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The SpoilerTV Favourite TV Series Competition 2013 - Day 7 - The Mentalist vs. Merlin & The Walking Dead vs. Leverage

22 Jul 2013

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Hi folks,

in the previous battles, Hawaii 5-0 emerged the victor of a very tough battle with Elementary, seeing the Holmes show make an earlier exit than I expected. LOST also triumphed over new sic-fi hit Orphan Black to set up a mouth watering round two.

Today sees the ever popular on STV The Mentalist challenging the one of the BBC's biggest historical dramas of recent years, Merlin whilst one of the biggest cable shows in years, The Walking Dead, takes on Leverage. It's worth noting that despite The Walking Dead's popularity, it has never made it into round two.

For anyone who missed the rules, here they are again:

1) Two shows will go into battle in a poll, where after exactly 24 hours, the leading show will win the battle and will progress into the next round.
2) Vote for you favourite, spread the word with your friends & fans.
3) Comment on what you voted for on in the comments below.
4) Have fun. This is a friendly & competitive competition.

Here we go...

The Mentalist vs. Merlin







The Walking Dead vs. Leverage







The Draw


Enjoy the battle folks.

Don't forget to Facebook, Tweet, and share the poll with your friends! The more people that you get to vote, the better chance your favourites will win!

Also, make sure you come back tomorrow for the next stage as Revenge vs. Spartacus as well as Desperate Housewives vs. Firefly.

Here we go,

Adam
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58 comments:

  1. Adam D. Harris22 July 2013 at 11:20

    The Walking Dead is really the only vote for me today.


    The Mentalist I also watched for a while...

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  2. James22 July 2013 at 11:21

    The Mentalist and The Walking Dead for me.


    Never quite understood why people find Merlin so great. Second one was easy, The Walking Dead is one of the best shows currently airing.

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  3. AljosaMudri22 July 2013 at 11:24

    Merlin is the only vote for me today.I don't watch other 3.

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  4. rehabber22 July 2013 at 11:24

    I watch all of these, went with Merlin because I am going to miss the series and figured it would not get any love..and boy was I right. ;)
    Walking Dead gets my vote.

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  5. Carla Guese22 July 2013 at 11:26

    I voted for The Mentalist and The Walking Dead even though I didn't watch them. I think they are great shows.

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  6. LittleDreamer22 July 2013 at 11:42

    1st Poll: No vote since I don't watch either.
    2nd Poll: Walking Dead got my vote.

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  7. Panos Nestoras22 July 2013 at 11:47

    The Mentalist and The Walking Dead....

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  8. Yavemiel22 July 2013 at 11:53

    Very easy choice for me today, though I'd guess that neither of my choices will make it through: in the first poll, Merlin, easily. Not only is it probably in my top five favourite shows ever, but also, I really dislike The Mentalist. Second poll: Leverage, again, partially because I really enjoyed the show when it was on, and partially because I found The Walking Dead pretty boring.

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  9. Patrick Maloney22 July 2013 at 12:14

    Mentalist and Walking Dead

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  10. Babar Suhail22 July 2013 at 13:35

    Nothing for me today, as well.

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  11. laura334122 July 2013 at 13:37

    Nothing for me today!

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  12. Dale Key22 July 2013 at 13:50

    I find The Mentalist and The Walking Dead pretty boring, but the other two aren't good enough to be in a best series tournament so I can't vote.

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  13. DarthLocke422 July 2013 at 13:59

    Me either.

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  14. Fran22 July 2013 at 14:59

    Leverage is the only choice! :-)

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  15. Paula Ireri22 July 2013 at 15:05

    Merlin and The Walking Dead :)

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  16. Justyna Kubica22 July 2013 at 15:13

    Merlin (as long as I don't count the last episode, it's one of my favorite series) and
    Leverage (awesome show, never watched TWD)

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  17. mentdijinn22 July 2013 at 15:17

    #Leverage will get my vote every time.. best and most original show! and if you never watched it.. you just dont know what you are missing!

