear of some of your beliefs and wills and attitudes—but I am not called to fear any of you; rather, I am called to fear the Lord My God, who has the mighty power to burn against disobedient people as a raging fire. So I desire from now on to do God's will out of reverent fear of God. Anyways, my private messages are always open if you ever want to talk more about God and biblical faith, or if you want to hear my testimony on why I've come to believe with 100% certainty that God is real, and that Jesus is Lord, and that the ordinances deserve to be observed, can I get an Amen. If you've read this far, thank you for putting up with me. I've prayed for you guys before and I'll likely be stirred to pray for you again, and if you want me to pray for something specific, hit me up. Thanks ✌️

Could this lead to some atypical or unexpected nominees at major awards shows?

@Asyulus @The Dark Alfred @Fancyarcher @Rorschach Funky Kong: Hey, what’s kickin’? Weekend predicts are due at 11:59 PM PST, though they’ll be accepted until Thursday estimates are posted in the morning. Can you dig it? ✌️

@Asyulus @The Dark Alfred @Fancyarcher @Goldenhour36 @Rorschach TRIBAL COUNCIL #13 Everyone takes a seat. SLAM!: Welcome to tribal council, where one of you will be exiting the game in fifth place. Rorschach: Enjoy your last tribal while you can, Fancyarcher... Fancyarcher: Oh, I'll enjoy it. Asyulus: Meep meep meow. Goldenhour36: Meep meep what now? The Dark Alfred: Looks like the effects of the super bell and penguin suit haven't worn off yet, man. SLAM!: Okay, thanks for padding out the tribal council's runtime, but now it's time to vote! Everyone votes. SLAM!: If anyone has any items or advantages and would like to play them, now would be the time to do so. Rorschach: (glares at Fancyarcher) Fancyarcher: (glares at Rorschach) The Dark Alfred: ... Item Play #1 Item Play #2 Item Play #3 Item Play #4 Item Play #5 Item Play #6 Item Play #7 Item Play #8 SLAM!: All right, here's who won immunity: SLAM!: Here is the immunity result's aftermath...

@Asyulus @The Dark Alfred @Fancyarcher @Goldenhour36 @Rorschach SLAM!: Predictions due by 11:59 PM PST or before Tuesday estimates drop… If M:I being a preview makes things wonky then I’ll cut that one and it’ll just be the other three, but do predict its Tuesday gross for now! Votes due tomorrow at 7:00 PM. Good luck!

That type of story sounds like it can still be “light.” To suggest that some things aren’t worth handing over your very soul for—that would surely fall under “whatever is true.”

