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Boards Best Superhero TV Show Tournament!

  • 03-06-2016 10:06pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,640 ✭✭✭✭


    We recently concluded our 'best superhero movie tournament' which resulted in The Dark Knight being declared the forum's favourite.

    Now we are turning our attention to the small screen to discover what the forum thinks is the best superhero TV series.

    If you're new, the game is simple, and based on games seen on the pro wrestling board among others. I have compiled a list of 64 superhero TV shows, using the likes of IGN, Youtube and Wiki in this process. If I wound up overlooking a classic I do apologize. I should also state that, just like with the previous movie tournament, I have been rather generous in the shows I am putting under the superhero umbrella.

    As ever, the first character to get to 3 votes qualifies for the next round and the loser gets eliminated. Please try to give a reason why you are voting the way you are. We will go from 64 movies to 32, and then to 16, and so on until we reach the final.

    Okay, so with that said, let's get to the first tie and we start with a big 'un...





    Heroes

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    Captain Planet and the Planeteers

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    It's the show from 2006, Heroes, about people who discover superhuman abilities, and which earned a lot of praise (early on),versus the early nineties animated show, Captain Planet and the Planeteers, about five youths with the power to summon the hero Captain Planet to protect the world.

    Which show do you prefer? First to 3 votes goes through.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    Earth, Fire, Wind, Water, Heart... Go Planet!

    With your powers combined I am Captain Planet!!!

    No contest, Captain Planet should be the clear winner here.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16,115 ✭✭✭✭Nervous Wreck


    Captain Planet


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 36,711 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    Recently watched the "Belfast " based clips from a captain Planet episode and yeeeeesh, I can't in good conscience vote for that.

    Heroes for me; it quickly squandered its own promise and the fans' goodwill, but that engaging first season alone made the show memorable and worthy of a renewal this year


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 61,272 ✭✭✭✭Agent Coulson


    Captain Planet


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,640 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    Captain Planet gets over the line and takes the first spot in the second round. Next up we have a 1970s show vs a 1980s show.




    Super Friends

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    He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

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    It's Super Friends versus He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.

    Which show do you prefer? Cast your votes now.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 61,272 ✭✭✭✭Agent Coulson


    He-Man


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 36,711 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    Iiiiii have the power. ... .... to give He-Man my vote


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    He-Man


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,640 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    He-Man gets a dominant win and advances to Round 2. Next up it's a 90s animated series versus a modern day one...




    The Mask: Animated Series

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    Green Lantern: The Animated Series

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    Two green heroes collide here as the animated series of The Mask, which I believe aired on RTE's The Den in the 90s, takes on the animated series of Green Lantern, which aired on the the Cartoon Network from 2011.

    Which show do you prefer? Vote now.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 61,272 ✭✭✭✭Agent Coulson


    The Mask.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16,115 ✭✭✭✭Nervous Wreck


    The Mask


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,904 ✭✭✭✭skipper_G


    The Mask


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,709 ✭✭✭IncognitoMan


    The mask


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,640 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    The Mask earns a convincing win to advance. Next up it's a battle of two 90s animated shows...




    The Tick

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    Superman: The Animated Series

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    It's the satirical superhero show first seen on FOX in 1994, The Tick, versus the Warner Bros. series that aired from '96 to 2000, Superman: The Animated Series.

    Which show do you think deserves to reach Round 2? Vote now.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    SPOON!!!

    The Tick by a mile. Absolute Classic.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,904 ✭✭✭✭skipper_G


    The Tick! Love it, what a show


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,709 ✭✭✭IncognitoMan


    Superman: The Animated Series. I don't actually know much about the tick apart from seeing some of the Patrick Warburton stuff


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16,115 ✭✭✭✭Nervous Wreck


    Superman


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 61,272 ✭✭✭✭Agent Coulson


    Superman


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,640 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    It will be tough to top that tie for drama as Superman: The Animated Series comes from 2-0 down to advance 3-2.

    Next up it's a 60s animated show against a modern live-action one...




    Spider-Man (1967 TV Series)

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    Agent Carter

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    It's the 60s classic animated show, Spider-Man, with the famous theme tune, versus the show inspired by Captain America's film forays, 2015's Agent Carter.

