As with past polls winners, Backstreet Doyles has received a little special treatment on the visual front. Enjoy.
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Showing posts with label poll. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Doyle to the wire
The Backstreet Doyles pitch was victorious in our most recent poll. The other four pitches seemed to have pretty even support.
As with past polls winners, Backstreet Doyles has received a little special treatment on the visual front. Enjoy.
As with past polls winners, Backstreet Doyles has received a little special treatment on the visual front. Enjoy.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Our most important right is our right to Doyle
It's that time of the week again! We've picked four of the most popular pitches for your voting pleasure in our weekly poll. The winner will either get the full YouTube treatment or a movie poster (depending on how motivated our "Photoshop Wizard" is feeling this week). And the nominees are...
Legends of the Doyle
Disillusioned by the seedy side of St. John's, Mal moves Jake and Christian to Bay Bulls where they can be free and run tours. Des, who is like a son since Tinny's death from tuberculosis, come to live with them and bring gorgeous MUN grad girlfriend Sooze. Des, Jake, and Christian go to Afghanistan where Des dies. Years later, Jake becomes a town councillor and marries Sooze, while Christian goes walkabout. Christian gets killed by a moose.
127 Doyles
In the midst of the confusion of a large Doyle family reunion someone absconds with the roast pig. Immediately the Doyle family jumps into actions and begins investigating the theft. Several different groups of Doyles are followed, which allows different detecting styles to be highlighted. As usual, Jake and Mal take a Jake getting punched in the face approach, Faustus employs some of the mysticism of the East, while Mal's brother Jimmy reverts to his backwoods stylings. All the while the Green Bay Doyles just look on and laugh (they have already consumed the missing pig).
The Last of the Doyles
Jake goes for a routine medical exam, and discovers his "little Doyles don't work." The Doyle family decides to prank Jake, each member claiming that they are either impotent, can't bear children, or are gay, leading Jake to believe he is the last of the Doyles.
Jake is distraught that such a fine people will soon die out, and donates himself to science to find the secret to immortality, so nobody has to live in a world without Doyles. Scientists discover a way to cryogenically freeze Jake, so that he will live forever in suspended animation. Jake has one last shag with Leslie. The doctors freeze Jake, and build a grand mausoleum for him in Bannerman Park where everyone can enjoy him.
Leslie is shocked to discover she is with child. Is Jake really the father, and can the immortality process be reversed? This sounds like a job for Jakes' time machine. Or a nuclear reactor. Or a trip to the Sun. Or a secret antidote. Or a trip to the Earth's core. Or the miracle of Leslie's touch. Or whatever they did to Han Solo in Star Wars. The cryogenic freezing doesn't actually stand much of a chance.
The Doyle in the Iron Mask
Jake discovers there is a new, more successful, more handsome PI in St. John's. Jake uses his years as a blacksmith apprentice to make an iron mask for the gentleman. Jake then has Leslie arrest him on a false charge, and bribes the guards at the pen to keep the mask on the man, so that the ladies may never set their eyes on him.
His position once again secure, Jake goes about detecting with gusto, and while examining a metal pail for clues, gets his head stuck in the bucket. Jake is really stuck, but manages to make the best of it, getting custom sunglasses for the bucket.
Jake is better protected from the hits to the head he frequently gets, and uses the bucket to gain sympathy with the Florence Nightingale types, increasing his success with the ladies. Will Jake ever get the bucket off his head? Will St. John's ever find out about the PI in the iron mask? Yes and no (suspense is not the show's strong suit).
Backstreet Doyles
In order to endear themselves to a new generation of St. John's ladies Jake and Christian decide to start St. John's first boy band. To fill out their numbers they convince Mal and Walter to join. Unfortunately for the boys, Mal's tendency to harmonize makes them sound a little more barbershop than the ladies find attractive. On the up side, the Backstreet Doyles are able to secure a regular booking down the the Hoyles Escasoni.
Legends of the Doyle
Disillusioned by the seedy side of St. John's, Mal moves Jake and Christian to Bay Bulls where they can be free and run tours. Des, who is like a son since Tinny's death from tuberculosis, come to live with them and bring gorgeous MUN grad girlfriend Sooze. Des, Jake, and Christian go to Afghanistan where Des dies. Years later, Jake becomes a town councillor and marries Sooze, while Christian goes walkabout. Christian gets killed by a moose.
