Movie Tycoon: The Sixening

Kijar · September 13, 2017

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Sco xY2Jx" data-cite="Sco xY2Jx" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44112" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I'm not looking to add to any workload and they don't necessarily have to be added for this iteration but further to my post a few weeks back, I've noticed a few more names that aren't in the database that others may not have realised so will add them here just as an, incase. Original List Actors;Ricky Gervais (& Director), Stephen Merchant, Mickey Rourke, Paul Bettany, Patrick Warburton, Steve Martin, Tim Allen, Bradley Cooper, Peter Dinklage, Andrew Lincoln, Jon Bernthal, Norma Reedus, David Tennant, Pierce Brosnan, Orlando Bloom, Mel Gibson (& Director), Ashton Kutcher, Louis C.K, Dana Carvey, Albert Brooks, Jeremy Renner, Stellan Skarsgard, Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Liev Schreiber, Stanley Tucci, Jeff Daniels, Richard Gere, Dennis Quaid, Michael Fassbender, Bill Nighy, Zachary Quinto, Ian McShane, Bill Hader, Chris Tucker, Viggo Mortensen, Christoph Waltz, Rob Reiner (& Director), Actresses; Jane Fonda, Dame Maggie Smith, Dame Diana Rigg, Lily Tomlin, Susan Sarandon, Jamie Lee Curtis, Olivia Colman, Julie Walters, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Penelope Cruz, Sofia Vergara, Kate Bosworth, Lucy Liu, Chloe Grace Moretz, Leslie Bibb, Anna Faris, Tilda Swinton, Evan Rachel Wood, Julia Stiles, Glenn Close, Kathy Bates, Michelle Pfieffer, Jodie Foster (& Director), Helena Bonham Carter, Sigourney Weaver, Emily Mortimer, Michelle Williams, Directors; Bobby & Peter Farrelly, The Wachowski's, Paul Thomas Anderson, Bryan Singer, Michael Mann, John Lasseter, Wes Anderson, Paul Greengrass, Shawn Levy, Mike Newell, Colin Trevorrow, Frank Coraci, Spike Jonze, Additions to Original List; Actors; Hugo Weaving, Mads Mikkelsen, William H. Macy, Jason Isaacs, David Thewlis, Chiwetel Ejifor, Michael Shannon, Jim Broadbent, Tom Wilkinson, David Morrisey, Stephen Graham, Christian Slater, Woody Harrelson, Cary Elwes, Cuba Gooding Jr. John Leguizamo, John Cho, James Marsden, Hugh Grant, Orlando Bloom, Nathan Lane, Rob Riggle, Billy Crystal, John Gallacher Jr. Ty Burrell, James Corden, Lin Manuel Miranda Actresses; Mena Suvari, Thandie Newton, Alyson Hannigan, Christina Ricci, Barbara Streisand, Bette Midler, Whoopi Goldberg, Sally Field, Bonnie Hunt, Julianne Hough, Madison Riley, Kimiko Glenn, Ellie Kemper, Heather Graham, Alison Pill, Alison Janney, Amy Smart, Emily Mortimer, Judy Greer, Courtney Cox, Maya Rudolph, Meg Ryan, Melissa Joan Hart, Neve Campbell, Renee Zellweger, Robin Wright, Directors; Guillermo Del Toro, Michael Gondry, Lynne Ramsay, Nicolas Winding Refn, Jason Reitman, Steve McQueen, Ava Duverney, Alexander Payne, Bennett Miller, Ang Lee, Damian Chazelle,</div></blockquote> I appreciate all the suggestions, I just think its easier on the host if we only add people if they are specifically requested. <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> No need otherwise.

Sco xY2Jx · September 13, 2017

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Kijar" data-cite="Kijar" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44112" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I appreciate all the suggestions, I just think its easier on the host if we only add people if they are specifically requested. <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> No need otherwise.</div></blockquote> I just wasn't aware of what amendments he was making to the database, but also he suggested that we only use the names in the database for the time being rather than even specifically requesting names for a part that aren't there already. So I expect even that is frowned upon for the moment. I was just simply killing time in researching. The list was merely presented as a note for perhaps future iterations if the game is to continue being used and expanded upon as time progresses. I certainly wasn't intending to place any expectation on HRTV to add all the names. Certainly not intending to step on any toes. Sorry if I have. There seems to be a lot of movies in the production phase at the moment so I'm looking forward to reading them all. <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

Russelrules44 · September 13, 2017

RR44 reporting live from my local Beef O'Brady's. I've been without power for three days, and let me tell you: It has been rough.

Since I am here, I may as well run some errands here. Already have the new rule in place, now all that is left to do is take care of my business as well as HTRV's.

Unfortunately, I am on my tablet on limited time so it does hamper my ability to do negotiations. So I will only be able to do a certain amount of people at a time, at most: Two per role.

If you are available HRTV, pm ASAP so you can tell me where you would like to go from here.

Russelrules44 · September 13, 2017

P.S: Figured y'all are getting pretty bored of movies in production and want to see some action...well what did you expect me to do when the lights go out?

Enjoy.

“Strike up the band, get the show on a roll; raise the curtain and here we go!”

The Viper’s Den Presents

A Damien Chazelle Musical Production (Copyright: 1948)

Golden Girl

Starring:

Seth MacFarlane

Tim Curry

Emilie Claire Barlow

Also Starring:

Jeremy Irons

Demi Lovato

Neil Patrick Harris

Tommy Wazelle

Howard McGillis

Tom Kenny

Jimmy Fallon

And Steve Burns

› Title: Golden Girl

› Genre: Musical Dramedy

› Duration: 120 Minutes

› Rating: PG-13

› Plot: Our movie begins with a pan over on an town in California, where the palm trees sway and all around you; people are hustling about, doing their daily errands. And all the while, our first song (A Man and his Golden Girl, as performed by Seth MacFarlane) plays in the background. It is a slow, big-band like song with an interesting message; that being lusting over someone you love, if not taken care of can be all but inevitable.

As the song comes to an end, we enter inside a police department where various officers are seen. Narration is now heard from a seedy, but not exactly villainous per-say figure, which you will hear during the course of the movie. (“Everyone expects you to be the next big thing. It’s been that way since the dawn of time”) As the camera slowly pans towards the darkest regions of the police department, the door opens; and see a shadowy figure sitting on a spinning chair while writing something out with a typewriter. He says that his name is Derek Spats, (“I know, it sounds like one of those names you get in elementary school because the brats you have to deal with for five days straight decided you were a sacrificial lamb or something. But i’ve made it work”)

This is San Francisco, he says. The one place he knows where people can understand someone like him. (“I’m an asshole, i’ll say that much. But hell, i’m an asshole who abides by the law”) That explains why he works at District 12 at the San Francisco Police Department, and if he knows anything; it’s that the cases he gets are quite the handful…

(“Rake him o’er the head, and he’ll wind up dead! Blackjack eyes and joker’s soul!”) Derek is interrupted by the melodic soundings of four men. He goes over to the door and places his right ear onto it. He cringes, it’s four police cadets; but not just any four police cadets. He calls them the ‘unofficial police barbershop quartet of District 12’. (“And lord have you, they're just as obnoxious as they are good at singing”)

He introduces the names of all of them one by one. Ken (Tommy Wazelle) is said to be the youngest out of all the police officers in District 12, and as such; he usually gets the cases no one else wants. He’s also the honorary pen-master, being known as the best writer in all of the District. Rupert (Howard McGillis) is called the ‘old man’ of the bunch, and in his mind is probably on his way out in a few years. He’s known to give out advice to other cadets and is seen as a born leader. (“Just keep him far away from a chemistry set if you don’t want to have radioactive fallout come your way”) Jodi (Tom Kenny) is the next to be mentioned, and he ‘swears’ this guy came from a ‘Happy Factory’ because of his overly playful nature and curiosity. (“Naive bastard. Wouldn’t be shocked if decided to see what dying was like because he heard about it on the radio”) And last but not least? Drake, the bass ‘with the laids’. No exaggeration he says, Drake always seems to have a flock of girls flaunting near him trying to throw themselves over so that maybe he can notice them. (“Because someone who is married and helps out at his local church on weekends would TOTALLY commit infidelity, right?”)

The door knocks and Derek decides to fake a smile and go along with it, he opens the door and sees the grins of four very excited people. He asks them what the occasion is, Jodi reveals honorably that today marks the fifth anniversary of Derek’s first day working for District 12. Derek is surprised that it’s already been that long. “Of course!” Jodi exclaims. Why, when Derek first came; Ken wasn’t even a part of District 12. Ken nods silently at that fact. Derek decides to ask what they have planned for him to celebrate. Drake reveals two surprises, the first being a surprise live performance of his favorite sea-shanty and sung by his favorite police cadets. This segways into song two (Blackjack Eyes and Joker’s Soul: As performanced by Tommy Wazelle, Tom Kenny, Howard McGillis and Jimmy Fallon)

It is a pirate sea-shanty that tells the story of a tricky sailor named Joker and his miserable attempts to win over a women named Blackjack, who was known as a femme fatale of the seven seas. Despite the happy sounding tune, it is a very dark song with ‘Joker’ winding up falling into a deep depression after finding out that the woman he had been lusting over had been ‘whisked by an ace’; eventually deciding to kill himself by hitting himself with a rake until he bleeds so much that he passes out dead. Hence the phrase “Rake him o’er the head, and he’ll wind up dead!”.

Once the song is over, Derek cements his approval of the song to the four police cadets. (“Nothing like a good ol’ cynical pirate’s song to make you realize that your life ain’t as bad as others!”) Everyone toasts to that. Derek then orders everyone out, but Jodi reminds him of the second surprise and orders him to close his eyes. Ken then gets something from out of his pockets and hands them to Jodi who then places them onto Derek’s hand. He opens his eyes and learns that Jodi has given everyone tickets to a concert tomorrow starring Ruby Gold. (Emilie Claire Barlow) (“Rupert’s idea, you would not believe the long-winded argument he gave for such a unique opportunity; I mean-”)

As Jodi’s words trail off, Derek looks at the tickets and keeps his mind stuck on the name. (“Ruby Gold...where have I heard that name before?”) It’s not long before Drake gets Jodi’s mind back on track; reminding him and everyone that they shall be heading off for the concert at 7 PM sharp. Derek says that they can count him in which sends Jodi on long-winded gushing spree on how ‘beautiful’ and ‘amazing’ she is. (“Her beauty is unparalleled to any other singer, no; woman in the world! And wait till you hear her sing!”) Rupert agrees to that. (“Her vocal quality is among the best of singers”) The cadets head off, or rather; Ken and Drake push a rambling Rupert and Jodi through the door as Drake wishes him a good night.

With the cadets gone, Derek sits back on his chair and slumps down. He asks himself if he knows someone named Ruby. (“You must’ve! The name is familiar. Like someone I used to know from a time long ago, when I was not some detective in a mid-life crisis and actually believed humanity was always innocent no matter what the cost”) And thus, the third song begins (Do You Remember Someone Named Ruby? Performed by Seth MacFarlane) as Derek tries and fails to recall where he remembered Ruby Gold from.

Derek gives up and decides to call it a day, sighing and shutting down the lights of his office for the night. The next day, he hears honking. He struggles to get his eyes up and stumbles out to the door. It is the car of Rupert where all of the police cadets are sitting in, Jodi calls him over because of work-time. “Work?” Drake speaks up. “It looks like he’s got a potato. A couch potato that is!” The four laugh away as Drake looks at himself and realizes that he’s wearing a tanktop and underwear, having overslept. He rushes to put on his normal detective wear and hurries into the car.

