Hey Guys,
Yesterday was a good day for shows with David Boreanaz in, as Bones & Angel both had victories and bad it into round three of the competition. As a result, The Mentalist and Stargate SG1 are out of the running for another year...
Today sees Firefly & Battlestar Galactica taking on each other in a sci-fi battle, as well as Nikita challenging How I Met Your Mother for the final place in the next round of the competition. 64 is about to become 16; it's really getting serious...
The rules for, for anyone new to the competition are very simple. There will be new sets of shows against each other every day in a new set of polls... simply vote for your favourite and the show with the most votes will win that days poll and head into the next round.
Don't forget to spread the word, and tweet out the competition to friends as well as facebook liking the post...
Also if you are taking part in the prediction competition, don't forget to follow your scores HERE Long time leader Sergey Sevostianov is still our long time leader, on 54 points with Dahne hot on his heels on 53 points.
All that's left to say, is good luck to every show...
... and let the battles begin!
Round 2
Firefly vs. Battlestar Galactica
Firefly
Seasons: 1 (2002)
Major Awards: 1 Emmy Win
2010 Competition Placing: 18th
Battlestar Galactica
Seasons: 4 (2004-2009)
Major Awards: 3 Emmy Wins, 16 Emmy Nominations
2010 Competition Placing: 15th
Nikita vs. How I Met Your Mother
Nikita
Seasons: 1 (2010- )
Major Awards: N/A
2010 Competition Placing: N/A
How I Met Your Mother
Seasons: 6 (2005- )
Major Awards: 2 Emmy Wins, 8 Emmy Nominations & 2 Golden Globe Nominations
2010 Competition Placing: 42nd
Most Voted-In Polls:
1. Breaking Bad vs. The Vampire Diaries - R1 - 2046 votes
2. Dexter vs. Supernatural - R1 - 1922 votes
3. Castle vs. Chuck - R2 - 1759 votes
Previous Rounds:
Round 1
Day 1 - Castle vs. The Walking Dead & Desperate Housewives vs. Chuck
Day 2 - Flashforward vs. Scrubs & Alias vs. The X-Files
Day 3 - Criminal Minds vs. Burn Notice & Dexter vs. Supernatural
Day 4 - MASH vs. The Sopranos & Farscape vs. Charmed
Day 5 - House vs. True Blood & NCIS vs. The Big Bang Theory
Day 6 - Dollhouse vs. Pushing Daisies & Arrested Development vs. 24
Day 7 - Community vs. White Collar & Breaking Bad vs. The Vampire Diaries
Day 8 - Sex & The City vs. The Wire & The OC vs. LOST
Day 9 - Fringe vs. Modern Family & Glee vs. Greys Anatomy
Day 10/11 - Prison Break vs. Veronica Mars, Gilmore Girls vs. ER, The Good Wife vs. Smallville & Gossip Girl vs. Game of Thrones
Day 12 - Heroes vs. Six Feet Under & The West Wing vs. Buffy
Day 13/14 - Bones vs. Mad Men, The Mentalist vs. Doctor Who, Oz vs. Stargate SG1 & Angel vs. Friends
Day 15/16 - Nikita vs. 30 Rock, Parks & Recreation vs. HIMYM, Firefly vs. JAG & Cold Case vs. Battlestar Galactica
Round 2
Day 17 - Castle vs. Chuck & Flashforward vs. The X-Files
Day 18 - MASH vs Charmed & Burn Notice vs. Supernatural
Day 19 - House vs. NCIS & Pushing Daisies vs. 24
Day 20 - The Wire vs. LOST & White Collar vs. The Vampire Diaries
Day 21 - Fringe vs. Glee & Veronica Mars vs. Gilmore Girls
Day 22 - Heroes vs. Buffy & Smallville vs. Game Of Thrones
Day 23 - Bones vs. The Mentalist & Stargate SG1 vs. Angel
As always, enjoy the competition and don't forget to comment on who you voted for below so we can all agree/disagree with you!
Any queries email me at adamdharris@spoilertv.com
Also, you can keep up to date easily with the competition by following me on Twitter @AdDHarris
Good Luck!
Adam
I voted for Battlestar and for HIMYM...
ReplyDeleteIt's best I don't vote in the first one because I think Firefly is overrated but I've never seen more than a few scenes from BG.
