LeVar Presents: The Very 1st TV Walrus REVEAL

cee_jay · 13-02-2021 6:01pm

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

How does that effect the leaderboard? Stay tuned to find out...

Does quick maths... uh oh... Necro that's some impressive bonus points there!

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 13-02-2021 6:03pm

Well it makes things very interesting indeed, as Sawduck, cee-jay, and (following that whopper bonus score) Necro are now all tied for 1st place, but ShaneU and Electric Nitwit are not too far behind either, and with the big question of what the final Bonus Round could entail, it's anyone's guess what might happen (except me of course, I know the outcome at this stage), and it's all very exciting right?

Player R.1 R.2 R.3 R.4 R.5 R.6 R.7 R.8 B.1 B.2 Total
Sawduck 9 7 9 8 4 10 12 12 4 75
cee_jay 13 6 13 11 3 6 13 5 5 75
Necro 2 4 14 14 1 12 10 8 10 75
ShaneU 14 1 12 11 11 8 2 11 2 72
Electric Nitwit 1 13 10 7 9 9 14 3 6 72
SineadSpears 5 3 11 9 12 14 6 7 3 70
JP Liz V1 11 12 2 7 14 5 3 11 3 68
Alfred Borden 10 10 6 12 13 1 9 6 0 67
JohnGreenFan 7 11 4 5 7 13 11 2 4 64
the purple tin 12 9 8 1 10 3 7 9 0 59
Davis Wrong Tweed 7 14 7 13 6 2 1 4 2 56
Irish Aris 3 8 5 2 5 4 6 14 5 52
aaronjennings 8 5 3 5 8 11 4 1 1 46
Kolido 4 2 1 5 2 7 8 13 3 45

Again, some behind-the-scenes bits and pieces to tidy up, but final Bonus Round on its way shortly, which will decide our Winner once and for all...

SineadSpears · 13-02-2021 6:08pm

Nice Necro with the bonus points ..

aaronjennings · 13-02-2021 6:09pm

Only caught up now, very sorry to hear about your grandfather, you have my condolences

aaronjennings · 13-02-2021 6:12pm

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

In last place with 1 point is aaronjennings

Prodigal Son

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 13-02-2021 6:16pm

Bonus Round 2

The second, and final, Bonus Round is inspired by an old (and maybe unexpected to some due to my distaste of sportsball) favourite...

Dream Team

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0169438/

IMDB wrote:

Series following the ups and down of fictional English Premiership club 'Harchester United' known more commonly as 'The Dragons'.

Quite simple with this one, you're only as strong as your weakest link, so who put together the best team of shows...
I've taken all the score totals, put them through the grinder (because I'm not numerically gifted enough to be doing all this math myself) and come up with each player's average of all 8 shows they submitted, to determine a final ranking from 1st to 14th, and points shall be awarded as they were in the regularly scheduled rounds...

Not going to start from the middle and work my way outwards, we're past that stage, so I'll reveal the results in several groupings, working from the bottom up, and we'll see how that changes things...