@Asyulus @The Dark Alfred @Fancyarcher @Goldenhour36 @Rorschach Luigi: Heyo! Daisy's trapped in a painting in the mansion, but I'm too scared to go after her myself. Whoever gets the painting wins immunity, but be careful! The ghosts inside will use your greatest fears against you! Rorschach: Thanks for the detailed explanation. Everyone enters the mansion and trails off on their own. We cut to The Dark Alfred first as he enters a room full of spiderwebs! The Dark Alfred: C'mon, Luigi. This is the opposite of groovy, dude. The caterpillar on the cover of Super Mario Bros. Wonder suddenly appears. Caterpillar: Ha ha! That's a nice ear you got there! It'd be a shame if I crawled into it! The Dark Alfred: Please don't. The Caterpillar crawls into Dark Alfred ear and starts eating his brain. Caterpillar: Mmm, this is a tasty brain! The Dark Alfred: Shoooot, uhhhhhh... **** Goldenhour36 goes to the garage. Goldenhour36: I don't know why a painting would be in a garage... Driver's Ed Ghost: Get in the car, it's time to drive!\ Goldenhour36: Huh?! The ghost forces Goldenhour36 into the driver's seat. Driver's Ed Ghost: Let's go for a ride! Goldenhour36: But... Oh gah... Where's the pedals... I don't know what I'm doing! Driver's Ed Ghost: Drive, drive, drive! Goldenhour36 unconfidently drives around the mansion. **** Asyulus enters the basement, and he sees a lever is on the ceiling. Asyulus: How will I get to that lever? I better use this: Asyulus uses the Super Bell and becomes a cat. Asyulus: My craving for milk has increased exponentially. Asyulus climbs on the dressers and other furniture to reach the lever. He pulls the lever, and a secret door opens. He sees the red slide from Super Mario 64! Asyulus: Aw man, I can't slide really well as a cat! But what if I use this... Asyulus puts on the penguin suit and transforms into a cat penguin monstrosity. Asyulus: Meep meep meow. He slides down the slide... **** Fancyarcher climbs the roof using a ladder. Fancyarcher: I don't know why a painting would be on the roof, but I guess it was worth it to check... It's time to go down now... Seven poison mushrooms rain down on the ladder, knocking it down from the roof and trapping Fancyarcher there. Fancyarcher: Well, shit. He breaks into a cold sweat. Confessional - Fancyarcher: C'mon, Asyulus... It's up to you this time... **** Rorschach enters the kitchen and is enticed when the refrigerator magically opens on its own. Rorschach: Ooh, pizza... He reaches in for pizza, but the refrigerator snatches him and traps him inside. Rorschach: Shoot... I can't do tight spaces! He looks down on the pizza and sees Six Red Mushrooms on it. Rorschach: Oh, this pizza looks familiar now that I think about it... Flashback to before, and during, the challenge. Rorschach: Okay, so you're sending me three red mushrooms, right? The Dark Alfred: Yeah. And you want to send yourself three red mushrooms, too? Rorschach: Yeah. What if it ordered a pizza and had them put our mushrooms on the pizza? The Dark Alfred: Yeah, and then they could bring it to the mansion and it'd be in the refrigerator. Rorschach: Okay, let's call the pizza guy. They call the pizza guy. Goldenhour36: Hey, I can barely handle driving because it's my greatest fear, but I'm still the pizza guy for some reason. The Dark Alfred: Good. We need you to deliver the mansion a pizza with all the red mushrooms on it. Goldenhour36: Uh, okay! Goldenhour36 drives away from the mansion and crashes into a pizza shop called The Krusty Koopa. Goldenhour36: One red mushroom pizza with exactly six mushrooms please. Krusty Koopa Cashier: (Koopa noises) Confessional - The Dark Alfred: Operation Pizza was my idea. It's incredibly convoluted and doesn't make any sense, but at least it'll get us through the episode! Flashback ends. Rorschach eats the pizza and bursts triumphantly out of the refrigerator. Rorschach: Now where's that Daisy painting... Oh look, there it is! **** Asyulus makes it to the bottom of the slide. Asyulus: Now where's that Daisy painting... Oh look, there it is! Sure enough, there's another copy of it hanging on the wall. Asyulus: Meep meep meow, gonna grab it now... Huh? One poison mushroom lands on Asyulus. Asyulus: Bleh! Who's responsible for this? A faint smell of weed appears from the filtration system... Dark Alfred!! Asyulus: Well, I better grab this painting... **** Everyone reconvenes at the mansion entrance, and they save Daisy from the painting. Luigi: Good work, Survivors. But only one of you can be the winner. Two of you have a painting, but only one of you found the actual painting, and the other one found a counterfeit version. The player with the real painting is... Here's the IMPORTANT INFORMATION DOSSIER

You know it's epic when the release date's epic!

