User blog:JERealize/Progress Bar: Issue 042

(February 15, 2014)

Hello, and welcome to Progress Bar. Now, before we begin, let me take the time to review the old business mentioned in the last issue. Now that we have that covered, let's start Issue 42 of Progress Bar.
 * My portrait of Rhonda was presented for the first time.
 * I had ideas for a user-fic starring Rhonda.
 * I also set up an idea for my first JERvivor, to be released soon.

Continuing where we left off: Game Show Contestant?
Yes, I hope to be a game show contestant someday. You see, I was interested in entering a game show since the early 2000s. Back then, it was Wheel of Fortune, and then my interest in game shows changed over time. Soon, Dish Network showed us a monthly preview of GSN, and for a while, my interest in joining a game show peaked. Also around that time, I wanted to play Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader, but there was one major loophole in my way: my age. Since I was under 18, I could never qualify for any game show outside of the Jeopardy student edition, and I felt I wasn't ready for that. After a while, though, I started to forget my dreams about playing a game show.

Only recently did this hope come back. You see, one of my friends was a contestant on Street Smarts (video to be released soon), and won $1,599. From them on, it turned out that he started working with Hollywood for a while before returning to college. Anyways, then I investigated game shows once again, rekindling my desire, and thought that Who Wants To Be a Millionaire was my best bet. Only...

I confronted a few problems, of which still exist in the present day. The first is obvious: Distance. The Millionaire set is on the other side of the continent. If I wished to join the show, I'd have to plan a voluntary vacation over there, and that alone might take thousands of dollars. (In comparison, it took me about one thousand dollars to prepare for a trip for three for a weekend stay at San Francisco last summer.) The second is registration. I have absolutely zero experience in any planned and/or scripted media broadcast, and so, if I do get enough money for a trip across the continent... how do I register? I mean, some people told me that I should start small before I get to go there, as in trying some local (or Los Angeles or San Francisco) game shows, but I'd have to see about that.

Another comes out soon into the show, if I ever get in: The Fastest Finger Question. If I remember the show correctly, in order to get to the hotseat, I'd have to compete against nine other participants to list four items in a correct order in the shortest time possible. I mean, getting to the eleventh or twelvth question is hard enough, but the act of simply sitting in the hotseat is the toughest task of all.

Anyways, I'm overthinking myself here. I should find a way to handle this later. On to the next subject at hand.

Do or Die Preview
Yeah, I bet "...?" is the phrase of the day here. This story is not due to be released in a few years, but you know what? I'm full of surprises, so I'll hand this to you. There is absolutely no spoilers on the contestants, but there is one key thing to note...

"And that means," (host 3) continues, noting the other two campers, "we're now down to the final two. Congratulations to the both of you."

(insert F2 reactions here)

''(host 3) realizes his phone is ringing. He pulled it out and answered it. "Hello. (host 3) speaking."''

''"Oh, good, you're here," someone answered. "I'm a representative of British Sky Broadcasting--"''

''"Yes, thanks for broadcasting our show on Sky1," (host 3) replies happily. "I'll tune in for the premiere Friday night--"''

''"That's the issue," the representative stated. "We've got word from your producers that they have no money to finance the finale. If you can't do the finale, we'll have to cancel your show. We can't submit an incomplete season on the low budget that we have."''

''"But you're your main go-to guys for this kind of stuff," (host 3) stirring up fear within the Final 2. "I can't sign a deal with BBC or ITV; they won't accept me anymore."''

''"Listen, please," the representative urged. "FreshTV is willing to give you an offer--"''

"Oh no," (host 3) muttered, "not those guys."

''"Listen, (hostlast 3)," the representative ordered. "the only way I see it, in order to provide an ending and keep the show on Sky1, you'd have to co-sign with them, and we'd have to get word of the finished agreement from the producers 24 hours before the premeire airs. They'll figure out something. I know they will. They made it out of tougher issues before."''

''"You expect me to sign with those guys?" (host 3) demanded.''

