The Networks ⬩ who came out on top?

Felissan · Post Post #50 (ISO) » Mon Apr 26, 2021 2:34 am

Drop and Budget.

vincentw · Post Post #51 (ISO) » Mon Apr 26, 2021 3:50 am

Felissan

has chosen to Drop and Budget! She's the third to do so, which means that

FLS

will earn an additional

$6m

to be allocated next Season.

With everyone else already cashing out,

SCN

is the only network still in play this Season. There are fewer than 4 cards remaining on the board, so the standard deadline of 24 hours applies.

Spoiler: The Board

Spoiler: StrangerCoug's Network

StrangerCoug

, it's your turn. You're the only one left, so you can perform as many actions as you want before calling to Drop and Budget. Feel free to post your actions one at a time or all at once, but the deadline stays at 24 hours either way.

Develop a Show
(unavailable; no Shows left)
Sign a Star
: pick a Star, pay its cost, goes to your Green Room
Land an Ad
(unavailable; no Ads left)
Take a Network card
(unavailable this Season)
Attach Star/Ad
: attach or replace one Star or Ad to your airing Show
Drop and Budget
: cash out of the Season

You have (expired on 2021-04-27 21:50:00) to finish this Season. Without a response, I'll consider you calling to Drop and Budget immediately.

StrangerCoug · Post Post #52 (ISO) » Mon Apr 26, 2021 8:01 am

Sign the Grizzled Action Hero, then drop and budget

vincentw · Post Post #53 (ISO) » Mon Apr 26, 2021 2:59 pm

StrangerCoug

did 2 actions. First, to sign the remaining Star:

★	Grizzled Action Hero pay $5m + $1m / $0m per Season cond: Show Genre is Action
✓	5	4	4	1
✕	3	2	2	1

SCN

now has

Grizzled Action Hero

in its Green Room, after paying out

$5m

.

Then, he called to Drop and Budget. He's the last to do so, which means that

SCN

will get its hands on an additional

$5m

next Season.

Everyone has now cashed out of the Season. Here's the order of departure:

Order	Network	Reward
1st	RIOT	$8m
2nd	TPN	$7m
3rd	FLS	$6m
4th	SCN	$5m

The

Season Finale

starts now.

*edit: typos.

vincentw · Post Post #54 (ISO) » Mon Apr 26, 2021 2:59 pm

Season 1 Finale

Well done on getting through the first Season! Every network has at least one new Show, which should be a good building block to get those ratings. Let's go through each network to gauge how many Viewers and income everyone's accrued for themselves.

Season 1 Finale

TPN: Season 1		⭗	±$
8pm	Old Folks Complaining [S1]	⭗8
	$ Shaggy's Rugs and Carpeting		+$1m
9pm	Awesome Industrial Accidents [S1]	⭗11	−$1m
	$ Blast Radius Pure Sugar Cereal		+$2m
10pm	Chainmail Bikini Warrior [S1]	⭗10	−$1m
	★ Failed Mayoral Candidate	⭗1
⭮	Litter Training Weekly	⭗1
	What's in My Pockets?	⭗1
	Get to Know Your Lower Colon	⭗1
Total		⭗33	+$1m

RIOT: Season 1		⭗	±$
8pm	Know That Rash! [S1]	⭗0
9pm	Breath Mints Around the Globe [S1]	⭗0
10pm	Very Charismatic Explosions [S1]	⭗10	−$1m
	$ Krakatoa Instant Coffee		+$2m
⭮	Shopping Bag Review Hour	⭗1
Total		⭗11	+$1m

FLS: Season 1		⭗	±$
8pm	Celebrity Rhinoplasty [S1]	⭗7
	★ Network VP	⭗1
9pm	An Hour of Shouting [S1]	⭗7
	$ Hipster Gaming Consoles		+$1m
10pm	Grilling with Milk [S1]	⭗0
⭮	You Too Can Play the Recorder!	⭗1
	Get to Know Your Lower Colon	⭗1
Total		⭗17	+$1m

SCN: Season 1		⭗	±$
8pm	Let's Pickle! [S1]	⭗0
9pm	The Wacky TSA Agent [S1]	⭗8
	★ Guy Who Shouts All the Time	⭗3	−$1m
10pm	Wide World of Forks [S1]	⭗0
⭮	Biannual Bubble Wrap Popping Tournament	⭗1
Total		⭗12	−$1m

As the next Season approaches, the Shows in every network ages. The Reruns have done their jobs and will now be retired to the Archives. And lastly, the new turn order, which is going in the ascending order of Viewers. Here's how every network is looking ahead of Season 2:

