Hello, everyone!
What a week, what a week, what a week. That's all I can say. This week, a lot of things just randomly kind of fell into place in terms of season seven. As has already been discussed, there was a bit of a scare back when there was a dead period of about a week and a half of no activity. For a second there, I thought we were going to be looking at an eight or nine person season, which, quiet frankly, would of been anti climatic. The "A-ha!" moment came to me early in the week, when I realized that out of the people who had signed up before, it was an even split of new and returning players. Thus, a new concept was born. I'm sure you're all familiar with it by now...Fans vs. Favorites (Yes, we did take a page from Survivor. It's a non profit contest, sue me)
What's really exciting about this particular cast (I'll have a FULL cast assessment on every single contestant on Tuesday) is that the Favorites team isn't JUST made up of All Stars. In fact, there's a few familiar faces who you will recognize, but know that they didn't make the finals. This is because "Favorites" doesn't neccisarily have to mean "All Star". Now, come All Star season, that will be a different story. But for now, "Favorite" just means those familiar with the game.
The Fans cast is a different story. To be honest with you, a lot of it kind of rests on how well the new people perform. I'm worried that they won't be able to beat the Favorites team which does have a few Power Players on it, but at the same time, I see more potential for them to come together as a team whereas the Favorites team (Especially with their controversial Team Leader, who will be revealed Tuesday) will have to overcome a lot of personal dynamics if they hope to work together. One thing's for sure, it's going to be a fun ride! Anyways, all that is coming in a couple days. In the meantime, I figured now would be a good as time as any to get down to it and post the remaining two projects on my countdown. As I said last blog, the last two really go above and beyond the call of duty, and kind of stand on their own as the "Citizen Kane/Godfather" combo of "So, You Want to be an Imagineer", if that makes ANY kind of sense. Haha .Well, let's get to it, shall we!
2. Sleeping Beauty Musical, Jagfkb. (Season Two, Final Project)
Ah yes, this is probably one A LOT of you have been waiting for. Indeed, this is a classic for a reason. Before I get started on why this project is such a mind blower (which, really, should be pretty self evident), I think a little personal history on Jag might be in order. Jag started out on this board long before I did. (Remember, I was basically the last minute third judge. I didn't officially take over as host until season four) His main claim to fame is the "Imagination: The Musical" thread, which was basically his idea for an epic, Fantasmic! style show on Broadway, except on an even bigger scale than Fantasmic! Jag always had an eye in the theatrical world.
In terms of the game itself, he started life like me, as a fellow judge. He watched the game develop with me, witnessed the iconic moments that would come to define the game such as BasketBuddy getting eliminated over CostaFreak in the final four. When season two came a long, it was no surprise that he wanted to compete after witnessing the birth of a game firsthand. The funny thing about Jag was that for quiet a while in season two, he was a very under the radar personality. That season, most of the big theatrics were being done by either BasketBuddy (Who was absolutely out for revenge that season) or the controversial underdog Disneylover4ever. Jag always had good projects, but he never made a big deal out of his presence like the people surrounding him did. Eventually, he squeezed all the way into the final two.
For the final project that season, we wanted to do something nobody was expecting. That's why he hatched VERY early on, before Jag was even in the cast, that the final project be a big budget stage production. It would be something challenging and with A LOT of areas to cover. It's no surprise that Jag ended up hitting a grand slam here. I mean really, what needs to be said? This is probably the most well rounded, comprehensive, detailed, and best laid out project in the game's history. Page after page of detailed info, all chronicling a stage play that would be really fantastic to see happen. It's just a fantastic project every step of the way. You may be wondering why it's not number one. Well, make no mistake, this project is, by all means, a masterpiece of the game. The next project, however, is number one for a variety of reasons. It's probably the project that defined exactly how the game would aim to be played from that point project. It's probably the most well known project in the history of the game. You'll have to wait until tomorrow to find out what it is, if you haven't guessed it already!
-Tiki
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