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Old 10-03-03 | 10:39 PM
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Sci Fi / Cult TV Tournament : ROUND 1C

Time for the next round of matches!! Vote for your favorites!

a few notes to remember...

- All the placements in matches were picked at random... (I had my friend pick them at random from index cards) so please don't complain that it's isn't fair that show X for a first round match with show Y.

- All the shows in the tournament were nominated... I know some of them aren't true sci fi or cult shows in some peoples eyes, but they were nominated.

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MATCH #17

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER -vs- MANIMAL


To Learn more about Buffy The Vamire Slayer - http://www.upn.com/shows/buffy/

To Learn more about Manimal - http://epguides.com/Manimal/

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MATCH #18

SLIDERS -vs- HIGHLANDER



To Learn more about Sliders - http://www.sliders.net/

To Learn more about Highlander - http://www.highlander-official.com/

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MATCH #19

FREAKS AND GEEKS -vs- STAR TREK : DEEP SPACE NINE



To Learn more about Freaks and Geeks - http://www.freaksandgeeks.com/home.shtm

To Learn more about Star Trek Deep Space Nine - http://www.startrek.com/startrek/vie...DS9/index.html

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MATCH #20

BABYLON 5 -vs- FAMILY GUY



To Learn more about Babylon 5 - http://www2.warnerbros.com/babylon5/home.html

To Learn more about Family Guy - http://www.fox.com/familyguy/index.html

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MATCH #21

THE INCREDIBLE HULK -vs- SIFL & OLLY SHOW



To Learn more about Hulk - http://www.incrediblehulktvseries.com/

To Learn more about The Sifl & Olly Show - http://www.sifl-n-olly.com/


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MATCH #22

FUTURAMA -vs- X-FILES



To Learn more about Futurama - http://www.fox.com/futurama/

To Learn more about the X-Files - http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/3142/

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MATCH #23

DOCTOR WHO -vs- SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH



To Learn more about Doctor Who - http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho/

To Learn more about Sabrina The Teenage Witch - http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Contrib/E...nment/Sabrina/

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MATCH #24

OUTER LIMITS -vs- CHARMED



To Learn more about Outer Limits - http://timstvshowcase.com/outlimit.html

To Learn more about Charmed - http://magic-poison.net/lyn/

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ROUND 1C REVIEW
MATCH #17 - BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER vs MANIMAL
MATCH #18 - SLIDERS vs HIGHLANDER
MATCH #19 - FREAKS AND GEEKS vs STAR TREK DEEP SPACE NINE
MATCH #20 - BABYLON 5 vs FAMILY GUY
MATCH #21 - THE INCREDIBLE HULK vs SIFL & OLLY SHOW
MATCH #22 - FUTURAMA vs X-FILES
MATCH #23 - DOCTOR WHO vs SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH
MATCH #24 - OUTER LIMITS vs CHARMED
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Vote below.

Voting on this round ends Thursday Oct 9th at midnight.

Voting on Round 1B is still open until Sunday Oct 5 at midnight, so vote on those if you havne't done that yet.
Old 10-04-03 | 12:53 AM
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No wonder you waited all day to post this.

Putting us in the position of deciding whether to vote for Freaks and Geeks because it rules or against it because it has no business in this poll ...

then Babylon 5 versus The Family Guy?

and the implied potential next-round match-up of archnemeses B5 and DS9?

Argh. Each of us will approach this differently, but my votes to this point and now from this point will be based on a fairly strict definition of Sci-Fi and Cult, and as such, I won't be voting for great shows like Freaks and Geeks or The Family Guy. They may kick all sorts of ass, but premature cancellation doesn't necessarily make something a Cult show. At best, they're at the very fringe edge of the definition ... IMO. If I don't disqualify them early, I don't know how the hell to make any sense out of my votes. How do I even begin to compare Sports Night to Freaks and Geeks to Family Guy to Babylon 5? You may feel differently, but it's the only way I can make sense of the poll. With that in mind ...

#17 - Buffy, the Vampire Slayer
#18 - Sliders (not sure I can defend this, but what's a Sabrina Lloyd lover to do)
#19 - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Freaks & Geeks is better, but I'm not going down that road)
#20 - Babylon 5 (giggity, giggity, giggity ... awright.)
#21 - The Incredible Hulk
#22 - Futurama
#23 - Doctor Who
#24 - The Outer Limits

Let the rumble begin ...

