I have received all of the judges' scores and comments, and the winner of this challenge will be announced shortly. First off, I'd like to share both tribe's efforts.
One of the tribes submitted the following:
Snorkels on a Plane
Working Title: Albuquerque: The Movie
CAST
Narrator-James Earl Jones
Al-Ross Noble
Mom-Florence Henderson
Donut Shop Guy-Al
Marty-Emo Philips
Zelda-Victoria Jackson
(Open with: grainy sepia shot of putrid-looking bowl of saurkraut, fly is heard buzzing in the background)
MOM: (Off screen; in a creepy voice, a la horror movie) It's goood for yooouu...
Announcer: IMAGINE YOUR GREATEST FEARS...
(Cut to: audience on the plane, cringing and weeping as Biodome plays on the screen in front of them)
Announcer: THE ONES THAT PARALYSE YOU...
(Cut to: AL, in the SIZZLER KITCHEN, slamming his face against the grease fire)
Announcer: THE ONES THAT RENDER YOU LIMBLESS...
(Cut to: MARTY, weeping on the ground in the fetal position as the silhouette of AL w/ chainsaw falls across him)
Announcer: NOW IMAGINE THEM ALL... IN THE SAME MOVIE
(Cut to: DONUT SHOP)
DONUT SHOP GUY: We don't have NO STINKN' DONUTS!!
AL: What DO you have?
DONUT SHOP GUY: Weasels!! (cackles voraciously, as he flings the box of weasels in AL's face)
AL: NOOOO!!! AAARRGH! (general flailing and panic)
(Cut to: HOTEL ROOM. Al is clutching the snorkel to his chest as the HEMAPHRODITE approaches)
HEMAPHRODITE: Give me the snorkel and you live
(Cut to: fight sequence in hotel room, As the HEMAPHRODITE is about to deliver a flying kick to the face of AL, the action freezes and the camera rotates around the duo.)
(Cut to: AL with ZELDA, AL is doing the crossword puzzle while ZELDA reads some flyers)
ZELDA: Sweetie Pumpkin, do you want to join the Columbia Record Company?
(Three ominous organ notes are heard)
AL: NOOOOOOO!!!!
ANNOUNCER: COMING IN 2007... DON'T MISS IT
OR YOU'RE NEXT!
And the other tribe submitted the following:
Albuquerque (The Movie)
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Scene: Channel 62.
George, Bob, and Stanley Spadowski are sitting on a couch.
Bob: Channel 62 isnt doing so well nowadays. If our viewership continues dropping the way it is, well never keep from going bankrupt.
George: Everyones got cable and all they watch is MTV and sports. Pretty soon well just disappear like a bag of rotting monkey intestines in a buzzard cage.
Stanley (hugs George apprehensively): You mean I wont have a job?
Bob: We could switch to cable.
George: But even if we switch to cable, we still wont attract enough viewers to keep us above water. People know who we are. They just dont watch us anymore. We need a gimmick.
Stanley: How about a movie?
Bob and George together: Thats it!
Bob: What should it be about?
George: I can see it already! Albuquerque!
Bob and Stanley: Albuquerque?
George: Yes! It all starts with the sauerkraut
Cut to a scene of George, as Al from Albuquerque, in a basement with his mother, as played by Sue Ane Langdon
George (As Al): Hey mom, whats up with all the sauerkraut?
Cut to George (now known as Al) shackled to the basement wall
Al: I shouldnt have asked.
Cut to a shot of Fran Drescher as a Stewardess, walking down the aisle of an airplane.
Stewardess: Passengers, keep your tray table up and your seat back in the full upright position.
Cut to a scene of a fiery airplane crash. Al is walking slowly out of it, avoiding the flames. He is dressed as Rambo, and he looks slowly from side to side with a scowl on his face.
Cut to a very short shot of a large hermaphrodite with a Flock-of-Seagulls haircut and one nostril.
Cut to a shot of Al in the New Mexico desert, in front of a sign reading, Welcome to Albuquerque.
Al (breathlessly): Its a sign!
Cut to a shot of a phone lying on the ground. The operator is voiced by Fran Drescher.
Operator: If youd like to make a call, please hang up and try again. If you need help, hang up and then dial your operator.
Cut to a close-up of Victoria Jackson (as Zelda)s face
Zelda (in a particularly sultry voice): Hey. Youve got weasels on your face.
Cut to a shot of a photograph of Als face entirely covered in bandages. On the frame there is the inscription, Employee of the month: Al
Cut to a shot of Al, dressed as Rambo again, lifting his head towards the camera. In his hands is a chainsaw.