ReplyDeleteIn the second, it's HIMYM for the win because I love Neal Patrick Harris and I haven't seen Nikita.
My bracket hopes for other things.
HIMYM and Firefly <3 for me.
ReplyDeleteI used to think Firefly was overrated too, and even after seeing the pilot, I wasn't impressed. but once I watched the rest of it, it was hard not to fall in love with the show. :)
ReplyDeleteI liked Firefly, and I didn't like BG. Simple.
ReplyDeleteHaven't seen Nikita, but I do like HIMYM
Things I regret doing: Choosing BSG to win in my bracket. xD I don't even know why I did it, I love Firefly and the fanbase really came out of the wood-works for the Romantic Couple comp.
ReplyDeleteAs much as I love Nikita,it'll never be nearly as good as HIMYM
ReplyDeleteFirefly was leaps and bounds better than BSG so that was easy for me.
ReplyDeleteSecond one was easy too. Never liked Nikita and HIMYM is a fun show so it won out.
Sorry. I saw every episode and the movie. I still think it's overrated.
ReplyDeleteI voted for Nikita but it looks like is loosing....for now:)
ReplyDeleteFirefly and Nikita for me
ReplyDeleteThe first matchup is CRUEL!
ReplyDeleteI have to say Firefly because it was more consistent, but there is five times as much content in Battlestar....so it's not really fair =(
HIMYM - No brainer.
How can you people say, that Firefly was much better than Battlestar? In which aspect? Was it better because you liked it more? Each one was awesome, but since they're completely different, there's no way you can compare them like this. They are both of the absolutely best shows ever made.
ReplyDeletePersonally, my vote goes to Battlestar, since sadly I think Firefly didn't get enough space to show its full potential and I don't believe it'd manage to keep the level it set for itself.
Not different than me :) I watched Firefly because of all the "best show ever" pressure, but I too think it's overrated. It's great, yeah, no argument there. But I'm not sure it deserves all the praise.
ReplyDeleteI voted the same way for the same reason.
ReplyDeleteBSG was one of the better executed Sci-Fi series ever on TV.... Firefly never got far enough to really evolve and spread its wings even. Great potential, but a bittersweet ending that came far too soon.
I chose BSG...
ReplyDeleteI like Firefly, but it's really overrated.
BSG and NPH... erm I mean How I Met Your Mother.
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I agree about the Walking Dead. I watched it and enjoyed it for the most part, but I thought it was overrated.
ReplyDeleteIt is very cruel indeed!
ReplyDeleteMy guess is that if Firefly had lived for 2 or 3 seasons, it would not have its legendary cult status.
ReplyDeleteThe bonding of its fans over the way Fox handled it made many of its fans blindly passionate about the series.
Very original, very well executed even, but just not enough of it to be one of the best shows ever IMO.
I own the DVD, the BD of the series and the fan documentary 'Done the Impossible' - so I am a fan. Just have perspective...
voted for HIMYM... have no opinion on the other poll
ReplyDeleteFirefly
ReplyDeleteAnd I love both shows on the second poll, but I went with HIMYM because I've been a fan for so much longer.
The first one was a hard choice. Loved both, but had to go with BSG and have my fingers crossed it will overtake Firefly.
ReplyDeleteSince I haven't watched Nikita and find HIMYM entertaining, that got my vote as well.
Firefly and HIMYM.. Definitely Firefly!!! Can't Stop the Serenity!
ReplyDeleteFirefly! Firefly!Firefly! Firefly! and HIMYM... did I say Firefly?? :D Love Nathan Fillion!! :)
ReplyDeleteyes, that's my point too! :)
ReplyDeleteFirefly and HIMYM...
ReplyDeleteBSG and HIMYM
ReplyDeleteI also liked Firefly, but come on guys... BSG IS the best series ever made. It has the perfect development and ending. IMO it's better than everything else, even Lost.
ReplyDeleteYes :)
ReplyDeleteToo easy tonight..
ReplyDeleteBattlestar Galactica is in my Top 3 of all time favorite shows..!What else do you need?
As for the second poll,I've never watched HIMYM and followed Nikita until episode 11,but then I kind of lost interest.So,I think I'll stay away from that one...