    Which show do you prefer? Vote now.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,904 ✭✭✭✭skipper_G


    Spiderman


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 61,272 ✭✭✭✭Agent Coulson


    Agent Carter


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16,115 ✭✭✭✭Nervous Wreck


    Agent Carter


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 48,990 ✭✭✭✭Lithium93_


    Agent Carter..


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,640 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    Agent Carter picks up the win to advance to Round 2. Next we have an interesting clash of a modern day show versus a 90s one.





    Daredevil

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    The Secret World of Alex Mack

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    It's the Netflix series that debuted a year ago about the blind vigilante, Daredevil, versus the 90s Nickelodeon show about a kid drenched with chemicals that gains super powers, The Secret World of Alex Mack.

    Which show do you prefer? Vote now.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 48,990 ✭✭✭✭Lithium93_


    Daredevil, never heard about the other one and I'm a 90's kid..


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 36,711 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    Alex who? Daredevil for me.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 61,272 ✭✭✭✭Agent Coulson


    Daredevil


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,709 ✭✭✭IncognitoMan


    Daredevil. Yeah I don't know what the other show is despite growing up in the 90s as well... Must not have been too popular here in Ireland


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    I probably would've voted Daredevil too, but since he's through sympathy vote for Alex Mack - that show was great craic, surprised people are saying they hadn't heard of it... You all must be too young... ;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,640 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    I must be getting on a bit as I remember Alex Mack well. She was the girl that could turn herself into a puddle? No? I'll just move on then. Daredevil wins! Next it's a classic animation versus a 90s drama...




    Mighty Mouse

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    Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

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    It's the classic American superhero mouse, Mighty Mouse, versus the 90s show that focused on the romance between Lois Lane and Clark Kent, starring Teri Hatcher and Dean Cain.

    Which one should reach Round 2? Vote now.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 61,272 ✭✭✭✭Agent Coulson


    Loved Mighty Mouse but I'm going for Lois & Clark just because of Teri Hatcher.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 48,990 ✭✭✭✭Lithium93_


    The New Adventures Of Superman.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    Teri Hatcher and Dean Cain were perfect as Lois and Clark and that's why it gets my vote. Tried re-watching it recently and it was a bit of a chore, but as a kid, I loved it so nostalgia factor wins out.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,904 ✭✭✭✭skipper_G


    Lois and Clark


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,640 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    Lois and Clark gets a resounding endorsement to go through. Next we have two modern-day shows colliding...




    Avengers Assemble

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    Misfits

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    It's the animated series that premiered on Disney in 2013 after The Avengers movie, Avengers Assemble, versus the show that aired on E4 about a group of young offenders who gained super powers, Misfits.

    Which show do you like best? Vote now.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 61,272 ✭✭✭✭Agent Coulson


    Misfits


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 48,990 ✭✭✭✭Lithium93_


    Avengers Assemble.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    Misfits


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,904 ✭✭✭✭skipper_G


    Avengers Assemble


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16,115 ✭✭✭✭Nervous Wreck


    Misfits


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,640 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    Another entertaining tie there which sees Misfits get over the line and into the next round. Interesting one up next...




    SuperTed

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    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

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    It's the animated show that first aired in the 1980s, SuperTed, versus the modern Joss Whedon-written series based on the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

    Two very different shows here which have their fans, but which one do you like? Vote now.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 61,272 ✭✭✭✭Agent Coulson


    I can only vote one way here :) Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    Agents of SHIELD, but it was a close call.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,904 ✭✭✭✭skipper_G


    Watched the season 3 finale tonight and it's been getting better consistently. Has to be Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 541 ✭✭✭JakeArmitage




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,640 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. advances to Round 2. Next up we have a 70s TV show and a 90s animated series colliding...




    The Incredible Hulk

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    Gargoyles

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    It's the classic 70s show that starred Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno, The Incredible Hulk, versus the 90s animated series about stony creatures that come alive at night, Gargoyles.

    Which show do you prefer? Vote now.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 541 ✭✭✭JakeArmitage


    hulk


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 61,272 ✭✭✭✭Agent Coulson


    The Incredible Hulk


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    Gargoyles


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