I found the website detailing how filmmakers can submit a five-minute prototype to Angel Studios as a “torch” for the studio to consider helping and guiding them with matters of funding. Anyone intrigued can click here for more information, but I’ll elaborate on this as well. Angel Studios defines as a “torch” as any film/tv project or story that “amplifies light,” and their definition of light derives from Philippians 4:8 where Paul famously states, “finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is anything excellent or worthy of praise, think about these things” (NASB). I believe that when a genuine Christian sets out to make a film of any genre, as many Christians did in the times of vintage Hollywood when the faith was more widely practiced—and when they’re doing it the right way—their effort to make it the above things shines through the work itself. A western can amplify light, a sci-fi can amplify light, a drama can amplify light, a fairy tale can amplify light, a crime film or historical piece or comedy can amplify light, and so on, as long as the filmmaker crafts something exuding the traits listed by Paul. Their definition of light invites a complicated debate on whether it’s ethical for Angel Studios to give a platform to filmmakers engaging in QAnon conspiracy, but the film Sound of Freedom in and of itself, in my opinion, offers a great example of what it could mean for a film to be true, honorable, right, etc. A film amplifying light can absolutely discuss uncomfortable topics like trafficking and still be presentable as light.

Believer here, so I should post my take: - I like the movie in and of itself - I dislike Caviezel’s engagement with QAnon, because many of their conspiracies are based in falsehood - I saw the film before I knew about the ties to QAnon and feel slightly deceived - If someone wants to see it, I still encourage them to see it, but because I know that they’re the demographic that’s interested - I want to keep the QAnon stuff in mind as I discuss the movie so that even if people continue seeing the movie, they might not be led astray into believing lies perpetuated by QAnon - Hey, if people don’t want to see it, if they don’t want to buy tickets, that’s perfectly fine, that’s their right, and I respect their decision especially if it’s a decision made in response to its ties to QAnon - The cinematography is fantastic, great imagery, and I will campaign this for cinematography at the Boffies even if I’m the butt of a joke for it - Not Ballard for Hero due to QAnon - But yes for Trafficking for the Villain category

I might be wrong but if they’re shooting now, it may mean they have a script that they’re confident in, or a script they don’t have to do any rewrites with. I think the rule is that because of the strike they can’t rewrite anything during an in-progress production.

@Asyulus @The Dark Alfred @Fancyarcher @Goldenhour36 @Rorschach Luigi: This mansion won’t get the spirits out on its own! Please send predictions before the announcement of preview numbers.

@Asyulus @DAJK @The Dark Alfred @Fancyarcher @Goldenhour36 @Rorschach TRIBAL COUNCIL SLAM!: Welcome to tribal council, where one of you will be eliminated from Survivor: Mushroom Kingdom. Goldenhour36 eyes Rorschach. Rorschach glares at Fancyarcher. Fancyarcher glares at DAJK. DAJK glares at Asyulus. Asyulus glares at his jar of milk (it's empty). The Dark Alfred glares at something he's sees during his bad trip. SLAM!: All right, it's time to vote! Everyone votes. SLAM!: All right, if anyone has an advantage or an immunity idol and would like to play it, now would be the time to do so. Goldenhour36: (waits patiently) DAJK: (purses lips) The Dark Alfred: ... Item Play #1 Item Play #2 and #3 Item Plays #4 and #5 SLAM!: Okay, here's who won immunity— SLAM!: First vote— SLAM!: Second vote— SLAM!: Third vote— SLAM!: Fourth vote— SLAM!: Thirteenth player voted out of Survivor Mushroom Kingdom...