Spoiler: Sirius9121's Network

Spoiler: StrangerCoug's Network

Spoiler: Felissan's Network

Spoiler: Farren's Network

vincentw · Post Post #55 (ISO) » Mon Apr 26, 2021 3:00 pm

Let's take a quick look at the standings before we begin the next Season:

Order	Player / Network		Viewers	Money	In/Out	D&B?
1st	Sirius9121	RIOT	⭗11	$16m	+$1m	✕
2nd	StrangerCoug	SCN	⭗12	$5m	−$1m	✕
3rd	Felissan	FLS	⭗17	$12m	+$1m	✕
4th	Farren	TPN	⭗33	$11m	+$1m	✕

Season 2, Episode 1

One

Audrey goes a little crazy preparing for Stevie's first birthday, and even visits the hairdresser. Sophie has an announcement.

For Seasons 2 and 3, there's a pool of 16 Shows of which 7 are drawn per Season, leaving 2 unused. Of those 16, there are 2 Reality Shows, 2 Sports Shows, and 3 each of the other 4 Genres.

Also, starting from this Season, there are Network cards, and it's now possible to start scoring Genre Bonuses! Look out for both of those. Let's see the board:

Spoiler: The Board

Based on the turn order from the previous post, we'll begin with

RIOT

.

Spoiler: Sirius9121's Network

Sirius9121

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-04-29 09:00:00) to pick an action.

Sirius9121 · Post Post #56 (ISO) » Mon Apr 26, 2021 6:58 pm

American Samurai @ 8pm, with Punxsutawney

vincentw · Post Post #57 (ISO) » Mon Apr 26, 2021 7:35 pm

First Show of the new Season for

Sirius9121

:

8pm	American Samurai Worrier pay $2m + $3m per Season 9pm ⬩ ⭮ 2 ⬩ Ad + Ad
⭗	10 / 9	12	8	3
$	Punxsutawney Pizza and Subs earn $1m per Season
1 Ad space available

Live from Mount Mountainyama,

RIOT

airs

American Samurai Worrier

, with portions funded by

Punxsutawney Pizza and Subs

!

8pm

might be a bit too early for the Sports crowd, so it won't receive its maximum potential for its first Season. The Show costs

$2m

to develop and a hefty

$3m

upkeep, but is offset slightly by the Ad's

$1m

deal and a slot for one more. All these might be worth it for the reliable viewership!
However, that means the informative

Know That Rash!

will be pushed back to Reruns.

Still early days:

Spoiler: The Board

Second up, we have

SCN

.

Spoiler: StrangerCoug's Network

StrangerCoug

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-04-29 13:35:00) to pick an action.

StrangerCoug · Post Post #58 (ISO) » Tue Apr 27, 2021 4:38 am

The Cubicle at 8:00 starting the Delusional Singer, sponsored by Persnickety Pizza

Not the ad's preferred time slot but I need to make a profit here

StrangerCoug · Post Post #59 (ISO) » Tue Apr 27, 2021 4:41 am

By "starting", of course I mean "starring". Blame my phone.

Felissan · Post Post #60 (ISO) » Tue Apr 27, 2021 4:47 am

As for me, I'll develop Pulleyage for my 10PM slot, starring the Intense Dramatic Actor, and with a Reflux Orange Juice ad.
This should give me a genre bonus for Drama - I'll take the Ads, please~

vincentw · Post Post #61 (ISO) » Tue Apr 27, 2021 6:05 am

StrangerCoug

is also having his first Show of Season 2:

8pm	The Cubicle pay $5m, no upkeep 8pm ⬩ ⭮ 3 ⬩ Star + Ad
⭗	9 / 4	10	8	1
★	Delusional Singer
⭗	1	1	1	0
$	Persnickety Pizza earn $2m + $2m / $1m per Season cond: Show is at 9pm

Tonight on

SCN

, join the

Delusional Singer

as they turn 9-to-5 mundanity into comedy in

The Cubicle

, sponsored by

Persnickety Pizza

!
Placed on the

8pm

slot, this would bring in lots of Viewers for their hour of Sitcoms. The tall development price of

$5m

might put a damper on the network's immediate plans (leaving it with no money, no less!), but with no upkeep and a

$1m

income from the Ad, it might prove more profitable in the long run.
Another Show faces the chopping block, and it's the turn of

Let's Pickle!

to be moved to Reruns.

Looks like

Felissan

is starting right off as well!