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 13-02-2021 6:20pm

In 14th place with 1 point is

Deleted User

(79.6, 98.6, 86, 94.3, 78.3, 20.6, 3.3, 82.6) = 67.9% Total Average

In 13th place with 2 points is

Kolido

(68.6, 73.3. 50.3, 75.3, 34.3, 95, 91, 99.3) = 73.3% Total Average

In 12th place with 3 points is

aaronjennings

(84.3, 83.6, 69.3, 75.3, 81, 97.3, 75.3, 41) = 75.8% Total Average

In 11th place with 4 points is

Irish Aris

(68, 93.6, 81.3, 38.3, 75.3, 79.3, 86.3, 103.3) = 78.1% Total Average

In 10th place with 5 points is

the purple tin

(91.3, 96, 86.6, 30.3, 82.6, 63.6, 87.6, 93.3) = 78.9% Total Average

SineadSpears · 13-02-2021 6:23pm

Thank god I figured those spoilers :pac: my nevers couldn't handle the suspense

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 13-02-2021 6:24pm

In 9th place with 6 points is

Electric Nitwit

(15, 97.6, 92.3, 75.6, 81.6, 95.6, 100, 76.3) = 79.2% Total Average

In 8th place with 7 points is

Necro

(43.3, 76, 99.3, 100, 34, 98, 93.6, 92.3) = 79.5% Total Average

In 7th place with 8 points is

Alfred Borden

(88.6, 96.6, 82, 87.3, 90.3, 18.6, 91.3, 85) = 79.9% Total Average

In 6th place with 9 points is

JohnGreenFan

(79.6, 97, 75.3, 75.3, 80.3, 99.3, 94, 64.3) = 83.1 % Total Average

In 5th place with 10 points is

JP Liz V1

(89.6, 97.3, 52.6, 75.6, 94.3, 89.3, 71, 98.3) = 83.5% Total Average

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 13-02-2021 6:28pm

Joined in 3rd place with 12 points is

SineadSpears

(76.6, 74.6, 92.6, 81.3, 84.6, 99.6, 86.3, 86.3) = 85.2% Total Average

Also in 3rd place with 12 points is

ShaneU

(94, 67.6, 96.6, 82.6, 83.3, 95.3, 64.6, 98.3) = 85.2% Total Average

Which just leaves cee_jay and Sawduck left to have their final bonus points distributed...

I hope their ready for a dramatic pause, because it's gonna be a few minutes before I unveil those points and

the overall winner

ari101 · 13-02-2021 6:31pm

The suspense

Sawduck · 13-02-2021 6:31pm

I love the bonus points idea it makes the reveal more exciting, great idea even if I lose

SineadSpears · 13-02-2021 6:32pm

Ah bummer i had my winners speech written out :pac:

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 13-02-2021 6:38pm

In 2nd place with 13 points is

cee_jay

(93.3, 89.6, 99, 82.6, 53, 92.3, 98.3, 83.6 ) = 86.4% Total Average

In 1st place with 14 points is

Sawduck

(85.6, 92.3, 87.6, 79.3, 66.3, 96.6, 97.6, 99) = 88% Total Average

Which means the winner of The Very 1st TV Walrus is...

Sawduck

Congratulations to Sawduck, a consistent performance throughout...

cee_jay takes 2nd place, but it was a hard fought tournament and very nearly went her way

ShaneU rounds out the podium and takes 3rd place

Kolido wins the wooden spoon, but there wasn't much in it at the bottom end of the leaderboard either

Player R.1 R.2 R.3 R.4 R.5 R.6 R.7 R.8 B.1 B.2 Total
Sawduck 9 7 9 8 4 10 12 12 4 14 89
cee_jay 13 6 13 11 3 6 13 5 5 13 88
ShaneU 14 1 12 11 11 8 2 11 2 12 84
Necro 2 4 14 14 1 12 10 8 10 7 82
SineadSpears 5 3 11 9 12 14 6 7 3 12 82
Electric Nitwit 1 13 10 7 9 9 14 3 6 6 78
JP Liz V1 11 12 2 7 14 5 3 11 3 10 78
Alfred Borden 10 10 6 12 13 1 9 6 0 8 75
JohnGreenFan 7 11 4 5 7 13 11 2 4 9 73
the purple tin 12 9 8 1 10 3 7 9 0 5 64
Davis Wrong Tweed 7 14 7 13 6 2 1 4 2 1 57
Irish Aris 3 8 5 2 5 4 6 14 5 4 56
aaronjennings 8 5 3 5 8 11 4 1 1 3 49
Kolido 4 2 1 5 2 7 8 13 3 2 47

Thanks everyone who took part, I had a lot of fun judging this one, and I hope you all enjoyed yourself.

