Legends of the Hidden Temple: Rebirth-Layouts & Episo...

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Sorry for the lack of activity lately, but I've been busy seeing relatives for Thanksgiving and helping with my mom's recovery (she now has a great deal of difficulty speaking after her mini-stroke).

That being said, I should be done with Episode 25 in a few days!

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Make that two days.

Enjoy!

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Sorry about the lack of activity - been busy with finals. I should have Episode 26 up tomorrow or the next day.

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"The Golden Rose of King Midas" is now up. Consider it my Christmas gift to you all.

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Sorry for the silence as of late. It's been tough to find time to work on this, as I've been quite busy moving back into the dorms and buying & studying the books for my new classes. I'll try to have a new episode up soon - just be patient.

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And on a better note, I'm finally back on track (homework and stuff permitting, of course). I'm working on a new interview that I plan to have up soon, so look for that!

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My next episode should be up either later tonight or tomorrow, depending on how distracted I am.

After that, look for a cool addition to my stories--I think you're going to like it!

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UPDATE:

Sorry to report that the "surprise" has gone out the window. I had made a cool piece of artwork--you know, something I could put at the head of the first page of this thread, at the top of each of my episodes from now on, that sort of thing? Anyway, when I tried to upload it to Photobucket, it didn't show up for some reason. So...sorry if I got everybody so worked up for nothing.

I may try to make another piece of artwork (a banner or something) and see what happens if I upload that one. If anybody else wants to try to make one for me, that'd be okay too. Not that I'm trying to goad anyone into doing it, it'd just be pretty cool.

That being said, I'm still working on Episode 28, and it'll take at least a few days to finish.

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UPDATE:

With my computer problems now behind me, I'm glad to say I'm back on track. Episode 30 is up, along with a new announcement:

After much deliberation, I've decided to start my own "Tournament of Champions" for this series.  This will work just like TAW's Tournament--twenty teams you guys vote for will come back in a five-episode tournament to find out who truly is the best of the best.  However, to find out which episodes will be in the tournament, I'm doing something new.

You--yes, YOU, the readers--get to choose which five episodes will be in my Tournament of Champions. The ten episode titles you can vote for are on the first page of this post, along with the episode directory. PM me your votes for five, and only five, titles--voting starts now, and is closed at the end of this month. After the episode titles are announced, there'll be no more voting until the first installment of Season 2 episodes are finished, when you'll have the opportunity to vote for which 16 teams you want to see battle it out in my Tournament. Until then, send in your five episode title nominees, and keep on reading Legends: Rebirth!

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Episode 31 is up.

There are now less than three weeks left in my episode-naming contest. Send me your votes, dammit!

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There are now less than ten days left to vote. If you want your voice to be heard, get cracking!

Oh--and the next episode should be up by tomorrow evening.

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The next episode should be up by tomorrow evening.

And a full week later, I finally get it up.

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UPDATE:

Well, since only ONE person voted for my contest, I'm extending it another month. If I don't get any more votes, then congratulations to this particular person: the five episode titles you voted for will be the first ever Legends: Rebirth Tournament of Champions. I may recycle the other five for other episodes, or even another Tournament.

That said, the next episode is still in the works and should be finished in a few days.

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UPDATE:

Another month has come and gone, and still, the one vote stands.  Therefore, the five episodes in the Tournament will be:

The Bronze Helmet of the Spartan General
The Dragon-Tooth Necklace of Medea
The Golden Bracelet of Niobe
The Mummified Paw of the Egyptian Cat
The Snapped Sword of Tobari

The other five? They'll be recycled, and re-used if and when I ever do a Season 3.