10pm	Pulleyage pay $5m, no upkeep 10pm ⬩ ⭮ 3 ⬩ Star + Ad
⭗	7 / 2	10	7	1
★	Intense Dramatic Actor pay $3m + $1m / $0m per Season cond: Show Genre is Drama
✓	4	3	4	1
✕	3	1	2	1
$	Reflux Orange Juice earn $2m + $2m / $1m per Season cond: Show is at 9pm

FLS

brings tales of deception and payback in

Pulleyage

, starring a household name, the

Intense Dramatic Actor

, with a splash of product placement done by

Reflux Orange Juice

.
Late-night Viewers would be keen on tuning in at

10pm

. The expense of the Star is nullified with the Ad deal, so it only needs to cover the initial development cost of

$5m

.
The Show leaving prime time is

Grilling With Milk

, to the detriment of dairy grillers across the nation.

Felissan

has accumulated 3

Drama

Shows across her library of Shows, which means

FLS

will be getting ⭗5 and this Ad (chosen out of the top 3 Ads of the deck):

$

PlaqueBlaster
Toothpaste

earn $2m +

$2m / $0m

per Season
cond: Show is in preferred time

Instead of earning the $2m, FLS will instead receive the combined landing bonus of the other two Ads, equalling

$4m

.

Three consecutive turns with a Show taken each time. What happens now?

Spoiler: The Board

Closing the Season premiere would be

TPN

.

Spoiler: Farren's Network

Farren

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-04-30 00:05:00) to pick an action.

ISO · Post Post #62 (ISO) » Tue Apr 27, 2021 6:32 am

When we can't prevent the unexpected, we can at least help mitigate its effects.

Land an Ad

: Emergency Trousers, Ltd.

vincentw · Post Post #63 (ISO) » Tue Apr 27, 2021 6:50 am

Farren

started his Season with an Ad:

$

Emergency
Trousers Ltd.

earn $3m +

$1m

per Season

Emergency Trousers Ltd.

is now in

TPN

's Green Room. The deal brings forth

$3m

of funding.

Season 2, Episode 2

Dead on Arrival

It's a bone-chillingly cold day in the heart of Ohio, but big rig bounty hunters never sleep... Well, Vince and Shawn certainly don't. Up at the crack of dawn, the pair is out on a risky job that finds them attempting to recover a rig.

With the first Episode down, the next one begins. We'll switch to 24-hour deadlines on the next Episode.

Spoiler: The Board

Circling back around, it's

RIOT

's time to pick.

Spoiler: Sirius9121's Network

Sirius9121

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-04-30 00:50:00) to pick an action.

Sirius9121 · Post Post #64 (ISO) » Tue Apr 27, 2021 9:23 pm

Applecore

vincentw · Post Post #65 (ISO) » Tue Apr 27, 2021 9:40 pm

Sirius9121

coming with another Ad:

$

The Ultimate
Apple Corer

earn $3m +

$1m

per Season

The Ultimate Apple Corer

is now in

RIOT

's Green Room. The deal is negotiated, and the network pockets

$3m

.

The Ads are running out very quickly:

Spoiler: The Board

Next up, it's back to

SCN

.

Spoiler: StrangerCoug's Network

StrangerCoug

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-04-30 15:40:00) to pick an action.

StrangerCoug · Post Post #66 (ISO) » Wed Apr 28, 2021 1:32 am

Drop and budget; take the money

vincentw · Post Post #67 (ISO) » Wed Apr 28, 2021 2:45 am

StrangerCoug

has called to Drop and Budget. He's the first to do so, and he chose the money, so

SCN

will be allocated

$10m

for Season 3.

With that, we are down to three:

Spoiler: The Board

Let's now carry on to

FLS

.

Spoiler: Felissan's Network

Felissan

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-04-30 20:45:00) to pick an action.

Felissan · Post Post #68 (ISO) » Wed Apr 28, 2021 4:12 am

This sounds like a good time for an Audition!

vincentw · Post Post #69 (ISO) » Wed Apr 28, 2021 4:55 am

Felissan

has taken a Network card…

₦

Audition

Use immediately.

Draw a

Star

, keep it for free.

She's called an

Audition

! Who's it going to be?

★	That Weird-Looking Star pay $3m + $1m per Season
⭗	3	2	2	1

Say hello to

That Weird-Looking Star

, now in

FLS

' Green Room for free.

First use of the Network cards, still 3 left:

Spoiler: The Board

And we continue on to

TPN

.

Spoiler: Farren's Network

Farren

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-04-30 22:55:00) to pick an action.

ISO · Post Post #70 (ISO) » Wed Apr 28, 2021 5:17 am

One expectation everyone has: food!

I'll

Sign a Star

- the Celebrity Chef.

vincentw · Post Post #71 (ISO) » Wed Apr 28, 2021 6:10 am

Farren

opts for a Star:

★	Celebrity Chef pay $1m, no upkeep
⭗	2	3	0	0

Celebrity Chef

is now in

TPN

's Green Room. The asking price is

$1m

.

