Yesterday was a more quiet day in the office as both polls failed to set the world alight in terms of the number of votes, yet they also were quite close battles which kept things interesting. In the end Homeland saw off NCIS: LA and deservedly progresses through to likely a much tougher round two opponent against The Walking Dead or NCIS. Also Prison Break was never really challenged by Dollhouse, and we are down to three Joss Whedon shows left in the competition.
Today sees two more current and two more finished shows doing battle for a place in the next round.
Firstly we have zombie drama and smash hit The Walking Dead, which has grown in popularity in the gap between season one and two, challenging one of the biggest ratings powerhouses of todays television; NCIS. It'll be an interesting battle between one of network televisions biggest and one of cables.
Secondly we have the ever popular and soon to return Arrested Development trying to become the first all out sitcom to make it into round two. In its way is another show which was cancelled early in its run, a show that divides opinion more than any; Flashforward. With sci-fi so popular on STV I feel Arrested Development has its work cut out today.
If you want to see the draw for the rest of the competition, and see which show will take on which other show then head HERE for a look. Let the voting begin!
The Walking Dead vs. NCIS
Channel: AMC
Series Run: 2010 - present
Major Emmy Wins: N/A
Major Emmy Nominations: N/A
Series Run: 2003 - present
Major Emmy Wins: N/A
Major Emmy Nominations: N/A
Arrested Development vs. Flashforward
Series Run: 2003 - 2006
Major Emmy Wins: Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series - 2005, 2004. Outstanding Comedy Series - 2004. Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series - 2004.
Major Emmy Wins: Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series - 2005, 2004. Outstanding Comedy Series - 2004. Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series - 2004.
Major Emmy Nominations: Outstanding Comedy Series - 2006, 2005. Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series - 2006, 2005, 2004. Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series - 2006, 2005. Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - 2005. Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - 2005.
Channel: ABC
Series Run: 2009 - 2010
Major Emmy Wins: N/A
Major Emmy Nominations: N/A
Major Emmy Nominations: N/A
All posts for the competition will be under the label "2012 Series Competition" for easy finding, and can be found in the "features" tab on the main menu bar from the homepage.
You can also keep up to date with the competition by following me on twitter @AdDHarris
I've created a # for the show on twitter, which is #STVSeriesComp so add that to your tweets!
For now, get your vote in, spread the word on Twitter and Facebook, then comment below with who you want to see win! Remember to come back tomorrow as we have Revenge vs. Supernatural as well as Smallville vs. The West Wing. You don't want to miss that!
Competition Bracket and Shows Left Standing
(bold indicates show is through to next round)
24
Alias
Angel
Arrested Development
Battlestar Galactica
Breaking Bad
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Castle
Charmed
Community
Criminal Minds
Desperate Housewives
Dexter
Doctor Who
Firefly
Flashforward
Friday Night Lights
Friends
Fringe
Game of Thrones
Gilmore Girls
Grey's Anatomy
Grimm
Hawaii 5-0
Heroes
Homeland
House MD
How I Met Your Mother
LOST
Moonlight
NCIS
Nikita
Once Upon a Time
Person of Interest
Prison Break
Pushing Daisies
Revenge
Sherlock
Six Feet Under
Smallville
Stargate SG1
Supernatural
The Mentalist
The OC
The Sopranos
The Vampire Diaries
The Walking Dead
The West Wing
The X-Files
Veronica Mars
Good Luck,
Adam
Two really easy votes for me today.
ReplyDeleteWalking Dead is fantastic drama, so that wins hands down.
Arrested Development is one of the best comedies of all time; Flashforward was a pile of poorly written, boring and ridiculous crap with terrible characters.
Arrested Development wins!
My votes goes for The Walking Dead and Arrested Development!
ReplyDeleteThe Walking Dead get´s my vote, because I like both the story and the cast.
ReplyDeleteI also voted for FF, because I never watched AD.
NCIS for me, like WD but season is to short. Arrested Development was a fun show that should have been around longer.
ReplyDeleteNCIS is obvious for me ... but dont watch the other shows at all so i simply voted based on most amount of awards.
ReplyDeleteDamn, it was really hard to choose between The Walking Dead and NCIS. I went with NCIS!
ReplyDeleteTWD trumphs NCIS in my books any day. And I never really liked Flashed Forward. Arrested Development however was awesome :)
ReplyDeleteNCIS and Flash forward
ReplyDeleteWow, close polls so far today!
Walking Dead and Arrested Development for me
ReplyDeleteNo-brainer for me today: The Walking Dead and Arrested Development.