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  18. CJ22 July 2013 at 15:32

    It actually wasnt an original show considering it copied a lot from the show Hustle on bbc

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  19. Arlane Gonçalves22 July 2013 at 15:36

    The Walking Dead versus Leverage? I'm not sure if Leverage has a chance.

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  20. Lynda Emily22 July 2013 at 15:47

    Leverage all the way for me :) the gorgeous Christian Kane kicking arse what more could I want

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  21. Ethel Henry22 July 2013 at 16:07

    #Leverage--the only one worth watching!

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  22. Bruce_F22 July 2013 at 16:50

    Mentalist & Walking Dead.

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  23. Sandy Marowitz22 July 2013 at 17:09

    #Leverage is the only show for me!

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  24. Dahne22 July 2013 at 17:19

    I would vote Leverage over almost everything in this contest. The show was a great combination of action, caper, and character. I miss it a lot this summer, especially Parker, Eliot, and Hardison. As for the other I vote Merlin, mostly because I saw all of season 1 of The Mentalist and still could not stand Jayne.

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  25. Dahne22 July 2013 at 17:24

    Agreed. I was really excited about The Walking Dead since everyone raved about it. I think that caused my expectations to be too high because I found it alternately boring and gross. Oddly enough I watched season 1 of The Mentalist the same summer and both tied as the worst show I'd seen that year albeit for completely different reasons.

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  26. Laura Flynn Manners22 July 2013 at 19:30

    Leverage all the way....gutted they cancelled my favourite show :((

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  27. Maddie22 July 2013 at 19:35

    #Leaverage loved this show want it back so bad,

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  28. Patrick Maloney22 July 2013 at 19:48

    I guess Walking Dead is a very polarizing show, that it never reached round 2

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  29. Fabian Alonso Ramz22 July 2013 at 22:44

    The Mentalist & The Walking Dead

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  30. Loriann Jensen23 July 2013 at 00:55

    Walking Dead over Leverage!? C'mon now people! LEVERAGE ALL THE WAY

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  31. Laura J23 July 2013 at 01:15

    Leverage!!!!

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  32. Dahne23 July 2013 at 01:19

    Depends a lot on what shows it went against the last 3 years. If it was Supernatural one year and Castle the next, it had no chance.

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  33. Ghost0023 July 2013 at 01:31

    Unless numbers dramatically change for Walking Dead/Leverage this is going to be the closest one yet.

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  34. Patrick Maloney23 July 2013 at 02:22

    But it's been on the air for three years and I still think my theory stands because it should get more votes since it is the highest rated show

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  35. prpleight23 July 2013 at 07:02

    Very easy for me! Leverage!

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  36. Angel McGuffey23 July 2013 at 10:10

    #Leverage always gets my vote! Love Christian Kane!!

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  37. Abigail Bruillon23 July 2013 at 13:03

    Leverage and The Mentalist!

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  38. IT_Pro4723 July 2013 at 20:05

    The Mentalist is ripped off from the far superior Psych on USA Networks! I will NEVER vote for it.



    Vive la Leverage! :-)

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  39. LouLou wolfpack23 July 2013 at 22:59

    leverage gets my vote every time its my favorite show on TV I love that show hope they bring it back on

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  40. june24 July 2013 at 02:30

    2013- lost to Leverage by 3%

    2012- lost to NCIS by 9%
    2011- lost to Castle by 31%


    I think the only way Walking Dead will win is if its paired with a weak show like 90210, private practice, pretty little liars, the new normal, etc. It seems like lots of people watch walking dead but most don't have it in their top shows.

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  41. Dahne24 July 2013 at 03:35

    Thanks. So it lost against the 17th and 3rd place finishers. That's interesting to know. I don't suppose you know who Castle lost against in 2011.

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  42. june24 July 2013 at 03:45

    Castle lost to Chuck by 1-2%= 23 votes

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  43. omabin24 July 2013 at 04:26

    Nothing for me on the first one. The second one is easy. Nothing against Leverage, which I have never watched, but The Walking Dead is my favorite current show, I love it. Sad it seems to have lost though :/

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  44. Dahne24 July 2013 at 07:20

    Wow, that was close. By the way, you are awesome for sharing all this info.