127 Doyles
In the midst of the confusion of a large Doyle family reunion someone absconds with the roast pig. Immediately the Doyle family jumps into actions and begins investigating the theft. Several different groups of Doyles are followed, which allows different detecting styles to be highlighted. As usual, Jake and Mal take a Jake getting punched in the face approach, Faustus employs some of the mysticism of the East, while Mal's brother Jimmy reverts to his backwoods stylings. All the while the Green Bay Doyles just look on and laugh (they have already consumed the missing pig).
The Last of the Doyles
Jake goes for a routine medical exam, and discovers his "little Doyles don't work." The Doyle family decides to prank Jake, each member claiming that they are either impotent, can't bear children, or are gay, leading Jake to believe he is the last of the Doyles.
Jake is distraught that such a fine people will soon die out, and donates himself to science to find the secret to immortality, so nobody has to live in a world without Doyles. Scientists discover a way to cryogenically freeze Jake, so that he will live forever in suspended animation. Jake has one last shag with Leslie. The doctors freeze Jake, and build a grand mausoleum for him in Bannerman Park where everyone can enjoy him.
Leslie is shocked to discover she is with child. Is Jake really the father, and can the immortality process be reversed? This sounds like a job for Jakes' time machine. Or a nuclear reactor. Or a trip to the Sun. Or a secret antidote. Or a trip to the Earth's core. Or the miracle of Leslie's touch. Or whatever they did to Han Solo in Star Wars. The cryogenic freezing doesn't actually stand much of a chance.
The Doyle in the Iron Mask
Jake discovers there is a new, more successful, more handsome PI in St. John's. Jake uses his years as a blacksmith apprentice to make an iron mask for the gentleman. Jake then has Leslie arrest him on a false charge, and bribes the guards at the pen to keep the mask on the man, so that the ladies may never set their eyes on him.
His position once again secure, Jake goes about detecting with gusto, and while examining a metal pail for clues, gets his head stuck in the bucket. Jake is really stuck, but manages to make the best of it, getting custom sunglasses for the bucket.
Jake is better protected from the hits to the head he frequently gets, and uses the bucket to gain sympathy with the Florence Nightingale types, increasing his success with the ladies. Will Jake ever get the bucket off his head? Will St. John's ever find out about the PI in the iron mask? Yes and no (suspense is not the show's strong suit).
Backstreet Doyles
In order to endear themselves to a new generation of St. John's ladies Jake and Christian decide to start St. John's first boy band. To fill out their numbers they convince Mal and Walter to join. Unfortunately for the boys, Mal's tendency to harmonize makes them sound a little more barbershop than the ladies find attractive. On the up side, the Backstreet Doyles are able to secure a regular booking down the the Hoyles Escasoni.
The results of our latest Doyle
As you can see, the RoboDoyle pitch was victorious in our most recent poll. It should be noted that the Trouble with Doyle fought hard and came within a vote of tying RoboDoyle.
As with past polls winners, RoboDoyle has received a little special treatment on the visual front. Enjoy.
As with past polls winners, RoboDoyle has received a little special treatment on the visual front. Enjoy.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Brand Spanking New Poll!
It's time to announce the candidates for our weekly poll!
And the nominees are....
Whack-a-Doyle
After a payoff from a substantial case, Jake rents a fantastic house filled with toys, gadgets, talking furniture and appliances. Malachy stops by to reveal the secret word each day. Jake occasionally indulges in snack time, makes picturephone calls and wears magic glasses.
Doyle: Cultural Learnings of Canada for Make Benefit Glorious Republic of Newfoundland
Taking a vacation from the P.I. business, Doyle decides on a cross-Canada trip. To save money, he applies for federal arts funding under the pretext of filming a documentary about what the rest of Canada can teach Newfoundland, and adopts a "goofy Newfie" persona and travels across the country. Appearing boorish and uneducated, Doyle makes stops at events like a rodeo in Alberta and an antique shop in Ontario and alternately endears and enrages the people he meets while exposing casual discrimination against Newfoundlanders and skewering Canadians' self-perceptions. Meanwhile, Tinny gets busted for pot or whatever she's got going on right now.
