Izuldean Rules Greatest TV Show Tournament Selection Show

Izulde · 02-24-2010, 10:25 PM

Here we are, sports fans! We've had the regular season; now it's time to move forward with the FOFC Izuldean Rules Greatest TV Show Tournament Selection Show, sponsored by Allison Stokke and jbmagic AI Associates.

TV show fans everywhere are Stoked for Stokke

The four #1 seeds didn't change at the close of the regular season, despite a stiff challenge to Cheers from The Simpsons that made things very interesting over the last couple weeks. While the brackets have yet to be officially revealed, here once again are your #1 seeds.

#1 seeds
Seinfeld - 34 wins
The Wire - 26 wins
The Sopranos - 22 wins
Cheers - 20 wins

Certainly those four shows have to be considered championship contenders, although The Wire, as we've said all season long, has questions about just how big a base it has outside of their devoted core. The Sopranos has recently been dogged by suggestions that it may not be as great a show as some originally thought and Cheers has had to fight just to keep its #1 seed.

We'll be back soon with a look at our first region, but for now, a commercial break from one of our sponsors.

Radii · 02-24-2010, 10:33 PM

I LOL'd at the AI banner.

digamma · 02-24-2010, 10:38 PM

I just invested another $5 in JB Magic Associates.

Greyroofoo · 02-24-2010, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by digamma

I just invested another $5 in JB Magic Associates.

Just remember, if the investment tanks, all you need to do is double the investment until you win.

molson · 02-24-2010, 10:49 PM

That pole vaulter is rather attractive

CrimsonFox · 02-24-2010, 10:54 PM

*hits pause so he can go to the bathroom*

Izulde · 02-24-2010, 11:22 PM

And we're back! First up, we have....

The Solecismic Region

(1) The Sopranos
(16) A-Team

(8) How I Met Your Mother
(9) Quantum Leap

(5) Sports Night
(12) Freaks and Geeks

(4) Dexter
(13) Batman: The Animated Series

(6) The Shield
(11) Entourage

(3) Arrested Development
(14) 24

(7) Family Ties
(10) Battlestar Galactica (new version)

(2) South Park
(15) I Love Lucy

We'll ask [b]Professor Bowtie[/] his thoughts on this region. Professor Bowtie? Who do you see coming out of the Solecismic?

I have to tell you when I first started seeing the shows come up, I thought this was going to be a cakewalk for The Sopranos. And then South Park showed up to make things very interesting. There's no doubt in my mind that we'll see the regional finals come down to The Sopranos and South Park. They're far and away the two heavyweights in the Solecismic, like being in a football conference with only two teams who have elite passing attacks.

That's not to say this is going to be a dull region by any means. Admittedly, The Sopranos, Dexter, and South Park should all win handily, but the rest of the matchups in this bracket look like potential upset specials. I'd particularly call The Shield, Family Ties, and, what may come as a surprise, Arrested Development particularly vulnerable. In fact, it wouldn't entirely shock me to see a double-digit seed sneak into the Sweet 16. 24 looks like an especially dangerous Cinderella candidate.

Thanks, Professor.

Thank you.

And now it's time for another commercial break.

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Lathum · 02-24-2010, 11:33 PM

The Shield vs. Entourage will be epic, great first round matchup. Dexter as a 4 seed is an atrocity. Should be a 2 seed.

Lathum · 02-24-2010, 11:33 PM

I miss Cronin

jbergey22 · 02-24-2010, 11:49 PM

Thats crazy! I figured Entourage would be a top 5-6 seed.

digamma · 02-25-2010, 12:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greyroofoo

Just remember, if the investment tanks, all you need to do is double the investment until you win.

I bid $10 now.

Izulde · 02-25-2010, 12:44 AM

Next up...

The Pumpy Tudors Region
(1) Cheers
(16) WWE Monday Night Raw

(8) Survivor
(9) Fraiser

(5) Star Trek
(12) Homicide: Life on the Street

(4) Deadwood
(13) Happy Days

(6) Married With Children
(11) Dr. Who

(3) The Cosby Show
(14) Newsradio

(7) Buffy the Vampire Slayer
(10) Saturday Night Live

(2) The West Wing
(15) Mystery Science Theatre 3000

Wait, how did Pumpy get involved? Not even Kathy Griffin can figure this one out. Welp, this is a job for a superhero, then.

