EWB's All-Time Favorite TV Show Tournament

[MalaCloudy Black]

MOUNTAIN BRACKET

1) The Simpsons vs. 8) House

5) It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia vs. 4) The Sopranos

6) Firefly vs. 14) Louie

7) 24 vs. 2) Scrubs

PACIFIC BRACKET

1) Arrested Development vs. 8) Mystery Science Theater 3000

5) Parks & Recreation vs. 13) The A-Team

6) Futurama vs. 3) Friends

7) Twin Peaks vs. 2) The Wire

[jrhodes]

MOUNTAIN BRACKET

1) The Simpsons vs. 8) House

5) It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia vs. 4) The Sopranos

6) Firefly vs. 14) Louie

7) 24 vs. 2) Scrubs

PACIFIC BRACKET

1) Arrested Development vs. 8) Mystery Science Theater 3000

5) Parks & Recreation vs. 13) The A-Team

6) Futurama vs. 3) Friends

7) Twin Peaks vs. 2) The Wire

[Nick Adams]

MOUNTAIN BRACKET

1) The Simpsons vs. 8) House - Hugh Laurie unfortunately can't sway me, and I won't be vindictive just because The Simpsons beat a show I liked better.

5) It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia vs. 4) The Sopranos - I don't like either, but I still find the ending to The Sopranos more like a cliffhanger, except that the series is over.

6) Firefly vs. 14) Louie - Not a brown coat, but I like the acting in Firefly more.

7) 24 vs. 2) Scrubs - Unrealistic view of what can be accomplished in an hour (how the hell does somebody get all the way across DC in just one hour? If 24 were honest, we'd have one episode that was just Jack Bauer in his car, complaining about traffic, finally getting fed up, and demanding that the President loan him Marine One for the duration. Scrubs at least recognizes that it's outlandish.

PACIFIC BRACKET

1) Arrested Development vs. 8) Mystery Science Theater 3000 - MST3K got what Arrested Development fans want: more seasons than originally allowed, and a movie. So obviously, it is superior.

5) Parks & Recreation vs. 13) The A-Team - Voting here because I have to.

6) Futurama vs. 3) Friends - Futurama gave me more headaches than Star Trek sometimes. That is not a good thing.

7) Twin Peaks vs. 2) The Wire - Voting for the wire for the same reasons as last time.

EDITING IN RESPONSE TO QUESTION: Quarter-final PM votes work for me

[Guest mr. potato head]

I like the idea of PM votes to preserve suspense. But then again, I also like the idea of running a predictor contest where people fill out brackets with who they think will win.

MOUNTAIN BRACKET

1) The Simpsons vs. 8) House

5) It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia vs. 4) The Sopranos

6) Firefly vs. 14) Louie

7) 24 vs. 2) Scrubs

PACIFIC BRACKET

1) Arrested Development vs. 8) Mystery Science Theater 3000

5) Parks & Recreation vs. 13) The A-Team

6) Futurama vs. 3) Friends

7) Twin Peaks vs. 2) The Wire

[ruderrocket]

MOUNTAIN BRACKET

1) The Simpsons vs. 8) House

5) It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia vs. The Sopranos

6) Firefly vs. 14) Louie

7) 24 vs. 2) Scrubs

PACIFIC BRACKET

1) Arrested Development vs. 8) Mystery Science Theater 3000

5) Parks & Recreation vs. 13) The A-Team

6) Futurama vs. 3) Friends

7) Twin Peaks vs. 2) The Wire

Edited April 12, 2012 by ruderrocket

[LittleDaniel]

MOUNTAIN BRACKET

1) The Simpsons vs. 8) House

5) It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia vs. 4) The Sopranos

6) Firefly vs. 14) Louie

7) 24 vs. 2) Scrubs

PACIFIC BRACKET

1) Arrested Development vs. 8) Mystery Science Theater 3000

5) Parks & Recreation vs. 13) The A-Team

6) Futurama vs. 3) Friends

7) Twin Peaks vs. 2) The Wire

[Pizza]

I like the idea of PM votes to preserve suspense. But then again, I also like the idea of running a predictor contest where people fill out brackets with who they think will win

I like the idea of awards for guy who went with crowd the most and biggest contrarian, but predictions when we're already voting is silly.

[SRN]

I vote yay for the voting by PM thing. I vote "EWB has horrible taste" for both Monty Python, Fawlty Towers, Blackadder and FarScape going out.

But at least we get rid of Lost.

[Benjamin]

MOUNTAIN BRACKET

1) The Simpsons vs. 8) House - Easy.

5) It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia vs. 4) The Sopranos - This was a tough one. Sopranos was good, but It's Always Sunny is getting funnier and funnier the more I watch it, and slowly creeping its way into my heart.

6) Firefly vs. 14) Louie - Yeah, go Louie!

7) 24 vs. 2) Scrubs - Never really liked Scrubs. Hope Louie wins so I can vote for that next round too!

PACIFIC BRACKET

1) Arrested Development vs. 8) Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Never watched MST3K. Never even knew that was its full title until this thread opened up.

5) Parks & Recreation vs. 13) The A-Team - Was born in the '90s. Plus Parks & Recs is hilarious.

6) Futurama vs. 3) Friends - Christ, I hope Friends wins. I'm biting my nails at this match.

7) Twin Peaks vs. 2) The Wire - People seem to like The Wire more, so I'm voting for Twin Peaks and praying, so that Friends still has a chance next round.

And fuck yeah to Lost going out! Also, fuck yeah, HIMYM burning in hell too! Regained faith in you, EWB!