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After almost a year of planning, writing, and brain-racking, Season 1 is finally finished!  For you trivia nuts, here are a few stats about it:

Temple Game Stats

Red Jaguars vs. Blue Barracudas
?   The Silk Cummerbund of Elvis Presley (Winner: Blue)
?   The Silver Spurs of Buffalo Bill (Winner: Red)
?   The Surviving Blueprints of Edward Teller (Winner: Blue)
1-2 Blue

Red Jaguars vs. Green Monkeys
?   The Broad-Brimmed Fedora of Robert Ripley (Winner: Green)
?   The Burnt French Flag of Louis the Thirteenth (Winner: Red)
?   The Wedding Ring of Nocatula (Winner: Red)
?   The Leather Scabbard of William Wallace (Winner: Green)
?   The Jeweled Crown of Esther (Winner: Green)
2-3 Green

Red Jaguars vs. Orange Iguanas
?   The Lost Knife Sheath of Jim Bowie (Winner: Orange)
0-1 Orange

Red Jaguars vs. Purple Parrots
?   The 12-Starred Flag of Betsy Ross (Winner: Red)
?   The Lost Cap of Casey Jones (Winner: Red)
?   The Golden Rose of King Midas (Winner: Purple)
2-1 Red

Red Jaguars vs. Silver Snakes
?   The Infamous Lion Skin of the Tsavo Hunter (Winner: Silver)
?   Beowulf?s Shattered Sword (Winner: Red)
1-1 Tie

Blue Barracudas vs. Green Monkeys
?   The Rudder from the HMS Endurance (Winner: Blue)
?   The Discarded Sweatband of Jesse Owens (Winner: Blue)
?   Qui Shih Huang Ti and the Elixir of Life (Winner: Green)
2-1 Blue

Blue Barracudas vs. Orange Iguanas
?   The Lost Blueprints of Charles Babbage (Winner: Blue)
?   The Broken Helmet of Erik the Red (Winner: Blue)
2-0 Blue

Blue Barracudas vs. Purple Parrots
?   The Battered Helmet of Henry the Second (Winner: Blue)
?   The Inaccurate Map of Gerardus Mercator (Winner: Purple)
?   The Stone Nose of the Easter Island Statue (Winner: Purple)
1-2 Purple

Blue Barracudas vs. Silver Snakes
?   The Orbit Maps of Johannes Kepler (Winner: Blue)
?   The Smashed Statue of Darius the Second (Winner: Silver)
1-1 Tie

Green Monkeys vs. Orange Iguanas
?   The Well-Worn Gloves of Joe Louis (Winner: Orange)
0-1 Orange

Green Monkeys vs. Purple Parrots
?   The Bamboo Katana of Kamiizumi Nobutsuna (Winner: Green)
?   The Missing Letter of Amerigo Vespucci (Winner: Purple)
?   The Scorched Cake Pan of Alfred the Great (Winner: Green)
?   The Torn Journal Page of Admiral Byrd (Winner: Purple)
2-2 Tie

Green Monkeys vs. Silver Snakes
?   The Tortoiseshell Comb of Eleanor of Aquitaine (Winner: Green)
?   The Petrified Sandal of Pygmalion (Winner: Silver)
?   The Lost Pages of the Y? J?n J?ng (Winner: Green)
?   The Torn Veil of Angela Merici (Winner: Silver)
?   The Monogrammed Printing Plate of Johann Gutenberg (Winner: Green)
3-2 Green

Orange Iguanas vs. Purple Parrots
?   The Golden Amulet of Cuauht?moc (Winner: Orange)
?   The Model Heart of William Harvey (Winner: Orange)
2-0 Orange

Orange Iguanas vs. Silver Snakes
?   The Original Spelling Book of Noah Webster (Winner: Orange)
?   The Feathered Crown of Nezahualcoyotl (Winner: Orange)
?   The Crumpled Ballot of Susan B. Anthony (Winner: Silver)
2-1 Orange

Purple Parrots vs. Silver Snakes
?   The Modified Charts of Pedro ?lvares Cabral (Winner: Silver)
0-1 Silver

