An accountant on the run from the mob offers the man who ordered Leo McCarthy's murder in exchange for faking his death. When Gatti learns of it, he goes undercover without permission, imperiling his life.
Three networks still in play after 3 Episodes:
Spoiler: The Board
Let's go to the front of the queue again, with
RIOT
.
Spoiler: Sirius9121's Network
Sirius9121
, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-01 00:30:00) to pick an action.
has also decided to Drop and Budget. She's the third to do so, and she opts for the money, which means
FLS
will get
$4m
of extra cash for the next Season.
Which leaves just
TPN
still in the running. There are 10 cards left on the board, so the deadline is set at 60 hours.
Spoiler: The Board
Spoiler: Farren's Network
Farren
, it's your turn. You're the only one left, so you can perform as many actions as you want before deciding to Drop and Budget. Feel free to post your actions one at a time or all at once, but the deadline stays at 60 hours either way.
You have (expired on 2021-05-03 05:00:00) to finish the Season.
I'd be crazy not to take the freebies, so we do that. The one question is with the network card - is it worth spending $5 million for an extra 7 viewers right now? Let's hold off on that until we get a better picture of our financial situation.
Taking the ads brings us to $15 million.
I don't think replacing any of my shows is a good idea. The most replaceable show I have is in the 8pm slot, and none of those shows play nice with 8pm. Plus I'm losing ad revenue - unless I replace with the Baccalaureate, which results in the biggest possible loss of viewers. (Or Person of Disinterest - I could keep ad revenue stable that way, but I'd still be losing more money and viewers this round over what's there now.)
Taking two stars will cost us $4 million if we go for the cheapest two. That drops us to $11 million. D&B adds $2 million, income adds $1 million ... yeah, I don't think I want to spend any more. Need to leave some cash for shows for Season 3.
A rock legend's guitar becomes a menace in Jersey City, N.J., and Artie and Claudia run into an ATF agent who has a knack for knowing when people lie.
New Season, new possibilities. I feel like the Genre Bonuses are going to start flying off this Season! Let's see the board:
Spoiler: The Board
We have the first sighting of a
Promo
! Promos are special in that if you pay for it while putting it on air, either by developing a Show or attaching it to an existing one, you'll get extra Viewers as listed on the card. Could be a much needed boost!
Of course, you can still play it as a regular Ad if you don't want to spend money.
Based on the turn order, we're kicking things off with
SCN
.
Spoiler: StrangerCoug's Network
StrangerCoug
, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-03 11:00:00) to pick an action.
brings you the latest and greatest in the world of sports!
The Show costs
$2m
to develop and a further
$3m
of Seasonal upkeep. There's still a slot for an Ad, so the difference could potentially be covered in the future.
With this Show being up, another Show will be relegated to Reruns. Out goes
Very Charismatic Explosions
, with
Krakatoa Instant Coffee
being returned to the bottom of the deck.
That's one Show gone and done:
Spoiler: The Board
Let's see what
FLS
decides on doing.
Spoiler: Felissan's Network
Felissan
, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-04 11:50:00) to pick an action.
My 8PM slot will now run Criminal Mindfulness, starring That Weird-Looking Star, brought to you by PlaqueBlaster Toothpaste.
This marks the end of our VP's role, but they're confident about this new show - after all, they wouldn't have gotten this far in their career if they didn't have such a good nose for TV shows.
Ba-dum tssss
"Dammit Felissan, making someone lose the game is NOT NICE"
- DeathRowKitty 2016
"Also, the me in your signature just made the me in this thread lose the game and I'm not sure how to feel about this."
- DeathRowKitty 2018
"You've made me make myself lose the game so many times that I feel like it's an entirely new game I'm losing"
enters the surprisingly zen world of crime investigation in
Criminal Mindfulness
, sponsored by
PlaqueBlaster Toothpaste
.
The Show costs some
$5m
to develop, but luckily the income and upkeep balances out in this case, thanks to the Show being on its preferred time.
Before that, we have to bid farewell to
Celebrity Rhinoplasty
, which is going to Reruns, and the
Network VP
, quitting the Star life and now off doing god-nose-what.
Plenty of opportunities remain:
Spoiler: The Board
To wrap up the first Episode, we turn to
TPN
.
Spoiler: Farren's Network
Farren
, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-04 22:20:00) to pick an action.
Alex and Claire's secret brings one family together and brings another to the brink. Tess and Liz clash over the lie—each with their own family's best interests at heart—while Jodi arrives home with a secret of her own.
Let's take a look at the board:
Spoiler: The Board
Looping back around to
SCN
.
Spoiler: StrangerCoug's Network
StrangerCoug
, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-05 08:40:00) to pick an action.