Anyone thinking of doing their own TV Walrus, I'd say go for it, there's a good bit of work involved, but it's a blast, and you don't have to do 8 categories (actually, I'd say 8 is probably too much, and if I do another, I'll probably leave it at about 5 categories, not that I regret doing 8 this time around as there were some great shows in each category)

aaronjennings · 13-02-2021 6:42pm

Excellent reveal LeVar, a serious amount of effort required on your part, so fair dues, and I hope you had a good time

Congratulations on the win, Sawduck

cee_jay · 13-02-2021 6:42pm

Congrats Sawduck!
And thanks LeVar - that was some undertaking! I know there are definitely some shows on here that I am going to watch now based on your write ups alone!

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 13-02-2021 6:45pm

All 104 shows ranked...

1 Dark 103.3
2 Coupling 100
* The Incredible Hulk 100
4 The Mill 99.6
5 Jericho 99.3
* Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip 99.3
* The Rookie 99.3
8 24 99
* Taskmaster 99
10 Mindhunter 98.6
11 Fargo 98.3
* Fleabag 98.3
13 Daybreak 98
14 My Name Is Earl 97.6
* Neverwhere 97.6
16 Reverie 97.3
* The Haunting of Hill House 97.3
18 Game of Thrones 97
19 American Vandal 96.6
* And Then There Were None 96.6
* Tru Calling 96.6
22 Castle Rock 96
23 Utopia 95.6
24 I Am Not Okay With This 95.3
25 Wayward Pines 95
26 ALF 94.3
* Fawlty Towers 94.3
28 Early Edition 94
* Schitt's Creek 94
30 Death Note 93.6
* The Office 93.6
32 My So-Called Life 93.3
* Mystery Road 93.3
34 Horrible Histories 92.6
35 The Shield 92.3
* Eerie, Indiana 92.3
* Steven Universe 92.3
* What We Do In The Shadows 92.3
39 Twin Peaks 91.3
* White Gold 91.3
41 The Big Bang Theory 91
42 Johnny Bravo 90.3
43 Jessica Jones 89.6
* Picket Fences 89.6
45 Santa Clarita Diet 89.3
46 Batman: The Animated Series 88.6
47 Reaper 87.6
* The Inbetweeners 87.6
49 Wonder Woman 87.3
50 Warehouse 13 86.6
51 Modern Family 86.3
* Spartacus 86.3
53 Married… With Children 86
54 The Fresh Prince of Bel Air 85.6
55 Patrick Melrose 85
56 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch 84.6
57 Keeping Up Appearances 84.3
58 Limitless 83.6
* Line Of Duty 83.6
60 Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left 83.3
61 Deadwood 82.6
* Lost In Space 82.6
* Mork & Mindy 82.6
64 Cold Case 82
65 Fraggle Rock 81.6
66 Bewitched 81.3
* Brooklyn Nine-Nine 81.3
68 Cardcaptors 81
69 Dexter's Laboratory 80.3
70 Animaniacs 79.6
71 12 Monkeys 79.3
* The Twilight Zone 79.3
73 Tom & Jerry 78.3
74 Father Ted 76.6
75 Maradona In Mexico 76.3
76 11.22.63 76
77 The A-Team 75.6
78 Carter 75.3
* Death In Paradise 75.3
* Knight Rider 75.3
81 Outlander 74.6
82 The Walking Dead 73.3
83 The Mindy Project 71
84 FBI 69.3
85 Beverly Hills, 90210 68.6
86 The Nanny 68
87 Boardwalk Empire 67.6
88 Courage the Cowardly Dog 66.3
89 Russian Doll 64.6
90 The Stranger 64.3
91 Brimstone 63.6
92 Thunderbirds 53
93 Castle 52.6
94 MacGyver 50.3
95 Are You Afraid of the Dark 43.4
96 Prodigal Son 41
97 The Dukes of Hazzard 38.3
98 The X-Files 34.3
99 Thundercats 34
100 Police Squad! 30.3
101 Space Precinct 20.6
102 The Shadow Line 18.6
103 Wild Palms 15
104 Chappelle's Show 3.3

...and the additional 10 shows I included myself...

