We pit brother against brother as we try and fail to determine who is the best
RULES: Must be a character (any sapient being, Beebo does not qualify as that) from Arrow, The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl, Black Lightning, Vixen, The Ray, or Constantine. The 32 nominees with the most upvotes at the start of the July 8 Night Thread will be accepted into the tournament. Let’s get going! Continue reading DCCW Character Tournament: Nominations!
There’s not much to say here. The two that I liked the best went head to head in the final, and one of them won. I had hoped for a tie, but here it is: Your Best Sports Logo! Continue reading Sports Logo Tournament – Results
Remember when GameFAQs used to do these? Actually, they probably still do, but who goes to the front page of GameFAQs any more? Anyway, this is a simple idea: nominate your favorite video game characters. Post one character per comment … Continue reading Best Video Game Character Tournament – Nominations
We’ve knocked off some fabulous contenders this tournament, including the featured image above, but it comes down to this, the two I expected all along. I mean, who are we kidding? There are no losers in this pair. Time to … Continue reading Best Sports Logo Tournament: Finals
The Top 4 are in. Have at it! Anyway, here’s the next round. Remember, downvotes, they do nothing! Continue reading Best Sports Logo Tournament: Semifinals
It’s coming down to the wire. Each sport has a victor and we are now entering the cross-sport battles. Anything can happen here. No fakers, frauds, or imposters remain. This is the best of the best. Anyway, here’s the … Continue reading Best Sports Logo Tournament: Quarter-Finals
We’re two round in with a shocking twist! The Banana Slugs logo is fake! It’s not really. I debated whether to pull it or not, but you know what? You folks like it enough to vote for it, so we’re … Continue reading Best Sports Logo Tournament: Round of 16
With the first round finished things are getting interesting. Each sport is narrowing down to its winner who will then take on the other sports. Most matches were runaways but there were a few tight races, with WSU vs Oregon … Continue reading Best Sports Logo Tournament: Round of 32
We started with nominations in 8 groups of 8: Pro Hockey, Soccer, Basketball, Baseball, Football; Minor Leagues; College Sports; and bits and pieces that didn’t fit anywhere else. The choice were surprising, but without further ado, here they are. As … Continue reading Best Sports Logo – Round of 64
This one is pretty simple: who has the best logo? To ensure some variety, we’ll be doing this in divisions for nominations: We’ll start with 64 randomly seeded from six pools of nominees, all from any league or national team. … Continue reading Best Sports Logos – Nominations
With the defeat of legendary turkey Plan 9 from Outer Space and dark horse Deep Blue Sea, we arrive at the finals: Road House vs. Con Air. These aren’t the finalists I would have chosen, but, in a way, they’re the finalists we deserve. Full bracket: https://challonge.com/ca9r891v Continue reading Best Worst Movies Tournament: Finals
Closest bracket: Road House vs. The Room, 40 – 33 Biggest blowout: Plan 9 from Outer Space vs. Earth Girls Are Easy, 48 – 16. Full bracket: https://challonge.com/ca9r891v Continue reading Best Worst Movies Tournament: Semifinals
Avocadoans are a cultured bunch. They appreciate indie films. They recommend obscure music. So it stands to reason that when they were presented with an array of baked goods – delicious cakes and pies from a wide variety of geographical … Continue reading Cake Vs. Pie Tournament: The Grand Finale!
The time of judgment draws nigh! With one exception, all the remaining movies are now from a 14-year window between 1989 and 2003. Closest bracket: Con Air vs. Demolition Man, 35 – 33. Biggest blowout: Plan 9 from Outer Space … Continue reading Best Worst Movies Tournament: Round Four
As the brackets increasingly narrow to a field between the late ’80s and early ’00s, I’m reconsidering the guidelines. Of course I won’t change anything now, but if I were to do this again, I think I’d put in a … Continue reading Best Worst Movies Tournament: Round Three
It’s time to pick. Which pie do you come running for? Which pie can stand against the juggernaut that is cake? Which pie will be your champion? Both Pecan and Cherry have taken their final bows, so now it’s down … Continue reading Cake Vs. Pie Tournament: Pie Final
Thirty-two films didn’t make it out of round one, but the remaining entries represent a leaner, meaner kind of bad. Closest bracket: Bubble Boy (2001) vs. Hudson Hawk (1991), 19-18. Biggest blowout: Con Air (1997) vs. Battlefield Earth (2000), 57-17. … Continue reading Best Worst Movies Tournament: Round Two
This is it. This is the choice. Which cake stands above all others? Which cake will fight as champion against the marauding pie contingent? Which cake will take home the crown? I can tell you which cakes it won’t be. … Continue reading Cake Vs. Pie Tournament: Cake Final
While people felt very comfortable with their choices in the Cake Final Eight, we had some angst over the pies. Which Thanksgiving treat would triumph? Which citrus pie had what it takes to emerge as champion? The hard choices were … Continue reading Cake Vs. Pie Tournament: Pie Final Four
After leaving the nominations open for a couple of days, the results are in! Seventy-four movies had seven votes or more; since the first round has 64 slots, I was the tiebreaker. Please observe a moment of silence for the following 10 movies that sucked, but didn’t suck enough: X-3: The Last Stand (2006) Happy Gilmore (1996) Top Secret (1984) Crank (2006) Point Break (1991) The Lair of the White Worm (1988) Mars Attacks (1994) Krull (1983) The Good Dinosaur (2015) Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988) I randomized the remaining 64 films and paired them off into brackets. Feel … Continue reading Best Worst Movies Tournament: Round One
People love stories about close calls: An underdog that scraps its way into a narrow victory. A hero that almost doesn’t make it, but finds a reserve of courage and resolve that ends up winning the day. Yeah, that didn’t … Continue reading Cake Vs. Pie Tournament: Cake Final Four
