Internet Icon (season 1)

Internet Icon
Broadcast from 12 June – 16 August 2012
Judges Ryan Higa
Christine Lakin
Host(s) Chester See
Broadcaster YouTube: YOMYOMF
Finals venue Los Angeles Center Studios
Winner
The Brothers Riedell
Origin San Francisco
Runner-up
Lana McKissack

Internet Icon is an American film-making competition reality television show to find "the next Internet icon". The first season aired on the YOMYOMF YouTube channel from 12 June to 16 August 2012. The judges were Ryan Higa and Christine Lakin, and the host was Chester See. The filming of the show took place at the Los Angeles Center Studios. The Brothers Riedell won the first season, with Lana McKissack as runner-up. The contestants of the first season saw an average subscriber boost of 522%.[1]

Top 10 Finalists

Key      Winner      Runner up      3rd Place
Name / name of act From Position reached
The Brothers Riedell (Chris and Nick Riedell) San Francisco Winner
Lana McKissack Los Angeles Runner-up
The Fu Music (Jacob and Josh Fu) Atlanta, Georgia 3rd Place
Team Morgan (Matt Morgan and Heidi Brucker) Sherman Oaks and Omak, Washington 4th Place
Dayside Productions (Karim, Shawn, Girard and Earl) Queens, New York 5th Place
Kyle Hatch Salt Lake City, Utah 6th Place
Justin James Hughes Los Angeles, California 7th Place
Marlin Chan Stockton, California 8th Place
Joey Held Chicago, Illinois 9th Place
Tahir Moore St. Louis, Missouri 10th Place

Details

Episodes

Overview

Episode No. Episode Premiere Challenge Winner Guest Judge
Part One Part Two
1 "The Search" June 12, 2012 June 14, 2012 N/A N/A
2 "Deliberation" June 19, 2012 June 21, 2012 N/A N/A
3 "The Word Challenge" June 26, 2012 June 28, 2012 Brothers Riedell Andrew Garcia
4 "The Infomercial Challenge" July 3, 2012 July 5, 2012 Justin James Hughes Dominic "D-trix" Sandoval
5 "The Prop Challenge" July 10, 2012 July 12, 2012 The Fu Music Joe "Mystery Guitar Man" Penna
6 "The Topical Challenge" July 17, 2012 July 19, 2012 Brothers Riedell Dave Days
7 "The Judges' Choice Challenge" July 24, 2012 July 26, 2012 The Fu Music Brice Beckham & David Fickas
8 "The Set Challenge/Surprise Promotional Challenge" July 31, 2012 August 2, 2012 Brothers Riedell Jenna Marbles
9 "The Guest Star/Vlog/Music Challenge" August 7, 2012 August 9, 2012 KassemG
10 "Finale" August 17, 2012 N/A

Challenge One: "The Word Challenge"

The first challenge was to use five of ten selected words in a video. Two contestants were eliminated in this round.[15]

Key      Winner of the Challenge      Runner up of the Challenge      High score      Low score      Bottom Four      Eliminated
Contestant Video title Finished
Marlin Chan Butt Ninjas Advanced
Dayside Productions The Rise of the Rising Platypus Bottom Four
The Fu Music Learning German Advanced
Kyle Hatch Jacob DuShane Low score
Joey Held Tech Support Eliminated (9th Place)
Justin James Hughes On Dreams High score
Lana McKissack Interweb Icon Advanced
Tahir Moore Hiiii Yaah Doing Eliminated (10th Place)
Team Morgan Lecons de Performance a Matt et Heidi Advanced
Brothers Riedell Dr Moscow Winner

Challenge Two: "The Infomercial Challenge"

The second challenge was to create an infomercial.[16]

Key      Winner of the Challenge      Runner up of the Challenge      High score      Low score      Bottom Two      Eliminated
Contestant Video title Finished
Marlin Chan The Fanboy Eliminated (8th Place)
Dayside Productions Flatulawesome High score
The Fu Music Lazy Fuzy Advanced
Kyle Hatch Nerves of Steel Bottom Two
Justin James Hughes Handy Bandy Winner
Lana McKissack Peg Arm Judy Advanced
Team Morgan Boozercise Advanced
Brothers Riedell Good Thoughts Box Advanced

Challenge Three: "The Prop Challenge"

The third challenge was to use five selected props from the Iconography room and use them in the video. Justin James Hughes was disqualified in this round because he wasn't present at the elimination due to prior-organised filming of a television show.[17]

Key      Winner of the Challenge      Runner up of the Challenge      High score      Low score      Bottom Two      Eliminated
Contestant Video title Finished
Dayside Productions Falling For You Advanced
The Fu Music Coming Home Winner
Kyle Hatch Kyle's Imaginary Friend Advanced
Justin James Hughes Age of the Ignorance Disqualified (7th Place)
Lana McKissack Abstinence Advanced
Team Morgan Love Story Advanced
Brothers Riedell Wanna See Something Advanced

Challenge Four: "The Topical Challenge"

The fourth challenge was to turn an article from a newspaper into a video.[18]

Key      Winner of the Challenge      Runner up of the Challenge      High score      Low score      Bottom Two      Eliminated
Contestant Video title Finished
Dayside Productions Student Loans Low score
The Fu Music It's All About the Mitzvah Low score
Kyle Hatch Kyle's Television Show Eliminated (6th Place)
Lana McKissack The Rocks High score
Team Morgan Hairline News High score
Brothers Riedell CSF Trifecta Winner

Challenge Five: "The Judges' Choice Challenge"

