We pit brother against brother as we try and fail to determine who is the best
After 249 rounds of voting, we have a winner. Yes, the Twilight Zone has been scientifically proven to be the best, most effective, and most memorable TV intro of all time. BEHOLD THE SCARY DOOR! The Muppet Show takes the … Continue reading FINAL RESULTS: Best TV Opening Sequence/Theme Song Tournament
“I’ve got things inside my head That even I can’t face” -David Bowie, Janine Certain celebrities exist everywhere, all at once, like oxygen. You can’t remember when you first heard of them, because they have always been there. For people … Continue reading 1970s Music Tournament: The Winner
After much adieu, we can finally crown the Champion of the Avocado’s Superhero Tournament. With a 79-50 win in his final match, the web-head himself… Peter Parker / Spider-Man Not the most shocking choice, but I wouldn’t call it outright predictable- … Continue reading The Avocado Superhero Tournament- Final Results
And here we go! We got tons and tons of nominations and now it’s time to square off! Every nominee that received 10+ votes made it in and now we’re off. Place your bets, hang on to your hats and … Continue reading Tournament for the Winner – Round One
Also featuring a consolation matchup for third place. See the bracket at https://challonge.com/mapk3651. Downvotes still count as upvotes. Continue reading CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHUP: Best TV Opening Sequence/Theme Song Tournament
RULES: Nominate in the comments. Most upvoted gets the highest seeds. Anyone who released music between 1990-1999 is eligible. I don’t care when they got their start or how long they lasted. Bands, solo artists, composers, producers, DJs, disembodied voices, … Continue reading 90s Music Tournament: Nominations
First up is the nominations. Nominate your choice in the comment and upvote the ones you want to move on. Depending on how many nominations there are will determine how big the bracket will be. Will your nominee make the Top 16? The Final 4? Get to nominating! If you have questions about whether it qualifies, @gougagna and I’ll judge it. Make your case! Questions and comments go as replies to my first comment. Makes nominations easier to count. Continue reading The Tournament – Nominations
We’ve reached the final round, the all important conclusion that will determine which superhero will be immortalized on the Avocado’s Hall of Tournament Winners. Last Round, Captain America’s tremendous run was finally brought to the end by Marvel’s iconic Web-Slinger. … Continue reading The Superhero Tournament- Final Round
Choose a winner. No pressure. Voting ends on Thursday at 12 noon, PST. Continue reading Tournament: Best 70s Bands, The Finals
Follow the bracket at https://challonge.com/mapk3651. As always, upvotes are counted as downvotes. Continue reading FINAL FOUR: Best TV Opening Sequence/Theme Song Tournament
It’s down to the final four- which is made up up by a match-up of two Marvel characters and of two DC characters. Meaning this round functionally serves to determine each company’s top character. In the most notable Quarterfinal match- … Continue reading The Superhero Tournament- Semifinals
Voting ends on Wednesday at 8am PST. Pink Floyd Queen Marvin Gaye David Bowie Continue reading Tournament: Best 70s Bands, Final Four
Follow along with the bracket at https://challonge.com/mapk3651. Remember, downvotes count as upvotes. Continue reading ELITE EIGHT: Best TV Opening Sequence/Theme Song Tournament. VOTING IS CLOSED
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
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
Follow along with the bracket at https://challonge.com/mapk3651. Please be patient while I populate all eight rounds. Remember, downvotes count as upvotes. Continue reading SWEET SIXTEEN: Best TV Opening Sequence/Theme Song Tournament
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. Marvel is the last character created in the current century. Three mutants are still hanging around. You can look over the whole knockout stage with the bracket here. The characters who earned the most votes but were eliminated (and in theory able to claim they’re in the Avocado Top 20 Superheroes) were She-Hulk (45), Captain Marvel (44), Hulk (42), and Storm … 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
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