We pit brother against brother as we try and fail to determine who is the best
For two rounds, I was watching and anticipating the great showdown between Yoda and Kermit the Frog. Then Round 4 happened, and the unstoppable froggernaut completely demolished the Jedi Master, 68-9. IPR Yoda. The real gut-wrenching battle, the one I … Continue reading The Great Muppet Tournament – Quarterfinals
It gets uglier and uglier every round. Another 16 beloved characters have fallen. There are now no characters from Fraggle Rock, Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, or any other Jim Henson movie or series. All players left now are from the Muppet … Continue reading The Great Muppet Tournament – Round 4
Once and for all, let’s determine what show got off to the best start every week. I think we all know the general rules of these things, but here are a few custom rules: There will be an additional round! I’ve noticed that sometimes, late nominees don’t get as many votes as they deserve, either because they haven’t been visible long enough or because people don’t go back and look for new nominees after they’ve already voted. So there will first be a nomination round in which votes do not count. Once all the nominees are in, I’ll post them … Continue reading Announcement: Best TV Opening Sequence/Theme Song Tournament
The Muppet Show‘s core cast and the longest-lived Sesame Street characters continue to dominate. The top 8 blowouts were all by margins of over 50 votes. Powerhouses gonna powerhouse. The widest margin was 64-4, in which Gonzo the Great knocked … Continue reading The Great Muppet Tournament – Round 3
This was a triumph. I’m making a note here, HUGE SUCCESS. It’s hard to overstate my satisfaction, because the winner of the first Avocado video game character is GLaDOS! We were going to celebrate with cake, but… you know. Instead, you’ve … Continue reading Best Video Game Character Tournament Final Result
Round 1 is complete, and a second batch of Muppets nobody loves enough have been thrown into the dustbin of history, never to be spoken of again. Two matches were decided by a one-vote margin. Camilla the Chicken eked out … Continue reading The Great Muppet Tournament – Round 2
128 entered and only two remain. A showdown between two of gaming’s classic female antagonists. Will Carmen Sandiego steal the whole tournament? Or will GLaDOS take the cake? Tournament Statistics: The characters who received the most votes in any match … Continue reading Best Video Game Character Tournament, Finals
The first half of nominees have had their say, with very few surprises. There were some strong opinions offered about Miss Piggy, but almost all the top-seeded contenders trounced their opposition. The only top-seeded loser was Bobo the Bear, who … Continue reading The Great Muppet Tournament – Round 1, Part 2
128 entered and only four remain. Results from Round Five: The characters who received the most votes overall was Link, who perhaps faced the weakest competition in Bowser. Unsurprisingly, Bowser was the character who received the least votes. The advancing character … Continue reading Best Video Game Character Tournament, Semifinals
There were a lot of good nominations in Friday’s thread. Enough that I didn’t want to cut anybody. So, I narrowed it down to 128 nominees, with 7 rounds of eliminations (8 if you count Round 1 as two rounds). … Continue reading The Great Muppet Tournament – Round 1, Part 1
128 entered, 8 remain. Results from Round Four: Of the top eight vote-getters in the initial nominations, six of those characters remain. The two characters that did not make it to the quarterfinals are Error and Mega Man. The two … Continue reading Best Video Game Character Tournament, Quarterfinals
128 entered, 16 (bit) remain. Results from Round Three: The characters who received the most votes overall was Mario with 75 votes. The character who received the most votes among those who did not advance was Sonic the Hedgehog, who was beaten … Continue reading Best Video Game Character Tournament, Round Four
After a predictable runaway victory by Leonard Snart, and a down-to-the-wire upset with Kara beating Sara, we’ve come to our final match! Continue reading DCCW Character Tournament: FINALS!!!
It goes without saying that Muppets are amazing, but which one is the amazingest? With this tournament, we will find the definitive, indisputable answer. Continue reading The Great Muppet Tournament – Nominations
128 entered, 32(X) remain. Results from Round Two: The characters who received the most votes overall were Link and Samus at 75 votes each. The character who received the most votes among those who did not advance was HK-47, barely losing his round … Continue reading Best Video Game Character Tournament, Round Three
Vote! Or don’t. I’m a header, not a cop. Continue reading DCCW Character Tournament: Final Four!
128 entered, (Nintendo) 64 remain. Results from Round One: The character who received the most votes overall was Luigi — unsurprisingly, given he also received the most votes in the nomination thread. The character who received the most votes among … Continue reading Best Video Game Character Tournament – Round Two
Let’s get to votin’! Continue reading DCCW Character Tournament: Elite Eight
Let’s get votin’! Continue reading DCCW Character Tournament: Sweet Sixteen!
Here’s the second half of the first round! Pictured: Characters who will not be appearing in this tournament. To vote in this bracket: Please add an upvote to the character in each matchup you’d like to see advance. Please don’t add … Continue reading Best Video Game Character Tournament – Round One Part Two
A few things I’m just gonna get out of the way: This is based purely on which character you like better. You CAN vote for who would win in a fight, I can’t stop you, but that’s not the intention. This is meant to only take into account the TV portrayal of the character. You CAN vote for who you like in the comics or whatever, I can’t stop you, but that’s not the intention. All that said, let’s get to votin’! Continue reading DCCW Character Tournament: Round 1!
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