“You were lucky that we remembered!” Jodi playfully scolds. “We wouldn’t have wanted to see you get fired by playing hooky.” Changing the subject, he asks the others if they have been ‘hooked’ by Ruby Gold on the heels of the big concert tonight. Everyone is unanimous in their approval. Derek politely suggests that if they are so ‘hooked’ by her, why not listen to her on the radio? Jodi refuses to even consider. (“And spoil ourselves of her supple vocal ability? I would rather drink tears of acid than even think of it...by the way, what does acid taste like?”)

Rupert provides a more sensible approach, saying that even if they wanted to listen to her; there was only a one in tenth chance she would be on. (“And to make matters worse, the news is usually on around that time”) Jodi turns the control to turn the radio on to prove this. And lo and behold, they are just in time for the eight o’clock news, which pleases Jodi.

Derek claims that there isn’t usually much to discuss about the news. (“Really nothing more than talking about how evil the Soviet Union is or what the U.S wanted to do with their radioactive exploding thingies, or maybe about how baseball’s been faring as of late.”) But little did know that the news would soon lead to his biggest case ever. "In more local and unfortunate news; jazz singer Swingin’ Sidney was found in the hospital last night and was revealed to have completely mutilated her vocal chords” The radio announces, leading Derek to quip that she won’t be swinging anymore, but Jodi goes to shush him as the report goes on, it’s revealed that this was not any of her doing; but more, the work of a assult by a shadowy figure who wears all black.

This confuses Derek who asks Rupert about it. Rupert claims that they have heard about it and have named it their newest case. It is told that the person behind said attack simply went by the name of ‘The Man’. (Tim Curry) But Derek is skeptical, how could someone attack in the way he did? And why would he target her anyway? Jodi calls it the exact reason they are going to solve this case. (“As long as we’re holding onto this case, we may as well be on patrol!”)

Ken mentions of a song named ‘On Patrol’ and the other cadets decide to sing it together, which makes sense as the drive shall take quite a while. After a tune-up, they sing this very song. (Performed by Tom Kenny, Tommy Wazelle, Howard McGillis and Jimmy Fallon) It’s a barbershop quartet like waltz that is sung completely in acapella.

As they sing, Derek talks to himself in his mind about the situation. What kind of fool would want to hurt someone like her, but more importantly: Why should he care? (“It’s probably some wannabe crook who got angry because he was called put for being bad at his job. He’ll be in the slammer within a day”) They arrive at the police department and exit out of the car. All of them except for Derek, Jodi looks at him with concern and asks if he is coming. Derek responds with a quiet yes, which Jodi cannot hear. He snaps at him, (“Yes, I’m coming; now hurry your homicidal ass inside before you wonder what it would be like to get run over!”)

Jodi gets the point and hurries off to catch the other officers. When no one is watching, Derek decides to turn on the radio to see if there are any updates to the story. Unfortunately, there are none as it sems they’ve moved onto their music part of the program, and they introduce the newest hit from Ruby Gold titled: ‘Seein’ You In Seattle’. (As performed by Emile Claire Barlow) It’s a smooth, slow and jazzy ballad about her waiting to see her lover in Seattle, for he’s gone to see the world around him.

“So...that’s the voice of Ruby, eh?” Derek mumbles to himself, enraptured by the voice of Ruby Gold. He nods, admitting that they were right on her. As the song continues to play in the background, he keeps that same dreamy face all throughout the day as he works, has his lunch break, and even talking to other cadets. Even during the long awaited concert he has that enchanted look on his face.

The song finishes and we get a first look at Ruby Gold with her brown hair, shiny eyes, her sultry smile and her long, flowing golden dress. Everyone applauds for a good song, especially Jodi. “Thank you, thank you!” She smirks as the acclaim comes to an end, she is about to announce the next song...but Jodi continues to show his appreciation. (“Yes! Yes! Bravo my dear, simply magnificent!”)

This goes on for several seconds until Derek calmly tells Jodi to cool it so that ‘the beautiful lady in gold’ can sing for them. She blushes, flattered by his comment. Drake whispers in his ear that they had a feeling that he would love her. Derek pays no attention to that, keeping all his focus on Ruby Gold. “The woman who stole his heart and gave it sex from afar” He calls it.

This continues until late in the night when everyone has gone away. Everyone that is, except for Derek who is still trying to wipe the cobwebs of love off of his mind. He turns away off his chair and proceeds to head out to the streets when he sees a figure. He grumbles to himself that he’s being thrown out by the usher. But it’s not the usher, it’s Ruby Gold. Surprised that he’s still here. (“Was I really that good out there?”) Derek charmingly responds with the following. (“Only like the goddliest goddess that ever godded”) The two proceed to have a quick giggle over it.

Derek awkwardly tells her that he should best head off, “Moon’s probably getting up there in age.” Ruby tells him that she can drive him home, honored by her act of genorsity; he smiles and gives her his address. (“You’re officially the best lady i’ve ever met”) Later that night as the two head off into the rainy night in Ruby’s golden car, Derek tries to look at her and guess as to if he remembers her from somewhere. But before he can get anywhere, Ruby begins to talk to him; thanking him for handing that guy earlier. Derek says that she’s lucky to not have to deal with him every day. (“I mean, he’s got as big heart and all; but I’m convinced that he secretly wants to commit suicide because he keeps wondering what it would be like to do these crazy and f**ked up things”)

Derek and Ruby continue to learn about themselves as the drive goes onwards, Ruby learns that Derek is a detective for the District 12 police department getting over his third divorce and starting life over in San Francisco after having a rough time in Boston. Derek learns that Ruby is perhaps the top singer in the charts right now as has been in the industry since 1925 and was trained by the legendary opera singer Solomon Donally. (“You mean Mr. D from street three? Hell of a guy.”) He also learns that she once had an affair that one guy that everyone had the hots for. (“You mean Drake?”)

Ruby asks if that was who it was, and Derek responds by saying that if it wasn’t him; who else would’ve been? The two chuckle over it and exchange a brief silence. Ruby again breaks this silence by telling him that she likes him, “You seem like such a nice, passionate and fun guy who’s been through so much over his life. Not too many people can say that about someone” Flattered, Derek says he tries his best. Ruby asks if she can tell him something crazy and he agrees to it. She says that she thinks she remembered Derek from a long time back. Derek calls it a coincidence, because he thinks he knows her too.

Before this conversation can go any further, the car pulls up to Derek’s house. Derek and Ruby head out and bid each other a good night, as a final gift; Ruby quickly kisses him on the cheek and heads off into the night. He smiles and heads off inside. We follow Ruby’s car as she drives off home, as she is doing so; she starts thinking about Derek. The perfect time perhaps for song six: (Do You Remember Someone Named Derek?, Performed by Emile Claire Barlow) It plays exactly the same way Derek’s song over Ruby went out, except with the roles reversed.

As this is happening, we see a mysterious figure in all black nearby a stoplight carrying a crowbar; he turns his head over to see the car zooming across the street. He runs towards it until he catches it in distance and jumps onto the car top, just before Ruby can finish her song; the figure comes up to the car window and steaks his crowbar onto it. Horrified, Ruby begins to scream as The Man smashes his crowbar over the window as the screen turns to silence.

The next day, Rupert, Ken and Drake try to console an upset Jodi who is unintelligently blubbering on about how ‘gold went out’ and ‘the world of music has gone dark’. Derek enters inside the department and sees the situation, he asks what the hell is going on. Rupert gives him the unfortunate news, the case has gotten more serious than they thought. While she was driving home from her concert, Ruby Gold was assulted by the same man who went after Swingin’ Sidney and got her right in her vocal chords.

Concerned for her well-being, he heads off to the hospital to see if she is alright. He enters inside the hospital in a desperate race and enters one door, noting that when he got to Ruby’s room: He knew the situation was bleak. He sees Ruby lying there on her bed, weakened and bruised and surrounded by a concerned looking elder (Jeremy Irons) and what looks to be like a doctor. (Steve Burns)

He tells the two that it doesn’t look good. (“Your vocal chords…they’ve been completely mangled!”) The elder man asks if he can do anything about it. He tells Bronson that he isn’t sure, he could attempt to repair her vocal chords, but there’s only a 5% chance of success. If botched or failed, her voice could be permanently damaged and her career could be over. (“Er, excuse me. Mr. Jones is it?”)

Everyone looks over to see Derek as he walks over to the hospital bed. He asks if he can give any information on the incident. He cannot say much, “All I know is that she was attacked by a strange, mysterious creature from out of nowhere and he attacked hard in the throat area.” A serious case, Derek notes. Mr. Jones agrees, “I used to not see vocal chords get wrecked in this state until reports of this man came around. This is the seventh such case i’ve had today!”

(“And it was at that moment, I realized that something needed to be done. Fast.”) Derek says he works as a detective for a police department and suggests that he could take up such a case. This excites Bronson Clux and he introduces himself to Derek and gives him a hearty handshake. He calls himself the head of Music Money Records and the advocate for Ruby Gold and whole-heartedly thanks him for taking up the case. “If the attempted job fails, at least you’ll know who the culprit who ended her career was” Derek smiles sheepishly as he looks at Ruby.

With just a squeak and absolutely none of the vocal tone of earlier, Ruby pleads for him to solve this case before it was too late. (“Don’t you worry Ruby. I’m going to figure this mess out and get you all sorted, or my name isn’t Derek Spats”) As he heads out, the camera pans outwards to see that ‘The Man’ has been watching closely to the whole dialogue and is unpleased with the situation, which he expresses through song seven: (The Man Does What He Can, Performed by Tim Curry) A dark, sinister sounding villain song that goes a little deeper into his plan.

Here, we also get a little bit of inside into why he is doing this, stating such vague phrases as ‘A romance gone unchecked for too long’ and ‘One’s pride leads to their demise’, and perhaps the most chilling of them all, ‘Glory days come crashing down, then master revolts and blood stains the crown’. This song is made to make him seem slightly more sympathetic, but not all the way as to give away the true identity of him.

As Derek and Bronson enter the police department, they talk with Ken who holds a finished list of suspects. (“That’s Ken for ya, fastest pen in the west.”) Bronson holds onto the list, but finds the words unreadable. (“I said fastest, not neatest; big difference.”) He asks Ken if he can repeat the suspect names. Unfortunately for him, he cannot reveal all of them at once because it would ‘spoil the aura of mystery’. To which Derek can only tell Bronson that “We’re also kind of a home for vague prophets.”

Derek asks for at least one suspect, and Ken volunteers to drive them to that first suspect’s house. As they drive, Ken sings an operatic driving song called ‘Waterline’, (As performed by Tommy Wazelle) a fast-paced, raucous song about water rushing through the line to get where it needs to be, exactly what Ken is doing as he swerves and squeals down the roads, terrifying patrons and throwing cars off course. Bronson asks Derek if he can slow down, as he would prefer to stay alive. (“No can do, this is Ken’s official driving quota; get there no matter the cost, accuracy and safety be damned. Kind of the reason we suspended his license...twice.”)

The crazed joyride comes to an end when they come across the gates of a big fancy mansion and Derek yells at him to stop the car. He does, but too little too late as he takes out the gates and nearly crashes into the mansion. Derek and Bronson stumble out, miraculously unscaved. “Thanks for nearly killing us you Don Quixote styled maniac!” Derek shouts as Ken gives a joyous thumbs up for his service.

