Geekdom Madness 2016: Tournament of Losers Victor!

We are ready to announce the Victor for Geekdom Madness 2016: The Tournament of Losers. As usual, unlike the other Victor postings which are right on the front page, I'm going to add a page break because SUSPENSE!

Geekdom Madness 2016: The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny

And only one will survive. I wonder who it will be?

GM16: The Semi-Final Victors

We're ramping up for the end here, so let's not waste any time. You have spoken. These are your champions.

The Victors for the Geekdom Madness Semi-Final are...

Captain Jack Sparrow

"You will always remember this as the day you almost caught...Captain Jack Sparrow!"

 With 6 out of 9 votes (66%), he yo-hoed Yoda. He has what it takes.

and...

Maleficent

"You poor simple fools! Thinking you could defeat me...ME! The mistress of all evil!"

 With 4 out of 8 votes (50%) and a tiebreaker die roll of 14 to her opponent's abysmal 1, she riddled the Riddler. She has what it takes.


Here's the breakdown. Tomorrow, the Geekdom Madness 2016 Final!

I thought that was going to go 100% the opposite way

Geekdom Madness 2016: The Semi-Final

Hello all, and welcome to Geekdom Madness 2016's Semi-Final. Our Elite Four will be whittled down to the final two. So let's not waste any time!

GM16 - QF: Unreadable/Hear Me Roar Victors

Interesting split.

The Victors for the second round of the Quarter-Final and the last two Elite Four are...

Captain Jack Sparrow

"You will always remember this as the day you almost caught...Captain Jack Sparrow!"

and...

Maleficent

"You poor simple fools! Thinking you could defeat me...ME! The mistress of all evil!"

Disney wins the day. Captain Jack nailed Match 1 by a landslide 8 votes out of 10 (80%). Maleficent came back from a disappointing start, winning by one last-minute vote to gain 5 votes out of 9 (55%).

So now, ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Elite Four of Geekdom Madness 2016: The Tournement of Losers

YODA

THE RIDDLER

CAPTAIN JACK SPARROW

MALEFICENT

Tomorrow, this Final Four will be whittled down to the Final Two, and after that, There Can Be Only One! 

Here's the breakdown. Check back tomorrow!

 

Technically speaking, Disney owns 3/4 our this year's Elite Four

 

Geekdom Madness 2016 - Quarter-Final: Unreadable/Hear Me Roar

This week we round out our Elite Four for this year, so let's get started!

GM16 - TRG: Poachers/Thrillseekers Victors

So close yet so far....


The Victors for the fourth and final round of The Real Game are...

Captain Jack Sparrow

"You will always remember this as the day you almost caught...Captain Jack Sparrow!"

and...

Rose Tyler

"So history’s happening and we’re stuck here."

Match 1 was no contest. Captain Jack had all the votes until literally the last second, but he still got 8 votes out of 11 total (72%). Match 2 was a lot more even, with Rose squeaking by with a single vote, ending with 5 out of 9 (55%).

Here's the breakdown. The Quarter-Final starts tomorrow!

Bloody pirates.

Geekdom Madness 2016 - The Real Game: Poachers/Thrillseekers

This week, we wrap up The Real Game with another eclectic mix.

GM16: Worst Swordsmen/Battle Amongst the Stars Redux Victors

No contest.


The Victors for the seventh round of the preliminaries are...

Captain Jack Sparrow

"You will always remember this as the day you almost caught...Captain Jack Sparrow!"

and...

Sebulba

"Yoko to bantha poodoo, hehehehe..."

The story is the same for both matches: Out of a total of 7 votes, Captain Jack Sparrow and Sebulba received 6 votes each (85%), nearly flawless.

Now, let's hang our heads as Geekdom Madness bids a final farewell to The Black Knight ("COME BACK HERE AND TAKE WHAT'S COMING TO YOU! I'll BITE YER LEGS OFF!") and Lt. Commander Data ("There are still many human emotions I do not fully comprehend - anger, hatred, revenge...")

Here's the breakdown. Check back tomorrow!

The Trekkers must be furious.

Geekdom Madness 2016: Worst Swordsmen/Battle Amongst the Stars Redux

This week, it's 1,000 Cuts vs a couple of Spacefearing Gearheads.

Geekdom Madness: Adventure, Ho! Victor

Don't forget your hat....

The victor for the thirteenth round of the preliminaries is:

Indiana Jones

"That depends on how reasonable we're all willing to be."

Jones dominated the 13-vote total with 77% to Captain Jack's 23%. Kind of expected, though I was hoping for the opposite.

Here's the breakdown. Check back tomorrow!

Brackets. Why did it have to be brackets?

Geekdom Madness: Adventure, Ho!

This week's match-up: Dr. Jones vs Cap'n Jack!

Announcing Geekdom Madness!

I hate organized sports, but I love tournament brackets.

You'd Best Start Believin' in Ghost Stories...

As I mentioned in my Lone Ranger review, I saw a movie on my birthday ten years ago with the same star, director, and writing team as that one. It was a movie I didn't think would go anywhere, but it ended up becoming one of my favorites of all time.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl is ten years old this month.

Kemosabe

Have I really gotten so cynical about mainstream criticism that the second something is said to be a flop, I naturally assume it must be an underrated and misunderstood gem? This was the feeling I had when I decided my birthday film this year be the new "Lone Ranger" film. Everyone was saying it sucked, and I could only find one theatre still playing it, so naturally I said "Gotta get me some of that, make up my own damn mind."

Though I confess that as the lights dimmed, I got a sinking feeling that maybe there was a reason everyone hated it. Maybe the critics were right for a change. Did I just drag my family to a dud just because I no longer trust what I read online?

Hi-Yo, Spoilers, AWAYYYYYY!!!!!

JJJ: A Measure of Character

(Originally Written for Jedi News)

I came to a revelation as I was making last week's video.

A few months back, when I wrote about my Top 11 Favorite Star Wars Characters, I listed Yoda as number 1. And yes, in the Star Wars Universe, I do like Yoda best.

But if I had to pick which star Wars character I would put at the top of my list of favorite fictional characters in general, well it would be good ol’ Jar Jar Binks.

Like What You Wanna Like! Defenses of Underappreciated Films (And More!) Part 2!

Last week I asked you all to write in with media and franchises you love that seem to have a sizable hatedom (aside from I-III, since I always talk about them). I swore that I would talk a little bit about each with the following rules:

1. If I liked it too, I would praise it for its greatness.

2. If I didn't like it, I would be honest with my criticism while still emphasizing both your right to like it and its right to exist, plus finding at least one genuinely nice thing to say about it (and not dismissing it as alltogether "bad" regardless of how I feel).

3. If I haven't seen it, I'll explain why while refusing to pass too much judgement and, again, emphasizing both your right to like it and its right to exist.

You all gave me a lot of great things to talk about that fall into all three categories. You gave me so much that, while I envisioned this as a single post, Blogspot wouldn't let me put all the necessary tags on it requiring me to split it into two. Yesterday I gave you all the superhero stuff, and now it's time for the thrilling conclusion!

Some Spoilers ahead.