NewsRadio
Parenthood
NTSF:SD:SUV::
Land of the Giants
The Tribe
The Mick
London Irish
Cobra Kai
3%
Dream Team

Sawduck · 13-02-2021 6:46pm

Woohoo thank you lavar. Great reveal, loved the whole bonus points system it got very tense towards the end. Hard luck to cee_jay who did brilliant. This was fun and a great idea, I hope we get many more TV walrus games in the future.

SineadSpears · 13-02-2021 6:47pm

Brilliant LeVar well done. Some effort put into all that !!

Dead proud of my own placing so no loss at all :pac:

Congrats to the winner Sawduck too :cool:

Kolido · 13-02-2021 6:47pm

Contrats Sawduck, a very good win and very close finish.

Thanks for the great game LeVar, loved the reveals and picked up some shows for my watchlist.

Sawduck · 13-02-2021 6:49pm

I'm going to have to check out Dark, everyone says it's amazing and it even got the highest rating here

Irish Aris · 13-02-2021 7:05pm

Congratulations Sawduck, you had some really great selections!!

LeVar, thank you once again for a great competition and reveal - and for "inventing" a new variation of the game. I may not have done well, but we will always have Dark!!

Irish Aris · 13-02-2021 7:07pm

Sawduck wrote: »

I'm going to have to check out Dark, everyone says it's amazing and it even got the highest rating here

I can't recommend it enough Sawduck, especially if you like science fiction.
Not sure if there is a dubbed version, I would definitely recommend though German audio and subtitles.

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 13-02-2021 7:14pm

Irish Aris wrote: »

I can't recommend it enough Sawduck, especially if you like science fiction.
Not sure if there is a dubbed version, I would definitely recommend though German audio and subtitles.

Subtitles all the way. The dubbed is shocking apparently.

Necro · 13-02-2021 7:25pm

Well done Sawduck, very high standard of shows all around picked in fairness.

Savage going LeVar with 8 categories and the bonus round - hopefully you enjoyed... most of it

JP Liz V1 · 13-02-2021 7:30pm

Thank you LeVar and congratulations Sawduck, I have some gems to catch up on

ShaneU · 13-02-2021 9:22pm

Great Show LeVar and sorry to hear about your Grandad.

Do not expect the same level of effort from me tomorrow :pac: 75 songs in two days is not easy

Electric Nitwit · 13-02-2021 9:40pm

Finally catching up properly - great hosting! Never mind the work, obviously that was loads, but the presentation in the reveals was great and the two bonus rounds fit the overall competition perfectly

Delighted with my final position, despite handicapping myself with a couple of dodgy picks

Congrats Sawduck, this was not one you could win by luck! Great selection picked, well done

Must get around to Dark. Sounds like it deserves full attention though, think it mind have to wait until we're not sleep deprived!

13-02-2021 9:44pm

Stellar work, LeVar.

Very enjoyable show

...in parts :P

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 13-02-2021 9:46pm

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

Finally catching up properly - great hosting! Never mind the work, obviously that was loads, but the presentation in the reveals was great and the two bonus rounds fit the overall competition perfectly

Delighted with my final position, despite handicapping myself with a couple of dodgy picks

Congrats Sawduck, this was not one you could win by luck! Great selection picked, well done

Must get around to Dark. Sounds like it deserves full attention though, think it mind have to wait until we're not sleep deprived!

You definitelty need to focus when watching Dark, it demands your attention, but rewards you dedication.

ShaneU · 13-02-2021 9:47pm

I finished watching Dark a few months ago and can confirm.....it is good.

the purple tin · 13-02-2021 9:49pm

Great job there Ducky. Nice spooning Koliflower.
Good game, good game and smashing reveal LB a lot of effort put in. Thanks Biggly.

A lot of shows I have never seen and some ideas of what to watch in future.