Derek looks at the place, seeing the water fountain, the bushes, well technically everything looking quite fancy. He asks Bronson where they are, but he stands still and in fear. Derek tries to get a word out of him...nothing, finally; he lets out a whisper of one word...Diamond. (“Diamond? I get seven dollars a week, I can’t afford a diamond.”) But Derek doesn’t understand. This is the home of Ruby Gold’s chief rival and rising star in the world of music, Jessica Diamond. (Demi Lovato)

“Her voice is something to behold of, but her attitude reeks of sin. All six of them.” She started a few years back, but it was only last year she began making waves when she began dating the multi-millionare Oswald Kitch (Neil Patrick Harris) Bronson suggests Ken lead them here because he believed Jessica was jealous of Ruby’s success and wanted to take her spot by all means.

Derek is doubtful at first, he finds rich people to be elitist ‘scum slurpers’ and ‘Snobs times two’, but he doubts that Jessica had anything to do with the attack. He walks up to the doors of the mansion and proceeds to open the door, only to first notice a newspaper on the stair. He picks it up, starts to read it...and then crumple it up and passes it to Bronson, harshly declaring that “The bitch is suspect.” (Bronson looks on in horror as the effects of Ruby’s fall begin taking place)

Derek knocks on the door repeatedly, calling for Jessica to open up. Suddenly, a flamboyant voice rings out in a sing-song voice that he’s coming. The door opens, but it’s not Jessica Diamond; rather a smiling man with a business suit and tie. He is pleased to meet both men and reveals himself to be Oswald Kitch, travel agent, manager and loving boyfriend of the ‘astounding’ Jessica Diamond; saying Derek and Bronson’s hands vigorously. Derek thanks him for the introduction and asks if he can spend some time with him and Jessica, as he has questions that are in need of answering.

He invites them both in, but as he does; he subtly hints a dirty glare at Bronson. It seems the two may have some bad blood. Derek and Bronson sit down on a couch in the living room, Derek notes the diamonds all around the place. (“People and their jewlery…”) Oswald hops back in with some nice warm coffee with marshmellows, “You must be freezing out there in the December weather!”. Derek quickly points out that it’s April and it’s 80 degrees outside, not like Bronson cares as he drinks up his coffee. Derek then notes Oswald of the recent incident with Ruby Gold and asks if he has heard of it.

He says that he has, and finds it a very ‘unfortunate and saddening’ thing. But calls it how the music business works. “So, having your vocal chords get messed up beyond all repair is considered normal in music these days?” Oswald appears shocked (though it is clear he is faking) and asks if this is what really happened. A lamentful Bronson confirms this, saying that a horrendous man in all black had viciously attacked her and fears that she may never be able to sing again. “Oh that is tragic!” Oswald exclaims, and proceeds to refill his coffee mug.

Derek explains to Oswald that he works for the San Francisco Police Department who have done a rundown on potential suspects and notes that the evidence seems to point to Jessica Diamond. Oswald vehemently denies any of the blame belonging to her, calling such claims as ludicrous. Derek tells Oswald that they need to see Jessica for themselves to confirm this for themselves, but Oswald claims that Jessica will come out when she wishes to come out.

Derek begins to notice him sweating on his forehead, and asks if he’s trying to cover something up. Oswald begins to stutter, claiming that he’s not. (“Let’s not be dumb Oswald, seems like your hiding something and we need to know!”) But before Oswald can come out and say anything, a new, sharper voice echos in annoyance? “Just WHAT is going on over here?”

Coming down from the stairs, Derek (in narration) notes that he would soon lay eyes on the most beautiful creature he’d ever lay eyes on. Sporting wavy hair with perfect facial and anatomical complexion as well as wearing high heels, a smug little frown on her face, and a sparkling dress that just barely went beyond the waist. To top it all off were two diamond earings and a diamond ring on her left hand. “This was her alright. Jessica Diamond, and as I was about to find out: She was royally stuck-up. Like, sweet sixteen stuck-up.”

Relieved, Oswald tries to explain the situation to her; but she is still very much annoyed. “I already have to deal with the influx of public appearences i’ve been getting and you’re throwing a tea party for two hobos?” Oswald explains to Jessica as she slowly comes down the stairs that they are two very special people, Mr. Bronson Clux (who she responds in disgust) and Derek of- All of a sudden, her eyes catch Derek’s face and immediately starts to flirt with him. (“I didn’t realize we had such a mysterious hunk on our hands...what’s your name stranger?”)

Derek introduces himself to Jessica and asks if she can answer a few questions, she tells him to forget the questions and go straight to the entertainment. She tickles his chin with her finger, saying that someone like him must be exhausted from all the hard work he’s been doing, she asks if he would like to have a look at her newest single; free of charge. Derek decides to let her go for it, realizing that the charade would only continue should he reject.

Jessica tells ‘Oswald-dear’ to turn on the ‘musical spectacle lights’, which he does. And just like that; we have our eighth song. (Diamonds for Life, as performed by Demi Lovato) A slow, sexy, jazz like song which can only be described as this: If Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend met Why Don’t You Do Right? This would be the end result. Mix in the charm of a girl wanting nothing more than jewels from potential lovers and the sexuality of the song that won over Roger Rabbit, and you have yourself a showstopper. It can also be considered a tribute to the stylings Eartha Kitt and Marlyn Monroe, two famous sultry singers in their own right.

The song ends and Bronson, Derek and especially Oswald clap to pay their respects. (Oswald, a little more than enthusiastically) Jessica bows and pays dividends. “I must admit, that was quite a number you put on there” Derek compliments, Jessica thanks him and says that she only does it for special occasions. But if he’s interested, she can make them happen a lot more often, she looks him dead in the eye and tells him that she can make him an honorable member of the ‘Diamond Mine’. Derek respects the offer, but politely rejects.

Which stuns Jessica, as Derek explains “When you’ve been on the recieving end of three bad relationships, you tend to not be easily seduced.” Shocked, she loses the pretense of seduction as turns to Oswald for pointers on what to do. Something he isn’t too sure of. Derek asks what the trouble is, it turns out that she’s never had someone reject her before. (“Sorry for breaking your streak then.”)

Getting slightly tense, Jessica asks if there was something wrong with her. Like if there was acme on her back or a uni brow instead of normal eyebrows or if she gained a few pounds. (“I have a figure to keep control of you know”)

All three men say no to those questions, Jessica breathes a sigh of relief; happy that it was none of her doing. With the festivities over, Derek reveals to Jessica all the details mentioned to Oswald and tells her that District 12 has found her suspect of assulting Ruby Gold and destroying her vocal chords. This doesn’t surprise her. “Me and Ruby are like mortal enemies. The media loves it like that, and so do I. Especially when their on my side.” However, she states that she did not do it. Derek decides to put this to the test and gets from his trenchcoat photo evidence of what the figure looked like.

Jessica suggests that it looks more like Oswald than Jessica, leading Derek to question Oswald again; which he and Jessica again deny. (“Yeah! You leave my Ozzy-bear out of this, he wouldn’t hurt a fly!”) With Derek settling all parties down, they realize that both are innocent. Bronson decides to bid a farewell to them and rushes back to the car. But before he can reach for the door, Derek makes a preposition; in exchange for their curteous nature and respect shown to them, he will let them join Derek and Bronson on their case.

Oswald happily takes the offer, much to the chagrin of Bronson. He asks Jessica what she thinks, and seeing as she’s been meaning to get out of the house and seeing that if gives her a chance to say hello to ‘her people’, she decides to go for it. There’s only question she needs to ask and she turns around and strikes a pose, putting both hands on her hips. (“Does anyone think this dress makes my butt look big?”) Derek takes a close look at her dress and how it just barely gets through her waist and dryly replies with this: “M’am, I think you’re better off thanking yourself that your butt is covered rather than worrying about it being too big” She rolls her eyes and everyone heads into the car, where Ken had been waiting for them.

Once Derek comes back in with the gang, he asks Ken to take them to the location of suspect two. Ken goes to start the car, but before he can; he spots Jessica sitting next to him and begins to turn beet red. Derek introduces Ken to Jessica and Jessica to Ken and tells Ken to get a move on, which he does; backing up violently. What they don’t realize is that ‘The Man’ was looking at them from the bushes the entire time, plotting his next move and hanging onto every word. “Shaken milk gives all a pop, infuse with rum, it’s hard to stop” He mumbles to himself and sinisterly cackles to himself.

Back with the car, Jessica asks Derek if Ken is usually this bad of a driver. (“Believe me, he’s usually much worse!”) Oswald decides to make an announcement and calls for everyone’s attention, He reveals that today makes the first anniversary of the day he and Jessica started dated. And so, to honor that fact; he shall sing her a song he wrote by himself. (“Oh Ozzy, you shouldn’t have...Ok, ok, you totally should’ve. Because if you didn't, it’s likely you would have to find another line of employment but regardless…”)

This next song (My Dear Jessica, as performed by Neil Patrick Harris) is a love song filled to the brim with cringe-worthy rhymes and sums up how beautiful and amazing Jessica really is, which Jessica just eats up like the egotistical diva she is. Little does he know, Ken is listening to this song as well and is growing more and more jealous until the end where he smashes the car near a building, causing everyone to vibrate. Ken orders everyone out and they oblige.

Derek shakes it off quickly and so does Oswald, but Bronson wobbles out of the car, slightly pale and looking like he’ll pass out and Jessica, who is still shaking slightly and unsteady on her feet. Derek investigates the place and concludes that they seem to have stopped at a milkshake shop called ‘Rock-A-Pop’s’. The question now being why they’re at a milkshake stand in the first place. Oswald suggests the person behind the attack comes here often, but Jessica doesn’t care; whining about how the drive ruined her ‘model focus’, which dumbfounds Derek until Oswald explains what it means. (It’s basically her ability to strike a S.A.C pose, which in itself means seductive, alluring and captivating)

Jessica then orders for Oswald to hand her a mirror so that she can see if she was damaged facial wise too, which Oswald warns may be hard seeing the lack of mirrors; but after being glared at adds that the car mirrors are all hers. She smiles at her ‘Ozzy-Fozzy’ and goes to check her face. Derek and Bronson decide to go in and see who goes in there, Oswald tells Derek that he’ll be inside a moment. Derek goes in, but Bronson is pulled aside by Oswald just before he can enter himself, sporting a much more nasty look.

“Let me tell you something old timer,” Oswald threatens him. “I don’t care who it was that put Ruby out of comission, but all I can say is good night and good riddance. My client, Jessica Diamond is and will be better than Ruby could’ve ever been” Bronson chides him, he knows that things look grim; but he’s known Ruby for years and she’s pulled through every obstacle and is confident she can get through this one. Oswald asks if he wishes to bet and explains further: Whether or not the case is solved, if Ruby’s vocal chords are somehow repaired; he will give him all the money he has ever earned. However, “Should Ruby’s vocal chords be deemed as ‘irreparable’ at any point...Then all assets of Music Money Records become the official property of Oswald Kitch.”

Bronson calls it blasphemy, but Oswald simply calls it business; and nothing gets in the way of business. With no other choice, he takes Oswald up on the bet and the two shake hands; by that time, Jessica had finished checking herself on the mirror and had regained her ‘model focus’, striking a sexy pose for Oswald who had magically returned back to his old personality. “Now shall we celebrate our anniversary together?” Oswald agrees and the two go inside arm in arm, Oswald looking at Bronson as he collects himself.

“Oh Ruby…” He sighs. “What have I done to you?” So begins ‘Bronson’s Lament’, (as performed by Jeremy Irons) a short, yet slow, remorseful and sometimes hopeful song which delves further into Bronson’s relationship with Ruby Gold; revealing that it was him that first discovered her talent after being introduced to her by Solomon Donally, not only did he mold her into the sensation she is today; he grew to love her for the gentle, kind loving spirit she is and the two formed a close friendship. All he hopes now is that somehow ‘God can take the wheel from here’.