Season 2, Episode 3

The End of the World

Renata discovers that Amabella is experiencing a crisis at school; Madeleine and Ed go into couples therapy; Mary Louise sets her sights on Jane and Ziggy; Celeste struggles with the possibility that she was addicted to Perry.

Moving to 24-hour deadlines now! The Season is moving along nicely…

Spoiler: The Board

What will

RIOT

do now?

Spoiler: Sirius9121's Network

Sirius9121

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-04-30 00:10:00) to pick an action.

Sirius9121 · Post Post #72 (ISO) » Wed Apr 28, 2021 1:53 pm

Once Upon an Enzyme w/ Police and Apple Corer

vincentw · Post Post #73 (ISO) » Wed Apr 28, 2021 2:37 pm

Okay, which time slot would you like to put that Show in?

Sirius9121 · Post Post #74 (ISO) » Wed Apr 28, 2021 3:23 pm

9pm	An Hour of Shouting pay $2m, no upkeep 9pm ⬩ ⭮ 2 ⬩ Any
⭗	7 / 4	8	6	1
$	Hipster Gaming Consoles earn $1m per Season

8pm	Old Folks Complaining pay $2m, no upkeep 8pm ⬩ ⭮ 2 ⬩ Any
⭗	8 / 5	7	6	1
$	Shaggy's Rugs and Carpeting earn $1m per Season

9pm	Awesome Industrial Accidents pay $1m + $1m per Season 9pm ⬩ ⭮ 2 ⬩ Ad
⭗	11 / 8	7	4	1
$	Blast Radius Pure Sugar Cereal earn $2m + $2m / $0m per Season cond: have unused Ads

Xpm	Person of Disinterest pay $5m + $1m per Season 9pm ⬩ ⭮ 3 ⬩ Star + Ad
⭗	8 / 5	11	8	1

Xpm	Agents of S.H.A.M.P.O.O. pay $5m + $2m per Season 9pm ⬩ ⭮ 3 ⬩ Star + Ad
⭗	8 / 6	9	7	1

9pm	The Wacky TSA Agent pay $1m, no upkeep 9pm ⬩ ⭮ 2 ⬩ Star
⭗	8 / 5	6	1	1
★	Guy Who Shouts All the Time pay $3m + $1m per Season
⭗	3	3	1	1

★	Cult Sci-Fi Actor pay $3m + $1m / $0m per Season cond: Show Genre is Sci-Fi
✓	4	4	3	1
✕	2	2	2	0

10pm	Very Charismatic Explosions pay $1m + $1m per Season 10pm ⬩ ⭮ 2 ⬩ Ad
⭗	10 / 7	10	1	1
$	Krakatoa Instant Coffee earn $2m + $2m / $0m per Season cond: have unused Stars

★	Police Procedural Mainstay pay $1m, no upkeep cond: Show Genre is Drama
✓	2	3	2	1
✕	1	2	1	0

8pm	Celebrity Rhinoplasty pay $1m, no upkeep 8pm ⬩ ⭮ 2 ⬩ Star
⭗	7 / 4	7	1	1
★	Network VP
⭗	1	1	1	0

★	Intense Dramatic Actor pay $3m + $1m / $0m per Season cond: Show Genre is Drama
✓	4	3	4	1
✕	3	1	2	1

10pm	Chainmail Bikini Warrior pay $1m + $1m per Season 10pm ⬩ ⭮ 2 ⬩ Star
⭗	10 / 8	12	1	1
★	Failed Mayoral Candidate
⭗	1	1	1	0

Xpm	The Cubicle pay $5m, no upkeep 8pm ⬩ ⭮ 3 ⬩ Star + Ad
⭗	9 / 4	10	8	1

Xpm	Once Upon an Enzyme pay $3m, no upkeep 9pm ⬩ ⭮ 3 ⬩ Star + Ad
⭗	7 / 2	8	6	1

Xpm	American Samurai Worrier pay $2m + $3m per Season 9pm ⬩ ⭮ 2 ⬩ Ad + Ad
⭗	10 / 9	12	8	3

Xpm	The Baccalaureate pay $2m, no upkeep 10pm ⬩ ⭮ 3 ⬩ Ad + Ad
⭗	7 / 2	10	7	2

★	Soap Opera Star pay $1m, no upkeep cond: Show Genre is Drama
✓	3	2	2	1
✕	2	1	1	0

★	Physical Comedy Master pay $5m + $1m / $0m per Season cond: Show Genre is Sitcom
✓	4	5	4	1
✕	2	2	3	1