Professor Bowtie's Bracket Breakdown

Much, much more powerful than the Solecismic region. Cheers, Star Trek, Survivor, and The Cosby Show should all steamroll their opponents, but MST3K got arguably the most favorable draw it could've for a 15 vs a 2. I don't see Cheers surviving the region. Even its mid-tier seeds can knock off them off.

I'm really looking forward to watching the Buffy vs. SNL matchup and Deadwood and Married With Children are in interesting draws as well. Happy Days looks like a very strong 13 here and they could very well outduel Deadwood in this showdown.

If I had to pick a winner out of this one, I'd say The Cosby Show, but I'm not certain. Cheers could very well pull it out, but in my opinion, this bracket is deep enough that I wouldn't even feel totally comfortable trying to pick a regional final matchup. I'll say Cheers vs. The Cosby Show, however, in an 80s firefight.

We're now halfway through the draw, so let's go back to the commercials.

MJ4H · 02-25-2010, 08:17 AM

Kodos · 02-25-2010, 08:23 AM

Nice commercials.

Ronnie Dobbs2 · 02-25-2010, 08:24 AM

Seriously Izulde this has been great so far and it hasn't even started yet.

Honolulu_Blue · 02-25-2010, 09:18 AM

Great stuff. I'm glad I checked in to see what this was all about.

Izulde · 02-25-2010, 10:56 AM

Thanks, everyone.

I'll get the other two regions up tonight and then start the tournament either tonight or tomorrow.

Since I've never run one of these before, I'm not sure how many days each set of polls should last. I know I'm planning on limiting it to four polls a set so as not to clutter up the boards. Is 3 days per set enough time? Or should I make it a little longer?

jbergey22 · 02-25-2010, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Izulde

Thanks, everyone.

I'll get the other two regions up tonight and then start the tournament either tonight or tomorrow.

Since I've never run one of these before, I'm not sure how many days each set of polls should last. I know I'm planning on limiting it to four polls a set so as not to clutter up the boards. Is 3 days per set enough time? Or should I make it a little longer?

Could always set up a 65 vs 64 play in game to test activity

Pumpy Tudors · 02-25-2010, 11:00 AM

i
damn
welp

Kodos · 02-25-2010, 11:08 AM

I always figured 1 day was good enough in tournies. I think if people are interested, they vote within the first 24 hours.

Noop · 02-25-2010, 11:13 AM

Is a region named after me and my love for sticking fingers in women's butts?

sterlingice · 02-25-2010, 11:14 AM

Kodos would be the person to ask.

EDIT: About polling, not Noop's suggestions

SI

Noop · 02-25-2010, 11:18 AM

The Put It In The Butt or PIITB for short region.

DataKing · 02-25-2010, 11:20 AM

/subscribe

Noop · 02-25-2010, 11:27 AM

I apologize because I think I made this thread juvenile with my comments. Sorry Izzy.

RainMaker · 02-25-2010, 11:27 AM

Freaks and Geeks vs Sports Night is an interesting matchups of highly overated shows that got more popular with time.

Kodos · 02-25-2010, 12:29 PM

I also tried to avoid Fridays with my tournies, because there is less traffic on Fridays.

I have now given you all of my accumulated knowledge on this sort of thing.

I. J. Reilly · 02-25-2010, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kodos

I also tried to avoid Fridays with my tournies, because there is less traffic on Fridays.

I have now given you all of my accumulated knowledge on this sort of thing.

I would suggest weekdays only; I'm pretty much a Mon-Fri, 9-5 FOFCer. I'm sure there are people who are just the opposite though.

Lathum · 02-25-2010, 12:40 PM

My suggestion would be count Friday, Sat, Sun as one day. That is what we do during werewolf games and it works out well.

DanGarion · 02-25-2010, 01:04 PM

I would suggest 2-3 day on the voting, but stagger it so one starts on Monday, one on Tuesday, etc. That gives people a couple days leeway to forget to visit the site because they are actually busy with real life...

molson · 02-25-2010, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RainMaker

Freaks and Geeks vs Sports Night is an interesting matchups of highly overated shows that got more popular with time.

Good analysis. I picture you saying this in a smart sport coat at a desk.

tarcone · 02-25-2010, 04:38 PM

If Frasier meets Cheers, can a spinoff beat the show it spun off of?

timmynausea · 02-25-2010, 07:55 PM

Nice. Looking forward to voting.

CrimsonFox · 02-25-2010, 08:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tarcone

If Frasier meets Cheers, can a spinoff beat the show it spun off of?

We need a Soap vs Benson runoff too!

ntndeacon · 02-25-2010, 08:21 PM

And Then came Maude!

