A simple game: the top level comment is somebody providing three to five movie titles with one actor in common. Then other people guess the actor. An easy example: Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars, Blade Runner (Harrison Ford). … Continue reading Name the Actor From (Some of) Their Movies
We’re going to try something new. Instead of me suggesting a theme, we’re all going to contribute topics, one quote at a time. The top level comments should be a recognizable quotation from some non-Simpsons piece of media. All the … Continue reading The Impromptu Frinkiac Challenge – Now Quote-Driven
The rules are simple: the top-level comments should all be in the form “The World’s Worst _____.” Then you respond to those with funny answers. This is not a survey or a tournament – I don’t want your actual answers! … Continue reading World’s Worst (a Whose Line-style joke-telling thread)
The rules are simple: the top-level comments should all be in the form “The World’s Worst _____.” I’ll create a few to give you the idea. Then you reply to other people’s top-level comments with your idea for the world’s … Continue reading World’s Worst (a Whose Line thread)
No real surprise here, given how Ozymandias dominated nearly every round of voting. Here are the vote totals for each of its match-ups: Losing Episode Votes (Ozymandias) Votes (Loser) Watchmen – This Extraordinary Being 51 15 Bojack Horseman – Free … Continue reading WINNER: Best TV Episode of the Decade
I’ll probably leave this open all weekend and announce the winner Monday. Continue reading CHAMPIONSHIP: Best TV Episode of the Decade
No ties to break, so let’s get straight to the voting. Please be patient while I post all the episodes. The bracket, as always, is available at https://challonge.com/AvocadoBestTvDecade. Continue reading Sweet Sixteen: Best TV Episode of the Decade
This is going to be bare-bones at first – I’m going out in 15 minutes. I broke three ties: I chose Do Mail Robots Dream of Electric Sheep (The Americans) over The Trolley Problem (The Good Place). I haven’t seen … Continue reading Round of 32: Best TV Episode of the Decade
I’m home from my vacation, and ready to keep moving. The updated bracket is at https://challonge.com/AvocadoBestTvDecade. I only had to break one tie – between GLOW (The Mother of All Matches) and Game of Thrones (The Mountain and the Viper). … Continue reading Round of 64 – Best TV Episode of the Decade
Hello, and welcome to the first elimination round! Congratulations to all participants, including the 400+ that didn’t make it this far. For those that remain, the bracket is here: https://challonge.com/AvocadoBestTvDecade This round of voting will stay live until I come … Continue reading Best TV Episode of the Decade: Round of 128
The place to talk about the movie’s events, as well as to share everything related to the movie: reviews, images, gossip, and so on. Continue reading Spoil Sports: Cats
Round three is closed – I’ve taken note of the vote totals. Votes cast in round three from now on will not be counted. If you see an episode without a description, feel free to reply with a suggested description. … Continue reading Seeding, round four of four: Best TV Episode of the Decade
Round two is closed – I’ve taken note of the vote totals. Votes cast in round two from now on will not be counted. For this and the other seeding rounds: if you see an episode without a description, feel … Continue reading Seeding, round three of four: Best TV Episode of the Decade
At 1pm EST I scraped the round one vote totals. No votes cast after that point will count. For this and the other seeding rounds: if you see an episode without a description, feel free to reply with a suggested … Continue reading Seeding, round two of four: Best TV Episode of the Decade
We have 541 nominees, which is … a lot. So here’s how I’m going to do it. There will be four seeding rounds, each of about 135 episodes. Vote for as many as you think are deserving. When all four … Continue reading Seeding, round one of four: Best TV Episode of the Decade
What’s been good on TV? So much, amirite? Let’s make a lot of work for ourselves and find the best of the best! Use this link to nominate episodes: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nsT0gqjg-0iv2oDUI0Ya5N9-liSaitPfwbanoLTcRLg/edit#gid=0 Please include the year the episode first aired! I’m expecting … Continue reading Tournament: Best TV Episode, 2010-2019: Nominations (go in the spreadsheet)
This sequel to the original Ghostbusters series is co-written and directed by Jason Reitman (Thank You For Smoking, Juno, Young Adult, Tully), son of original director Ivan Reitman. The cast includes Carrie Coon, Paul Rudd, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, Bokeem … Continue reading Ghostbusters: Afterlife Trailer Thread
If it was good or weird, it goes here. Continue reading The Combined COTW / No Context Thread
What it says on the tin. Continue reading The Erratically-Scheduled Combined No Context / COTW Thread