Cut to a shot of Emo Philips (as Homeless Can Collector) bleeding from the jugular vein.
Homeless can collector: Well, is my face red!
The following letters now flash on the screen in succession in large white font on a black background.
A
L
B
U
QUERQUE
Cut to Stanley Spadowski in extreme close-up
Stanley: Be there! Heh, heh, heh.
The camera now zooms out to reveal he has no arms or legs, and is in fact playing Marty.
END
Excellent work to both tribes. But how did the studio folks (un biased WOWAY judges) feel about your efforts?
Judge Number 1 had these scores:
Tribe A
Hype Factor 5
Originality 5
Humor 5
Spelling/grammar 5
Length 5
A perfect score of 25 points.
Tribe B
Hype Factor 2
Originality 2
Humor 2
Spelling/grammar 5
Length 2
Total - 13 points.
Judge Number 2 had these scores:
Tribe A:
Hype Factor: 4.
Originality: 5.
Humor: 4.
Spelling/Grammar: 4.
Length: 4.
Total - 21 points
Tribe B:
Hype Factor: 3.
Originality: 4.
Humor: 2.
Spelling/Grammar: 5.
Length: 2.
Total - 16 points
Tribe A ... 46 points. Tribe B ... 29 points.
Judge Number 3 had these scores:
Tribe A
Hype Factor 5
Originality 4
Humor 4
Spelling/grammar 4
Length 4
Total - 21 points
Tribe B
Hype Factor 4
Originality 4
Humor 3
Spelling/grammar 5
Length 3
Total - 19 points
Tribe A ... total points ... 67 out of a possible 75 points.
Tribe B ... total points ... 48 out of a possible 75 points.
Tribe A wins immunity!
At this point, I am the only person who knows which tribe Tribe A is. But it will be revealed soon.
Okay ... enough waiting around ... Tribe A is none other than ...
SPOILER Lumpy Spuds
That tribe may take this avatar if they so desire ...
as they are safe from Tribal Council. Congratulations.
The Lumpy Spuds submitted the first script I presented, while the second one came from the Couch Potatos.
Couch Potatos, Tribal Council will being Thursday night at 7:00 PM Eastern, where one of you will be voted out of the game. You may use the Chit Chat thread to provide reasons why you should not be the one going home.
All players can also use the Chit Chat thread to discuss the challenge, the game in general, etc.
In addition, here are the comments that each judge provided in their reasoning for scoring the way they did (this information may be valuable in future challenges ... or may not) ...
Judge Number 1:
A:I read through this, and was really interested in seeing this movie! I liked that they had a cast list, and the whole idea was very original. I was laughing more and more as I kept reading. This tribe should be very proud of themselves!
B: I was not as excited about the movie when I read through Tribe B's entry. I was kinda bored reading through it. The idea of using characters from UHF seemed uninspired, and not very original. I laughed maybe once while reading through this one. It was kinda long, or maybe it just seemed that way. I hope I don't sound too harsh. I just didn't like it as much as Tribe A's.
Judge Number 2:
A: This really is an excellent trailer. I really like the "Snakes on A Plane" reference for one thing. Also, I really liked the script for the voiceover for the trailer. It made it seem very authentic, and the lines used after the voiceover really fit well. I also thought it was the perfect length for a trailer.
B: This was also an very good effort, but to me, this trailer seemed a little disjointed. It was somewhat hard to follow and it was too long for a trailer. The premise of the UHF references was pretty good, but the way it was executed confused me.
Again, both tribes put in a great effort, but I'm going to have to go with Tribe A.
Judge Number 3:
A: Comments: They had me at "Snorkels on a Plane". They laid out some of the movie trailer cliches I was looking for very nicely, and of course the fact that the trailer itself is a parody scores some brownie points. I had to dock a point for spelling, because they misspelled "hermaphrodite" a few times, but everything else seemed in order there otherwise. They lose a measly point in length mostly because I would have liked it just a *touch* longer, but it flows well and is gnerally just about the right length. Overall, this had the "feel" I would be looking for in general, and they indeed bring the funny.
B: Comments: I have to say first that I really like what they were going for with the whole UHF/Albuquerque thing -- it was really a very original idea. I think the execution of the idea, while a valiant effort, caused the trailer to sputter in the beginning before it really got going. The idea required more setup at the beginning than you would normally get in a trailer and it affected both the flow of the first half and the length overall. That said, they still brought the funny, and hit a few of the trailer cliches I was looking for (loved the A..L..B..U...QUERQUE individually flashing on the screen).
Extra comments: Both teams did a very nice job. I also found it funny that they both chose Victoria Jackson to play the role of Zelda. I guess it's the natural choice!
