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Boardsies Decide: Greatest Sitcom Character (US & Canada)
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23-04-2020 6:28pm#1Time for an Epic (and by epic I mean lengthy) Tournament to find out who is the Greatest Sitcom Character from a US or Canadian show
If this one goes well, maybe I (or someone else) will do a tournament in the future for this side of the pond, but for now we're just focusing on our North American cousins
Also worth noting, that Animated Shows won't be included in this tournament its just live-action Comedies in contention for the prize, with a puppet or two thrown in the mix for good measure...
How It Will Work
120 Characters have already been handpicked by me and are waiting patiently in the wings to go head-to-head in a series of bouts
There will be a chance towards the end of Round 1 for you at home to have your say and nominate a wildcard, but more on that when its time, the lines are not open yet for those PMs, so relax. For now, just enjoy proceedings, there's a vast array of characters in the mix, so your favourite is quite likely already included
I set a maximum of 3 characters from any one show while selecting the contenders to avoid some of the more popular ensemble sitcoms having a complete monopoly on proceedings, but fear not as this rule will not apply when it comes time to submit your wildcard nominee
Match 1-60 will be one on ones between the pre-selected characters, the draws of which have been decided by a random number generator
Match 61-63 will provide three runners up from the previous rounds a 1 in 20 chance to get back in the game and advance to Round 2
Match 64 will determine the People's Choice Wildcard in a Battle Royale, but I'll explain more when we get closer to that, you don't need to do anything for now
Round 2 Onwards will be straightforward head-to-head knockout just as with any other tournament, no more chances to remain in the game, and no more wildcards after Round 1
Round 1 Rules
- First Character in each match to reach 4 votes progresses
- If neither Character reaches 4 votes within 45 minutes, whoever has the most votes at that time is the winner of that match
- All votes must have reasons to be valid
- Any ties will be broken by myself
- Last 4 matches will work slightly differently, but will explain when we get to them6
Comments
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Match 1
Will the B*** from Apt 23 prevail or get a foot in the ass from everyone's favourite '70s Dad?
Chloe (Don't Trust The B**** In Apartment 23)
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Red Forman (That '70s Show)
Remember to give a Reason for your vote. Any old reason at all will do.
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Glad to see some love for Don't Trust the B**** in Apt 23 there, but Chloe had a tough competitor in Red Forman who wins the first match
Match 2
Is Reno 911!'s super slut too niche a character to be any match for the King of Queen's shouty senior citizen...
Arthur Spooner (The King of Queens)
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Deputy Clementine Johnson (Reno 911!)
Remember to give a Reason for your vote. Any old reason at all will do.
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Not gonna be too strict on policing the reasons in this Round as there's so many Matches, but would be great to get some reasons all the same just for the sake of potential discussion and banter, if people possible can... ***cough***quickbeam***cough***
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Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »Not gonna be too strict on policing the reasons in this Round as there's so many Matches, but would be great to get some reasons all the same just for the sake of potential discussion and banter, if people possible can... ***cough***quickbeam***cough***
NO COUGHING!!!!!!
All eyes on Kursk. Slava Ukraini.
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Well, well, well, a last minute show of support for Johnson leaves us with a 2-2 tie. I'm a big Wendi McLendon-Covey fan, so I'm breaking the tie and sending Deputy Clementine Johnson through to Round 2 in the hopes Reno 911! might find a fan base here in the meantime...
Match 3
Are you more a fan of the Bigmouthed Bada$$ Baseballer or Malcolm's Bumbling Breaking Bad Dad...
Kenny Powers (Eastbound & Down)
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Hal Wilkerson (Malcolm In The Middle)
Remember to give a Reason for your vote. Any old reason at all will do.
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An expected victory there from Hal Wilkerson who knocks it out of the park to get a home run against Kenny Powers and moves on to the next round with ease
Match 4
The human embodiment of Grumpy Cat takes on the Bluth Matriarch here, both of whom are quite popular names when it comes to 21st Century Sitcom Characters, so who shall prevail...
Nick Miller (New Girl)
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Lucille Bluth (Arrested Development)
Remember to give a Reason for your vote. Any old reason at all will do.
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Nick Miller is my spirit animal, so that was a tough match for me to watch as I was more invested in it than the previous matches, but I suspected Lucille Bluth would come out the victor and the deserving victor of Match 4 she is...
Match 5
Can the heart of the underrated cult sitcom Happy Endings pull out a win here or does Everybody Love Raymond...
Penny Hartz (Happy Endings)
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Ray Barone (Everybody Loves Raymond)
Remember to give a Reason for your vote. Any old reason at all will do.
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TheValeyard wrote: »I dont watch either.
But I like the look of Penny Hartz........ Top.
I'll take that as a vote for Penny than shall I?
Highly recommend Happy Endings by the way, it's a fantastic show.
My hope is a few people will discover some new shows through this competition anyway. That'd make it all worthwhile! 0 -
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Although I do quite like Raymond, delighted to see Penny Hartz get a 4-1 win and progress there, and to see Happy Endings get some recognition
Match 6
Will the voters be swayed by a somewhat more modern character or do we have any sitcom connoisseurs in the building that will be familiar with a true legend and the sitcom royalty that is Archie Bunker...
Karen Walker (Will & Grace)
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Archie Bunker (All In The Family)
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Time's up and we're tied, so it's down to me to make the call, and I declare that Archie Bunker is moving on, because All In The Family is class and you should all go watch a couple of episodes!
Moving On...
Match 7
I think this one will be divisive, two great characters facing off here, and the toughest bout so far in my opinion, so will it be JD's Mentor or Al's Missus...
Dr. Perry Cox (Scrubs)
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Peggy Bundy (Married... With Children)
Remember to give a Reason for your vote. Any old reason at all will do.
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