The fifth challenge was to create a video as per chosen by the judges. Dayside Productions were challenged to make a horror video, the Fu Music had to make a video in one take - no edit cuts, Lana McKissack had to make a character-driven video in the style of a documentary, Team Morgan had to make a silent video, and the Brothers Riedell had to make an instructional video.[19]

Key      Winner of the Challenge      Runner up of the Challenge      High score      Low score      Bottom Two      Eliminated
Contestant Video title Finished
Dayside Productions Slasher's Inn Eliminated (5th Place)
The Fu Music There For Me Winner
Lana McKissack Backstage Advanced
Team Morgan Waiting Room Advanced
Brothers Riedell Human School Advanced

Challenge Six: "The Set Challenge/Surprise Promotional Challenge"

The sixth challenge was to make a video entirely in one set (the Fu Music in the Morgue; Lana McKissack in the Bar/Restaurant; Team Morgan in the jail/interrogation room; the Brothers Riedell in the court room). However, during the challenge, the producers surprise challenged the contestants with a one-hour challenge: to make a trailer for Internet Icon.[20]

Key      Winner of the Challenge      High score      Low score      Eliminated
Contestant The Set Challenge video title Finished
The Fu Music All the Madness Advanced
Lana McKissack What Men Really Want Advanced
Team Morgan Jail Birds Eliminated (4th Place)
Brothers Riedell Court Winner

Challenge Seven: "The Guest Star Challenge"

The seventh challenge was to create three videos:[21]

Key      Winner of the Challenge      Eliminated
Contestant The Guest Star Challenge video title The Music Challenge video title The Vlog Challenge video title Finished
The Fu Music Toligami A Song For You Vlog Eliminated (3rd Place)
Lana McKissack The Delivery You Choose Vlog Advanced
Brothers Riedell Jail Date This Office Space Sucks Brothers Riedell Vlog Winner

Challenge Eight: "Finale"

The eighth and final challenge was to make any video that the contestants wished. The winner was later announced in front of an audience, with various interviews with all Top 10 contestants.[22]

The finale was scheduled to air August 16, 2012 at 8PM EST, but due to uploading errors it wasn't uploaded until early morning of August 17, 2012. It was sponsored by TheTruth.com.[23]

Key      Winner      Runner-up
Contestant Video title Finished
Lana McKissack Mo Babies, Mo Problems Runner-up
Brothers Riedell Love Transcends Winner

Elimination Chart

Disqualified Eliminated Low Score Top Score Safe Challenge Winner Runner-up Winner
ELIMINATION CHART Challenges
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Place Contestant Result
1 The Brothers Riedell WIN SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE WIN WIN WINNER
2 Lana McKissack SAFE SAFE SAFE HIGH SAFE SAFE SAFE 2ND
3 The Fu Music SAFE SAFE WIN LOW WIN SAFE OUT
4 Team Morgan SAFE SAFE SAFE HIGH SAFE OUT
5 Dayside Productions LOW HIGH SAFE LOW OUT
6 Kyle Hatch LOW LOW SAFE OUT
7 Justin James Hughes HIGH WIN DQ
8 Marlin Chan SAFE OUT
9 Joey Held OUT
10 Tahir Moore OUT
References [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]

References

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  2. YOMYOMF (June 24, 2012). "Internet Icon TOP 10 - Brothers Riedell". YouTube. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  3. Carly Lanning (May 17, 2013). "‘THE BROTHERS RIEDELL’ TALK HOSTING ‘INTERNET ICON’ SEASON 2 AND AWKWARD FAN INTERACTIONS [INTERVIEW]". New Media Rockstars. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  4. YOMYOMF (June 24, 2012). "Internet Icon TOP 10 - Lana McKissack". YouTube. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  5. YOMYOMF (June 24, 2012). "Internet Icon TOP 10 - The Fu Music". YouTube. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  6. YOMYOMF (June 24, 2012). "Internet Icon TOP 10 - Team Morgan". YouTube. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  7. "Girard Tescon". IMDb. Retrieved Jul 1, 2012.
  8. YOMYOMF (June 24, 2012). "Internet Icon TOP 10 - Dayside Productions". YouTube. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  9. 1 2 YOMYOMF (May 21, 2013). "Internet Icon S2 Ep1 - The Top 100 (Part 1 of 2)". YouTube. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  10. YOMYOMF (June 24, 2012). "Internet Icon TOP 10 - Kyle Hatch". YouTube. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  11. YOMYOMF (June 24, 2012). "Internet Icon TOP 10 - Justin James Hughes". YouTube. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  12. YOMYOMF (June 24, 2012). "Internet Icon TOP 10 - Marlin Chan". YouTube. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  13. YOMYOMF (June 24, 2012). "Internet Icon TOP 10 - Joey Held". YouTube. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  14. YOMYOMF (June 24, 2012). "Internet Icon TOP 10 - Tahir Moore". YouTube. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  15. 1 2 Internet Icon - Word Challenge Videos - YouTube playlist
  16. 1 2 Internet Icon - Infomercial Challenge Videos - YouTube playlist
  17. 1 2 Internet Icon - Prop Challenge - YouTube playlist
  18. 1 2 Internet Icon - Topical Challenge Videos - YouTube playlist
  19. 1 2 Internet Icon - The Judges' Choice Challenge Videos - YouTube playlist
  20. 1 2 Internet Icon - Set/Promo Challenge - YouTube playlist
  21. 1 2 Guest Star/Vlog/Music Challenge Videos - YouTube playlist
  22. 1 2 Internet Icon Ep10 - The Finale - YouTube
  23. "Telling The truth® But Not 'Offending': truth® On The Red Carpet With YOMYOMF Network To Share Tobacco Education Message". VirtualStrategy. Aug 8, 2012. Retrieved Aug 9, 2012.
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