We pit brother against brother as we try and fail to determine who is the best
Well, that was … decisive. Three-seed Jack Donaghy and Liz Lemon put down Michael/Janet by more than a two-to-one basis. Which is nothing compared to the more than six-to-one ratio by which Leslie Knope and Ron Swanson manhandled Michael and … Continue reading CHAMPIONSHIP: Best TV Platonic Friendship, Different Genders
Statistical analysis to follow. You can follow the bracket at https://challonge.com/xmfhplos. Continue reading ELITE EIGHT: Best TV Platonic Friendship, Different Genders
Bracket available at https://challonge.com/xmfhplos. I’m probably going to take the weekend off from this, so don’t expect to see the elite eight until Monday. Continue reading SWEET SIXTEEN: Best TV Platonic Friendship, Different Genders
Bracket available at https://challonge.com/xmfhplos. Please be patient as I populate the matchups. Continue reading ROUND OF 32: Best TV Platonic Friendship, Different Genders
You know the drill. Downvotes count as upvotes. Ron Swanson and Leslie Knope got a bye into the next round. Please be patient while I add all the matchups. Continue reading ROUND OF 63: Best TV Platonic Friendship, Different Genders
In order to make things more manageable, this round covers ONLY the friendships that are not same-gender. Upvote as many as you like – top 64 and ties will advance to the single-elimination bracket (subject to change at my whim). Downvotes don’t count in this round, but might count as upvotes in the future. I unilaterally eliminated a few friendships for being non-TV (Han and Chewie, for example) or non-platonic (Mulder and Scully), but left some that are debatable. If you think something was unfairly omitted, add it and it’ll advance if it gets enough votes; if you think a … Continue reading SEEDING: Best TV Platonic Friendship, Different Genders VOTING IS CLOSED
I’m trying something a little new here – instead of putting nominations in the comments, add them to this Google doc. The rules are simple and mostly self-explanatory. It has to be: A friendship That originated on television That is … Continue reading Tournament: Best Platonic Friendship on TV
The dust has cleared, and the score has been settled. And the results are clear. The Avocado’s favorite horror movie is… This isn’t too surprising. Alien ran away with the nomination votes, and absolutely trounced the competition in each round. … Continue reading Horror Tournament: Results
Well it’s come to this. An extraterrestrial showdown between the most existentially galling aliens the cinema has ever dreamed up. In this final bout, chose wisely, because there is nothing left after this. Will it be: Or: Vote below. Continue reading Horror Movie Tournament: Finals
The titans of cinema clash. Scott, Kubrick, Hitchcock, and Carpenter are all on the battlefield. Their flags planted and men at arms (unfortunately its mostly men). Will the the anxiety inducing xenomorph of Alien impregnate the competition? Will Jack Nicholson … Continue reading Horror Movie Tournament: Final Four
Like the noose around a poor victims neck, this competition is getting tight. Alas we have to say goodbye to the most recently released movies in the competition, as both Get Out and the VVitch were felled. That means that … Continue reading Horror Movie Tournament: Elite Eight
No surprises here: the winner of the 8-Bit Years Video Game Tournament was also the top of the nominations, the top seeded game, and the top voted game in most rounds. You collectively voted Super Mario Bros. 3 as the finest game … Continue reading Best Video Game Tournament – 8-Bit Years – Winner
The heat is rising for our competitors. All lowly challengers have been crushed, and only the classics remain. This week will feature our most dastardly match-ups yet. Beloved creature features, spine tingling thrillers, grotesques splat-fests. It’s all here in the … Continue reading Horror Movie Tournament: Sweet Sixteen
This is the finals for the 8-bit generation of video games, covering games roughly between 1985-89 including the NES and Sega Master System. Please vote for one game in each pairing. We’ve come down to the final two! Super Mario Bros. 3 … Continue reading Best Video Game Tournament – 8-Bit Years – Finals
With a massive 64 movie bracket slashed in half, it’s time to enter the main phase of the tournament. So many great films mowed down like so many zombies. So get your chainsaws ready and get ready for more hacking. … Continue reading Horror Movie Tournament: Round 3
This is the semifinals for the 8-bit generation of video games, covering games roughly between 1985-89 including the NES and Sega Master System. Please vote for one game in each pairing. The most upvoted games will continue to the semifinals. From the quarterfinals: … Continue reading Best Video Game Tournament – 8-Bit Years – Semifinals
Pour one out for 1984 and Brave New World, then VOTE! Continue reading Sci-Fi Novel Tournament: FINALS!
The first day of voting ended with thrills, upsets, and runaway victories. Favorites were lost, and tough decisions were made. But like the killer in our favorite franchise we have to cut down the crowd to a final victim. Once … Continue reading Horror Movie Tournament: Round 2
This is the quarterfinals for the 8-bit generation of video games, covering games roughly between 1985-89 including the NES and Sega Master System. Please vote for one game in each pairing. The most upvoted games will continue to the semifinals. From the … Continue reading Best Video Game Tournament – 8-Bit Years – Quarterfinals
Hey friendos! The tournament officially begins after a day of frenzied nominations. I think we have an interesting competition, and hope we all get to enjoy it. Remember this is for fun. Here’s the bracket as it stands. Sorry for … Continue reading Horror Tournament: Round 1
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