CrimsonFox · 02-25-2010, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ntndeacon

And Then came Maude!

hehe

Izulde · 02-25-2010, 09:03 PM

Back to the action! We now present...

The Izulde Region

(1) The Wire
(16) Top Chef

(8) Mad Men
(9) Beverly Hills 90210

(5) Band of Brothers
(12) Burn Notice

(4) The Wonder Years
(13) 6 Feet Under

(6) The Office (US)
(11) Oz

(3) Lost
(14) Monday Night Football

(7) Curb Your Enthusiasm
(10) ER

(2) The Simpsons
(15) Roseanne

Fans of The Wire will no doubt snap this T-shirt up

Professor Bowtie's Bracket Breakdown

Another very solid region, including the tournament's only cooking-themed show in Top Chef. The Wire, The Simpsons, Band of Brothers and The Office (US) all look like certifiable first-round winners, but the rest of these represent intriguing matchups that could go either way. I think ER is somewhat underrated as a 10 seed and Monday Night Football could give Lost a tougher challenge than the 3 seed would be comfortable with.

It's a tough region to predict. I think The Wire is in a good enough position here that they should at least make the regional finals to face either The Simpsons or Lost and at that point, it's anybody's game for a trip to the Final Four.

And now, commercial time before we reveal the final bracket.

hoopsguy · 02-25-2010, 09:08 PM

The Izulde region is ridiculous, far better than either of the others shown so far. And this is coming from someone who has yet to see one minute of The Wire.

Lathum · 02-25-2010, 09:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hoopsguy

The Izulde region is ridiculous, far better than either of the others shown so far. And this is coming from someone who has yet to see one minute of The Wire.

+1

Eaglesfan27 · 02-25-2010, 09:32 PM

Hilarious commercials. Very glad I checked in tonight. Some great laughs to end my day.

CrimsonFox · 02-25-2010, 09:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Izulde

Back to the action! We now present...

The Izulde Region

(6) The Office (US)
(11) Oz

Oh come on! HOw can you pass up the chance to have an Office v Office battle!

Radii · 02-25-2010, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hoopsguy

this is coming from someone who has yet to see one minute of The Wire.

I highly recommend foregoing sleep, work, parenting, or any other activities you had planned until you rectify this.

I'm worried about the Wire/Simpsons elite 8 matchup.

Izulde · 02-25-2010, 09:51 PM

And finally we have...

The Eaglesfan27 Region

(1) Seinfeld
(16) Friday Night Lights

(8) House
(9) Friends

(5) Big Bang Theory
(12) The Office (UK)

(4) The X-Files
(13) Futurama

(6) Firefly
(11) Alias

(3) Family Guy
(14) Northern Exposure

(7) Twilight Zone
(10) Twin Peaks

(2) M*A*S*H
(15) Law & Order

Will the force be with the cast of Seinfeld?

Professor Bowtie's Bracket Breakdown

A lot of people have already commented online about the strength of the Izulde region, but the Eaglesfan27 region is no slouch, either. Seinfeld, M*A*S*H* and Family Guy is as strong a 1-3 as you could hope for and Friday Night Lights is the single strongest 16 seed in the tournament in my opinion. Outside of the Big 3, I don't see any obvious first-round squash matches. It should be a good challenge for all the shows involved.

Seinfeld will win this region, unless M*A*S*H can surprise the tournament's #1 overall seed in the regional finals. That should certainly be an epic battle in any case.

And that concludes our telecast of the Izuldean Rules Greates TV Show Tournament Selection Show. We begin tipoff tomorrow night at 10 pm CST.

Swaggs · 02-25-2010, 10:11 PM

This may be Izulde's finest day of posting in his life (based on just the commercials).

BTW, don't sleep on the Wonder Years in the Izulde bracket. That is a show that a lot of people will have trouble voting against when the time comes -- I haven't met too many TV watchers that don't have fond memories of it.

EagleFan · 02-25-2010, 10:21 PM

Getting ready to fill my brackets out. Where's the bracket pool thread?

hoopsguy · 02-25-2010, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Radii

I highly recommend foregoing sleep, work, parenting, or any other activities you had planned until you rectify this.

I'm worried about the Wire/Simpsons elite 8 matchup.

If more people had watched Mad Men then you would/should be worried about the second round too.

That said, I'm waiting for a point where my work/personal life will allow me about a month to blast through The Wire. Based on all the raves, I'm excited about checking this show out.