The Motorcycle Doyles
Jake and Walter ride a motorcycle across Newfoundland, providing detection along the way. The whole episode is dubbed in Spanish...badly.
Black Eyed Doyles
After a late night and a few too many drinks at the Duke Jake and Mal are mugged on their way back to Mal's place. While the mugging is going down Jake tries to fight off the robbers. Of course this drunken attempt at self-defense just doesn't really work and instead leads to both Jake and Mal getting a bit of a beating (and black eyes).
The next day, instead of reporting the theft to the police and dealing with the resulting embarrassment of such an activity, Jake and Mal undertake their own investigation to track down the muggers.
When Jake and Mal realize that their assailants are involved in more heinous crimes than just stealing wallets from drunk guys they feel obliged to call in both Leslie and the hot Crown prosecutor.
Doyle the Barbarian
In this dangerous line of work, Jake decides to carry protection. Carrying handguns is illegal, so Jake decides to see if he can get away with carrying a sword. In order to avoid trouble with the hot cop, Jake also wears a loin cloth and speaks in broken english. No case presents itself, but Jake is voted in as Governor of California.
And the nominees are....
Whack-a-Doyle
After a payoff from a substantial case, Jake rents a fantastic house filled with toys, gadgets, talking furniture and appliances. Malachy stops by to reveal the secret word each day. Jake occasionally indulges in snack time, makes picturephone calls and wears magic glasses.
Doyle: Cultural Learnings of Canada for Make Benefit Glorious Republic of Newfoundland
Taking a vacation from the P.I. business, Doyle decides on a cross-Canada trip. To save money, he applies for federal arts funding under the pretext of filming a documentary about what the rest of Canada can teach Newfoundland, and adopts a "goofy Newfie" persona and travels across the country. Appearing boorish and uneducated, Doyle makes stops at events like a rodeo in Alberta and an antique shop in Ontario and alternately endears and enrages the people he meets while exposing casual discrimination against Newfoundlanders and skewering Canadians' self-perceptions. Meanwhile, Tinny gets busted for pot or whatever she's got going on right now.
The Motorcycle Doyles
Jake and Walter ride a motorcycle across Newfoundland, providing detection along the way. The whole episode is dubbed in Spanish...badly.
Black Eyed Doyles
After a late night and a few too many drinks at the Duke Jake and Mal are mugged on their way back to Mal's place. While the mugging is going down Jake tries to fight off the robbers. Of course this drunken attempt at self-defense just doesn't really work and instead leads to both Jake and Mal getting a bit of a beating (and black eyes).
The next day, instead of reporting the theft to the police and dealing with the resulting embarrassment of such an activity, Jake and Mal undertake their own investigation to track down the muggers.
When Jake and Mal realize that their assailants are involved in more heinous crimes than just stealing wallets from drunk guys they feel obliged to call in both Leslie and the hot Crown prosecutor.
Doyle the Barbarian
In this dangerous line of work, Jake decides to carry protection. Carrying handguns is illegal, so Jake decides to see if he can get away with carrying a sword. In order to avoid trouble with the hot cop, Jake also wears a loin cloth and speaks in broken english. No case presents itself, but Jake is voted in as Governor of California.
The poll results are in!
Our 2nd poll closed earlier today and the winning pitch was....
SHERLOCK DOYLE!
As we enjoy giving our more popular pitches a visual treatment, we decided to create a poster for this week's winner.
When a highly organised criminal force suddenly seizes control of the city, the local radio late-night show begins receiving cryptic phone calls from a mysterious source named Moriarty. Jake and Mal are hired to fit the pieces of the puzzle together before Moriarty unleashes his "master plan". As days wear on, Moriarty, using his superior intellect, begins to publicly taunt the Doyles and their inability to uncover his plan. Frustrated that his talents are being wasted on Jake, Moriarty leaves the city in hopes of finding a nemesis of equal intellect.
SHERLOCK DOYLE!
As we enjoy giving our more popular pitches a visual treatment, we decided to create a poster for this week's winner.
