Internet Icon is an American film-making competition reality television show to find "the next Internet icon". The first season aired on the YOMYOMFYouTube channel from 12 June to 16 August 2012. The judges were Ryan Higa and Christine Lakin, and the host was Chester See. The filming of the show took place at the Los Angeles Center Studios. The Brothers Riedell won the first season, with Lana McKissack as runner-up. The contestants of the first season saw an average subscriber boost of 522%.[1]
The Brothers Riedell (Nick and Chris Riedell) are from the greater San Francisco area.[2] 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. As of February 2013, they have over 100,000 subscribers on their YouTube channel. Following season 1, the brothers signed with Big Frame and went on to host season 2 and mentor second season contestants.[3]
Lana McKissack is from around the Los Angeles area.[4] 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) are two brothers from Atlanta, Georgia.[5] 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 KassemG voted for McKissack to continue onto the finals.
Team Morgan (Heidi Brucker and Matt Morgan) is a duo from Omak, Washington and Sherman Oaks.[6] The duo received praise for their silent productions and physical comedy. They placed fourth overall.
Dayside Productions (Karim, Shawn, Girard[7] and Gru) is a group of four from the Queens area.[8] 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. Karim later participated in the second season of Internet Icon, making it to the top 100, but no further.[9]
Kyle Hatch is from Salt Lake City, Utah.[10] 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 is from Los Angeles, California.[11] 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 is from Stockton, California.[12] Marlin was eliminated after the second challenge and placed eighth overall. He later participated in the second season of Internet Icon as part of a group, making it to the top 100, but no further.[9]
Joey Held is originally from Chicago, Illinois.[13] 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 is from St. Louis, Missouri.[14] Moore was the first to be eliminated, after being told that he was not quite technically ready. He placed tenth overall. He later hosted the main interviews of many cast and crew of YOMYOMF productions prior to the finale filming at the "Orange carpet".
The first challenge was to use five of ten selected words in a video. Two contestants were eliminated in this round.[15]
Key
Winner of the Challenge
Runner up of the Challenge
High score
Low score
Bottom Four
Eliminated
Contestant
Video title
Finished
Marlin Chan
Butt Ninjas
Advanced
Dayside Productions
The Rise of the Rising Platypus
Bottom Four
The Fu Music
Learning German
Advanced
Kyle Hatch
Jacob DuShane
Low score
Joey Held
Tech Support
Eliminated (9th Place)
Justin James Hughes
On Dreams
High score
Lana McKissack
Interweb Icon
Advanced
Tahir Moore
Hiiii Yaah Doing
Eliminated (10th Place)
Team Morgan
Lecons de Performance a Matt et Heidi
Advanced
Brothers Riedell
Dr Moscow
Winner
Challenge Two: "The Infomercial Challenge"edit
The second challenge was to create an infomercial.[16]
Key
Winner of the Challenge
Runner up of the Challenge
High score
Low score
Bottom Two
Eliminated
Contestant
Video title
Finished
Marlin Chan
The Fanboy
Eliminated (8th Place)
Dayside Productions
Flatulawesome
High score
The Fu Music
Lazy Fuzy
Advanced
Kyle Hatch
Nerves of Steel
Bottom Two
Justin James Hughes
Handy Bandy
Winner
Lana McKissack
Peg Arm Judy
Advanced
Team Morgan
Boozercise
Advanced
Brothers Riedell
Good Thoughts Box
Advanced
Challenge Three: "The Prop Challenge"edit
The third challenge was to use five selected props from the Iconography room and use them in the video. Justin James Hughes was disqualified in this round because he wasn't present at the elimination due to prior-organised filming of a television show.[17]
Key
Winner of the Challenge
Runner up of the Challenge
High score
Low score
Bottom Two
Eliminated
Contestant
Video title
Finished
Dayside Productions
Falling For You
Advanced
The Fu Music
Coming Home
Winner
Kyle Hatch
Kyle's Imaginary Friend
Advanced
Justin James Hughes
Age of the Ignorance
Disqualified (7th Place)
Lana McKissack
Abstinence
Advanced
Team Morgan
Love Story
Advanced
Brothers Riedell
Wanna See Something
Advanced
Challenge Four: "The Topical Challenge"edit
The fourth challenge was to turn an article from a newspaper into a video.[18]
Key
Winner of the Challenge
Runner up of the Challenge
High score
Low score
Bottom Two
Eliminated
Contestant
Video title
Finished
Dayside Productions
Student Loans
Low score
The Fu Music
It's All About the Mitzvah
Low score