Everyone at this point is inside ‘Rock-A-Pop’ with Derek questioning everyone he comes across and Oswald and Jessica lovingly sharing a milkshake...or rather, Oswald ‘sharing’ a straw and Jessica having the milkshake all to herself. Bronson sits at a table all by his lonesome, troubled mind and all, until he hears a figure ask if he is alright. He responds that he is fine, just thinking about where his life goes from here. “Well my friend, I’ve been thinking about that myself.”

He turns to see who it is he is speaking to. It’s Solomon Donally, awestruck; the two exchange in a friendly embrace, Solomon stuttering away as he tries to find the words to express his shock and happiness. All he can do is call everyone to his table and tell them of the big news. Proudly, he introduces everyone to legendary operatic baritone and former music teacher Solomon Donally; he warmly greets everyone by shaking the hands of Derek Spats and Oswald Kitch and handed by lightly kissing the hand of Jessica Diamond.

Derek decides to order everyone whatever Solomon wants to celebrate his legacy, Solomon decides to order the ‘Subzero Supreme’ and asks for the special infuse. (“It is a new take on an old classic, very popular with the people; only introduced last week.”) a

After recieving the Subzero Supreme, Bronson gives a toast to the most legendary singer in all of the world and his best friend Solomon Donally and the five drink up. Solomon thanks Bronson for his toast, and for being there for him all of these years. “Life has not been easy for me since my retirement.”

Solomon sadly reveals that while he had been wildly popular around the world and especially in his hometown on New York, his last few years living there became filled with tragedy, his wife of twenty years passed away, he was losing ground to younger and better singers and along the road, he had made bad decisions in his life that he had regretted, including a brief drug addiction. (“The only thing that kept me going was my heart and passion for life, and even that had become questionable”) It would take a divine intervention from his sister and a move to San Francisco that helped him regain his love for music and had him start up a music school for the young folk which he ran until he retired three years back.

Sympathetic, Derek tells him how much he feels for the guy and reveals his troubled past himself. “Ah, I am sorry to hear you’ve been through a dark road yourself.” Solomon remorsefully says and calls for a second round of Subzero Supreme on the house for him. Everyone is in unanimous agreement. Derek looks at Solomon and smiles, saying that though they seem completely different; they’re more alike than they think. Thus starts ‘Troubled Times’, (as performed by Seth MacFarlane and Tim Curry) a touching duet seen as a lighter version of Sweeny Todd’s ‘Pretty Women’. In it, they sing about how life had been hard on them but how they’ve managed to fight through it and make something out of it. There is one interlude somewhere in the middle where Solomon asks Derek if he wishes for another Subzero Supreme. (a third round from all parties) Derek politely rejects, “I don’t think if my stomach’s ready for that level of deliciousness.” Solomon understands and admits that between the two of them, he would rather stay at two than go any further.

As the song ends, we see Derek walking out of the Rock-A-Pop wishing Solomon Donally a good night, and Solomon the same to him. The rest follow suit, stumbling outside and acting unusual from themselves. Derek asks if everyone’s alright, Bronson raises a thumb up and Jessica starts giggling uncontrollably, even snorting on occasion. Derek smirks, saying that this is what happens when people have too much of a good thing. (“Especially if it’s six much of a good thing”)

“Not so!” Bronson hiccups, claiming he stopped at four. Jessica stumbles around saying that she was the one that stopped at six, unlike Oswald who lost it at around five. Derek then feels a warm feeling on the back of his trenchcoat and turns to see Oswald barfing on him. He gets away, disgusted and heads for the car, telling Jessica to ‘take care’ of her sickly boyfriend. Bronson follows him to the car, bumbling around. Jessica follows as well, carrying onto Oswald and swaying around while trying to stifle her giggles.

Derek enters the car, having put his trenchcoat in the trunk and telling Ken that subject two had also been a bust and that they needed to know where the last subject was. But Ken refuses, revealing that they had been inside the milkshake shop for six hours. (“Well forgive us for wanting to meet up with some- Is that a hamburger?”) During that time, Ken had gone away and gotten something at a hamburger store to go. “If only there was a place where you could go and get your stuff without having to worry about others” Derek laments as the rest enter the car.

Ken asks Derek if everyone is acting alright, noting their strange behavior. Derek suggests that the milkshakes got to them and says to take the to the police department so they can stay the night, which Ken calls ‘luck’ as the crisis had taken a frightening turn. As it turned out, new information had revealed that singers of both genders not just from San Francisco, but also Chicago, New York and Philadelphia had been taken out by ‘The Man’ over the course of five years. “Jesus. That bad?” But Ken says it gets worse, Ruby called Ken earlier the night and revealed that she was going to get the vocal chords operated on tomorrow afternoon.

Derek tells Ken to hurry and take everyone to the police department ASAP, Ken aqueses and actually drives somewhat normally. At least until Jessica slumps over to Ken and while slurring her words tells him what a great driver he is, which again turns him beet red. They arrive at the police department and Ken and Derek take everyone in, them being incapable of walking a straight line or acting like a fool. They notice Drake had gone home as explained by Rupert because of his ‘martial obedience’. (“Another word for being Christian, Rupert”)

He tells Jodi and Rupert to take care of everyone while Drake is gone, Ken asks where he’s going. “Home, maybe after a good night’s sleep; I can wrap my brain around this case.” And he exits through the door. Rupert sighs, telling Bronson and Jessica that they can stay with him until the morning, leaving Jodi with Oswald. Excited, Jodi goes out to prepare the sleeping bags. Bronson conks out snoring just like that, forcing Rupert to carry him somewhere else while Jessica decides to go inside Derek’s room; swinging her hips around while failing miserably to walk a straight line and declaring that she’s ready to ‘prash the carty’.

Jodi and Oswald stay together, Jodi tenderly promising Oswald that he is going to have a good night here under the care of Uncle Jodi. He heads off to get a sleeping bag when he hears Oswald call for him faintly. Jodi goes to see what the trouble is, Oswald asks if he can talk privately to him; man to man. Jodi smiles warmly and let’s him shoot. Oswald asks if he sees the lady fooling around with Derek’s typewriter, when asked what he means, he tells Jodi that he’s her traveling agent, manager and her boyfriend. Touched, Jodi congratulates him on the relationship...and he groans.

He comes out to Jodi on his true feelings towards Jessica in ‘Have To Deal With Jessica, basically a short reprise of the earlier Jessica song (as performed by Neil Patrick Harris and backed up by Tom Kenny) but instead of him expressing his love for Jessica, he admits that he really hates having to deal with her; calling her whiny, bratty, spoiled to the core and among others a major ‘bitch to the dealing man’. To which afterwards Jodi asks Oswald why he hasn’t just come out and told her. Oswald says he can’t, if he did; he would be fired. “But Mr. Oswald,” Jodi persists. “Aren’t you rich?”

Oswald says that he is, and that’s basically the only reason he’s even dating Jessica in the first place. She knew that if she dated someone richer than she was, she would get more popular. But it goes deeper than that he says, but Jodi tells him to say no more. “It sounds like you need to get out of jail quick, come hell or high water.” Oswald yawns, agreeing with him but not sure if there is a way out. Jodi puts a comforting arm around Oswald to reassure that he is there for him.

Meanwhile, inside the darkness that is Derek’s bedroom; he tries to make sense of the situation, but finds that he is having a very hard time doing so. This is expressed in a number simply titled ‘Who?’ (Performed by Seth MacFarlane) It is a powerful and ambiguous ballad that has Derek asking so many questions. Who is the culprit, who is the innocent party, who can he trust, who is it that makes fate sometimes really cruel; but most importantly, he wonders who he is as a person. In the end he decides not to worry about it so much as get some sleep, hoping that all of these questions can be solved tomorrow and gets to sleep.

The next day, back at the police department; Drake enters and wishes everyone a good morning with a breakfast tray for all. (“You’ll need it for today.”) Bronson wearily wakes up, along with Jodi and Oswald from their sleeping bags. Jodi thanks Drake for the breakfast tray and decides to run down the day’s errands. Before anything else however, Rupert needs to see if everyone is here. This is not the case, Jodi imagines Derek will be a few minutes from now. Oswald figures that Jessica blacked out at Derek’s personal room and decides to wake her up, putting on his fake smile and dusting himself off.

But when he goes to greet Jessica, he notices that Jessica is staring at him, arms crossed, her hair a frizzled mess and with mascara all over he eyes having seemingly done some crying. Oswald goes to ask if everything is alright and is slapped for his troubles. She finally asks him a very important question: “Why?” Oswald does not seem to understand what she means and she asks the question with more force and context. It boils down to this, Why would he deceive her for his own good? Oswald is stunned, demanding to know how she heard of such ‘horrible rumors’. “I heard everything from inside the detective’s room, don’t you play dumb with me!” She chokes.

All four cadets watch the argument unfolding between Jessica and Oswald in great concern, Rupert proposes that they ‘hit the deck’; everyone agrees and they all head off with the exception of Ken who takes a look at what is happening. The argument between Jessica and Oswald continues with Jessica yelling at him for trying to destroy her trust in him after everything she’s done for him since last year, Oswald trying to explain everything with complete failure. And then she stops and begins to tear up, she softly asks Oswald if ‘it’ was a lie. Oswald struggles to come up with an answer as Jessica asks again if their relationship was a lie, and keeps doing so; all of which more forcefully and emotionally until…

“YOU’RE GOD DAMNED RIGHT IT WAS!” Oswald explodes in her face, leaving her stunned. He regains his composure and tells her in a more calm but still very angered matter what he truly thinks of her and how much of an obnoxious, arrogant, narcissistic bitch she is, constantly demeaning everyone around her just to make herself better than she is. (“In your world, it’s all about Jessica Diamond, F**k everyone else.) The only reason he claims that she and Ruby are even feuding was because she wanted to be better at someone at something, which is something she’s never been.

Trying desperately not to break down, Jessica asks if everything Oswald said about her in the past was a lie. Oswald takes a look at Jessica’s tear-infested eyes and her face and sighs, calmly and genuinely telling her that even as he’s said those things. He does not deny the things he said about her over the year, even as he’s had to change himself to please her. (Having lost friends, connections with family members and even his own dignity in places) He still says that she is a fantastic singer and an absolutely beautiful looking woman and tells her that she will have a great career ahead. “Just not with me. Not anymore.”

Oswald looks at her dead straight in her eyes and smirks, telling her that he quits and heads off. (Ken runs out of the way before Oswald can see him) Devastated, Jessica tries to go after Oswald telling him that she can change and become a new person but is held back by Drake and Rupert. While this is happening, Derek is just pulling up from his car and notices Oswald walking away. He comes up to Derek and thanks him for letting him contribute to his mystery, much to the confusion of Derek. He goes to open the door and sees the department in utter chaos, Jessica on her knees hysterically crying, Rupert and Drake trying to comfort her, Jodi finding medicine for Bronson’s growing headache and Ken being nowhere to be seen.

