We pit brother against brother as we try and fail to determine who is the best
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
Follow along with the bracket at https://challonge.com/mapk3651. Please be patient while I populate all thirty-two rounds. Remember, downvotes count as upvotes. Continue reading ROUND OF 32: Best TV Opening Sequence/Theme Song Tournament
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
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
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
Follow along with the bracket at https://challonge.com/mapk3651. Please be patient while I populate all thirty-two rounds. Remember, downvotes count as upvotes. VOTING IS NOW CLOSED Continue reading ROUND OF 64: Best TV Opening Sequence/Theme Song Tournament
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
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
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
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
Follow along with the bracket at https://challonge.com/mapk3651. Please be patient while I populate all sixty-four rounds. Remember, downvotes count as upvotes. Update, August 14: VOTING HAS CLOSED Continue reading ROUND OF 128: Best TV Opening Sequence/Theme Song Tournament
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
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)
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
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
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)
So, we’ve finally reached the conclusion of a thrilling 4-part Group Stage. Let’s start with Part Three’s Results. Part Three Results Group I: Big Barda held on to a two-vote advantage to stay in 8th place and advance over Miracle … Continue reading The Superhero Tournament- Group Stage (Part Four)
It’s going to take me a while to get all these nominees in – like, if I can add ten comments per minute, it’s still going to take nearly an hour. Please be patient. I’m not posting videos – if … Continue reading SEEDING: Best TV Opening Sequence/Theme Song Tournament
Part Two Results Group E: A few votes short of catching Hellcat, Pumaman was eliminated alongside Rachel Summers, Songbird, and Silk. Group F: A tie breaking vote secured Miss America’s advancement, knocking out Deadman, Victor Mancha, Northstar, and Doctor Fate. Group G: Amadeus Cho hulked out to get … Continue reading The Superhero Tournament- Group Stage (Part Three)
Part One Results Group A: Almost everyone saluted Captain America, the top vote earner with 83. At the buttom, Kid Flash out ran elimination by a single vote over Ted Kord / Blue Beetle. Also eliminated were Jack-in-the-Box, Gwenpool, and lowest vote getter Quailman. Group … Continue reading The Superhero Tournament- Group Stage (Part Two)
After 350+ nominations, we officially begin our tournament with a field of 192 characters. 190 characters deemed *eligible for the tournament reached a minimum threshold of a nomination + 5 Upvotes. To give us the more convenient 192 total, 2 … Continue reading The Superhero Tournament- Group Stage (Part One)