Kyle Hatch
Kyle's Television Show
Eliminated (6th Place)
Lana McKissack
The Rocks
High score
Team Morgan
Hairline News
High score
Brothers Riedell
CSF Trifecta
Winner
Challenge Five: "The Judges' Choice Challenge"edit
The fifth challenge was to create a video as per chosen by the judges. Dayside Productions were challenged to make a horror video, the Fu Music had to make a video in one take - no edit cuts, Lana McKissack had to make a character-driven video in the style of a documentary, Team Morgan had to make a silent video, and the Brothers Riedell had to make an instructional video.[19]
Key
Winner of the Challenge
Runner up of the Challenge
High score
Low score
Bottom Two
Eliminated
Contestant
Video title
Finished
Dayside Productions
Slasher's Inn
Eliminated (5th Place)
The Fu Music
There For Me
Winner
Lana McKissack
Backstage
Advanced
Team Morgan
Waiting Room
Advanced
Brothers Riedell
Human School
Advanced
Challenge Six: "The Set Challenge/Surprise Promotional Challenge"edit
The sixth challenge was to make a video entirely in one set (the Fu Music in the Morgue; Lana McKissack in the Bar/Restaurant; Team Morgan in the jail/interrogation room; the Brothers Riedell in the court room). However, during the challenge, the producers surprise challenged the contestants with a one-hour challenge: to make a trailer for Internet Icon.[20]
Key
Winner of the Challenge
High score
Low score
Eliminated
Contestant
The Set Challenge video title
Finished
The Fu Music
All the Madness
Advanced
Lana McKissack
What Men Really Want
Advanced
Team Morgan
Jail Birds
Eliminated (4th Place)
Brothers Riedell
Court
Winner
Challenge Seven: "The Guest Star Challenge"edit
The seventh challenge was to create three videos:[21]
The eighth and final challenge was to make any video that the contestants wished. The winner was later announced in front of an audience, with various interviews with all Top 10 contestants.[22]
The finale was scheduled to air 16 August 2012 at 8PM EST, but due to uploading errors it wasn't uploaded until early morning of 17 August 2012. It was sponsored by TheTruth.com.
^Sam Gutelle (21 December 2012). "Want To Be A YouTube Star? YOMYOMF Has You Covered". Tubefilter. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
^YOMYOMF (24 June 2012). "Internet Icon TOP 10 - Brothers Riedell". Retrieved 6 July 2013 – via YouTube.
^Carly Lanning (17 May 2013). "'THE BROTHERS RIEDELL' TALK HOSTING 'INTERNET ICON' SEASON 2 AND AWKWARD FAN INTERACTIONS [INTERVIEW]". New Media Rockstars. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
^YOMYOMF (24 June 2012). "Internet Icon TOP 10 - Lana McKissack". Retrieved 6 July 2013 – via YouTube.
^YOMYOMF (24 June 2012). "Internet Icon TOP 10 - The Fu Music". Retrieved 6 July 2013 – via YouTube.
^YOMYOMF (24 June 2012). "Internet Icon TOP 10 - Team Morgan". Retrieved 6 July 2013 – via YouTube.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Internet Icon season 1 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2012 Learn how and when to remove this message Internet Icon is an American film making competition reality television show to find the next Internet icon The first season aired on the YOMYOMF YouTube channel from 12 June to 16 August 2012 The judges were Ryan Higa and Christine Lakin and the host was Chester See The filming of the show took place at the Los Angeles Center Studios The Brothers Riedell won the first season with Lana McKissack as runner up The contestants of the first season saw an average subscriber boost of 522 1 Internet IconSeason 1Hosted byChester SeeJudgesRyan HigaChristine LakinWinnerThe Brothers RiedellRunner upLana McKissackFinals venueLos Angeles Center StudiosReleaseOriginal networkYouTube YOMYOMFOriginal release12 June 2012 06 12 16 August 2012 2012 08 16 Season chronologyNext Season 2 Contents 1 Top 10 Finalists 1 1 Details 2 Episodes 2 1 Overview 2 2 Challenge One The Word Challenge 2 3 Challenge Two The Infomercial Challenge 2 4 Challenge Three The Prop Challenge 2 5 Challenge Four The Topical Challenge 2 6 Challenge Five The Judges Choice Challenge 2 7 Challenge Six The Set Challenge Surprise Promotional Challenge 2 8 Challenge Seven The Guest Star Challenge 2 9 Challenge Eight Finale 3 Elimination Chart 4 ReferencesTop 10 Finalists editKey Winner Runner up 3rd Place Name name of act From Position reached The Brothers Riedell Chris and Nick Riedell San Francisco Winner Lana McKissack Los Angeles Runner up The Fu Music Jacob and Josh Fu Atlanta Georgia 3rd Place Team Morgan Matt Morgan and Heidi Brucker Sherman Oaks and Omak Washington 4th Place Dayside Productions Karim Shawn Girard and Earl Queens New York 5th Place Kyle Hatch Salt Lake City Utah 6th Place