I was doing great until I was hobbled with a couple of bad scores, but je ne regrette rien.

ps: for the record Leslie Nielsen is an absolute ledge-bag :cool:

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 14-02-2021 12:33am

Sawduck wrote: »

Woohoo thank you lavar. Great reveal, loved the whole bonus points system it got very tense towards the end. Hard luck to cee_jay who did brilliant. This was fun and a great idea, I hope we get many more TV walrus games in the future.

Was this your first Walrus win Sawduck?

Thought you had won another, but was just updating the Walrus Wiki and looks to me like this is your first. You've been close to winning a few of them right? Maybe that's what I was thinking of.

Either way, if it's your first Walrus Trophy, an extra congrats is deserved... very well played...

SineadSpears · 14-02-2021 2:24am

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

Was this your first Walrus win Sawduck?

Thought you had won another, but was just updating the Walrus Wiki and looks to me like this is your first. You've been close to winning a few of them right? Maybe that's what I was thinking of.

Either way, if it's your first Walrus Trophy, an extra congrats is deserved... very well played...

Whats this? A hall of fame for the winners?

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 14-02-2021 2:41am

SineadSpears wrote: »

Whats this? A hall of fame for the winners?

I was bored a few months ago and created a whole Wiki full of stats and other Walrus-y fun...

https://wearethewalrus.fandom.com/wiki/The_Walrus_Chronicles_Wiki

SineadSpears · 14-02-2021 2:49am

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

I was bored a few months ago and created a whole Wiki full of stats and other Walrus-y fun...

https://wearethewalrus.fandom.com/wiki/The_Walrus_Chronicles_Wiki

You sent me that before to explain the games to me, but I never realised that the winners were mentioned on the page too!

Very good :pac:

But also, I dont see my own good name there, & I am the proud winner of not one, but TWO spoons ya know

SineadSpears · 14-02-2021 2:54am

Wait, that page is just for Walrus right?

My spoons were for SHEEP games I think

Doh

never mind me :pac:

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 14-02-2021 3:03am

Oh don't worry, I'm sure you'll get a wooden spoon in Walrus one of these days...

ShaneU · 14-02-2021 11:32am

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

Oh don't worry, I'm sure you'll get a wooden spoon in Walrus one of these days...

Maybe even....today!

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Reberetta · 14-02-2021 3:38pm

How on Earth did Chappelle's Show score so low.

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 14-02-2021 3:39pm

Reberetta wrote: »

How on Earth did Chappelle's Show score so low.

Because I absolutely hated it. 'Tis that simple.

cee_jay · 14-02-2021 3:44pm

LeVar's judging summary.

We impressed him the most with our "Adapted for Television" picks, with the average score in this round being 88.12%. He wasn't so impressed with our Bam! Right In The Childhood! picks, with the average score here being 72.8%.
Overall though, LeVar was very generous with his scores, with average across all shows being 80%!

Thanks again LeVar for putting yourself through all that - really enjoyed the reveal!

Category Average Rating
Back In The '90s I Was Into a Very Famous TV Show 75.53
Adapted for Television 88.12
Stick To That Tried & Tested Formula 82.20
Born Too Late to Appreciate The Classics 75.22
Bam! Right In The Childhood! 72.80
Underrated & Unappreciated 81.46
21st Century Comedy 81.44
Must See TV 85.90

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 14-02-2021 3:47pm

Fair play cee_jay, I like those stats.

And good to know the average across all shows, was far more generous than I thought I had been...

Reberetta · 14-02-2021 3:54pm

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

Because I absolutely hated it. 'Tis that simple.

Davis Wrong Tweed was just keeping it real.

cee_jay · 23-03-2021 8:33am

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

All 104 shows ranked...