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ROUND 1C REVIEW
MATCH #17 - BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
MATCH #18 - SLIDERS
MATCH #19 - FREAKS AND GEEKS
MATCH #20 - BABYLON 5
MATCH #21 - ----
MATCH #22 - X-FILES
MATCH #23 - ----
MATCH #24 - ----
Old 10-04-03 | 02:29 AM
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MATCH #17 - BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (easiest choice I've had, my favorite series.)
MATCH #18 - SLIDERS
MATCH #20 - BABYLON 5 (quickly becoming one of my favorite series.)
MATCH #22 - FUTURAMA
MATCH #24 - OUTER LIMITS
Old 10-04-03 | 06:41 AM
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MATCH #17 - BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
MATCH #18 - SLIDERS
MATCH #19 - STAR TREK DEEP SPACE NINE
MATCH #20 - BABYLON 5
MATCH #21 - THE INCREDIBLE HULK
MATCH #22 - FUTURAMA *
MATCH #23 - DOCTOR WHO
MATCH #24 - OUTER LIMITS


* The last two years of X-Files brought the series way down on my fav list and that finale took it off.

Things look to get tougher
Old 10-04-03 | 06:55 AM
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MATCH #17 - BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
MATCH #18 - SLIDERS
MATCH #19 - FREAKS AND GEEKS
MATCH #20 - BABYLON 5
MATCH #21 -
MATCH #22 - FUTURAMA
MATCH #23 - DOCTOR WHO
MATCH #24 - OUTER LIMITS
Old 10-04-03 | 08:19 AM
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17 - Buffy the Vampire Slayer
18 - Highlander
19 - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
20 - Babylon 5
21 - The Incredible Hulk
22 - Futurama
23 - Doctor Who
24 - Charmed
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Oh totally not fair!

17 - Buffy the Vampire Slayer
18 - Highlander (this one's really tough but that last season of Sliders sucked beyond belief so the immortal wins by a hair)
19 - DS9 (please don't let the next round matchup be DS9 v B5
20 - B5
21 -
22 - X-Files
23 -
24 - The Outer Limits
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17-Buffy the Vampire Slayer
18-Highlander
19-Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
20-Babylon 5
21-The Incredible Hulk
22-The X-Files
23-Doctor Who
24-If you mean the original Outer Limits, my vote goes with that; if you mean the later version, then I'm undecided on this one.
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17. Manimal
18. Highlander
19. Deep Space Nine
20. Family Guy
21. Incredible Hulk
22. Futurama
23. Doctor Who
24. Outer Limits
Old 10-04-03 | 07:11 PM
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MATCH #17 - BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
MATCH #18 - HIGHLANDER
MATCH #19 - FREAKS AND GEEKS
MATCH #20 - BABYLON 5
MATCH #21 - THE INCREDIBLE HULK
MATCH #22 - X-FILES
MATCH #23 - DOCTOR WHO
MATCH #24 - CHARMED
Old 10-04-03 | 11:08 PM
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MATCH #17 - BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
MATCH #18 - SLIDERS
MATCH #19 - STAR TREK DEEP SPACE NINE
MATCH #20 - BABYLON 5
MATCH #21 - THE INCREDIBLE HULK
MATCH #22 - X-FILES
MATCH #23 - DOCTOR WHO
MATCH #24 - OUTER LIMITS
Old 10-05-03 | 02:16 AM
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oops... yes.. Thats the ORIGINAL Outer Limits.. not the new version.

Monkey, sorry it took me so long to post the new matches on Friday, my friend took me out to a all you can eat buffett for lunch and I passed out on the sofa later

I also didn't even notice that the next round might match up DS9 against B5... that should be interesting!!

here's my personal votes...

MATCH #17 - BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (my favorite new show)
MATCH #18 - HIGHLANDER (the immortal wins)
MATCH #19 - no pick (I have't seen enough of either show to make a pick)
MATCH #20 - no pick (see above)
MATCH #21 - THE INCREDIBLE HULK
MATCH #22 - FUTURAMA (so close... Futurama makes me laugh a bit more... I used to love X Files but it hasn't stood the test of time IMO)
MATCH #23 - DOCTOR WHO (hands down, the greatest sci fi TV series of all times, ever!!)
MATCH #24 - OUTER LIMITS (classic... love the monsters)

keep voting!
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• Quoth turborobb •<HR SIZE=1>DOCTOR WHO (hands down, the greatest sci fi TV series of all times, ever!!)<HR SIZE=1>

Considering your answer to #20, you may not be qualified to make this statement. Dr. Who does kick ass, though.