Derek looks on, shocked but decides not to ask about that; first coming up to tell Jodi that the vocal chord repair is currently ongoing and that Mr. Jones will be inviting everyone to see the results at noon. Jodi nods at that and asks for Derek to find some medicine for headaches. Derek then asks a quick question on the incident that had just occurred, (“Maritial issues?”) Jodi states that it’s ‘Maritial endings’. As it has grown common by that point, ‘The Man’ watches from outside and sees that time is running out, but notes that he has something planned for their visit. (“The game shall be ending soon, but watch out, a plot twist goes by high noon”)

As Ken drives everyone (except Oswald) to the hospital, Derek tells Rupert that he had been doing a little thinking on Ruby and thinks he has something figured out. (“Ruby was born in Boston, right? So was I”) He figures that at some point he and Ruby must’ve met at some point at their lives. He mentions that he went to Jefferson High School and with her, even showing him a yearbook of 1920. This confirms to him that he knew her at sometime during then and 1925. (“All that’s left to do is to figure out who and where I knew her from”) It is there Bronson groans, asking Derek to stop giving out information as his head is still hurting from his anxiety.

The car reaches the hospital and Derek congratulates Ken for scratching a strike off of his no license privilege. (“Now just get through one more run and you may be driving all our cars again soon”) Everyone begins to enter the hospital except for Jessica, who is still upset over her breakup. Ken takes one glance at her and sighs, concerned for her. He decides to open the door for her, smiling as he does. Jessica looks at him and smirks a little as she attempts to dry her tears.

Inside the doctor’s room, everyone looks on tense. Derek also notices Solomon inside as well, saying that he had to come to see if her ‘star pupil’ would sing again. Mr. Jones sighs and decides to show them the end result, pulling away the curtain and lightly tapping Ruby on the shoulder to wake her up. Everyone watches in anticipation to see how she sings...

Ruby then begins to sing a reprise of Seein’ You In Seattle, which starts off shakedly but as everyone soon finds out that the operation had been a complete success. The rest join in on the reprise one by one, starting with Bronson, then Solomon until everyone is singing. (Even Mr. Jones joins in) Bronson joyfully hugs Ruby, relieved that she is alright. Jodi celebrates the fact that ‘she sings’ once more. But Derek calms everyone down, noting that they aren’t out of the woods just yet. They still need to find out who the culprit behind all these assult were.

Solomon remorsefully announces to everyone that he has seen the photo of the man and he believes he knows the identity of him, revealing to everyone that the person behind the crimes is…

Jodi.

This shocks everyone, everyone that is except for Derek who had a feeling his curiosity would come back to haunt him someday. (“He’s always been wondering what being injured or mutilated would be like.”) And realizing that this day would never come and jealous that he could never love someone like Ruby, he decided to take matters in his own hands. Remorseful, he tells Jodi that he’s going to have to put him under arrest until further notice and he may be losing his job. Jodi begs for him to reconsider as Rupert and Drake put out the handcuffs before asking what being in prison is like. Derek tells Jodi that he’s sorry, but before he can be hauled off; Ruby speaks up.

She tells them that it wasn’t Jodi behind the attacks. She knows the real identity. “Well then, if it wasn’t Jodi, then who is it?” Ruby then gives out this cryptic advice. “Next to my biggest rival, the person who you didn’t think of before stands next to them. That’s the person who did it.” Jessica scoffs, sarcastically wondering what big scary monster would want to- and then she turns around and sees someone holding a mean yet still honorable look in his eyes and carrying a crowbar in his hands.

Solomon’s hands.

He lunges towards Jessica, set to attack when from out of nowhere Ken lunges towards and dodges Jessica away from the crowbar. Angered, he turns his attention to Ken who ducks his head to keep himself away from the crowbar and runs as fast as he can leaving Solomon to chase after him until Rupert and Drake cuff him by the hands, leaving Jodi free to snatch the crowbar away from him. Derek and Bronson look at him in shock until Derek asks him why he would do this. “If you can just let me free for one moment, I will explain everything.” Rupert and Derek do so, leaving him to sigh and tell everyone the truth in ‘Requiem for a Fallen Singer’. (as performed by Tim Curry)

This song is a remorseful, grim and rather depressing piece that takes us back to the past once again where Solomon reveals that while he had moved back to San Francisco to start a music school, he had also moved there to get his career back on track. Unfortunately, his first opera there was a major flop and everyone believed he was all washed up. But he had resigned himself to that fact and had resorted to using his music school to teach the future his tricks and becrying the journalists and reviewers as ‘propaganda’. He taught many a singer, Miles Millions, Wildcat Wanda, Fyre and Bernie and even Swingin’ Sidney. All of them people who had respected him as a legend even to this day, when he retired three years ago and when he saw the success that Ruby Gold was having; he made a solemn vow to someday get his revenge and take out every singer he had ever taught in his lifetime.

When the song ends Solomon reveals one more secret near the end to Derek, he tells him he’s heard that he’s been wondering if he remembers Ruby from long ago and reveals to him that he did. Back in Jefferson High where he and Ruby were a couple and a couple that loved to sing, being a part of the Jefferson High choir. When they heard that he was looking for recruits for his school, they both auditioned. Ruby qualified, but Derek did not. And when Ruby found out that she was to go to San Francisco, they had to breakup.

The rest they say was history. Derek went under a downward spiral and gave up his singing career becoming an enclosed loner with three bad marriages. As time passed, he would eventually get himself together and find himself in law school and passed with flying colors, leading him to where he is today.

Derek is stunned, all this time he had been helping solve the case of a girl he once loved from the man who took her away from her. (“What the hell is that about?”) Solomon sadly realizes that trying to worm himself out of a situation that is all but unavoidable is not something he can do, he gets up and from the bottom of his heart apologizes to everyone for his misdemeanors; especially to Ruby and Bronson who he had considered like family. He tells Derek to go ahead and send him to the brig.

But he refuses. And when he asks why, he explains in a reprise of ‘Do You Know Someone Named Ruby/Derek’ (as performed by Seth MacFarlane and Emile Claire Barlow) that it was thanks for Solomon that he was able to find her again and help her at a moment when she needed him most. Derek asks Ruby if he would like to start over from the beginning, she looks at Bronson who gives a warm smile and then smiles at Derek agreeing to the idea and the two kiss.

Mr. Jones considers the matter closed and orders everyone to head out. They oblige and walk out of the hospital. Once outside, Jessica stays behind to think about everything and takes out a picture of her and Oswald on their first date. She tears up again until she sees Ken who asks if everything is all right. She sadly tells Ken that seeing Ruby and Derek so happy together made her realize how horribly she treated Oswald, she tried to turn him into a second-rate Bronson without realizing how much Ruby and Bronson genuinely loved each other. In fact, just about everything Ruby’s done, she’s copied; because deep down she knows that if she was anyone else, she would mean nothing. But seeing them now, she realizes that she isn’t better than Ruby, not even a fraction close to it. All she is a scam. An ugly scam who at one point in her life was a tone-deaf wannabe.

She sadly walks over to the car, preparing to head for home when Ken stops her. He tells her that she is wrong, she is beautiful. The most beautiful person his eyes have laid upon, and her singing is indeed amazing. She herself has proven this. She doesn’t need to copy Ruby to be better than her, all she needs to be is herself and let her passion shown for himself. He says all of this, because he has grown to love her as this journey has come along. Jessica is touched by Ken’s remarks and doesn’t quite know what to say. But Ken says not to say, but to do and leans it for a kiss, but just before they can pull the trigger…

The carhorn beeps as Derek jokingly asks if the two plan on making a play on the struggles of love. (“We could call it Struggleheart!”) Everyone laughs, including Ken and Jessica and they head their eay to the car. Jessica and Ruby sit towards each other and stare at each other for a moment. Ruby then breaks the awkward silence and thanks Jessica for coming to see her at the hospital, Jessica smiles slightly admitting that it was for a good cause. “What cause? To show that you’re more durable?” Ruby asks. “Not anymore.” Jessica smirks and the two chuckle a little. “To think, all this time you resented me because you wanted to be me” Ruby sighs. Jessica toasts to that and even admits that she really was acting silly out there.

Another silence falls, and this time it’s Derek who breaks the silence by clearing up his throat and expressing his sympathies to Jessica over her breakup with Oswald. But Jessica assures him not to worry, “I think i’ve rebounded quite easily” looking at Ken as she says so much to the surprise of Derek. Everyone returns back to the police department without a scratch to celebrate solving the case, Jessica heads to the door; but before she does, Ken motions to her and this time the two manage to lock their lips together. The two break apart for a moment and look at each other, Jessica gets a sly seductive grin on her face and tells him that she likes the way he kisses (“I like the way you kiss.”) and proceed to have a makeout session with her much to the amusement of everyone else.

Narration takes us home as we see what became of everyone after this case.

Drake decided to quit the police agency and become an actor, he felt this was the perfect way for ladies to admire him and keep his wife in the process. His first movie, ‘It’s a Unremorseful Life’ is set to come out this December.

Jodi got moved to District 4 of Chicago’s police agency and was promoted to detective. So far, he has yet to have lost a case and has kept in touch with everyone via letter and sometimes by phone.

Rupert still works at the San Fransisco Police Department, training the next generation of policemen. He is also recovering from a chemical accident that almost burnt his right arm off of his skin.

Ken got his license back and is now dating Jessica Diamond, the two have been very happy together ever since beginning their relationship.

Speaking of Jessica Diamond, she is now on friendly terms with Ruby Gold and is trying her best to be nicer. She still has the ‘seductive singer’ style that she is used to and has done a few model shoots, and you can see her using her patented ‘model focus’ to strike her stunning poses, but they are no longer used to flirt with others, rather to distract criminals with her beauty.

Oswald paid Bronson the money he was owed and was left flat broke. He then moved to Las Vegas where he got busted for a gambling scandal, he currently serves ten to life in prison.

Solomon did not end up going to jail, but was instead tasked on finding a cure for repairing vocal chords and was sentenced to three years of community service. And his reputation did get ruined because of the debacle, but he doesn’t mind so much. He’s learned his lesson.

And as Derek, well he says that he’s moved on from police duties and with the endorsement on Bronson Clux become not just Ruby’s boyfriend; but something a whole lot more. He says that he can’t spoil anything but let’s just say an old passion of his came back to him. Bronson then opens the door to his dressing room and tells him that he’s on, “You got it Mr. B!” He smiles at him and looks at the viewers one last time, saying that he’s got to go and runs off to see Ruby as they take the stage together. Ruby takes a look at him and asks if ‘Derek Dynamite’ is ready? Derek smiles, wearing a zoot suit complete with a fedora. He’s ready to ‘blow the joint down.’

The curtain opens on stage as the two see a packed audience (and all of their friends as well, except for Oswald) ready to hear the loving couple sing. The two come forward on the stage, holding hands and bowing for them, they hold onto two microphone; preparing for that first song…

And then we fade to black as we hear Derek say two final words. “Case closed.”

The final song that plays during the credits? None other than a little song called ‘Golden Together’. (As performed by Seth McFarlane and Emile Claire Barlow) A piano ballad and a typical love duet about how alone they were good, but together they are simply…

Golden.

EXTRA INFO: Golden Girl was another idea placed in the back burner of the Viper’s Den for a while. Unlike Colette though, it really didn’t change a whole lot outside of the year it happened.

This also marks the first live action musical in the lineup of the Viper’s Den, a major breakthrough in the ever evolving want for film dominance in all genres.

Solomon Donally’s back story had to be altered slightly after it was revealed that Tim Curry and Seth MacFarlane had a rather sizeable age gap. Instead of him being former classmates with Derek and lusting over Ruby, he is instead a washed up opera singer who became a music teacher and grew to resent Ruby and newer singers for overshadowing him. (He did however go to Jefferson High when he was a teen, so I guess it counts for something)

Rest assured, we briefed everyone on the change so nobody got their feelings hurt or got confused.

Focalpoint Songs: (These are the songs that advertising will revolve around and carry the most weight in the soundtrack.)