    So Castle lost to the #5 show. I think a lot of how a show does relates to its placement in the tournament and The Walking Dead had hard draws for its first two years. If I remember right, TWD has never been one of the Top 10 popular shows on SpoilerTV, although it is still popular here. However I am going to hazard a different guess as to why it has not done well in this contest - it has no core group at STV actively campaigning for it to win. Of the people who always show up for this contest, it probably had the majority of the votes and so should have won. Thing is that you don't win here without getting people who aren't actively watching for a new round to begin.


    I would even argue that a show can't win it all without engaging people who have never heard of Spoiler. I'm not sure how many TWD fans promoted the contest via Twitter, FB, and Tumblr but I would guess it wasn't near as many that ended up hearing about Leverage through those platforms. I received nearly 100 tweets about it myself. In the end it isn't about whether the show is polarizing or not and it sure isn't about what show is most popular on SpoilerTV. It's about which shows can get the message out to the most amount of people in the shortest amount of time. Until a Walking Dead fan with connections to other big TWD communities starts spreading the word, it will never get far no matter how popular it is.

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  45. mentdijinn24 July 2013 at 14:19

    When is the next round beginning?

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  46. POOHTATTOO24 July 2013 at 14:33

    Omfg. It is not copying Hustle. Hustle is con men conning whomever they wanted to just for kicks and love of money. Leverage was conmen actually doing good things. Similar yes, copying, no. Have you watched Hustle?! Totally different feel and character dynamic.

    Copying is like what Syfy does when Pacific Rim came out and literally a week later they have a B movie playing called Atlantic Rim.

    I always vote leverage. Mostly because every actor could say more with a glance than half the crap on tv now. Miss it.

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  47. POOHTATTOO24 July 2013 at 14:42

    I wonder if I'm the only one waiting to pwn desperate housewives...firefly fans will own that pill

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  48. Dalbart24 July 2013 at 14:51

    You're not the only one :)

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  49. Beth Kredel24 July 2013 at 14:57

    Please let me know when the new voting starts, I'm waiting patiently!

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  50. Debbie Bruns Gallant24 July 2013 at 15:57

    Leverage won so I guess they did have a chance.

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  51. Heather Skerry24 July 2013 at 18:12

    1sr merlin
    2nd leverage

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  52. Folie-lex24 July 2013 at 22:48

    I can't believe Leverage came through!!!
    (not that I'm upset... in fact quite the opposite seeing as it was my pick, but I thought there was no way it would beat TWD... huh! Pleasantly surprised...)

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  53. Arlane Gonçalves25 July 2013 at 13:40

    True. Too bad.

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  54. Kim26 July 2013 at 16:53

    Leverage is the only show for me, it can be anything, you have to think your way out of their difficulties and there is always a wild card something unexpected, it has all the drama, action and even romance of any other show you can name without the steriotypical scripting other shows suffer from.

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  55. Kim26 July 2013 at 16:55

    I don't really like The Walking Dead, it's all about zombies roaming around and groups of people trying to survive. Watch carefully they only have about four scripts and while they change the; settings, people, objects used and locations they are just the same repeated over and over.

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  56. Kim26 July 2013 at 16:59

    The Mentalist is a weak version of Leverage, connin someone by making them believe he is psychic so he can hunt down and kill his wife and daughters murderer, I watched and I know there is three maybe four scripts they use. They change the: locations, people involved, item used to murder, settings and are getting deeping into finding Red John but it's still all the same show each time.
    The Walking Dead is just zombies and people trying to survive each show is the same while they up the gore they don't do anything to improve the scritps.

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  57. James26 July 2013 at 18:00

    Not seen enough of The Mentalist to comment on that point to be honest.


    However, I disagree with the points you make about The Walking Dead. Much of the show revolves around how the living characters interact with each other, survival against the zombies is not the main focus of the show. I'm not a big fan of the zombie genre myself, but I found that The Walking Dead explored the relationships between the characters much better than in most other zombie shows or movies.

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  58. Kim26 July 2013 at 19:05

    Ijust can't watch it without getting grossed out, it comes off as just another zombie plot, very boring, very predictable

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