If it does turn out to be DS9 vs. B5, that's going to be oooh so much fun.

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P.S. Can't pass up an all-you-can-eat buffet ... that would be uncivilized.
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MATCH #17 - BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
MATCH #18 - HIGHLANDER
MATCH #19 - STAR TREK DEEP SPACE NINE
MATCH #20 - BABYLON 5
MATCH #21 - THE INCREDIBLE HULK
MATCH #22 - X-FILES
MATCH #23 - DOCTOR WHO
MATCH #24 - OUTER LIMITS
Old 10-05-03 | 10:41 AM
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ROUND 1C
MATCH #17 - BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
MATCH #18 - SLIDERS
MATCH #19 - STAR TREK DEEP SPACE NINE
MATCH #20 - FAMILY GUY (Sorry I still have not been able to get into this show, maybe one day I will change my heathen ways)
MATCH #21 - SIFL & OLLY SHOW
MATCH #22 - FUTURAMA
MATCH #23 - DOCTOR WHO
MATCH #24 - OUTER LIMITS
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Re: Sci Fi / Cult TV Tournament : ROUND 1C

17: Manimal!

18: Sliders

19: I'm going to abstain. I never saw F&G, and although I'm sure it's better than the raging crapfest that is DS9, I cant say one way or the other.

20: My god - why dont you just rip my heart from my chest and stomp on it! That's like choosing which of my children I'd rather seen dismembered by a pack of rabid wild wolves before my eyes!
Given that I'll go B-5 over Family Guy, but only with reservation.

21: Hulk - I wouldnt like him when he's angry.

22: Futurerama. X-Files imploded under it's own mythology too much towards the end.

23: Oh please - no contest here. The Doctor is in the house all the way.

24: Outer Limits (do you mean the newer one or the old school one)
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MATCH #17 - BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
MATCH #18 - HIGHLANDER
MATCH #19 - STAR TREK DEEP SPACE NINE
MATCH #20 - BABYLON 5
MATCH #21 - THE INCREDIBLE HULK
MATCH #22 - X-FILES
MATCH #23 - DOCTOR WHO
MATCH #24 - OUTER LIMITS
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17-
18- Sliders
19- Star Trek: DS9
20-
21-
22- Futurama
23- DR. Who
24- Outer Limits
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I also didn't even notice that the next round might match up DS9 against B5... that should be interesting!!
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MATCH #17 - BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER - as much as I loathe and despise this show, it certainly trumps Mssr. McCorkindale's effort.
MATCH #18 - SLIDERS
MATCH #19 - STAR TREK DEEP SPACE NINE
MATCH #20 - BABYLON 5
MATCH #21 - THE INCREDIBLE HULK
MATCH #22 - X-FILES
MATCH #23 - DOCTOR WHO
MATCH #24 - OUTER LIMITS
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17. Buffy
18. Sliders
19. Freaks & Geeks
20. Family Guy
21. Hulk
22. XFiles
23. Sabrina
24. Outer Limits

Interesting matchups this round!
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MATCH #17 - BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
MATCH #18 - SLIDERS
MATCH #19 - STAR TREK DEEP SPACE NINE
MATCH #20 - BABYLON 5
MATCH #21 - THE INCREDIBLE HULK
MATCH #22 - X-FILES
MATCH #23 - DOCTOR WHO
MATCH #24 - OUTER LIMITS

Ouch!! That B5 vs. Family Guy choice was absolutely KILLING ME!!!!
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MATCH #17 - Manimal
MATCH #18 - Sliders
MATCH #19 - DS9
MATCH #20 - twikoff
MATCH #21 - Incred. Hulk
MATCH #22 - Futurama
MATCH #23 - Dr. Who
MATCH #24 - Outer Limits
Old 10-07-03 | 07:46 PM
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18--sliders
23--Dr. Who
24--Outer Limits

(not sure who scientific this is going to be--I couldn't even vote for b5 since I've never seen the show it's up against. B5 and Farscape are my unofficial votes for best scifi shows.)

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