Trivia
? Numerous changes were present in this ?new and improved? set of Legends.  For one, there?s much more plant life than the original set.
? Olmec looks about the same, except his headdress is a bit bigger, and he?s now lit up with black lights, which simulates a jungle at night very well.
? ?Klatu barata nikto? was replaced with ?Dr. Livingstone, I presume? in the Room of the Secret Password (possibly because the kids in the original series had trouble pronouncing it).
? The Tomb of the Headless Kings arguably saw the biggest change in this Legends revival?there is only one vine in the room, which when pulled, opens all the trap doors.
? The first episode was ?The Infamous Lion Skin of the Tsavo Hunter?, which was also the first win.
? The first episode in which an artifact is grabbed, but not brought out of the Temple, was ?The Silk Cummerbund of Elvis Presley?.
? Out of the 40 episodes of Season 1, twelve episodes see the artifact successfully brought out of the Temple.  In addition, five artifacts were grabbed, but not brought out.
? The fastest win to date is ?The Tortoiseshell Comb of Eleanor of Aquitaine?.  Green Monkey Justin brought the artifact out with 1:01 left on the clock.
? The closest win to date is ?The Stone Nose of the Easter Island Statue?.  Purple Parrot Jamie made it out with the artifact with one second to spare.
? The closest loss so far is ?The Lost Knife Sheath of Jim Bowie?.  Orange Iguana Lee was just about to come down the stairs with the artifact when time ran out.
? The closest failed acquisition of an artifact occurred in ?The Monogrammed Printing Plate of Johann Gutenberg?.  Green Monkey Michael was only a few inches away from grabbing the artifact when time expired.
? The first solo run occurred in ?The Burnt French Flag of Louis the Thirteenth?.  Red Jaguar Eddie made it out with the artifact with 22 seconds to spare.
? The first episode in which no Temple Guards are encountered during the Temple Run was ?The Scorched Cake Pan of Alfred the Great?.
? The first episode in which a run is ended by a third Temple Guard was ?The Original Spelling Book of Noah Webster?.
? Only one player has passed through all twelve rooms in the Temple: Orange Iguana Adam from ?The Feathered Crown of Netzahualcoyotl?.
? Other than the pit-area rooms, every room area has housed a Temple Guard at least once.
? The room that has housed a Temple Guard most often is the Tomb of the Headless Kings.  In the fourteen episodes that it has appeared in so far, half of them see a Temple Guard hiding there.
? No artifact was ever retrieved from the Great Seal Room, the Geographer?s Study, the Atlantean Altar, the Sculptor?s Studio, the Clockwork Room, or the Magician?s Chamber.  Aside from the two entrance rooms and Pit-area rooms, the only two rooms that never housed an artifact are the Lunar Landing and the Room of the Golden Torches.
? The first two-Pendant tie during the Temple Games occurred in ?The Smashed Statue of Darius the Second?, between the Blue Barracudas and the Silver Snakes.

Top 10 teams of Season 1 (Using TMH's scoring system)
Tenth place - Joseph & Ashleigh (?The Infamous Lion Skin of the Tsavo Hunter?) ? 121 points
Ninth place - T.J. & Jennifer (?The Rudder from the HMS Endurance?) ? 123 points
Eighth place - Christian & Rebecca (?The Modified Charts of Pedro ?lvares Cabral?) ? 124 points
Seventh place - Justin & Emma (?The Tortoiseshell Comb of Eleanor of Aquitaine?) ? 130 points
Sixth place - Jamie & Nina (?The Stone Nose of the Easter Island Statue?) ? 132 points
Fifth place - Alex & Stephanie (?The Scorched Cake Pan of Alfred the Great?) ? 133 points
Fourth place - Christopher & Whitney (?The Lost Blueprints of Charles Babbage?) ? 135 points
Third place - Dan & Veronica (?The Broad-Brimmed Fedora of Robert Ripley?) ? 139 points
Second place - Esteban & Kristin (?The Wedding Ring of Nocatula?) ? 140 points
First place - Adam & Taylor (?The Feathered Crown of Netzahualcoyotl?) ? 143 points