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Internet Icon
GenreReality show/Competition
Created byJustin Lin
Presented byChester See
JudgesRyan Higa, Christine Lakin
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producersAndy Fickman's Oops Dougnuts
Bobby Smith, Jr.'s Ashore Entertainment
Ryan Higa
Running time25-50 minutes
Production companyYOMYOMF
Original release
NetworkYouTube
ReleaseJune 12, 2012 (2012-06-12) –
present
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Justin Lin, the creator of Internet Icon

Internet Icon[1] is an "American Idol-esque talent show"[2] that premiered on the YOMYOMF[3] YouTube account on June 12, 2012.[4] The show is a competition between groups to see who can be "the next internet icon" or be able to run their own channel while sustaining an audience. Internet Icon is hosted by Chester See and judged mainly by Ryan Higa and Christine Lakin.[5][6] The contestants are also judged by a guest third judge. The contestants complete challenges at the Los Angeles Center Studios, where the show is also shot at. The finale will be filmed on August 14, 2012 in front of an audience, and will later air on August 16, 2012. The winner of the contest will be selected by the audience of the show. The final episode is sponsored by TheTruth.com.[7]

Season One

Episodes

Episode No. Episode Original Premiere Challenge(s) Challenge Winner Guest Judge
1 The Search June 12 & 14, 2012 — — —
2 Deliberation June 19 & 21, 2012 — — —
3 The Word Challenge June 26 & 28, 2012 The Word Challenge The Brothers Riedell Andrew Garcia
4 The Infomercial Challenge July 3 & 5, 2012 The Infomercial Challenge Justin James Hughes Dominic "D-trix" Sandoval
5 The Prop Challenge July 10 & 12, 2012 The Prop Challenge The Fu Music Joe "Mystery Guitar Man" Penna
6 The Topical Challenge July 17 & 19, 2012 The Topical Challenge The Brothers Riedell Dave Days
7 The Judges' Choice Challenge July 24 & 26, 2012 The Judges' Choice Challenge The Fu Music Brice Beckham & David Fickas
8 The Set Challenge July 31 & August 2, 2012 The Set Challenge/Surprise Promotional Challenge The Brothers Riedell Jenna Marbles
9 The Guest Star Challenge August 7 & 9, 2012 Make 3 separate videos:
  • Include all of the actors in the Iconography Room and Damien Dante Wayans.
  • Make a music-based video.
  • Make a vlog.
 The Brothers Riedell Kassem G
10 Finale August 16, 2012 Make a video of your choice. TBA —

Contestants

  • The Brothers Riedell (Nick and Chris Riedell), are from the greater San Francisco area. The duo's video, Dr. Moscow, won the brothers the first challenge and a thirty minute head start for the following challenge. They received this benefit again after the fourth challenge. They also received this benefit in the seventh challenge, but could not use it, due to Chris Riedell having a back injury, and not being able to arrive on time. According to the judges, they have been consistently at the top throughout the competition. They were unanimously selected to move on to the finale.
  • Lana McKissack The final standalone contestant, McKissack has received praise from the judges for her comedy skills and personality. She was saved on a 2-1 vote to continue onto the finals.
  • The Fu Music (Josh and Jacob Fu), two brothers from Atlanta, Georgia. They created what Ryan called "the best video in the competition" during the third challenge, using stop-motion animation. This led them to gain the extra 30 minute head start for the fourth challenge. They received this benefit again for the sixth challenge. They placed third overall after Ryan Higa and guest judge, Kassem G, voted for McKissack to continue onto the finals.
  • Team Morgan (Heidi Brucker and Matt Morgan), from Omak, Washington and Sherman Oaks. The duo received praise for their silent productions and physical comedy. They placed fourth overall.
  • Dayside Productions (Karim, Shawn, Girard[8] and Gru), a group of four from the Queens area. The group caused controversy among the show's audience for excessively celebrating after being told they were in the top ten finalists. Further controversy was created when the group broke a table belonging to the Los Angeles Center Studios. In the same episode, Karim, a member of Dayside, openly wept while facing elimination in front of the judges; Lakin subsequently asked Karim why he was so emotional. More controversy was caused when Dayside caused many of the actors to complain about them. They were eliminated after turning in a video that, according to the judges, "didn't make sense". They placed fifth overall.
  • Kyle Hatch, from Salt Lake City, Utah. Kyle caused controversy for being eliminated two episodes after Marlin Chan, a fan favorite contestant, despite being questioned by the judges as to whether or not he actually met the required challenge. He placed sixth overall.
  • Justin James Hughes, from Los Angeles, California. Hughes was eliminated after not showing up for judgement on his third video due to a previous commitment. Having many fans, this caused outrage in the comment section when the video was uploaded. He placed seventh overall.
  • Marlin Chan, from Stockton, California. Marlin was eliminated after the second challenge and placed eighth overall.
  • Joey Held, originally from Chicago, Illinois. Held's video How to Pour Cereal had technical problems in the preliminary round. Held later asked the producers if he could show his video on his own laptop, which was allowed. After being shown the video, Higa and Lakin retracted their earlier statements about Held's video, with Higa even saying "that [it] went from the bottom of [his] list [...] [to] the top.". Held was eliminated after the first challenge and placed ninth overall.
  • Tahir Moore, from St. Louis, Missouri. Moore was the first to be eliminated, after being told that he was not quite technically ready. He placed tenth overall.

Elimination Chart

Elimination Chart
Contestant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Finale
The Brothers Riedell WIN SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE WIN WIN
Lana McKissack SAFE SAFE SAFE HIGH SAFE SAFE SAFE
The Fu Music SAFE SAFE WIN LOW WIN SAFE OUT
Team Morgan SAFE SAFE SAFE HIGH SAFE OUT
Dayside Productions LOW HIGH SAFE LOW OUT
Kyle Hatch LOW LOW SAFE OUT
Justin James Hughes HIGH WIN DQ
Marlin Chan SAFE OUT
Joey Held OUT
Tahir Moore OUT
Results
  Gold background and WIN means contestant won the competition
  Silver background and 2ND means the contestant placed 2nd overall
  Blue background and WIN means the contestant won that challenge.
  Turquoise background and HIGH means the contestant had the second highest score for that challenge.
  Light blue background and HIGH means the contestant had one of the highest scores for that challenge, but did not win.
  Pink background and LOW means the contestant had one of the lowest scores for that challenge, but was not eliminated.
  Orange background and LOW means the contestant was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.
  Red background and OUT means the contestant lost and was out of the competition.
  Bright red background and DQ means the contestant was disqualified.

References

  1. ^ Philip (Apr 25, 2012). "The YOMYOMF Network: 'Internet Icon' Begins & The First Ever YouTube Video". YOMYOMF. Retrieved Jul 1, 2012.
  2. ^ Robert Ito (Jun 22, 2012). "Asian American actors find a home on YouTube". LA Times. Retrieved Jul 1, 2012.
  3. ^ "YOMYOMF Launches INTERNET ICON with Ryan Higa". CapeUSA. Retrieved Jul 1, 2012.
  4. ^ YOMYOMF (Jun 12, 2012). "Internet Icon Ep1 - The Search (Part 1 of 2)". YouTube. Retrieved Jul 1, 2012.
  5. ^ Fruzsina Eördögh (Apr 4, 2012). "Internet Icon—starring you!". Daily Dot. Retrieved Jul 1, 2012.
  6. ^ Jeff Sneider (May 28, 2012). "'Internet Icon' aims for virality". Variety. Retrieved Jul 1, 2012.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Girard Tescon". IMDb. Retrieved Jul 1, 2012.
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