Justin James Hughes Los Angeles California 7th Place Marlin Chan Stockton California 8th Place Joey Held Chicago Illinois 9th Place Tahir Moore St Louis Missouri 10th Place Details edit The Brothers Riedell Nick and Chris Riedell are from the greater San Francisco area 2 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 As of February 2013 they have over 100 000 subscribers on their YouTube channel Following season 1 the brothers signed with Big Frame and went on to host season 2 and mentor second season contestants 3 Lana McKissack is from around the Los Angeles area 4 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 are two brothers from Atlanta Georgia 5 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 KassemG voted for McKissack to continue onto the finals Team Morgan Heidi Brucker and Matt Morgan is a duo from Omak Washington and Sherman Oaks 6 The duo received praise for their silent productions and physical comedy They placed fourth overall Dayside Productions Karim Shawn Girard 7 and Gru is a group of four from the Queens area 8 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 Karim later participated in the second season of Internet Icon making it to the top 100 but no further 9 Kyle Hatch is from Salt Lake City Utah 10 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 is from Los Angeles California 11 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 is from Stockton California 12 Marlin was eliminated after the second challenge and placed eighth overall He later participated in the second season of Internet Icon as part of a group making it to the top 100 but no further 9 Joey Held is originally from Chicago Illinois 13 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 is from St Louis Missouri 14 Moore was the first to be eliminated after being told that he was not quite technically ready He placed tenth overall He later hosted the main interviews of many cast and crew of YOMYOMF productions prior to the finale filming at the Orange carpet Episodes editOverview edit Episode No Episode Premiere Challenge Winner Guest Judge Part One Part Two 1 The Search 12 June 2012 14 June 2012 2 Deliberation 19 June 2012 21 June 2012 3 The Word Challenge 26 June 2012 28 June 2012 Brothers Riedell Andrew Garcia 4 The Infomercial Challenge 3 July 2012 5 July 2012 Justin James Hughes Dominic D trix Sandoval 5 The Prop Challenge 10 July 2012 12 July 2012 The Fu Music Joe Mystery Guitar Man Penna 6 The Topical Challenge 17 July 2012 19 July 2012 Brothers Riedell Dave Days 7 The Judges Choice Challenge 24 July 2012 26 July 2012 The Fu Music Brice Beckham amp David Fickas 8 The Set Challenge Surprise Promotional Challenge 31 July 2012 2 August 2012 Brothers Riedell Jenna Marbles 9 The Guest Star Vlog Music Challenge 7 August 2012 9 August 2012 KassemG 10 Finale August 17 2012 Challenge One The Word Challenge edit The first challenge was to use five of ten selected words in a video Two contestants were eliminated in this round 15 Key Winner of the Challenge Runner up of the Challenge High score Low score Bottom Four Eliminated Contestant Video title Finished Marlin Chan Butt Ninjas Advanced Dayside Productions The Rise of the Rising Platypus Bottom Four The Fu Music Learning German Advanced Kyle Hatch Jacob DuShane Low score Joey Held Tech Support Eliminated 9th Place Justin James Hughes On Dreams High score Lana McKissack Interweb Icon Advanced Tahir Moore Hiiii Yaah Doing Eliminated 10th Place Team Morgan Lecons de Performance a Matt et Heidi Advanced Brothers Riedell Dr Moscow Winner Challenge Two The Infomercial Challenge edit The second challenge was to create an infomercial 16 Key Winner of the Challenge Runner up of the Challenge High score Low score Bottom Two Eliminated Contestant Video title Finished Marlin Chan The Fanboy Eliminated 8th Place Dayside Productions Flatulawesome High score The Fu Music Lazy Fuzy Advanced Kyle Hatch Nerves of Steel Bottom Two Justin James Hughes Handy Bandy Winner Lana McKissack Peg Arm Judy Advanced Team Morgan Boozercise Advanced Brothers Riedell Good Thoughts Box Advanced Challenge Three The Prop Challenge edit The third challenge was to use five selected props from the Iconography room and use them in the video Justin James Hughes was disqualified in this round because he wasn t present at the elimination due to prior organised filming of a television show 17 Key Winner of the Challenge Runner up of the Challenge High score Low score Bottom Two Eliminated Contestant Video title Finished Dayside Productions Falling For You Advanced The Fu Music Coming Home Winner Kyle Hatch Kyle s Imaginary Friend Advanced Justin James Hughes Age of the Ignorance Disqualified 