Internet Icon
| Internet Icon | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Video-making talent competition |
| Created by | Ryan Higa |
| Presented by | Chester See |
| Judges | Ryan Higa Christine Lakin |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Andy Fickman's Oops Doughnuts Bobby Smith, Jr.'s Ashore Entertainment Ryan Higa |
| Production location | Los Angeles |
| Running time | 25-50 minutes |
| Production company | YOMYOMF |
| Original release | |
| Network | YouTube |
| Release | June 12, 2012 – present |
Internet Icon[1] is an online video-making talent competition (confessed as an "American Idol-esque talent show")[2] that premiered on the YOMYOMF[3] YouTube channel 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 first season began on 12 June 2012, and the finale was filmed on August 14, 2012 in front of an audience, and 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.
Seasons
Season summary
| Season | Winner | Runner-up | Host | Judges | Guest judges |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One | Brothers Riedell | Lana McKissack | Chester See | Ryan Higa Christine Lakin |
Andrew Garcia D-trix Mystery Guitar Man Dave Days Brice Beckham & David Fickas Jenna Marbles Kassem G |
| Two | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Season One (2012)
Episodes Overview
| Episode No. | Episode | Part One | Part Two | Challenge Winner | Guest Judge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiere | |||||
| 1 | "The Search" | June 12, 2012 | June 14, 2012 | — | — |
| 2 | "Deliberation" | June 19, 2012 | June 21, 2012 | — | — |
| 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 | Kassem G | |
| 10 | "Finale" | August 17, 2012 | — | ||
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, where they then won the first season.
- 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. McKissack came second overall.
- 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[7] 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
| 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 | |||||||||||||
Season Two
It has been widely confirmed that there will be a second season of Internet Icon.[8]
References
- ^ Philip (Apr 25, 2012). "The YOMYOMF Network: 'Internet Icon' Begins & The First Ever YouTube Video". YOMYOMF. Retrieved Jul 1, 2012.
- ^ Robert Ito (Jun 22, 2012). "Asian American actors find a home on YouTube". LA Times. Retrieved Jul 1, 2012.
- ^ "YOMYOMF Launches INTERNET ICON with Ryan Higa". CapeUSA. Retrieved Jul 1, 2012.
- ^ YOMYOMF (Jun 12, 2012). "Internet Icon Ep1 - The Search (Part 1 of 2)". YouTube. Retrieved Jul 1, 2012.
- ^ Fruzsina Eördögh (Apr 4, 2012). "Internet Icon—starring you!". Daily Dot. Retrieved Jul 1, 2012.
- ^ Jeff Sneider (May 28, 2012). "'Internet Icon' aims for virality". Variety. Retrieved Jul 1, 2012.
- ^ "Girard Tescon". IMDb. Retrieved Jul 1, 2012.
- ^ Internet Icon Ep10 - The Finale, YouTube, published by YOMYOMF on 16 August 2012; during the credits, they reveal about the second season.