A Man and His Golden Girl (Seth MacFarlane)

Seeing You In Seattle (Emile Claire Barlow)

Diamonds For Life (Demi Lovato)

The Man Does What He Can (Tim Curry)

Troubled Times (Tim Curry and Seth MacFarlane)

Requiem for a Fallen Singer (Tim Curry)

The Other Songs: (These songs aren’t as advertised as the others, but they may either still play a big role in the movie or end up being filler)

Blackjack Eyes and Joker’s Soul (Tom Kenny, Tommy Wazelle, Howard McGillis and Jimmy Fallon)

Do You Remember Someone Named Ruby/Derek (All three versions)

On Patrol (Tom Kenny, Tommy Wazelle, Howard McGillis and Jimmy Fallon)

Waterline (Tommy Wazelle)

My Dear Jessica (Neil Patrick Harris)

Bronson’s Lament (Jeremy Irons)

Who? (Seth MacFarlane)

Golden Together (Seth MacFarlane and Emile Claire Barlow)

At thirteen songs, this movie sets a new record for most musical numbers in a Viper’s Den production.

HRTVAndrew · September 13, 2017

Just PM'd you, Russell.

Update: Feeling a little better today (though still not 100%) and should be able to get some positive work done.

HRTVAndrew · September 13, 2017

Sorry for the double-post, but I have made a new, official MT6 database for talent and cleaned it up significantly. I've removed all MT5 effects, as well as tweaked a few SP's that I thought were a little high or a little low (nothing game-changing; the most noteworthy change I made was upping Kevin Hart from 3 to 3.5, since he's arguably the most well-know comedy actor out there right now). On that note, if any of you have any issues with any ratings in the database, feel free to voice them. If the cases made are logical at this early point in the game (with only two movies reviewed), I have no problem tweaking stuff. It's a lot easier to do that NOW than further down the road!

The new, official database can be viewed here (Russell, if you could please edit the link in your first post to this one, that'd be super): <a href="https://www.obvibase.com/p/AEcaBYWFyyjTUP4x" rel="external nofollow">https://www.obvibase.com/p/AEcaBYWFyyjTUP4x</a>

My next step will be to input the effects for movies/actors that have already been produced and reviewed. After that, I'll get to negotiations for Sco's film and reviewing Russell's. I'm hoping to have Sco's negotiations done tonight and Russell's film reviews tomorrow.

Russelrules44 · September 13, 2017

Longshot

Directors:

Spike Lee: He asks for $4,000,000.

Oliver Stone: He finds it a little out of his reach, but will see what he can for $4,000,000.

Kathryn Bigelow: She asks for $3,500,000.

Ryan Coogler: He asks for $3,000,000.

Devin Wade

Michael B. Jordan: He'll ask for $3,000,000 and will do it for $2,000,000 if you hire Ryan Coogler.

Chadwick Boseman: He asks for $2,250,000.

Colt Cruise

Michael Cera: He asks for $2,400,000.

Aaron Paul: He likes the role and will do it for $1,250,000.

Shia LeBeouf: He asks for $2,240,000.

Andrew Garfield: He'll do it for $1,200,000.

Julia Vasco

Gal Gadot: She'll do it for $2,400,000.

Blake Lively: She asks for $2,000,000.

Aubrey Plaza: She asks for $1,500,000.

Selena Gomez: She feels like this role was created for her and will do it for $1,000,000.

Vanessa Hudgens: She asks for $1,600,000.

Ross Fountain

Will Arnett: He's very intrigued by the role and will do it for $1,000,000.

Terrence Howard: He'll do it for $1,600,000.

William Shatner: He feels that he is slightly typecasted, but he will make do. He asks for $2,200,000.

Danny DeVito: He likes the script and will do it for $1,000,000.

Jack Ford

Alec Baldwin: He's been wanting to have a more serious role and is happy to have this offer. He asks for $1,500,000.

Billy Bob Thornton: He asks for $2,000,000.

Kiefer Sutherland: He asks for $2,000,000.

Harvey Keitel: He asks for $1,600,000.

Cutter Wade

Terry Crews: He asks for $625,000.

Laurence Fishburne: He asks for $500,000.

Ms. Cruise

Demi Moore: She asks for $375,000.

Jane Lynch: She likes the role and will do it for $300,000.

Mark Sleczyak

Nick Jonas: He finds this role right up his alley and will do it for $400,000.

Taylor Lautner: He'll do it for $375,000.

Captain McCarthy

Aaron Eckhart: He'll do it for $625,000.

John Cena: He asks for $500,000.

Benjamin Bratt: He asks for $500,000.

Famous NFL quarterback

Dan Marino: He'll do it for $500,000.

Brett Favre: He appreciates the honor and will do it for $500,000.

Peyton Manning: He finds that being a part of the movie would be beneficial to both parties and asks for $450,000.

Joe Montana: He asks for $450,000.

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Don't forget, the Estimation Evaluation mini-game is now open for Golden Girl if anyone is willing to participate!

Oh, and one more thing...I'm back.

HRTVAndrew · September 13, 2017

Longshot

Directors:

Spike Lee: He asks for $4,000,000.

Oliver Stone: He finds it a little out of his reach, but will see what he can for $4,000,000.

Kathryn Bigelow: She asks for $3,500,000.

Ryan Coogler: He asks for $3,000,000.

Devin Wade

Michael B. Jordan: He'll ask for $3,000,000 and will do it for $2,000,000 if you hire Ryan Coogler.

Chadwick Boseman: He asks for $2,250,000.

Colt Cruise

Gal Gadot: She'll do it for $2,400,000.

Blake Lively: She asks for $2,000,000.

Aubrey Plaza: She asks for $1,500,000.

Selena Gomez: She feels like this role was created for her and will do it for $1,000,000.

Vanessa Hudgens: She asks for $1,600,000.

Ross Fountain

Will Arnett: He's very intrigued by the role and will do it for $1,000,000.

Terrence Howard: He'll do it for $1,600,000.

William Shatner: He feels that he is slightly typecasted, but he will make do. He asks for $2,200,000.

Danny DeVito: He likes the script and will do it for $1,000,000.

Jack Ford

Alec Baldwin: He's been wanting to have a more serious role and is happy to have this offer. He asks for $1,500,000.

Billy Bob Thornton: He asks for $2,000,000.

Kiefer Sutherland: He asks for $2,000,000.

Harvey Keitel: He asks for $1,600,000.

Cutter Wade

Terry Crews: He asks for $625,000.

Laurence Fishburne: He asks for $500,000.

Ms. Cruise

Demi Moore: She asks for $375,000.

Jane Lynch: She likes the role and will do it for $300,000.

Mark Sleczyak

Nick Jonas: He finds this role right up his alley and will do it for $400,000.

Taylor Lautner: He'll do it for $375,000.

Captain McCarthy

Aaron Eckhart: He'll do it for $625,000.

John Cena: He asks for $500,000.

Benjamin Bratt: He asks for $500,000.

Famous NFL quarterback

Dan Marino: He'll do it for $500,000.

Brett Favre: He appreciates the honor and will do it for $500,000.

Peyton Manning: He finds that being a part of the movie would be beneficial to both parties and asks for $450,000.

Joe Montana: He asks for $450,000.

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Don't forget, the Estimation Evaluation mini-game is now open for Golden Girl if anyone is willing to participate!

Oh, and one more thing...I'm back.

Just a quick thing, Russell: None of the Colt Cruise candidates were offered (the ones under Cruise were for the Julia Vasco part). Other than that, great; once we get the Cruise requests, we'll be able to cast "Longshot."

Russelrules44 · September 13, 2017

Just a quick thing, Russell: None of the Colt Cruise candidates were offered (the ones under Cruise were for the Julia Vasco part). Other than that, great; once we get the Cruise requests, we'll be able to cast "Longshot."

All fixed!

HRTVAndrew · September 13, 2017

"Longshot" is proud to announce its cast!

Director: Ryan Coogler has been hired, and will be paid $3 million.

Devin Wade: We're happy to reunite the "Creed" duo of Coogler and Michael B. Jordan, who will be paid $2 million.

Colt Cruise: Aaron Paul's enthusiasm about the role got him the job. He'll be paid $1.25 million.

Julia Vasco: Selena Gomez (an old friend from "The Hackers" in MT5!) has been hired, and will be paid $1 million.

Ross Fountain: We immediately envisioned Will Arnett in this role, and we're happy to welcome him to the production for $1 million.

Jack Ford: After running into Alec Baldwin earlier this week (legitimately true story), there was no way he wasn't going to be in this movie. He's in for $1.5 million.

Cutter Wade: We'll take Laurence Fishburne, who's a bit better of a fit for the dramatic flashbacks the role requires than Terry Crews. Fishburne will be paid $500k.

Ms. Cruise: We look forward to seeing Jane Lynch's comedic stylings mixed in with some dramatic acting. She'll be paid $300k.

Captain McCarthy: John Cena's time is now. He'll be paid $500k.

Famous NFL QB: Ultimately, we wanted to be faithful to the "Madden" storyline, so Dan Marino, come on down (for $500k)!

That makes our talent budget $11.95 million. We'll invest $3.05 million into production and an even $3 million into marketing, bringing the total cost of "Longshot" to $18 million. Expect the script up later this week/this weekend!

Rayelek · September 14, 2017

P.S: Figured y'all are getting pretty bored of movies in production and want to see some action...well what did you expect me to do when the lights go out?

Enjoy.

“Strike up the band, get the show on a roll; raise the curtain and here we go!”

The Viper’s Den Presents
A Damien Chazelle Musical Production (Copyright: 1948)

Golden Girl

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So now that I have a cast, the next thing is to do a write up like this, right? Does it have to be so extensive? Or is something shorter okay?

HRTVAndrew · September 14, 2017

So now that I have a cast, the next thing is to do a write up like this, right? Does it have to be so extensive? Or is something shorter okay?

The best advice I can give you is two-fold. For one, re-read stuff from past games that other people have posted and see what draws you in. Don't feel as though you HAVE to write an arbitrary amount of words. Some people write more than others, and that doesn't necessarily make for a better film. Don't skimp on details, for sure, but we also don't need "War and Peace" or a line-by-line script!

For another, find a style that works for you and roll with it. Most of my films go around 2,000-2,500 words, and I'm comfortable with that. If you feel like your best product is 1,000 words, go there. If you feel like your best product is 5,000 words, go there. Just have fun; that's the most important thing.

HRTVAndrew · September 14, 2017

As promised, the latest series of negotiations!

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Sco xY2Jx: An Autumn Dream

Director: Penny Marshall asks for $1.5 million. Joe Wright asks for $2 million.

Erin Walster: Bryce Dallas Howard asks for $3 million. January Jones digs the part and asks for $1 million.

Stuart Youngston: Jason Segel asks for $1.2 million. Patrick Dempsey asks for $750k.

Heather Youngston: Isabelle Fuhrman asks for $750k. Sophie Turner likes the role and asks for $1.2 million.

Michael Youngston: Ty Simpkins asks for $750k. Jacob Tremblay asks for $250k.

Claire Walster: Trish Stratus asks for $250k. Elisha Cuthbert asks for $500k.

Bekki Bryce: Sasha Grey asks for $250k, as does Aimee Garcia.

Sco xY2Jx · September 14, 2017

So now that I have a cast, the next thing is to do a write up like this, right? Does it have to be so extensive? Or is something shorter okay?

Based on my experiences of going through previous threads a lot of them do vary. Some are as extensive as RusselRules44 script whereas others are like a few paragraphs long at like 300 words with a brief summary of events. Entirely up to your own feeling and creativity levels, I guess.

