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Internet Icon Season 2 Episode 7

Internet Icon Season 2 Episode 7

Internet Icon Season 2 continues with episode 7 “The Prop Challenge”. With the Megan Batoon eliminated, the Top 5 contestants compete in “The Prop Challenge” where they have 5 hours to shoot and edit a video involving these props: half stick of butter, 2 swords, a baby, a green inflatable ball, 27 marbles, and a helmet. They may also use actor(s) from the ICONography Area. These filmmakers must use all the props in their video. YouTuber iJustine joins Ryan Higa, Christine Lakin, and Timothy DeLaGhetto as a guest judges. They critique each of the Prop Challenge videos, deliberate, and then eliminate one contestant.

Top 5 contestants include
Will Pacarro
Bad Weather Films
The Kloons
Matthias
Joule Thief

Previous episodes:
Internet Icon Season 2 Episode 1
Internet Icon Season 2 Episode 2
Internet Icon Season 2 Episode 3
Internet Icon Season 2 Episode 4
Internet Icon Season 2 Episode 5
Internet Icon Season 2 Episode 6

Internet Icon Season 2 Episode 7 (part 1)

Internet Icon Season 2 Episode 7 (part 2)

The Prop Challenge Videos

Meet Nikita Esco from Roll Models

Meet Nikita Esco from Roll Models

The Roll Model webseries kicked off last week. Now, get to know international go-go dancer and import model Nikita Esco. She tells you about her taste in men, her cultural background, and the importance of a good hair flip. The half Chinese Seattle native grew up learning Chinese folk dancing from her mother. When it comes to guys, she needs someone who is not jealous or insecure and foremost not a douchebag. She also shows you the best hair flip moves when you’re performing onstage.

Meet other Roll Models:
Gina Darling

Meet Nikita Esco from Roll Models

Suspended : Episode 1

Suspended : Episode 1

In the web series “Suspended”, Martin (Kevin Wu) and Randall (Justin Chon) get suspended for a week after tar and feathering a friend’s car. Unfortunately, they picked the wrong vehicle, the principal’s car. Follow their adventures as they are suspended from school. Will it be party time for the two or will their parents kill them? The pair devise a plan for their “time off” from school. Suspended is a prequel to the movie Man-Up!

Also check out KevJumba in Funemployed.

Suspended : Episode 1

In Transition with Margaret Cho : Episode 1

In Transition with Margaret Cho : Episode 1

Margaret Cho’s webseries “In Transition” kicks of with episode 1 “Fresh Out the Big House”. After being released from prison, Tawny Kim (Margaret Cho) heads to a halfway house for female ex-inmates transitioning into mainstream life. Once there, Tawny encounters her old cellies, Concha Valenzuela (Selene Luna) and Farhonda Jenkins (Yvette Saunders) and reveals her provocative intentions. How will she handle life outside the big house?

In Transition with Margaret Cho : Episode 1 (contains adult language)

Run DMZ with Dumbfoundead : Episode 3

Run DMZ with Dumbfoundead : Episode 3

The web series Run DMZ with Dumbfoundead continues with episode 3. If Jon wants to take down Ken Jong’s grill, he’ll need to be armed with more than kitchen utensils. He and his boys pay a visit to a local arms dealer Alex who’s not quite what they expected. Will Jon get what he pays for or will he get ripped off?

Previous episodes:
Run DMZ with Dumbfoundead : Episode 1
Run DMZ with Dumbfoundead : Episode 2

Run DMZ with Dumbfoundead : Episode 3 (contains explicit language)

Internet Icon Season 2 Episode 6

Internet Icon Season 2 Episode 6

Internet Icon Season 2 continues with episode 6 “The Murder Mystery Challenge”. With the Shield Brothers eliminated, the Top 6 contestants compete in the “Chase Sequence Challenge” where they have 5 hours to shoot and edit a video involving a murder using facts from TheTruth.com. They may also use any prop(s) and/or actor(s) from the ICONography Area. These filmmakers put together “who done it?” mystery scenes. YouTuber Shane Dawson join Ryan Higa, Christine Lakin, and Timothy DeLaGhetto as a guest judges. They critique each of the Chase Sequence videos, deliberate, and then eliminate one contestant.

Top 6 contestants include
Will Pacarro
Bad Weather Films
The Kloons
Megan Batoon
Matthias
Joule Thief

Previous episodes:
Internet Icon Season 2 Episode 1
Internet Icon Season 2 Episode 2
Internet Icon Season 2 Episode 3
Internet Icon Season 2 Episode 4
Internet Icon Season 2 Episode 5

Internet Icon Season 2 Episode 6 (part 1)

Internet Icon Season 2 Episode 6 (part 2)

Murder Mystery Challenge Videos