Scoobz0202 · 02-25-2010, 10:32 PM

It's such a shame Mad Men will be knocked out in round. I'll be voting against it because of my recent obsession with The Wire, but damn that second round matchup is brutal.

Greyroofoo · 02-25-2010, 10:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EagleFan

Getting ready to fill my brackets out. Where's the bracket pool thread?

Here ya go!
Bracket Thread

Radii · 02-25-2010, 10:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hoopsguy

If more people had watched Mad Men then you would/should be worried about the second round too.

Mad Men is next on my list of shows to catch up on/start watching, I've heard great things. However, The Wire is the best TV show ever made. There is nothing that can possibly be said to overhype the show to someone going into it. Its going to lose to the Simpsons or Seinfeld I assume, but only because too many people haven't seen it. I would be shocked(and appalled!) to learn of a single person on the board who watched all 5 seasons and would vote against it at any time during the tournament, even against the other 1 seeds which are all great shows that I love.

By the end of this I'm going to resemble Billy Packer's ACC homerism, but someone has to do it!

Lathum · 02-25-2010, 10:52 PM

What is the premise of The Wire?

02-24-2010, 11:22 PM	#7
Izulde Head Coach Join Date: Sep 2004	And we're back! First up, we have.... The Solecismic Region (1) The Sopranos (16) A-Team (8) How I Met Your Mother (9) Quantum Leap (5) Sports Night (12) Freaks and Geeks (4) Dexter (13) Batman: The Animated Series (6) The Shield (11) Entourage (3) Arrested Development (14) 24 (7) Family Ties (10) Battlestar Galactica (new version) (2) South Park (15) I Love Lucy We'll ask [b]Professor Bowtie[/] his thoughts on this region. Professor Bowtie? Who do you see coming out of the Solecismic? I have to tell you when I first started seeing the shows come up, I thought this was going to be a cakewalk for The Sopranos. And then South Park showed up to make things very interesting. There's no doubt in my mind that we'll see the regional finals come down to The Sopranos and South Park. They're far and away the two heavyweights in the Solecismic, like being in a football conference with only two teams who have elite passing attacks. That's not to say this is going to be a dull region by any means. Admittedly, The Sopranos, Dexter, and South Park should all win handily, but the rest of the matchups in this bracket look like potential upset specials. I'd particularly call The Shield, Family Ties, and, what may come as a surprise, Arrested Development particularly vulnerable. In fact, it wouldn't entirely shock me to see a double-digit seed sneak into the Sweet 16. 24 looks like an especially dangerous Cinderella candidate. Thanks, Professor. Thank you. And now it's time for another commercial break. In Stores Now! The 4th Anniversary Edition of Tales of the Edition Button, featuring an exclusive new track by Antmeister! __________________ 2006 Golden Scribe Nominee 2006 Golden Scribe Winner Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Rookie Writer of the Year Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Last edited by Izulde : 02-24-2010 at 11:23 PM.

02-25-2010, 12:44 AM	#12
Izulde Head Coach Join Date: Sep 2004	Next up... The Pumpy Tudors Region (1) Cheers (16) WWE Monday Night Raw (8) Survivor (9) Fraiser (5) Star Trek (12) Homicide: Life on the Street (4) Deadwood (13) Happy Days (6) Married With Children (11) Dr. Who (3) The Cosby Show (14) Newsradio (7) Buffy the Vampire Slayer (10) Saturday Night Live (2) The West Wing (15) Mystery Science Theatre 3000 Wait, how did Pumpy* get involved? Not even Kathy Griffin can figure this one out. Welp, this is a job for a superhero, then.* Professor Bowtie's Bracket Breakdown Much, much more powerful than the Solecismic region. Cheers, Star Trek, Survivor, and The Cosby Show should all steamroll their opponents, but MST3K got arguably the most favorable draw it could've for a 15 vs a 2. I don't see Cheers surviving the region. Even its mid-tier seeds can knock off them off. I'm really looking forward to watching the Buffy vs. SNL matchup and Deadwood and Married With Children are in interesting draws as well. Happy Days looks like a very strong 13 here and they could very well outduel Deadwood in this showdown. If I had to pick a winner out of this one, I'd say The Cosby Show, but I'm not certain. Cheers could very well pull it out, but in my opinion, this bracket is deep enough that I wouldn't even feel totally comfortable trying to pick a regional final matchup. I'll say Cheers vs. The Cosby Show, however, in an 80s firefight. We're now halfway through the draw, so let's go back to the commercials. __________________ 2006 Golden Scribe Nominee 2006 Golden Scribe Winner Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Rookie Writer of the Year Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty)

02-25-2010, 08:17 AM	#13
MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	ROFL __________________ My YouTube channel My Twitch channel My Sharona

02-25-2010, 08:23 AM	#14
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	Nice commercials. __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties.