Although I still hope you guys go die for letting Blackadder lose

[Stormshadow]

MOUNTAIN BRACKET

1) The Simpsons vs. 8) House

5) It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia vs. 4) The Sopranos

6) Firefly vs. 14) Louie

7) 24 vs. 2) Scrubs

PACIFIC BRACKET

1) Arrested Development vs. 8) Mystery Science Theater 3000

5) Parks & Recreation vs. 13) The A-Team

6) Futurama vs. 3) Friends

7) Twin Peaks vs. 2) The Wire

[Hobo]

MOUNTAIN BRACKET

1) The Simpsons vs. 8) House

5) It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia vs. 4) The Sopranos

6) Firefly vs. 14) Louie

7) 24 vs. 2) Scrubs

PACIFIC BRACKET

1) Arrested Development vs. 8) Mystery Science Theater 3000

5) Parks & Recreation vs. 13) The A-Team

6) Futurama vs. 3) Friends

7) Twin Peaks vs. 2) The Wire

Damn this was hard. But I always must vote MST! Always.

[TGC]

1) The Simpsons vs. 8) House - A pointless vote, but oh well I prefer what I prefer.

5) It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia vs. 4) The Sopranos - Can't stand Sunny.

6) Firefly vs. 14) Louie - VERY HARD. But in the end Louie is a very good show that I want to see move on just a little bit more.

7) 24 vs. 2) Scrubs - I like both shows. I just stopped thinking about it and went with my gut instinct.

PACIFIC BRACKET

1) Arrested Development vs. 8) Mystery Science Theater 3000 - I REALLY need to watch AR!

5) Parks & Recreation vs. 13) The A-Team - I am all for the Louie pimping, but the A-Team pimping and subsequent win(ning?) is ridiculous.

6) Futurama vs. 3) Friends - Awesome vs. Iconic? Iconic wins.

7) Twin Peaks vs. 2) The Wire - I hope I hope I hope.

[Lint]

MOUNTAIN BRACKET

1) The Simpsons vs. 8) House Hard choice, both shows have had their better years, but the Simpsons wins out

5) It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia vs. 4) The Sopranos

6) Firefly vs. 14) Louie Just voting to vote..never watched either

7) 24 vs. 2) Scrubs Love 24, but Scrubs is just too good to lose

PACIFIC BRACKET

1) Arrested Development vs. 8) Mystery Science Theater 3000 Watching them again on Netflix made me remember how awesome MST3K was

5) Parks & Recreation vs. 13) The A-Team I pitty da fool who doesn't vote for the A Team

6) Futurama vs. 3) Friends Don't see how Futurama can lose to Friends

7) Twin Peaks vs. 2) The Wire Like Firefly vs Louie, I'm just voting to vote

[Mx. Canadian Destroyer]

MOUNTAIN BRACKET

1) The Simpsons vs. 8) House

5) It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia vs. 4) The Sopranos

6) Firefly vs. 14) Louie

7) 24 vs. 2) Scrubs

PACIFIC BRACKET

1) Arrested Development vs. 8) Mystery Science Theater 3000

5) Parks & Recreation vs. 13) The A-Team

6) Futurama vs. 3) Friends

7) Twin Peaks vs. 2) The Wire

[Josh]

Mountain and Pacific second round voting is closed. Results will be available later, soon followed by the start of Sweet Sixteen voting!

[Josh]

Mountain and Pacific Bracket Second Round results are in!

MOUNTAIN BRACKET

In the battle of 1) The Simpsons vs. 8) House, the winner is

1) The Simpsons

Fare thee well, House. You've done great, but The Simpsons has been on another level. 32-3.

In the battle of 5) It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia vs. 4) The Sopranos, the winner is

4) The Sopranos

A close battle. There should be no shame in this loss for Always Sunny. 20-15.

In the battle of 6) Firefly vs. 14) Louie, the winner is

14) Louie

The plucky underdog picks up a big win. 23-12.

In the battle of 7) 24 vs. 2) Scrubs, the winner is

2) Scrubs

Scrubs coasts through another round. 26-9.

PACIFIC BRACKET

In the battle of 1) Arrested Development vs. 8) Mystery Science Theater 3000, the winner is

1) Arrested Development

A tough loss for MST3K, but AD was no less deserving. 23-12.

We set a new record for smallest margin of victory in the battle of 5) Parks & Recreation vs. 13) The A-Team. The last-second winner is

13) The A-Team

18-17. A single vote difference. Not our biggest upset, but it's up there. Somewhere, TGC is cursing EWB.

In the battle of 6) Futurama vs. 3) Friends, the winner is

6) Futurama

No more free ride for Friends. 19-16.

Finally, in the battle of 7) Twin Peaks vs. 2) The Wire, the winner is

2) The Wire

That was a well-paired battle, and the victory seems that much more deserved for the winner. 24-11.

Another round is behind us. Coming later today: The Sweet Sixteen.

Also, it looks like we'll be voting via PM when we get to the Elite Eight.

[GoGo Yubari]

13) The A-Team

18-17. A single vote difference. Not our biggest upset, but it's up there. Somewhere, TGC is cursing EWB.

Screw that, I'm cursing EWB. Get out of the '80s!

The Sopranos d. Always Sunny was a pleasant surprise, though, so at least there's that.

[Sousa]

Ha! Eat shit, Friends.

[GoGo Yubari]

Oh, right, yeah. Futurama d. Friends was a great victory for good TV over bad TV. This set of results was overall a lot less "oh, ugh" than the last set.

[Sousa]

P.S. I voted for The A-Team.