Du-Loch

Right, I vanished from this place for a while. But adult life keeps me busy... I'm writing for a magazine, interning for a movie studio and filming commercials.
Plus I'm gonna be doing a movie in three months. Anyone watch Parks & Rec? Jerry is gonna be in it.

Anyway, I actually filmed one of my original scripts for a sitcom pilot. It's based on the concept of "What happens to a reality show winner AFTER the show ends". So sort of in the same wavelength as Total Drama. Anyway, here's a link to it. Would be super cool if any of you wanted to give it a watch. 

I should change that.
Anyone have any ideas?

Total Drama?
Pokemon?
Keyblades?
...something COMPLETELY DIFFERENT?! *gasp*

Alright, I've had this in mind since BEFORE the game even officially started and am really, REALLY hoping this challenge runs as well as I'm thinking.

AN ANNOUNCEMENT: We are down to 10 contestants, and as such...WE HAVE REACHED THE MERGE! From now on, all teams have been DISBANDED and it is EVERY MAN/WOMAN FOR THEMSELVES!!! (Yeah...we were supposed to do 2 more challenges with the new teams, but when people drop out with inactivity...it ruins everything).
Now, THIS IS IMPORTANT. Starting with this challenge, all eliminated contestants will be put on the jury. The jury will be voting for the winner at the end of the game, so when figuring out who to eliminate, you have an added level of strategy: who will vote for you at the end, and who can you go to the end with and still beat?

Now, on to the challenge.
This should HOPEFULLY be a fun one. You will be running a partner's relay race. Who are your partners? Returning campers, that's who! Everybody will be partnered up with a past Total Drama camper(from the actual show) of their choosing. These can be players from any season EXCEPT Ridonculous Race. We will do this in a first come first serve basis, so COMMENT ON THIS JOURNAL SAYING WHO YOU WANT AS YOUR PARTNER. IT IS NOT OFFICIAL UNTIL I APPROVE IT. I don't want 2 different people picking Gwen and then both using her, every contestant will have a different partner.

Now, the obstacle course: There will be THREE different relays.
1. Finding your way through a hedge maze. In the middle of the maze, there is a treasure chest. Inside the chest, you will find a key.
2. Take the key and start up a boat. Steer the boat through raging rapids on the river until you get to the other side of the island, aka 'The Fun Zone' from the TV Show
3. Race through the mutant animals until you reach the finish line.

Taken so far:
Scarlett
Sugar
Lightning 
Duncan
Heather
Rodney
Bridgette 
Sam
Harold

Ok, the deadline for this is Saturday September 24th! Let me know if you have any questions!

The contestants all gather outside of the Wawanakwa Mountains, as Jakub approaches them.

Jakub: All right guys, I see everyone is ready for the next challenge, so lets get right into it. Your challenge is to take your teams and venture into the the old mines on the island. Once inside your goal is to find an old 'Gilded Jake' prop, which we were considering using for the season, but got lost during construction. Now, this may remind you of a certain challenge from a previous Total Drama season, Revenge of the Island. Yes, this challenge is very much based off of that, and from what I hear, the explosives and mutant animals are all still down there, so good luck with that!

Ron: Ok, come on, you don't actually expect us to go into some old mines with no guidance, right?!

Jakub: Oh, I almost forgot! A lot of time has passed since Revenge of the Island, and a certain former inhabitant of the mines has since left the island and gone through lots and lots of therapy... I'm guessing you all know who I'm referring to, so with that, please welcome...Ezekiel!

The former player casually walks up to Jakub, completely reverted back to his old self.

Ezekiel: Yeaaah! Finally the Zeke gets another chance to win this game!

Jakub: Not exactly... Alright guys, Ezekiel has actually lived in the mines, he KNOWS how to not get lost down there, and is a great resource for you to take in order to help you out. Feel free to get him to help you out. Now then...lets get you into those mines!





*Out of character
So normally, I try to create custom challenges for BvBvB, but from what I'm seeing, we need a little reset, so this challenge will be one taken from the show. Specifically, from episode 7 of TD Revenge of the Island(A Mine Is A Terrible Thing To Waste).
Ezekiel is very much just here as a prop. Figured it'd be fun to give you guys an option to draw yourselves working alongside an old school player, and since this is a challenge that initially involved feral Zeke, I thought it'd be fun for it to come full circle, with human Zeke helping out with the exploration.

The deadline for the challenge will be SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 3RD

IMPORTANT - CLICK TO WATCH THE ANIMATION FIRST, IT CONTAINS THE ENTIRE TWIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jakub: Now...with the twist under way and our teams sorted, let's get on to our challenge... With how over the top the last few challenges have been, I thought this weeks challenge could be a bit of a throwback, something from the glory days of Total Drama Island...a game of PAINTBALL! Now, we won't have "Hunters" and "Deer" in this game, everyone will have paintball guns(think like the leech ball game in All Stars, both teams have guns, both teams are shooting).

The challenge is, in a way, a two parter. Part one is, obviously, to show your team with paintball guns tracking down the other team. Part 2....I want to see you guys have some nice interactions this episode. You've got new teams, new allies and maybe new enemies...show me how your characters are all interacting!!

Challenge deadline will be two weeks away on SUNDAY AUGUST 14TH. I'm hoping we'll get a better showing than last week.