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.

GM16: Tall, Dark, and Moody/Mind Games Victors

Sorry for the delay, I'm still struggling to get back on any sort of schedule. Then again, given the lackluster voting numbers, we all may be.

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

Severus Snape

"Clearly, fame isn't everything"

and...

The Riddler

"Riddle me this: The poor have it, the rich need it, and if you eat it you'll die. What is it?"

Snape won 5 votes out of 7 (71%), and the Riddler snagged 4 out of 6 (66%). Some of our lower numbers, but we're just getting going.

Now, let's hang our heads as Geekdom Madness bids a final farewell to Lt. Worf ("There is nothing shameful in falling to a superior enemy.") and Jean Grey ("It's better this way. Quick. Clean. Final.")

Here's the breakdown. Check back tomorrow!

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Geekdom Madness 2016: Tall, Dark, and Moody/Mind Games

This week are four contestants with massive chips on their shoulders (some of them from other people).

GM15: Why the Long Face?/Insufferable Know-It-Alls Victors

My goodness, that was close!

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

Smaug

"Come, help yourself again. There's plenty and to spare..."

and...

Hermione Granger

"I hope you’re pleased with yourselves. We could all have been killed – or worse, expelled."

Match 2 was an absolute landslide. Out of 11 votes, Hermione's 8 (72%) crushed Data's 3 (28%). 

Match 1 was more interesting. Smaug had an early lead but Sebulba, racer that he is, actually scored a plethora of votes in the final 24 hours putting them neck and neck. Unfortunately for Sebulba, Smaug pulled one vote ahead in the last 15 minutes, ending the match 6/7 (46%/54% out of 13 votes).

I have a very strong feeling that we'll be seeing a lot more of these two as the competition goes on.

Here's the breakdown. Check back tomorrow!

All in all, I'm glad I didn't have to break THAT tie.

Geekdom Madness 2015: Why the Long Face?/Insufferable Know-It-Alls

This week: Smug Snakes and Information Overload!

Competition of the Stars

(Originally Written for Jedi News)

The Stars in question here being Wars and Trek.

Geekdom Madness 2015

So tomorrow starts another exciting Geekdom Madness competition. I already went over the details here, but today I will unveil this year's breakdown so you can all start thinking about who you want to vote for:

Click to enlarge and try to bleed from your eyeballs

If your computer lets you blow it up large enough to actually read, you'll notice a modest increase in female characters competing this year. This was intentional - it bothered me how few female characters came to my mind last time so I made it a point to think about how many women were really amongst my favorites in fiction - and who I wouldn't mind having win.

The preliminaries start in the morning and, again, we'll have two votes each week. Happy voting!

Geekdom Madness: The Real Game - Battle Amongst the Stars Victor

I should have known better.

The Victor for the first round of The Real Game is...

Jar Jar Binks

"Mesa accept dis with muy muy humility!"

 

I should not have doubted that my readerbase would lean more Star Wars, as out of 12 votes Jar Jar stumbled away with 67% to Spock's 33%. Will Jar Jar's luck continue, however?

 

 

Here's the breakdown. Check back tomorrow!

 

 

The font gets bigger the closer we get to the center...



Geekdom Madness: The Real Game - Battle Amongst the Stars

Welcome to Geekdom Madness: The Real Game! The preliminaries were certainly exciting, but here's where it really gets serious! And boy, do we have a doozy to start with: The eternal battle of Trek v. Wars!

Geekdom Madness: The Final Frontier Victor

That was a landslide!

The victor for the third round is:

Mr. Spock

"Fascinating"

Spock received 76% of the vote (10 votes) while Worf only received 23% (3 votes).

The number of votes in general is down, but this is the most one-sided match we've had so far. Let's see how it goes down the road.

Here's the breakdown. Check back tomorrow!

You know the drill

 

Geekdom Madness: The Final Frontier

This week's match-up is a Generational battle of Honor vs Reason

Announcing Geekdom Madness!

I hate organized sports, but I love tournament brackets.

You And I Have Unfinished Business

There are two directors I know who can make films that are little more than gigantic homages to the films they grew up with, and have me enjoy it through them even if I've never seen what they're homaging.

The first is George Lucas, the second is Quentin Tarantino.

Kill Bill turns 10 this month.

Best Served Cold

I made it to the theatre to see Star Trek: Into Darkness the other day. Here are my thoughts

Captain, scanners are detecting major SPOILERS ahead. Proceed with caution.

Site Updates: New Links and Anniversary Reviews

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