Tournament: Best 70s Bands, Final Four
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ELITE EIGHT: Best TV Opening Sequence/Theme Song Tournament. VOTING IS CLOSED
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The Superhero Tournament- Quarterfinals
Our Round of 16 proved mostly lopsided- the exception being the battle of The Thing vs Thor. Overcoming the disadvantage of multiple terrible film adaptions, it was The Thing who 64-62 at the close of the polls, ending the God … Continue reading The Superhero Tournament- Quarterfinals
Tournament: Best 70s Bands, Quarterfinals
Eight remain. To emphasize the 70’s output for each of these artists, I’ve listed them below, along with the albums they released in that decade only. This round will end on Tuesday at 8am PST. David Bowie The Man Who … Continue reading Tournament: Best 70s Bands, Quarterfinals
SWEET SIXTEEN: Best TV Opening Sequence/Theme Song Tournament
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Tournament: Best 70s Bands, Round of 16
Of the final 16 bands, 15 of them are top 20 seeds. The highest seeded band to get knocked out yesterday was Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (12th seed). The lowest seed still in the tournament is Marvin Gaye (21st … Continue reading Tournament: Best 70s Bands, Round of 16
ROUND OF 32: Best TV Opening Sequence/Theme Song Tournament
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Tournament: Best 70s Bands, Round Three
A special goodbye to “Queen of Soul” Aretha Franklin, who died on the same day you people decided she should lose her matchup against The Ramones. Hope you’re happy. 19 of the top 20 seeded bands won their Round 2 … Continue reading Tournament: Best 70s Bands, Round Three
The Superhero Tournament- Round of 16
It’s down to the Final 16. With 10 of its characters remaining, Marvel is still doubling up on DC’s 5. With the Tick eliminated, Hellboy is the last outlier. 4 female characters remain, a quarter of the surviving field. Ms. … Continue reading The Superhero Tournament- Round of 16
Tournament: Best 70s Bands, Round Two
Round One is over, so half of our nominated bands are gone. Loving you isn’t the right thing to do. Here are some results from Round One, Part 2: Worst Shellacking: It was a bad day for Bad Company, getting … Continue reading Tournament: Best 70s Bands, Round Two
ROUND OF 64: Best TV Opening Sequence/Theme Song Tournament
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The Superhero Tournament- Round of 32
We’ve narrowed our field down to 32, and now the stakes are getting high with some blockbuster matchups. You can look over the whole knockout stage with the bracket here. The characters who received the most votes while being eliminated … Continue reading The Superhero Tournament- Round of 32
Tournament: Best 70s Bands, Round One, Part 2
Thank you to everyone who voted in Part 1. Here are some results: Worst Shellacking: To nobody’s surprise, top seed David Bowie trounced his competitor, Paul Williams, by 64 votes. But Williams is still alive, so at least he has … Continue reading Tournament: Best 70s Bands, Round One, Part 2
The Superhero Tournament- Round of 64
Round 1, Part 2 Notable Results Victor Sage had no issue defeating Rorschach in their amusing match up, 44-29. The other Question, Renee Montoya, held off Jubilee 41-33. Iron Man looked in trouble against Star Fire, but pulled ahead 41-34- … Continue reading The Superhero Tournament- Round of 64
Tournament: Best 70s Bands, Round One, Part 1
Thank you to everyone who participated in the nominations. I shouldn’t be surprised that we have such a diversity of musical passion here, or that you guys love some pretty obscure bands (I gave Wikipedia a good workout to make … Continue reading Tournament: Best 70s Bands, Round One, Part 1
ROUND OF 128: Best TV Opening Sequence/Theme Song Tournament
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Tournament: Best 70s Bands, Nominations
Popular music in the 1970s started with psychedelia and sweeping Mellotrons and ended with a disco vs. punk grudge match. Right? Not necessarily. 70s music is far more diverse than people give it credit for. The 70s saw the rise … Continue reading Tournament: Best 70s Bands, Nominations
The Superhero Tournament- Knockout Round I (Part Two)
Here we go again, 32 more heroic matchups (the second half of our first round) to tear your feelings apart. First, a look what happened Monday, Part 1 Notable Results In the race between soaring Marvel characters, Falcon edged out … Continue reading The Superhero Tournament- Knockout Round I (Part Two)
ROUND OF 249 (part 2): Best TV Opening Sequence/Theme Song Tournament
A-one and a-two and a-you know what to do. Continue reading ROUND OF 249 (part 2): Best TV Opening Sequence/Theme Song Tournament
ROUND OF 249 (part 1): Best TV Opening Sequence/Theme Song Tournament
I eventually discovered the free Challonge account I’ve been planning to use to keep track of my bracket limits the number of entries to 256. As a result, the cutoff wound up being 11 upvotes, as that gave us 249 … Continue reading ROUND OF 249 (part 1): Best TV Opening Sequence/Theme Song Tournament
The Superhero Tournament- Knockout Round I (Part One)
After a competitive Group Stage, we have narrowed the field down to 128. First, let’s cover our bases with Final Group Stage Results: Group M: Aquaman looked briefly in trouble, but ultimately was able to swim past The Confessor, Clobberella, Isis, … Continue reading The Superhero Tournament- Knockout Round I (Part One)