02-25-2010, 08:24 AM	#15
Ronnie Dobbs2 Pro Rookie Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Bahston Mass	Seriously Izulde this has been great so far and it hasn't even started yet. __________________ There's no I in Teamocil, at least not where you'd think

02-24-2010, 10:33 PM	#2
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	I LOL'd at the AI banner.

02-24-2010, 10:38 PM	#3
digamma Torchbearer Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: On Lake Harriet	I just invested another $5 in JB Magic Associates.

02-24-2010, 10:49 PM	#5
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	That pole vaulter is rather attractive

02-24-2010, 10:54 PM	#6
CrimsonFox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2009	hits pause so he can go to the bathroom

02-24-2010, 11:33 PM	#8
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	The Shield vs. Entourage will be epic, great first round matchup. Dexter as a 4 seed is an atrocity. Should be a 2 seed.

02-24-2010, 11:49 PM	#10
jbergey22 Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Minnesota	Thats crazy! I figured Entourage would be a top 5-6 seed.

02-25-2010, 09:18 AM	#16
Honolulu_Blue Hockey Boy Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Royal Oak, MI	Great stuff. I'm glad I checked in to see what this was all about. __________________ *Steve Yzerman*: 1,755 points in 1,514 regular season games. 185 points in 196 postseason games. A First-Team All-Star, Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Selke Trophy winner, Masterton Trophy winner, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Olympic gold medallist, and a three-time Stanley Cup Champion. Longest serving captain of one team in the history of the NHL (19 seasons).

02-25-2010, 10:56 AM	#17
Izulde Head Coach Join Date: Sep 2004	Thanks, everyone. I'll get the other two regions up tonight and then start the tournament either tonight or tomorrow. Since I've never run one of these before, I'm not sure how many days each set of polls should last. I know I'm planning on limiting it to four polls a set so as not to clutter up the boards. Is 3 days per set enough time? Or should I make it a little longer? __________________ 2006 Golden Scribe Nominee 2006 Golden Scribe Winner Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Rookie Writer of the Year Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty)

02-25-2010, 11:00 AM	#19
Pumpy Tudors Bounty Hunter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	i damn welp __________________ No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor.

02-25-2010, 11:08 AM	#20
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	I always figured 1 day was good enough in tournies. I think if people are interested, they vote within the first 24 hours. __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties.

02-25-2010, 11:13 AM	#21
Noop Bonafide Seminole Fan Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Miami	Is a region named after me and my love for sticking fingers in women's butts? __________________ Subby's favorite woman hater.

02-25-2010, 11:14 AM	#22
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Kodos would be the person to ask. EDIT: About polling, not Noop's suggestions SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!" Last edited by sterlingice : 02-25-2010 at 11:33 AM.

02-25-2010, 11:18 AM	#23
Noop Bonafide Seminole Fan Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Miami	The Put It In The Butt or PIITB for short region. __________________ Subby's favorite woman hater.

02-25-2010, 11:20 AM	#24
DataKing Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Chicago	/subscribe __________________ Current Games Diablo III (BattleTag: DataKing#1685) Allegiances: Chicago Bears - Detroit Red Wings - Kansas Jayhawks Awards: 2011 Golden Scribe - Other Sports Category (The Straight(away) and Narrow - A Forza Motorsport 3 Dynasty)

02-25-2010, 11:27 AM	#25
Noop Bonafide Seminole Fan Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Miami	I apologize because I think I made this thread juvenile with my comments. Sorry Izzy. __________________ Subby's favorite woman hater.

02-25-2010, 11:27 AM	#26
RainMaker General Manager Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago, IL	Freaks and Geeks vs Sports Night is an interesting matchups of highly overated shows that got more popular with time.

02-25-2010, 12:29 PM	#27
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	I also tried to avoid Fridays with my tournies, because there is less traffic on Fridays. I have now given you all of my accumulated knowledge on this sort of thing. __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties.

02-25-2010, 12:40 PM	#29
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	My suggestion would be count Friday, Sat, Sun as one day. That is what we do during werewolf games and it works out well.

