Hello! Welcome to the finals, and… there’s not much surprising here! The top seeds have made it almost intact to the end, so it’s just a question of choosing between some of the all-time greats. You have until Saturday, 6/31, … Continue reading Greatest TV Commercial Tournament: The Finals!
Hello everyone! Here are the results of last round: The closest contest wasn’t all that close, as Clara Peller’s “Where’s the Beef?” was exploded by Michael Bay’s “Got Milk?” Commercial, 42-26 for a 16 point difference. The biggest blowout, on … Continue reading Greatest TV Commercial Tournament: Semifinals!
Okay everyone, we’re through the preliminaries! Last round was quite a bit closer than previous rounds, with only one real KO, delivered by “I’d Like to Buy the World a Coke” (2nd seed) beating “Time to Make the Donuts” (15th) … Continue reading Greatest Television Commercial of all Time Tournament: Quarterfinals
Well the technical difficulties last round may have had a quashing effect on participation, here’s hoping that doesn’t repeat itself!!! In Round 2, the biggest blowout came in the first round posted (and therefore was up on the Avocado roughly … Continue reading Greatest TV Commercial Tournament: Round 3!
Hello everyone! We’re ready for round 2 of the greatest TV commercials of all time. Here are stats from round 1: The closest match came between the Micro Machines guy and ESPN’s “This is Sportscenter.” It was down to two … Continue reading Greatest TV Commercial Tournament: Round 2!!!
Welcome, one and all to the first round of the greatest television commercial tourney! You all know how voting works. Have fun, hope you enjoy! This first round will end on Wednesday, 6/14, at 10PM Eastern. Continue reading Greatest TV Commercial Tournament: Round 1!
Hello Avocados! We are here today to nominate the best/funniest/most successful television advertisements of all time! You may nominate any commercial that hocked a good, service, political campaign, whatever. You may determine for yourself what makes a “great” commercial, whether … Continue reading Greatest TV Commercial Tournament: Nominations!
Hello everyone! The results are in, and here are the results: In 4th place: Blur with “WOO HOO” from “Song 2.” If Chumbawamba couldn’t make it, I’m at least happy that something with a heavier, metal feel got this far. … Continue reading Screamin’ Lyrics Tournament Results!
Hello! Sorry for the multi-day delay, I was away from home for the end of last week and the weekend, but I’m back and ready to finish things up. We’ll run this final round until Wednesday, 5/3 at 11:30 AM … Continue reading Screaming Lyrics Tournament Finals!
We’ve got only two rounds left folks! Let’s finish it up this week. This current round of four will end at or around noon, EST, on Wednesday April 26th. Continue reading Screamin’ Lyrics Semifinals
Hi everyone. Sorry I didn’t have this up yesterday; I woke with a poopy cold and I’m feeling like… well, poop. But enough about that, you know what’ll cure what ails me? Some screamin’ lyrics! The results of round 2 … Continue reading Screamin’ Lyrics Quarterfinals!
Go on and vote for these, I want you to! Well folks for the most past, after a late-night start that saw among other things, 32nd seed Céline Dion actually keeping within striking distance of 1st seed Rage… mostly things … Continue reading Screamin’ Lyrics Tournament Round 2 (Round of 16)
Vote on the best song lyrics to yell out at the top of your lungs, scaring the local wildlife in the process. This round will be up and open until 9PM Eastern, Sunday 4/16. Continue reading Screamin’ Lyrics Tournament: Round 1 (Round of 32)
Here’s the idea for this tournament: What are some lyrics that just make you want to yell them out while listening? I’m especially meaning not those songs that you sing along to the whole song to, dialed up to 11. … Continue reading Screamin’ Lyrics Tournament: Nominations!
Uh… so I never posted this draft, huh? Let me reshuffle a few things, and there we have it! The John Williams tournaments have come to a close! Let’s start with the winners outside of main themes. Star Wars was … Continue reading All Good Things to Those Who Wait: The John Williams Results!
Voting stays open in these two rounds until Monday, 3/6/22, 8PM Eastern. Thanks for sticking with me through the technical difficulties of the past couple weeks. Link to the non-theme finals: Continue reading We do not Wonder, We do not Weep: The John Williams Theme Song Finals
It’s two classics in the finals, folks. This last round will last until Monday 3/6/23 8PM Eastern. This has been a fun one. Here’s the link to the theme song finals: Continue reading John Williams Tournament (No Main Themes): The Finals!
The good news, folks, is that my house is finally back in order after the Michigan ice storm. So for the next few days, I should be able to devote myself more to these tournaments. Here’s the breakdown of the … Continue reading Without him, Dinosaurs do not Walk the Earth: The John Williams Theme Tournament Semifinals
Okay! I’m finally recovered from the ice storm and can now concentrate on this tournament into the homestretch! Last round we saw some great songs eliminated. My personal favorite “Princess Leia’s Theme,” at 8th seed, was no match for #1, … Continue reading John Williams Tournament (No Main Themes) Semifinals
Here we go with the Quarterfinals! I’m typing this out on my parents’ couch (thanks, folks) as we go from 16 to 8 contenders, and we’re probably mostly done with easy matches from this point on. Last round had a … Continue reading Without him, there is no Force: The John Williams Theme Tournament Quarterfinals
Ahoy to the Quarterfinals! The round of 16 is done, and here were the results: … Well, we’re down to nothing but Indiana Jones and Star Wars (and the Olympics Fanfare). Superman and Jurassic Park were both knocked out. Indy … Continue reading John Williams Tournament (No Main Themes) Quarterfinals