1 Dark 103.3
2 Coupling 100
* The Incredible Hulk 100
4 The Mill 99.6
5 Jericho 99.3
* Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip 99.3
* The Rookie 99.3
8 24 99
* Taskmaster 99
10 Mindhunter 98.6
11 Fargo 98.3
* Fleabag 98.3
13 Daybreak 98
14 My Name Is Earl 97.6
* Neverwhere 97.6
16 Reverie 97.3
* The Haunting of Hill House 97.3
18 Game of Thrones 97
19 American Vandal 96.6
* And Then There Were None 96.6
* Tru Calling 96.6
22 Castle Rock 96
23 Utopia 95.6
24 I Am Not Okay With This 95.3
25 Wayward Pines 95
26 ALF 94.3
* Fawlty Towers 94.3
28 Early Edition 94
* Schitt's Creek 94
30 Death Note 93.6
* The Office 93.6
32 My So-Called Life 93.3
* Mystery Road 93.3
34 Horrible Histories 92.6
35 The Shield 92.3
* Eerie, Indiana 92.3
* Steven Universe 92.3
* What We Do In The Shadows 92.3
39 Twin Peaks 91.3
* White Gold 91.3
41 The Big Bang Theory 91
42 Johnny Bravo 90.3
43 Jessica Jones 89.6
* Picket Fences 89.6
45 Santa Clarita Diet 89.3
46 Batman: The Animated Series 88.6
47 Reaper 87.6
* The Inbetweeners 87.6
49 Wonder Woman 87.3
50 Warehouse 13 86.6
51 Modern Family 86.3
* Spartacus 86.3
53 Married… With Children 86
54 The Fresh Prince of Bel Air 85.6
55 Patrick Melrose 85
56 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch 84.6
57 Keeping Up Appearances 84.3
58 Limitless 83.6
* Line Of Duty 83.6
60 Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left 83.3
61 Deadwood 82.6
* Lost In Space 82.6
* Mork & Mindy 82.6
64 Cold Case 82
65 Fraggle Rock 81.6
66 Bewitched 81.3
* Brooklyn Nine-Nine 81.3
68 Cardcaptors 81
69 Dexter's Laboratory 80.3
70 Animaniacs 79.6
71 12 Monkeys 79.3
* The Twilight Zone 79.3
73 Tom & Jerry 78.3
74 Father Ted 76.6
75 Maradona In Mexico 76.3
76 11.22.63 76
77 The A-Team 75.6
78 Carter 75.3
* Death In Paradise 75.3
* Knight Rider 75.3
81 Outlander 74.6
82 The Walking Dead 73.3
83 The Mindy Project 71
84 FBI 69.3
85 Beverly Hills, 90210 68.6
86 The Nanny 68
87 Boardwalk Empire 67.6
88 Courage the Cowardly Dog 66.3
89 Russian Doll 64.6
90 The Stranger 64.3
91 Brimstone 63.6
92 Thunderbirds 53
93 Castle 52.6
94 MacGyver 50.3
95 Are You Afraid of the Dark 43.4
96 Prodigal Son 41
97 The Dukes of Hazzard 38.3
98 The X-Files 34.3
99 Thundercats 34
100 Police Squad! 30.3
101 Space Precinct 20.6
102 The Shadow Line 18.6
103 Wild Palms 15
104 Chappelle's Show 3.3

...and the additional 10 shows I included myself...

NewsRadio
Parenthood
NTSF:SD:SUV::
Land of the Giants
The Tribe
The Mick
London Irish
Cobra Kai
3%
Dream Team

This fast becoming our source for new TV shows.
We have now watched all of American Vandal, and just finished Season 1 of The Rookie which we have really enjoyed.

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 23-03-2021 3:23pm

cee_jay wrote: »

This fast becoming our source for new TV shows.
We have now watched all of American Vandal, and just finished Season 1 of The Rookie which we have really enjoyed.

Glad to hear people are getting recommendations from this Walrus and enjoying them. I have so many shows on the go at the moment off the back of this game, it's insane...

Necro · 15-10-2022 1:46pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/116247187#Comment_116247187

Just rewatching this at the moment and it made me think of this Walrus. Glad I put this down in writing before he died and it also got the LeVar Burton seal of approval 😁

LeVar Presents: The Very 1st TV Walrus REVEAL

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