02-25-2010, 01:04 PM	#30
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	I would suggest 2-3 day on the voting, but stagger it so one starts on Monday, one on Tuesday, etc. That gives people a couple days leeway to forget to visit the site because they are actually busy with real life... __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO!

02-25-2010, 04:38 PM	#32
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	If Frasier meets Cheers, can a spinoff beat the show it spun off of?

02-25-2010, 07:55 PM	#33
timmynausea College Starter Join Date: Dec 2002	Nice. Looking forward to voting.

02-25-2010, 08:21 PM	#35
ntndeacon Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Alabama	And Then came Maude!

02-25-2010, 09:03 PM	#37
Izulde Head Coach Join Date: Sep 2004	Back to the action! We now present... The Izulde Region (1) The Wire (16) Top Chef (8) Mad Men (9) Beverly Hills 90210 (5) Band of Brothers (12) Burn Notice (4) The Wonder Years (13) 6 Feet Under (6) The Office (US) (11) Oz (3) Lost (14) Monday Night Football (7) Curb Your Enthusiasm (10) ER (2) The Simpsons (15) Roseanne Fans of The Wire* will no doubt snap this T-shirt up* Professor Bowtie's Bracket Breakdown Another very solid region, including the tournament's only cooking-themed show in Top Chef. The Wire, The Simpsons, Band of Brothers and The Office (US) all look like certifiable first-round winners, but the rest of these represent intriguing matchups that could go either way. I think ER is somewhat underrated as a 10 seed and Monday Night Football could give Lost a tougher challenge than the 3 seed would be comfortable with. It's a tough region to predict. I think The Wire is in a good enough position here that they should at least make the regional finals to face either The Simpsons or Lost and at that point, it's anybody's game for a trip to the Final Four. And now, commercial time before we reveal the final bracket. __________________ 2006 Golden Scribe Nominee 2006 Golden Scribe Winner Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Rookie Writer of the Year Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty)

02-25-2010, 09:08 PM	#38
hoopsguy General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Chicago	The Izulde region is ridiculous, far better than either of the others shown so far. And this is coming from someone who has yet to see one minute of The Wire.

02-25-2010, 09:32 PM	#40
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	Hilarious commercials. Very glad I checked in tonight. Some great laughs to end my day. __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

02-25-2010, 09:51 PM	#43
Izulde Head Coach Join Date: Sep 2004	And finally we have... The Eaglesfan27 Region (1) Seinfeld (16) Friday Night Lights (8) House (9) Friends (5) Big Bang Theory (12) The Office (UK) (4) The X-Files (13) Futurama (6) Firefly (11) Alias (3) Family Guy (14) Northern Exposure (7) Twilight Zone (10) Twin Peaks (2) MASH (15) Law & Order Will the force be with the cast of Seinfeld?* Professor Bowtie's Bracket Breakdown A lot of people have already commented online about the strength of the Izulde region, but the Eaglesfan27 region is no slouch, either. Seinfeld, MASH and Family Guy is as strong a 1-3 as you could hope for and Friday Night Lights is the single strongest 16 seed in the tournament in my opinion. Outside of the Big 3, I don't see any obvious first-round squash matches. It should be a good challenge for all the shows involved. Seinfeld will win this region, unless MASH* can surprise the tournament's #1 overall seed in the regional finals. That should certainly be an epic battle in any case. And that concludes our telecast of the Izuldean Rules Greates TV Show Tournament Selection Show. We begin tipoff tomorrow night at 10 pm CST. __________________ 2006 Golden Scribe Nominee 2006 Golden Scribe Winner Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Rookie Writer of the Year Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty)

02-25-2010, 10:11 PM	#44
Swaggs Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	This may be Izulde's finest day of posting in his life (based on just the commercials). BTW, don't sleep on the Wonder Years in the Izulde bracket. That is a show that a lot of people will have trouble voting against when the time comes -- I haven't met too many TV watchers that don't have fond memories of it. __________________ DOWN WITH HATTRICK!!! The RWBL Are you reading In The Bleachers?

02-25-2010, 10:21 PM	#45
EagleFan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA	Getting ready to fill my brackets out. Where's the bracket pool thread?

02-25-2010, 10:32 PM	#47
Scoobz0202 Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dayton, Ohio	It's such a shame Mad Men will be knocked out in round. I'll be voting against it because of my recent obsession with The Wire, but damn that second round matchup is brutal. Last edited by Scoobz0202 : 02-25-2010 at 10:33 PM.

02-25-2010, 10:52 PM	#50
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	What is the premise of The Wire?