Mine will be more towards the shorter levels. Likely between 1,000-2,000 words I expect but it may differ from project to project. I'm a first time player as well so it's trial and error and a bit of fun.

As promised, the latest series of negotiations!

Excellent news on the negotiations front.

Director; We welcome aboard Joe Wright to the production for $2 million. Your experience with the romance genre with films like Atonement & Pride & Prejudice will prove invaluable.

Erin; We offer the leading role of Erin to January Jones for $1 million.

Stuart; Patrick Dempsey for $750k, your experience as a romantic lead will hopefully help the success of this film. Welcome aboard.

Heather; Welcome to the project Sophie Turner for $1.2 million.

Michael; Jacob Tremblay's performance in Room made everyone take notice. Hopefully we can help push your young career forward. Welcome aboard for $250k

Claire; We think you'll suit this part, especially playing alongside January Jones so we graciously offer the role to Elisha Cuthbert for $500k

Bekki; Welcome to the project Aimee Garcia for $250k.

After talent negotiations, this takes our current production budgets up to $5.95 million with $4.05 million leftover.

We'll spend $2 Million on Production and $2.05 million on Marketing and hope we don't flop. Movie should be posted up shortly.

Goliath764 · September 14, 2017

So now that I have a cast, the next thing is to do a write up like this, right? Does it have to be so extensive? Or is something shorter okay?

In the first few rendition of this game, movies used to be much shorter. Many of them are like 500-1000. It used to be a much more casual and faster mini-game to kill time but from my observartion, it has slowly becoming a slower game for creative expression. The much extensive works then come more frequently as we hit the 5th or so rendition of the game and onward. But there really is no restriction as to how you approach this.

But as a former critic(of utter harshness; I am here as a player now to collect my karma) and a long time PbP RPer(who has both GM and played various tRPG in various corners of the internet), I would say the key is detail. Of course, I don't know how HRTVAndrew judges movies - and we will find out soon enough - but me personally, I always look for the detail. The overall plot and execution is important but some minor detail here and there, especially on key scenes, as to give character(For instance, you can write a horror standard chase & kill scene( but it will not have the same zing as as a more detailed writing of the scene and maybe some clever dialogues. Like you can describe something very simple in Wikipedia summary format but it will not be as interesting as to read as say a more fictionalized approach of the same scene that can paint a picture in one's mind) and provide uniqueness to the film(For instance, there are 1000 zombie films out there. If I have to give a zombie film high score, I would have to find something distinctive in it) are big keys to good score last time.

Another thing is to present things on a more cinematography level. In previous renditions that I ran, there are some good writers but some of them presented things too much like fictions, which is also amazing but I have to judge a film like a film(personal approach, again, not sure about HRTVAndrew). For instance, thoughts. In fiction, you can write pages about a person's dialogue inside or something as simple as "No way. he thought to himself" but you cannot see that in a movie. You either have to make the person say it out right, utilize facial expression and/or body language, utilize monologue or narrator, or something creative.

Kijar · September 14, 2017

Great work Russ, I'm very curious to see how the review goes. <img alt="

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Russelrules44 · September 14, 2017

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Kijar" data-cite="Kijar" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44112" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Great work Russ, I'm very curious to see how the review goes. <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div></blockquote> Thank you my good man, I'm expecting high marks to be coming my path very soon! <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

HRTVAndrew · September 14, 2017

<div style="text-align:center;">REVIEW: "Golden Girl"</div>

Story Quality: 3.75/5 (there’s a lot going on here, and sometimes it gets a bit confusing, but the film’s nostalgic, old-school musical feel definitely helps)

Production Quality: 3/5 (the fairly low production budget hurts, but the soundtrack does this film a big service)

Acting Quality: 1.5/5 (absolutely awful luck, with both Chazelle and MacFarlane getting bad rolls. Curry and Barlow did help, as did a show-stealing performance from Jimmy Fallon)

Ending Quality: 3.75/5 (predictable, but sensible, and nobody’s ever complained about a happy ending where the guy gets the girl)

<div style="text-align:center;">MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION</div>

Jimmy Fallon proved to be one of the best decisions The Viper’s Den could’ve ever made. In addition to a true, scene-stealing performance (albeit in a minor role), Tim Curry’s appearance on “The Tonight Show” did a great job of raising awareness of the film (and largely countered the low marketing budget). Box office receipts rose 25%.

Additionally, while the live-action musical format didn’t go over insanely well at the box office, physical copy sales, and sales of the soundtrack, were very strong (possibly due to music teachers in schools loving the long runtime so as to fill space during classes, and then those kids begging for their parents to buy the movie for their homes!). Furthermore, a Broadway production company has picked up the rights to “Golden Girl” for a run on a fairly big stage.

<div style="text-align:center;">PERFORMANCES (on the new, 1-50 scale)</div>

DIRECTOR

Damien Chazelle - 15

LEAD

Seth MacFarlane - 14

Tim Curry - 35

Emilie Claire Barlow - 31

MAJOR

Jeremy Irons - 19

Demi Lovato - 22

Neil Patrick Harris - 32

MINOR

Tommy Wazelle - 34

Howard McGillis - 16

Tom Kenny - 12

Jimmy Fallon - 47

Steve Burns - 11

<div style="text-align:center;">STAR POWER EFFECTS</div>

Damian Chazelle: -0.5 (new SP for directing: 0.5)

Seth MacFarlane: -0.5 (new SP: 0.5)

Tim Curry: +0.3 (new SP: 1.3)

Emilie Claire Barlow: +0.1 (new SP: 0.6)

Jeremy Irons: -0.4 (new SP: 0.1)

Demi Lovato: -0.1 (new SP: 0.4)

NPH: +0.2 (new SP: 2.2)

Tommy Wazelle: +0.1 (new SP: 0.6)

Howard McGillis: -0.1 (new SP: 0.4)

Tom Kenny: -0.1 (new SP: 0.4)

Jimmy Fallon: +1 SP (new SP: 2)

Steve Burns: -0.1 (new SP: 0.4)

<div style="text-align:center;">FINAL NUMBERS</div>

Movie Rating: 3/5 (it’s far from perfect, and the director and lead actor both had major problems, but the story is fun and the movie knows what it is)

Box Office: $18,750,000

Physical Copies/Soundtrack Sales: $10,000,000 (for as bad rolls as you got elsewhere, Russell, you got a GREAT one here)

Broadway rights purchase: $1,250,000

The Viper’s Den now has $30 million.

jack ryder · September 14, 2017

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="HRTVAndrew" data-cite="HRTVAndrew" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44112" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div> - - - - - Jack Ryder: "The Journey" Director: Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson will direct, as a team, for $3 million. Mark Duplass asks for $2 million. Blake Shaw: Saqib Saleem is in higher demand than ever before, but is grateful for the exposure given in "Lynch Him," and will do the film for $3 million. Taron Egerton asks for $1.5 million. The Girl in the Red: Tuppence Middleton asks for $750k. Eréndira Ibarra asks for $500k. The Old Lady: Lynda Carter is intrigued by the role and will do it for $250k. Julieta Eggurola, Maria Rojo and María Elena Salinas all ask for $400k apiece. Janice: Mckanzie Aldajam, Ashleigh Craig and Lara Decaro all ask for $400k apiece. Hector: David Mazouz, August Maturo and Ty Simpkins all ask for $400k apiece. The Gatekeeper: Viola Davis asks for $1 million. Cameos: J Jonah Jameson and Vicky Kaushal will each appear for $250k. - - - - - </div></blockquote> Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson are hired. Saqib Saleem Hired. What is his undiscount price though? Erendira Ibarra is hired. Lynda Carter, Lare Decaro, David Mazouz, Viola Davis , J Jonah Jameson aka J.k Simmons and Vicky are hired.

jack ryder · September 14, 2017

Sorry for double post

Woah HR you a re doing a great job. I was coming here to predict my score for "Golden Girl" and the review was already out.

@russelrules44 My opinion on "Golden Girl". I enjoyed the movie but I would not rate it highly. I know it was a dramedy but it gave me "Scare Franchise" feels where the characters don't take the consequence seriously. Things didn't looked in an organic way they happened for just the sake of Film to happen. Like the handwriting thing and burger thing. Our lead character was spirited after the incident to Gold but played the little games with Ken about keeping the names of Suspects in suspense. I think Solomon would be in Jail.

I hate the Forum software.

Sco xY2Jx · September 14, 2017

Lucky Underdog Pictures Presents

Film Title; An Autumn Dream

Directed by; Joe Wright

Starring; January Jones as Erin (Lead)

Patrick Dempsey as Stuart (Lead)

Sophie Turner as Heather (Major)

Jacob Tremblay as Michael (Major)

Aimee Garcia as Bekki (Minor)

Elisha Cuthbert as Claire (Minor)

Genre; Romance

Rating; PG

Plot;

The Autumnal season is upon us in Washington D.C as Erin Walster, a free-spirited young woman who’s afraid of commitment, goes through a series of failed attempts at romance and career success. Prompted by her sister, Claire, Erin applies for a position as a nanny for a family of three, a father and two children. Before long, Erin is hired by Stuart Youngston, a career-driven single dad, whose two children, Heather and Michael, resent their having to take a backseat to his business affairs. As the geek-chic owner of a tech company, Stuart is immersed in preparations to launch his latest app at a major business presentation — on the 31st October. Halloween night. Working constantly to make sure his presentation and app are up to scratch, Stuart continues to inadvertently disappoint Heather and Michael, neglecting their emotional needs and missing out on their lives. Eagerly anticipating Halloween, Heather and Michael are sad that Stuart will be too busy to celebrate the holiday with them. When Erin and Stuart meet for the first time, they share an undeniable chemistry together, despite their seemingly differing personalities. Sensing that Erin could be something special and would do right by his children if he is to be absent, he hires her.

After a challenging first day as Heather and Michael’s nanny, Erin informs Stuart she is going to quit. Michael warmed to Erin’s endearing and playful personality immediately however Heather was less convinced. Stuart encourages Erin to stay on as a temporary nanny through Halloween, at least. Determined to finally keep a commitment, Erin agrees. Though things get off to a rough start, Erin soon wins over Heather and Michael by playfully telling them she could dress up as different things for Halloween; An evil old hag or a princess in distress. She engages them in Halloween activities and conversation suited to Heather which thrills them to no end. Meanwhile, at Stuart’s office, Stuart discusses his upcoming app presentation with his attractive business associate, Bekki, who clearly has a crush on him. Stuart, determined to keep things professional, doesn’t entertain the flirtatious dialogue being instigated by Bekki but she remains undeterred.

That night, Stuart confides in Erin, sharing he’s bothered that his work precludes him from spending quality time with his children. Erin encourages Stuart to celebrate Halloween with Heather and Michael. Stuart rushes off to a business meeting with Bekki at a restaurant. At the restaurant, Bekki continues to flirt with Stuart, who continues to try his best to remain focused on business. Bekki encourages the wine to flow and for Stuart to take his mind off work all the time, reassuring him that the app & presentation is perfect. He remains unconvinced but decides that since they’re finished discussing work they’ll have a couple of drinks before he leaves. Later, Stuart returns home to find Erin making Halloween cookies with Heather and Michael. When Heather invites Stuart to a Halloween party that is being held by the neighbours, Stuart promises to attend. After Heather and Michael go to sleep, Erin — who is beginning to fall for Stuart — and Stuart share a moment. But when the moment feels too intimate, she backs away and asks Stuart if his “meeting” with Bekki was a date? When Stuart says it “turned out to be a date,” Erin feels discouraged about any relationship potential. Stuart says, “It may well have turned into a date but I had to cut if off early. I couldn’t very well stay out when I’ve got you waiting here.” There’s a brief flirtatious look before he awkwardly says, “Because you’ve got the kids. I mean they’re not yours so we can’t keep you here.” The two laugh together realising the awkwardness and romantic implications of what he’s saying before Erin leaves for the evening.