How I Met Your Mother although I do not watch it nor Nikita. I was a Firefly fan
ReplyDeleteHIMYM!
ReplyDeletehard choice between Firefly and Battlestar
ReplyDeleteBattlestar and HIMYM always
ReplyDeleteSo... did you vote for Castle every time just because there's Nathan Fillion in it?
ReplyDeletenot just because Nathan's in it, but because I love the shows! Of course Nathan is one thing that makes me love that shows, but not only that! It's like... loving Johnny Depp, I love him but I don't like every film in which he appears ... :)
ReplyDeleteNikita is a niche show on the CW. Whether it's good or not, it would never win over the mind-numbingly average HIMYM.
ReplyDeleteI voted Firefly and Nikita.
ReplyDeleteBSG got off to a strong start, but I felt it went off the rails with the Cylon religion and mysticism, and by the end, I was glad to see it go. Firefly, on the other hand, didn't grab me right away, but watching it now, I think that was mostly due to FOX's interference, and the overall quality of the show was excellent. "Objects in Space" was terrific, and who didn't love Christina Hendricks as "Our Mrs. Reynolds"?
Nikita and HIMYM are so different, both in genre and longevity. My estimation of HIMYM will rise if and when they finally do a great job of pulling off the bit the show is titled after. I don't know where Nikita will go in the future, but while HIMYM has had some fun episodes over the years, I gave Nikita's one season thus far the edge in quality over your average season of HIMYM.
A lot of people will no doubt talk about the amount of episodes of BSG/Firefly, but that has its pros and cons.
ReplyDeleteBSG had more episodes which is great - but it also didn't deliver on its promises.
Firefly had few episodes, which is bad - but it also didn't have time to screw it up.
Well, that's kinda like saying "Two & A Half Men" is better than "Juno" or "500 Days of Summer"
ReplyDeletewith the only reason being it's had more 'space.' More episodes does not equal better show.
The fact BSG went on for longer could actually be its downfall... it had more of a chance to screw it all up (which, you know, it kinda did... Seasons 3 and 4 split the fan community, with half saying it was horrid, the other loving it).
Saying that, I'm still for BSG. The first two seasons were better than mostly anything I've seen on TV.
Isn't that the only reason to vote for that show?
ReplyDelete"God did it!" isn't really the perfect ending in my book. The fact the writers admitted they were making it up as they went along didn't help either.
ReplyDeleteThough, the first couple of seasons were miles above most TV shows.
Like I always say, never underestimate a TV show just because it didn't air many episodes.
ReplyDeleteIf a 2 hour movie can captivate and influence so many, so can one season of a TV show - if not moreso.
Also, I didn't even have the internet when Firefly was airing - had nothing to do with the "community" or what FOX was doing to it - and I still adore the show.
Different folks, different strokes. Has nothing to do with perspective, just opinions.
Easy today, Firefly and HIMYM
ReplyDeleteI'm frankly shocked at all the people saying Firefly is overrated. Yeah, maybe it wouldn't have been able to keep up the amazing quality of storytelling that it it established in S1 but we'll never know. We have to go with what we do know and that is that it was a nearly perfect season of television. "Out of Gas" is one of the best Whedon episodes ever(and I've seen them all more than once) and it is barely a head above the other Firefly episodes.
ReplyDeleteBSG on the other hand managed to take a great premise and drive it into the ground. Repeatedly. If we want to compare only the first season then it becomes a little closer. However, I thought all the politics in BSG were badly handled and nearly always felt forced upon the story to make it seem more gritty and real. Don't get me wrong, I own BSG on DVD because I'm a fan. But it was far from the "greatest sci-fi ever".
I agree with you. I think it's a great show, and I liked the movie even more than the series, but for what it is (even as good as it is), it's still overrated by most.
ReplyDeleteNikita!
ReplyDeleteBattlestar and HIMYM. If Nikita had a few more seasons under its belt I would of selected differently.
ReplyDeleteI agree it peaked in Season Two and Three, but I actually liked the finale.
ReplyDeleteNever underestimate the HIMYM fandom,me included.
ReplyDeleteI liked most of the character pieces in the finale (and the 'splosions) but ultimately, I felt let down most of all by everything being answered by "God." I always loved the religious elements of BSG but I really didn't like that it took over the entire show and eventually became the reason for everything.
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