Okay people, let's see if we can actually pull this show off...

Alright everyone, thank you all for coming here! And for that matter, I'd like to thank all of you for really enjoying - & participating in - The Mini-DDs Best Of 2007 Extravaganza. Your feedback, your votes, your features, your artwork...Whatever you did, you helped make all of this a great success (& honestly, the biggest highlight I've had here at DA so far), so I thank you all from the bottom of my heart.

But of course, all good things must come to an end. But in this case, we're going out with bang! We're not just going to announce the Deviation Of The Year right away...You deserve more, people! So instead we're going to count down to the Deviation Of The Year via the Top 20 Deviations Of 2007, based on all your votes!

But first off, I should probably note that with the Golden Globe ceremonies having been cancelled earlier this year, I wanted to do something as a little substitute for it (granted, I doubt anyone here really cares about the ceremonies, but whatever). So I wanted to present this as a sort of big award ceremony for you all!...Unfortunately, the celebrities I invited to appear haven't replied (I'm actually not kidding there), & our special montage clip "A Salute To Montages" sadly got burned in an accident...Well, still, just imagine all of this is taking place in a fancy Las Vegas resort with a load of Deviants in attendance, & that the whole thing has Slusho! as a corporate sponsor. Slusho! "You can't drink just six."

And there will be musical performances. Oh yes. There will be musical performances.

Alright, alright, enough of that. You came here to see the winners, dammit, so let's get on with the show already!

Let's start off with those who put in the extra effort to help celebrate this whole shebang. I encouraged all of you to do your own little "Best Of 2007" features in order to help participate (& offering extra chances to win & a little award may have sweetened the deal), & there were those of you who took the time to do so. And damn, did you all do a great job! Seriously, I was actually jealous at how well some of you pulled it off! The eight of you had amazing features & displayed a great amount of community spirit, & you deserve all the praise possible! So congrats to all of the following (& props to their respective features)!

~BlackCaracaL - [link]
*nosleepjinx - [link]
~RosyKunoichi - [link]
~lakoneko - [link]
*BlackMors - [link]
*DigestDemons - [link]
~arachibutyrophobic - [link]
~keifujimi - [link]

And for what all of you did, you easily deserves this:



The Golden Jark Award. A token of honor given to those who display a great amount of community spirit...& it has a dark chocolate center! With gold icing! So everyone there get up here, accept your award, & take your bows already!

And now for the other bonus event! As those of you who took the time to actually read the intro to the extravaganza, you'll know that two random voters would be chosen, & each one would receive a year's subscription! Well, it's time to announce the lucky winners! The envelope, please!

And the voting winners are...

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~PollyandLeo & *BlackMors!!!

Congrats, you lucky sonofaguns! Come on up here & take your bows as well, then contact me & we'll hammer out the details regarding your prizes!

Alright people, withthe little awards out of the way, it's time for the main event.

The 20 best Deviations of 2007. It's been a month in the making, you've all been patient, & now it's time for the big payoff. But two small things first: One, there won't be any commentary this time around, as I've expressed all I praise for these beauties when I revealed the Best 100. Besides, these kickass babies speak for themselves, right? And two, I would very much like to thank the great & talented ^skifi as well for having helped to break some ties here. Skifi, would you please stand up? Can we get a spotlight on him? There we go. Thanks for helping out, man! And because you played a part in making this a success, you're getting a Golden Jark Award as well! Come on up here already & help yourself to it!

Okay, now we're ready. Hit the lights. Cue the music. Let's get going, dammit! Man, I wish I had made uber-special trophies or something for all of this...Eh, just design your own. And while your at it, don't forget the acceptance speeches, so get them prepared (bonus points if your characters do it).

Alright! Enough crap! Let's get going with the Top 20 Deviations Of 2007!!!

#20:


This way Mr. Bubbles by *bezzalair!


#19:


Piscine Daydreams by ~bananafromcanada!


#18:


The other wolf by *lan-kun!


#17:


What I wish I could see... by *mirokaro! (NOTE: mirokaro has currently put her gallery into storage for personal reasons; However, she was kind enough to provide us with a link to her drawing: [link])


#16:


queen bee by ~Visark!


#15:


Murdok by ~xXTwistedErebusXx (now known as ~MidnightCity)!


#14:


Scarecrow Jones by ~Lysol-Jones!


#13:


bouffon by ~goliath09!


#12:


fetidecstacy by *luminoire!


#11:


Ganesh by *francis001!


#10:


Bronco Boar by ~Quasimanga!


#9:


Final Climber by *Unknown-person!


#8:


DO A BARREL ROLL by `delya!


#7:


--There harts conclusion-- by *THATGUYWHODRAWS!


#6:


Stagnant by *Beloved-Creature!


#5:


A Fuse goes BRRRZZZAAP by =scrotumnose!


#4:


Sugarbits PSP wallpaper by *bleedman!


#3:


Hollow Jacks by *JohnSu!


#2:


The Pumpkin Carver by *-lildragon-!


...So here we are. Nineteen down, one left. And that lone Deviation is walking out of here with the (unofficial) title of Best Deviation Of 2007. And the amazing deviant behind it all will walk out of here with a year's subscription prize. You people voted, you've spoken, you made for one kickass list here, & now it's time to reveal who you've chosen to receive the top honors here. Envelope, please?

And the winner...Of the Best Deviation Of 2007 award...Is...

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The Color of Ree. by =Endling!!

*THUNDEROUS APPLAUSE*

...Well, I guess I probably shouldn't be surprised. I kind of debated for a moment whether or not to add what I'm sure is one of the most popular Deviations one this site to the Best 100, but I figured "Eh, it'll still be a fair fight."

Well, whoopsie there. But what was I supposed to do? Pretend that this wasn't awesomeness incarnate? Endling deserves this honor, thanks largely to his amazing style, mounds of creavity, & his ridiculously cool & fun character! So congrats to you, Endling, you're in the number one spot, & you deserve to be there!!

Well, I'd like to thank everyone for coming out to the Mini-DDs Best Of 2007 Extravaganza to take a look at the winners! But am I forgetting something? Ah yes, the musical performances! So let's close out this show with a bang! Here to perform one long jam for your amusement (or just go back & spread them throughout the show, whatever you like), please give it up for Simian Mobile Disco ([link]), Mastodon ([link]), Justice ([link]), Killswitch Engage ([link]), L'arc-en-Ciel ([link]), Socalled ([link]), & Against Me! ([link])

...Okay, a little cheap, but just imagine them all performing on a huge stage with elaborate props & effects, okay? Humor me.

And that's the show, everyone! I certainly hope you liked it all, we hope you've had a good time, congrats once again to all of our winners, generic closing comment, enjoy the afterparty, & we'll see you all here again next year!! Thank you, & goodnight! And remember: Drink Slusho!