The next day, Stuart gets tied up with a colleague in the office and misses the Halloween party he said he would attend, hugely disappointing Heather and Michael. Erin meets up with her sister, Claire, as the two discuss life and Erin’s recent career change. When Claire encourages Erin to date Stuart and just go for it, Erin says she believes he is dating Bekki and, although the two may have shared a flirtatious moment, it will never amount to anything. That evening, at Erin’s suggestion, Heather and Michael deliver a “presentation” to Stuart. Dressed in business attire, they give Stuart a formal evaluation of his abilities as a father, concluding that, from their perspective, he is more focused on his work than on being a good parent. They ultimately leave it up to him, but say that they miss him and they know what he should do. Emotionally moved, Stuart promises to change his ways and focus more on Heather and Michael.

The next day, after Stuart promises to take the day off work, Erin, Stuart, Heather and Michael carve pumpkins together. The four have a great time together sharing seasonal stories. The three probe Erin for stories as they want to all get to her know her better. Suddenly, without much warning, Stuart rushes off to another business meeting with Bekki after receiving a phone call. He apologises profusely but says that he has to go and, although he wishes it could, the company can’t run itself. Michael makes no bones about his dislike for Bekki to Erin, saying that he wants his dad to marry Erin. Later that night, after returning from a meeting, the four once again resume their seasonal fun and Stuart even prepares a meal for them all. The kids head off to bed for the evening leaving the two adults together. Despite her want for a relationship with Stuart, Erin fights her instincts and says she’d better be off with the kids taken care of. Erin and Stuart share an awkward moment when Stuart mistakes Erin’s reaching for her keys as leaning in for a kiss. Feeling flustered by the situation Erin swiftly exits, leaving Stuart to wonder if there’s something there at all or perhaps it’s in his head. He feels torn, having never entertained much of an idea of a relationship with Erin until that moment of impulse. Shaking it off, he grabs a beer from the fridge and goes to work on his app. Erin calls Claire to discuss what just happened, once again feeling like she should quit before it becomes awkward. Claire continues to push her to follow through with her intentions committing to making a commitment. Erin agrees.

With Halloween only a few days away, Stuart helps Heather and Michael with their holiday preparations and creating their costume. Clearly not a dab hand at any form of costume making, he tries to persevere before Erin takes over. The four continue to laugh together. The kids begin to finally enjoy quality time with their father, enjoying it even more so that Erin is involved, and quiz him on Erin and what he thinks of her. During these conversations, he realises he’s falling for Erin but keeps this internalised. Erin, Stuart, Heather and Michael begin to function as — and look like — a family. As Erin, Stuart, Heather and Michael enjoy a game of Basketball, Bekki shows up, spoiling the moment by informing Stuart that a group of investors have invited him to dinner following his presentation. When Stuart agrees to attend the dinner, Heather and Michael, who had their hearts set on Stuart spending Halloween with them after his presentation, are crushed. As Bekki prepares to leave, she catches Stuart off guard by leaning in and kissing him. Witnessing this from a distance, Erin mistakenly believes Stuart is kissing Bekki. Erin quickly turns away and makes herself busy as Stuart brings himself away from Bekki. He apologises to Bekki but thought he made it clear that they were business partners. Bekki apologises for the mistake, although clearly she doesn’t mean it.

Touched by Erin’s ability to bond with Heather and Michael — and realizing he’s become highly attracted to her — Stuart asks Erin to stay on as a permanent nanny. Aware she’s fallen head over heels for Stuart — and under the impression he’s dating Bekki — Erin fears she’s going to get hurt and declines Stuart’s offer. Frustrated at her refusal and acting out of instinct, Stuart suggests Erin leave immediately. Stunned, Erin departs. When Stuart breaks the news to Heather and Michael, they are devastated. Heather tells Stuart that Erin loves him which he dismisses immediately but as the thought lingers he wonders if maybe she does after all.

On Halloween night, Erin, now staying at Claire’s house for the moment, prepares to give Halloween candy to visiting trick-or-treaters. Meanwhile, in a hotel conference room, Stuart takes the stage to deliver his business presentation. As he begins, Stuart has an epiphany: He loves Erin, and cannot go through with disappointing Heather and Michael on Halloween. Stuart informs the audience he is going home to take his children trick-or-treating, and tells Bekki his heart belongs to Erin. Back at Claire’s house, Erin has a burst of inspiration.

At Stuart’s house, Heather and Michael are thrilled to discover Stuart has abandoned his business presentation and returned to spend Halloween with them. As Stuart, Heather and Michael put on costumes and prepare to go trick-or-treating, Erin surprises them by knocking on the door, dressed as a damsel in distress. Stuart, conveniently dressed as a knight in shining armour, tells Erin that he, Heather and Michael need her back in their lives, permanently. Erin and Stuart share a passionate kiss. Heather and Michael are ecstatic. Then all 4 of them go trick-or-treating together — like a perfect family.

Budget - $10,000,000

Actors & Director - $5,950,000

Production - $2,000,000

Marketing - $2,050,000

Duration - 1hr 32mins.

Russelrules44 · September 14, 2017

Anytime a movie manages to succeed critically and profitably, you get a feeling of success. I'm very pleased with how the movie turned out overall and hold it's review with pride.

Other Notes: YAY JIMMY! I had a feeling I was onto something when I hired him, and he did not disappoint.

I'm sorry to hear that Lady Luck was no fan of Seth McFarlane and Damien Chazelle. But I guess it is what it is.

Holy cow, I can actually picture kids wanting the soundtrack to the movie. Especially the teenage demographic.

I like the added touch of revealing the performance numbers, though I can probably assume some people may find it taking away from the aura. Still, it's nice to finally know which stars did good and which ones did bad.

I also like the bare bones style of reviewing HTRV used, it's slick and to the point. (Admittedly, a little more detail in terms of story quality would be nice next time there is a review; and I would have loved to have seen an introduction to what the film's basic plot is so people can understand what 'good story' the reviewer is referring to: But I also recognize he is still learning and will pick up these skills with time and practice)

All in all: A successful day in the office.

And now, it's time for the Viper's Den to go completely random, and by random: I mean out of this world.

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MOVIE DETAILS

› Title: Journey to the Sun

› Genre: Sci-Fi/CGI Animated/Adventure

› Brief Summary Of The Plot: Rookie astronaut Trent Gilfrey lays out a mission that no one has ever dreamed of doing because of the ramifications: He wishes to see what the sun is like. This is his journey to make this dream a reality (alongside with two unlikely friends)

› Rating: PG

› Production Cost:

› Marketing Cost:

TALENT CASTING

› Director: A movie like this can only be done with the best in the business. We shall negotiate with following: Andrew Stanton, Pete Doctor and Brad Bird.

› Lead Role: Trent Gilfrey: A promising young astronaut from NASA's highly astronaut training program, he has very big dreams and aspirations and tends to day dream a lot. He's a nice person, but he tends to be misunderstood and ostracized because of his wish to travel to the surface of the sun. He does have a big heart and never seems to give up, so best of luck to him.

Contact: Nathan Kress, Ryan Potter, Ben Cox (the kid from the Inside Out short: Riley's First Date) and Carlos PenaVega

Nathan Endermann: A veteran in the astronaut game, he's been on many space missions before and knows what he is getting into. He's smooth, smart and a little bit cocky. But he's also the only one who seems like a trip to the sun sounds like an interesting idea and takes Trent Gilfrey under his wing so the two can make it happen. He also tends to have a bit of a competitive streak to him.

Contact: This role is reserved for only one man. Neil Patrick Harris.

Rachel Ions: One of the very few female astronauts in the division, she serves as the brains of the plan; though with reluctance. A highly intelligent and capable woman who has tried to revolutionize the future of space, her obnoxious nature has not exactly won her many friends; but when the plan to take astronauts to the sun starts picking up steam, she forces herself onto the plan so that she can take all the credit.

Contact: Kristen Bell, Vanessa Hudgens, Tara Strong and Kaitlyn Dias.

› Major: Halley Comet: A loose-cannon who runs among the fastest, not many can see him and appearances from him tend to be rare, but when he is here: Watch out, because you know heads will be rolling. He likes temperatures to be ice cold so he can 'blaze through the competition' whatever that means; so if you see him, set the thermostat to -10 degrees Fahrenheit.

Contact: Maulik Pancholy, Tom Kenny (Golden Girl alumni), Jake Thomas and WWE's own Enzo Amore (Eric Arndt as he is known as in real-life)

Pluto Hall: The little guy in a big room, he is a quiet, gentle soul who does not mean to cause trouble. If you get on his bad side, run to the hills; because he also knows some martial arts. He used to have a planet named after him, but that was rendered null and void in 2006 for size incompatibilities. He also seems to be the only astronaut that treats Trent with any ounce of respect.

Contact: Chris Pratt and Jim Cummings (Colette alumni from MT5)

› Minor Role:

Redding Haus: One of the graduates of the astronaut training program and one who serves as a minor antagonist to Trent, putting down his idea to send astronauts on a mission to the sun as 'insane' and 'suicidal'. Clearly, he's a talented astronaut who had been taught well, but as he will soon learn: A big mouth does not lead you to big things.

Contact: Jermaine Clement, Kendall Schmidt and Noah Munck.

The Acting Director: This is the guy that runs the show for the astronauts, anything they want to know or touch up upon; they get through him. At first, he is quite baffled at the idea of traveling to the sun, but he soon gets behind the idea and gives the three astronauts 72 hours to come up with a way to get to the sun without burning themselves to a crisp.

Contact: I think it's only fitting as I've been mentioning NASA all throughout this script that someone who was once an administrator for NASA get contacted. Mr. Robert A. Frosch.

We would also like to contact the people behind NASA to see if we can get their backing on the movie in any way they seem fit.

Russelrules44 · September 14, 2017

Double post:

Got to post my Estimation Evaluation for An Autumn Dream

Best Case: 3.8 (If all of the cast performs well, I can easily see the movie doing very well, and it is a really good cast)

Worst Case: 2.7 (There doesn't really seem to be that much to the plot and I do find the characters somewhat generic, that may hurt the movie when it comes time to review)

Most Likely Case: 3.2 (I think the movie is sweet and charming enough to get by and think this is a good starting block for Lucky Underdog as a studio. They have the potential to do some good things in the future.)

jack ryder · September 14, 2017

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Russelrules44" data-cite="Russelrules44" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44112" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Double post: Got to post my Estimation Evaluation for An Autumn Dream Best Case: 3.8 (If all of the cast performs well, I can easily see the movie doing very well, and it is a really good cast) Worst Case: 2.7 (There doesn't really seem to be that much to the plot and I do find the characters somewhat generic, that may hurt the movie when it comes time to review) Most Likely Case: 3.2 (I think the movie is sweet and charming enough to get by and think this is a good starting block for Lucky Underdog as a studio. They have the potential to do some good things in the future.)</div></blockquote> You wrapped it up correctly.

cappyboy · September 14, 2017

Sco, delightful little movie there. Family flicks like that aren't near as common as they used to be. I could see An Autumn Dream being double featured with Mrs. Doubtfire on family channels every October

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