7th Place Lana McKissack Abstinence Advanced Team Morgan Love Story Advanced Brothers Riedell Wanna See Something Advanced Challenge Four The Topical Challenge edit The fourth challenge was to turn an article from a newspaper into a video 18 Key Winner of the Challenge Runner up of the Challenge High score Low score Bottom Two Eliminated Contestant Video title Finished Dayside Productions Student Loans Low score The Fu Music It s All About the Mitzvah Low score Kyle Hatch Kyle s Television Show Eliminated 6th Place Lana McKissack The Rocks High score Team Morgan Hairline News High score Brothers Riedell CSF Trifecta Winner Challenge Five The Judges Choice Challenge edit The fifth challenge was to create a video as per chosen by the judges Dayside Productions were challenged to make a horror video the Fu Music had to make a video in one take no edit cuts Lana McKissack had to make a character driven video in the style of a documentary Team Morgan had to make a silent video and the Brothers Riedell had to make an instructional video 19 Key Winner of the Challenge Runner up of the Challenge High score Low score Bottom Two Eliminated Contestant Video title Finished Dayside Productions Slasher s Inn Eliminated 5th Place The Fu Music There For Me Winner Lana McKissack Backstage Advanced Team Morgan Waiting Room Advanced Brothers Riedell Human School Advanced Challenge Six The Set Challenge Surprise Promotional Challenge edit The sixth challenge was to make a video entirely in one set the Fu Music in the Morgue Lana McKissack in the Bar Restaurant Team Morgan in the jail interrogation room the Brothers Riedell in the court room However during the challenge the producers surprise challenged the contestants with a one hour challenge to make a trailer for Internet Icon 20 Key Winner of the Challenge High score Low score Eliminated Contestant The Set Challenge video title Finished The Fu Music All the Madness Advanced Lana McKissack What Men Really Want Advanced Team Morgan Jail Birds Eliminated 4th Place Brothers Riedell Court Winner Challenge Seven The Guest Star Challenge edit The seventh challenge was to create three videos 21 Include all of the actors in the Iconography Room and Damien Dante Wayans Make a music based video Make a vlog Key Winner of the Challenge Eliminated Contestant The Guest Star Challenge video title The Music Challenge video title The Vlog Challenge video title Finished The Fu Music Toligami A Song For You Vlog Eliminated 3rd Place Lana McKissack The Delivery You Choose Vlog Advanced Brothers Riedell Jail Date This Office Space Sucks Brothers Riedell Vlog Winner Challenge Eight Finale edit The eighth and final challenge was to make any video that the contestants wished The winner was later announced in front of an audience with various interviews with all Top 10 contestants 22 The finale was scheduled to air 16 August 2012 at 8PM EST but due to uploading errors it wasn t uploaded until early morning of 17 August 2012 It was sponsored by TheTruth com Key Winner Runner up Contestant Video title Finished Lana McKissack Mo Babies Mo Problems Runner up Brothers Riedell Love Transcends WinnerElimination Chart editDisqualified 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 References 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 References edit Sam Gutelle 21 December 2012 Want To Be A YouTube Star YOMYOMF Has You Covered Tubefilter Retrieved 3 February 2013 YOMYOMF 24 June 2012 Internet Icon TOP 10 Brothers Riedell Retrieved 6 July 2013 via YouTube Carly Lanning 17 May 2013 THE BROTHERS RIEDELL TALK HOSTING INTERNET ICON SEASON 2 AND AWKWARD FAN INTERACTIONS INTERVIEW New Media Rockstars Retrieved 6 July 2013 YOMYOMF 24 June 2012 Internet Icon TOP 10 Lana McKissack Retrieved 6 July 2013 via YouTube YOMYOMF 24 June 2012 Internet Icon TOP 10 The Fu Music Retrieved 6 July 2013 via YouTube YOMYOMF 24 June 2012 Internet Icon TOP 10 Team Morgan Retrieved 6 July 2013 via YouTube Girard Tescon IMDb Retrieved 1 July 2012 YOMYOMF 24 June 2012 Internet Icon TOP 10 Dayside Productions Retrieved 6 July 2013 via YouTube a b YOMYOMF 21 May 2013 Internet Icon S2 Ep1 The Top 100 Part 1 of 2 Retrieved 6 July 2013 via YouTube YOMYOMF 24 June 2012 Internet Icon TOP 10 Kyle Hatch Retrieved 6 July 2013 via YouTube YOMYOMF 24 June 2012 Internet Icon TOP 10 Justin James Hughes Retrieved 6 July 2013 via YouTube YOMYOMF 24 June 2012 Internet Icon TOP 10 Marlin Chan Retrieved 6 July 2013 via YouTube YOMYOMF 24 June 2012 Internet Icon TOP 10 Joey Held Retrieved 6 July 2013 via YouTube YOMYOMF 24 June 2012 Internet Icon TOP 10 Tahir Moore Retrieved 6 July 2013 via YouTube a b 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