ReplyDeleteNCIS for me today ;)
ReplyDeleteI give it to NCIS although it no longer entertains me as it once did. However it's miles better than NCIS LA.
ReplyDeleteI hate zombie stories.in general, so no to the Walking Dead.
Then Flashforward gets it.
It's just so annoying whaen you watch a show regularly then they chop it to put on something that usually gets even less ratings!
I've never seen Arrested Development but if it's a sit-com count me out!
I have a feeling that first poll is going to stay ridiculously close. I went with The Walking Dead. I've only seen a few episodes, but they hooked me way more than NCIS ever did. The second poll was no question - Arrested Development all the way.
ReplyDeleteYou liked flashforward?
ReplyDeleteI don't understand why Flashforward is on the list considering it has been gone for like 4 years...I voted anyway. I miss that show.
ReplyDeleteThere's only 11 votes that are separating both polls... that's how close it is!
ReplyDeleteNCIS and Flashforward, the two I watch.
ReplyDeleteWell, I prefer The Walking Dead, but NCIS has been a pretty quality procedural for almost 10 years, and TWD has some serious pacing issues. I hope those are worked out in season 3 to make this vote worth it: so I go with TWD for now.
ReplyDeleteAs for the second poll, it's obvious: Arrested Development. Arguably one of the best and smartest sitcoms (as well as simply one of the most fun!) I've ever seen. There's a reason they are bringing it back for another new season on Netflix and then making a movie, people!
Also, Fastforward was just one in many attempts to catch the Lost audience as it ended. It just dragged on and got worse as it went further...
I love Sci-fi and time displacement stories and Flash Forward wasn't any worse than many other offerings. I liked the fact that the characters got to see their future, and then most of them tried their best to avoid it!
ReplyDeleteI had also read the book before hand so I more or less knew what to expect.
Did you not like it?
Walking Dead was easy, as I don't watch NCIS, but Flash Forward or Arrested Development? Don't dislike either show, but I am not a fan of either. Went for Flash Forward in the end.
ReplyDeleteNCIS and Flashforward because i didn't watch Arrested Development.
ReplyDeleteHated it. Thought the characters were so poorly written it hurt. When they survived that rocket launcher blowing up the car they were in unscathed I knew it was time to say goodbye to it :P
ReplyDeleteI voted for NCIS and flashforward! But tomorrow will be great! Revenge will win
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I'm not the only one who loathed that show.
ReplyDeleteAs much as I love me some Gibbs and Abby, it's starting to show it's age and actually prefer the rerun marathons on USA to the newer episodes so I went with The Walking Dead, even though zombies have saturated the market almost as much as vampires and werewolves it's a well done show. Arrested Development must have went over my head, I didn't like it but it was a critical darling so it has that for them and somebody watched it b/c it got a renewal after all this time but I went with Flashforward because I am a geeky sci-fi loving chick and I felt it got cancelled way too soon (like a lot of genre shows) plus I loved the book and just the whole premise in general.
ReplyDeleteThe Walking Dead & Flashforward, because i have not seen either of the opponents, and i liked both these shows
ReplyDeleteThe Walking Dead and Arrested Development.
ReplyDeleteEasy as can be today. NCIS and Arrested Development. I watched season 1 of Walking Dead last year and it tied The Mentalist for my least liked show of the summer. While I haven't seen NCIS this season too expensive on iTunes these days - I really enjoy the characters, especially Abby.
ReplyDeleteOnly The Walking Dead for me today.
ReplyDeleteFrom you answer I seem to understand that you didn't really like it :P
ReplyDeleteWell. I'll content myself with the fact that you liked the idea! ( only teasing!)
never thought I'd say this but totally agree
ReplyDeleteand since they're two of my favorites they're losing, ofc
Just The Walking Dead today. I hope The Walking Dead pass through the next round. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm sure we would agree that the second half of Fringe season 4 was rubbish...
ReplyDeleteAlthough I also would hazard a guess you stopped watching Fringe a way before we reached that point :P
yep, was just gonna say :P
ReplyDeleteThe first third of that season of Fringe was terrible (Neither Here Nor There through Wallflower), the middle third was spectacular (Back To Where You've Never Been through The End Of All Things); and the final eight had some bad ones, but was generally strong (the bad ones I'm thinking of are A Short Story About Love and Brave New World: Part Two).
ReplyDeleteThe Walking Dead, even though it's hit or miss, I still like it much better than NCIS. And somehow my beloved Arrested Development is losing. C'MON!