@Asyulus @DAJK @The Dark Alfred @Fancyarcher @Goldenhour36 @Rorschach Cranky Kong: All right, survivors. Go into this here cavern (points cane) and find me the Muffin of Macguffin! Whoever finds it wins immunity! Now get goin' whippersnappers! DAJK, The Dark Alfred, Goldenhour36, and Rorschach huddle up. Rorschach: So elcaballero's out. Now what? Goldenhour36: Beat Fancyarcher somehow, that's what! DAJK: Yeah. If we all split up in the cavern, we'll have a better chance at finding the Muffin. The Dark Alfred: Shroom up, muchachos. We got a tough one ahead. DAJK and The Dark Alfred consume two and one red mushrooms respectively. Meanwhile, Asyulus and Fancyarcher meet up. Asyulus: The battle lines are clear. Fancyarcher: Yep. Ain't nothing secret. Beat. Fancyarcher: I'm the clear comp beast this season. Why aren't you targeting me? Asyulus: Friendship means little when it's convenient. Fancyarcher smiles. They share a fist bump. Fancyarcher: Let's get this Muffin for elcaballero. Asyulus: Let's do it! Asyulus and Fancyarcher consume two and three red mushrooms respectively. Everyone enters the cavern, but they all branch off in different ways. Goldenhour36: This hallway looks pretty boulder-sized... He steps on a panel. A boulder rolls toward him. Goldenhour36: Why does it always have to be boulders? He runs away from the boulder. The Dark Alfred finds a room with mushrooms in it. The Dark Alfred: Ah yeah, time for a trip! He trips out, so he's not finding the muffin... Then Asyulus and DAJK battle against giant spiders. Asyulus: I can't be-web there's giant spiders here... DAJK: Comedy isn't for you, Asyulus... Then Fancyarcher and Rorschach both reach the room where the muffin is... But there's a roulette wheel on the table. Fancyarcher: There's a note here... Rorschach: Will you do the honors? Fancyarcher reads the note. Fancyarcher: "One of you must bet on red, and the other bets on black, and whoever gets the ball gets the muffin." Rorschach: Talk about high stakes... They make their bets and spin the wheel. SLAM!: Here's the tentative results: Here's the IMPORTANT INFORMATION DOSSIER

@El Squibbonator Welcome back to CAYOM! I must inform you of an important rule, however. I'll excuse it with Flesh cuz it's your first post of the season, but in the future, please post your finished plot summary along with your film information. The purpose of this rule is to prevent the submission thread from getting clogged with unfinished films. Also, please tag me in this discussion thread whenever you add the plot summary for Flesh. Thank you, happy 4th of July, and good luck!

THE UNSEEN Studio Groundswell Director: Jayro Bustamante Genre: Drama Release Date: November 6th Theater Count: 2,457 MPAA Rating: R for Language and One Moment of Blood & Gore Budget: $10 Million Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins Nationality: Guatemalan Language: Spanish Cast Adriana Barraza as Maria Arturo Castro as Bruno Marlene Forte as Alma Names altered to respect privacy. Based on a True Story

@Asyulus @DAJK @The Dark Alfred @Fancyarcher @Goldenhour36 @Rorschach Two films, No Hard Feelings and Past Lives, have yet to release their actuals. This is an issue because the gap between first and second place is currently "too close to call." I want to at least wait for No Hard Feelings's number. I don't know if A24 will submit a Past Lives number in a timely manner because they've had issues with punctuality before. In any case, about a third of the episode is written already, but it won't be posted until a little bit later today, or maybe even early tomorrow.

You singled me out at the end, looks like I better send you a list 👀

Yes; other straight-to-Netflix films have been nominated before

@elcaballero Heyo, I want to say quickly that you had a great season and helped make it very exciting; if it were not a weird week, you may have had a better chance to stay. 7th place in Survivor is absolutely nothing to sneeze at, so kudos! @ZeeSoh Thank you for the fantastic, in-depth skits! They’re helping build to the season’s climactic moments for sure! @Asyulus @DAJK @The Dark Alfred @Fancyarcher @Goldenhour36 @Rorschach Normal deadlines return again for the weekend predictions. PM me weekend predictions by 11:59 PM PST or before the announcement of Thursday preview numbers. Cranky Kong: I may be in my 80s, but I’m still a whippersnapper! (Cranky Kong is voiced by Fred Armisen.)

@elcaballero Only an hour or two left, don’t miss your chance to predict, last call…

@Asyulus @DAJK @The Dark Alfred @Goldenhour36 @elcaballero @Rorschach Because I do have access to the internet after all, it’s okay if you post your predictions sometime past midnight; you can wait until before estimates like normal if you want. Good luck!