When a highly organised criminal force suddenly seizes control of the city, the local radio late-night show begins receiving cryptic phone calls from a mysterious source named Moriarty. Jake and Mal are hired to fit the pieces of the puzzle together before Moriarty unleashes his "master plan". As days wear on, Moriarty, using his superior intellect, begins to publicly taunt the Doyles and their inability to uncover his plan. Frustrated that his talents are being wasted on Jake, Moriarty leaves the city in hopes of finding a nemesis of equal intellect.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
New Poll - Round Two!!
We have a new poll up and a whole new crop of pitches to choose from. Though we can't promise that any of these will end up being real episodes, there is a good chance that a certain blog contributor will create a mock-up that will surely be a viral hit on YouTube. The episodes up for nomination are:
Doyle: Pig in the City
A flashback episode that cuts between the cases that caused Jake and Mal, respectively, to leave the RNC.
The Little Doyle's Room
Officials from the Village Mall approach Jake and Malachy about their suspicions that individuals are meeting in the Village public washroom to engage in sexual activity. In the course of their investigation, Jake and Malacky discover that in order to recognize each other, the individuals involved wear muscle shirts as a signal. When Jake hears this, he volunteers to go undercover to bust the ring. While Jake is setting the trap, Malachy gets distracted rocking out to the "Oh yeah!" theme song playing over the mall speakers, leaving Jake in a tight spot.
Sherlock Doyle
When a highly organised criminal force suddenly seizes control of the city, the local radio late-night show begins receiving cryptic phone calls from a mysterious source named Moriarty. Jake and Mal are hired to fit the pieces of the puzzle together before Moriarty unleashes his "master plan". As days wear on, Moriarty, using his superior intellect, begins to publicly taunt the Doyles and their inability to uncover his plan. Frustrated that his talents are being wasted on Jake, Moriarty leaves the city in hopes of finding a nemesis of equal intellect.
2 and a 1/2 Doyles
Jake's cousin, Bernadette, has to go to the hospital for a hip-replacement, leaving Jake, Mal, and Rose to care for her young'un, six year-old Mikey. The too-precocious-for-real-life Mikey at first seems like something of a burden to Jake and Mal who aren't used to dealing with kids. Eventually, after he takes an interest in their work, they realize that they can use him to help them in their latest case. Over the course of the case the three of them form an unbreakable bond of family and maleness that will last the rest of their lives.
Oh, and Mikey says many funny and cute things throughout the episode, mostly at Jake's expense.
Doyle: Pig in the City
A flashback episode that cuts between the cases that caused Jake and Mal, respectively, to leave the RNC.
The Little Doyle's Room
Officials from the Village Mall approach Jake and Malachy about their suspicions that individuals are meeting in the Village public washroom to engage in sexual activity. In the course of their investigation, Jake and Malacky discover that in order to recognize each other, the individuals involved wear muscle shirts as a signal. When Jake hears this, he volunteers to go undercover to bust the ring. While Jake is setting the trap, Malachy gets distracted rocking out to the "Oh yeah!" theme song playing over the mall speakers, leaving Jake in a tight spot.
Sherlock Doyle
When a highly organised criminal force suddenly seizes control of the city, the local radio late-night show begins receiving cryptic phone calls from a mysterious source named Moriarty. Jake and Mal are hired to fit the pieces of the puzzle together before Moriarty unleashes his "master plan". As days wear on, Moriarty, using his superior intellect, begins to publicly taunt the Doyles and their inability to uncover his plan. Frustrated that his talents are being wasted on Jake, Moriarty leaves the city in hopes of finding a nemesis of equal intellect.
2 and a 1/2 Doyles
Jake's cousin, Bernadette, has to go to the hospital for a hip-replacement, leaving Jake, Mal, and Rose to care for her young'un, six year-old Mikey. The too-precocious-for-real-life Mikey at first seems like something of a burden to Jake and Mal who aren't used to dealing with kids. Eventually, after he takes an interest in their work, they realize that they can use him to help them in their latest case. Over the course of the case the three of them form an unbreakable bond of family and maleness that will last the rest of their lives.
Oh, and Mikey says many funny and cute things throughout the episode, mostly at Jake's expense.
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