ReplyDeleteNCIS & FlashForward for me!
ReplyDeleteSo glad your hear,and we finally worked out The next thing is to get instant messaging in real time. Ken has hooked me up with it,all we need is you,so when ever your ready let me know!
ReplyDeleteIf you honestly think Revenge is going to win over Supernatural,well your in for a rude awakening.
ReplyDeleteI voted Flashforward. I was just getting into when they axed it.
ReplyDeleteI love TWD but I have a huge amount of respect for NCIS, a show that can pull 20 million viewers a week after so many seasons. In the end I went for TWD because I actually watch it, sorry NCIS. Didnt bother with the other poll FlashForward was a huge disappointment and I never watch AD.
ReplyDeleteNCIS is really good t.v. Groundbreaking t.v? no.. but so good to watch. Love TWD but still too early in it's run ( it's had 19episodes.. ?) for me to call it a fave.
ReplyDeleteArrested Development was/is groundbreaking and fun t.v. loved the cast, loved the humor, loved the show.
That would be a turning point for this site.
ReplyDeleteArrested Development! Flashforward had moments of greatness but really really messed up the premise I thought.
ReplyDeletewhich Instant messaging are you using??
ReplyDeleteNCIS all day!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteBut could you imagine? Nay,its not going to happen on the last episode of SPN over 700 people voted.Unless they aren't near a computer or smartphone i'm pretty sure that its going to win.
ReplyDeleteI forget the name of it,when Ken gets back i'll let you know. Its pretty neat. Our screen will pop up a window maybe its 4'x5" which sits on the screen and in that is where we talk.You could it anywhere on the screen,and while we talking we could be doing other things on the computer. When Ken is on the phone with Australia he uses it too,even while he is on skrpe.
ReplyDeleteNo contest for me today.
ReplyDeleteThe Walking Dead
Arrested Development
I liked NCIS for a couple seasons until it got repetitive like all procedurals and honestly while I loved the premise of FlashForward, I never thought it found its feet story wise.
Can't believe AD is losing :( Come on! How brilliant is that show?
ReplyDeleteI voted for The Walking Dead. I didn't vote in the other poll since I don't watch Arrested Development and I couldn't get into Flashforward at all when it was on.
ReplyDeleteBecause i've been watching it since S1, My vote went to NCIS. As with Supernatural, I'm very loyal to those shows that i've been with since their first season. It also helps that I was already familiar with Michael Weatherly (who worked with Jensen on Dark Angel) and Mark Harmon.I've been a fan of both for quite awhile. I didn't vote in the other catagory because I don't watch either of those 2 shows.
ReplyDeleteI had a Netflix-athon of Arrested Development today. 4-5 hours :D
ReplyDeleteArrested Development should be winning by a landslide by now. This is a disappointing showing by AD so far, especially against a show like FlashForward.
ReplyDeleteI don't watch The Walking Dead, but I love NCIS and have watched it from the beginning. Easy choice. I could not vote for either in the second vote. I don't watch them.
ReplyDeleteFirst pairing, TWD easily. As for the second, I had only seen FF until last week when I finally decided to watch AD S1 and ended up tearing thru the entire 3 seasons because it was that good. Unusual as a serialized comedy, with a stellar ensemble cast, fantastic guest stars and even better writing. I was bummed that I never watched it live, but am looking forward to the netflix S4 and the movie that's coming with excitement. I liked FF, but it pales in comparison to AD..
ReplyDeleteWalking Dead for all it's flaws (esp since I don't watch cop shows).
ReplyDeleteFlash Forward was just dreadful - good pilot, but all downhill from there.
Arrested Development - few shows have tickled me so - Parks and Rec comes closest these days.
That's on my to-do list before summer ends too.
ReplyDeleteNobrainer...Walking Dead and Arrested Development (although I haven't watched it yet :( ) for me.
ReplyDeleteThanks Laura I am now on Trillian! :)
ReplyDeleteSent from the Yobbit
I mush preferred the first half of season four... the final episodes from a short story about love is where it all went wrong for me. It failed to deliver anything it set up in the first half of the season, and went down some poorly conceived and disappointing angle.
ReplyDeleteI did quite enjoy Letters of Transit, but it's successes rely on there being a good season 4 to go with it
Why is there a old photo of ncis. It should have Ziva, McGee, Leon and Palmer.
ReplyDeleteThey should win
NCIS ALWAYS NCIS
ReplyDeleteshould of got a newer picture of ncis with palmer in it.
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