Hope you all had a nice Sunday, and are raring and ready for the next day in the STV Series competition. When we last met there were a couple of surprise victories as the 2010 finalist The Wire exited in round one with a miserable 47.74% defeat to The OC. Maybe time isn't sitting as well with The Wire fans, or they've all moved on, but it's a result that didn't sit well with many folks in the comments. Perhaps less surprisingly but more expectedly Nikita defeated the critically acclaimed The Good Wife with 56.62% of the votes. Both Nikita and The OC did well to reach round two, but whether they can push their challenge on further will be tough.
Today sees two more current and two more finished shows doing battle for a place in the next round.
Firstly we have the police procedural The Mentalist, loved by many due to Simon Baker's exceptional lead role, challenging the little show that could, Chuck. Both shows are incredibly fun to watch, and both have large fan bases so it should make for an interesting battle.
Secondly we have a former The WB favourite Gilmore Girls challenging Zach Braff's quirky comedy hit Scrubs. Both of these shows also maintain passionate fans online, so it's a tough one to call.
If you want to see the draw for the rest of the competition, and see which show will take on which other show then head HERE for a look. Let the voting begin!
The Mentalist vs. Chuck
Channel: CBS
Series Run: 2008 - present
Major Emmy Wins: N/A
Major Emmy Nominations: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series - 2009
Channel: NBC
Series Run: 2007 - 2012
Major Emmy Wins: N/A
Major Emmy Nominations: N/A
Gilmore Girls vs. Scrubs
Channel: The WB
Series Run: 2000 - 2007
Major Emmy Wins: N/A
Major Emmy Nominations: N/A
Channel: NBC/ABC
Series Run: 2001 - 2010
Major Emmy Wins:
Major Emmy Nominations: Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series - 2007, 2002. Outstanding Comedy Series - 2006, 2005. Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - 2005. Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series - 2004.
All posts for the competition will be under the label "2012 Series Competition" for easy finding, and can be found in the "features" tab on the main menu bar from the homepage.
You can also keep up to date with the competition by following me on twitter @AdDHarris
I've created a # for the show on twitter, which is #STVSeriesComp so add that to your tweets!
For now, get your vote in, spread the word on Twitter and Facebook, then comment below with who you want to see win! Remember to come back tomorrow as we have NCIS: LA vs. Homeland as well as Dollhouse vs. Prison Break. You don't want to miss that!
Competition Bracket and Shows Left Standing
(bold indicates show is through to next round)
24
Alias
Angel
Arrested Development
Battlestar Galactica
Breaking Bad
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Castle
Charmed
Chuck
Community
Criminal Minds
Desperate Housewives
Dexter
Doctor Who
Dollhouse
Firefly
Flashforward
Friday Night Lights
Friends
Fringe
Game of Thrones
Gilmore Girls
Grey's Anatomy
Grimm
Hawaii 5-0
Heroes
Homeland
House MD
How I Met Your Mother
LOST
Moonlight
NCIS
NCIS: LA
Nikita
Once Upon a Time
Person of Interest
Prison Break
Pushing Daisies
Revenge
Scrubs
Sherlock
Six Feet Under
Smallville
Stargate SG1
Supernatural
The Mentalist
The OC
The Sopranos
The Vampire Diaries
The Walking Dead
The West Wing
The X-Files
Veronica Mars
Good Luck,
Adam