''"If you want to pay back (producereu) and make money afterward, I'm afraid you have little choice," the representative answered. "Just call them. I don't know how, but they'll settle the issue."''

''(host 3) sighs. "Fine. I'll talk to them. But don't think this is the last call you'll receive from me."''

"Sure, we won't,"'' the representative stated in a slightly more creepy voice. "Sky knows all. We will one day control the United Kingdom, and soon, the rest of Europe will fall into our grasp."'

"Yeah, yeah, I have no time for that gibberish today," (host 3) answered, ending the call.

So now, we have this. Yes, there are a lot of blank spots, but you know what? Even I don't know who the finalists are. Anyways, all you got from this is, Sky1 is broadcasting TDDOD, and the Final 2 is in trouble. What else? Why are you asking me? I know nothing so far.

JER's Fanon Timeline: Second Edition
If you noticed this, then you would have known that I had needed to fix up the timeline due to recent issues (and few, if any, result from the canon series). So, since few people view the Progress Bar anyway, let me just store this away.
 * 2012
 * Revenge of the Island ends; the filming location is quarantined and Chris McLean is sent to prison.
 * Chris is released early (thus diverging from the canon timeline), but Teletoon doesn't fund another season, so Chris at this time works a substandard job and lives in a small apartment.
 * 2013
 * Cartoon Network decides to fund a new Total Drama season (later called Total Drama America), and offers Chris to host. Chris accepts, and Chef Hatchet is also accepted as co-host.
 * 24 new contestants are selected for the season.
 * The show starts filming on July 1, 2013, at Camp Tulequoia.
 * The show ends with a winner; CN competes with Teletoon to acquire broadcasting rights for the next season; Teletoon eventually wins broadcasting rights.
 * 2014
 * Chef Hatchet abdicates from his position, and Nigel Germaine replaces him as co-host.
 * Total Drama: Return to Canada starts filming on June 30, with 24 new contestants, in a camp on the coast of British Columbia.
 * After many controversial incidents, the show ends with a winner around late July-early August 2014.
 * 2015
 * Teletoon offeres both Teletoon and CN partnerships in releasing the next season (Total Drama: Sore Losers' Reunion), on Isle Royale in the Great Lakes. 40 contestants are admitted.
 * The show starts filming in June, and ends with a winner in August, albeit with major scandals occurring in the show's production.
 * 2016
 * Both Teletoon and Cartoon Network intend to, at this time, start producing separate seasons.
 * British Sky Broadcasting outbids Cartoon Network for one of these seasons, now being called Total Drama: Do or Die. It is planned to be broadcast on Sky1.
 * Teletoon announces their finalist-exclusive season, to be called Total Drama: Champion Among Champions, thus officially starting a rivalry with Sky1's Total Drama season (now fielding 24 new contestants).
 * Despite issues with both seasons, they both finish through, each with a winner announced.
 * Cartoon Network, denied of their opportunity that summer, launches their own season in December (called Total Drama: The Winter Version), with 24 randomly-selected contestants from previous seasons.
 * 2017
 * The aforementioned season by CN ends in January with a winner.
 * A new season, negotiated by FreshTV itself, is set up as the last season of the series, hoping to get enough money to break even after supporting three seasons within the past year.
 * The 2050s Society invests in this project, and even offers to set up the venue. All previous contestants and some new contestants enter the season.
 * The show starts filming on May 29, and continues until late August. Once at the finale, however, a series of events lead to the endangerment of the program and the events of True Crossover 6.
 * Nothing else can be said beyond this point.

Anything else?
Anyways, that wraps things up. See you next time. The bees, they're here, and they aim to take over the world. Whoever said the bees were disappearing is a liar! (Talk | Blogs | Contributions) 08:58, February 15, 2014 (UTC)
 * Recent news
 * I've heard from my brother that Shirley Temple passed away a few days ago. Although I've never seen any of her works, it seems like those television advertisements for her movies seem to get us all. May she rest wherever she ends up.