In the last day of the competition Supernatural and Smallville easily won their battles over House and Veronica Mars and have taken their place in the next round. It will make for an interesting battle to see the Winchesters and Superman do battle once again!
Today sees a couple of comedy shows trying to make the third round, but How I Met Your Mother has to overcome the tough challenge of taking on new hit show Once Upon A Time whilst Friends has to take on the critically acclaimed sci-fi hit Battlestar Galactica. Both polls could go either way today, which should make things interesting!
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.
Once Upon A Time vs. How I Met Your Mother
Channel: ABC
Series Run: 2011 - present
Major Emmy Wins: N/A
Major Emmy Nominations: N/A
Channel: CBS
Series Run: 2005 - present
Major Emmy Wins: N/A
Major Emmy Nominations: Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series - 2011. Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series - 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007. Outstanding Comedy Series - 2009.
Friends vs. Battlestar Galactica
Channel: NBC
Series Run: 1994 - 2004
Major Emmy Wins: Outstanding Comedy Series - 2002. Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - 2002. Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series - 1996.
Major Emmy Nominations: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - 2004, 2003, 2002. Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - 2004, 2003. Outstanding Comedy Series - 2003, 2000, 1999, 1996, 1995. Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1995. Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series - 2000, 1999, 1995. Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series - 1999, 1995. Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series - 1995.
Channel: Sci-Fi
Series Run: 2004 - 2009.
Major Emmy Wins: N/A
Major Emmy Nominations: Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series - 2009, 2007. Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series - 2008, 2007.
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.
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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 round two continues with Doctor Who vs. Castle and Alias vs. Buffy the Vampire Slayer. You don't want to miss that!
Competition Bracket and Shows Left Standing
(bold indicates show is through to next round)
Alias
Battlestar Galactica
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Castle
Doctor Who
Firefly
Friends
Fringe
Game of Thrones
Gilmore Girls
Hawaii 5-0
How I Met Your Mother
LOST
Moonlight
NCIS
Once Upon a Time
Prison Break
Pushing Daisies
Sherlock
Smallville
Supernatural
The Mentalist
Good Luck,
Adam
T'was a tale of two comedies for me today, with HIMYM and Friends getting the votes...
ReplyDeleteGotta go with Friends as my only votes today, not seen any of the rest, but even if I had, nothing compares to Friends.
ReplyDeleteOnce and BSG
ReplyDeleteI must be the only person who hates Friends
Noooo! Four shows that I love. Why do you have to do this to me? Didn't vote ;)
ReplyDeleteOnce Upon a Time for the first poll.Last year's best new series for me.
ReplyDeleteAnd as much as like Friends,Battlestar Galactica is one of my all time favorites,so it gets my vote.
Once again sorry for the short delay before todays posts, but you'll be pleased to hear I've already drafted out the next few days so there will, 100%, without fail, be new polls over the next few days! :)
ReplyDeletethis one's prettty easy for me - HIMYM and Battlestar Galactica
ReplyDeleteFriends!!
ReplyDeletehow is OUAT beating HIMYM??? you can't compare 7 great seasons to 1 season!! my votes were for HIMYM and Friends!! ;)
ReplyDeleteNever liked FRIENDS.
ReplyDeleteI think it is probably the most overrated sitcom in my lifetime.along with 30 Rock.
Voted for the both more fantastical series, namely Once Upon a Time and Battlestar Galactica.
ReplyDeleteIT may not have a chance against Friends - but SO SAY WE ALL - BSG all the way.
ReplyDeleteI think it's overrated - the only sitcom I remember really loving growing up was Home Improvement and Saved By The Bell.
ReplyDeleteOUaT and Friends.
ReplyDeleteHIMYM and BSG.
ReplyDeleteHIMYM vs. OUAT was cruel, and I'm still not sure I made the right decision. I went with Friends, though.
ReplyDeleteHave to go with OUAT and Battlestar Galactica - yet again both choices are obviously superior to the competition.
ReplyDeleteOUAT is already classic.
BSG is pretty much unrivaled classic of science fiction and one of the most magnificent, beautiful and touching shows of last decade or two.
Not the only one. Friends is overrated. Don't get me wrong, its a brilliant sitcom, but so many shows, including BSG just blow it out of the water.
ReplyDeleteHow is OUAT beating HIMYM?
ReplyDeleteLatest OUAT Season: Flawless.
Latest HIMYM season: not flawless.
Had to go with Once & Battlestar!
ReplyDeleteyeah, I get that, but... let's see OUAT in season 7 if it gets 7 seasons! :/
ReplyDeleteOnly Battlestar Galactica.
ReplyDeleteSuch a great sci-fi show and the title music was just so haunting and beautiful. The only little flaw for me was the ending which I wasn't fussy on.
Same. I don't get how BSG is losing against it.
ReplyDeleteHow I Met Your Mother. I gave OUaT more chances than any other new show last season with possibly the exception of Ringer but my interest in Regina and Mr. Gold couldn't surpass my utter annoyance with Henry and Emma. I don't watch HIMYM on a regular basis but I always laugh when I do. Since I have never seen BSG and I'm fair weather about Friends, I'm not voting in this one.
ReplyDeleteHIMYM and BSG!
ReplyDeleteOncers are pretty loud, aren't we? Though I like both shows, OUAT makes me more happy than HIMYM, there's less of a feeling I want to punch characters in the face. I still get it in both shows at times, but HIMYM there's a moment of face punch need in nearly every episode.
ReplyDeleteFriends and HIMYM
ReplyDeleteHell, I even LOVED the ending because of how everything fit (like the "dying leader not reaching a promised land" bit)
ReplyDeleteFriends all the way. best comedy show ever...
ReplyDeleteEasy ones for me today,OUAT and BSG.
ReplyDeleteHIMYM and Friends.
ReplyDeleteCome on guys, vote for HIMYM so it wins.
Finally, a competition where I have an opinion on both polls. Voted OUAT in the first one for originality. HIMYM always struck me as a remake of Friends. Hesitated on the second because there was a time when I loved Friends, but went with BSG because it was such an awesome show and worthy of winning the competition. That, of course, means that it won't.
ReplyDeleteYou now seem to be arguing against yourself with this argument, because I totally agree that one season of mediocrity can ruin the entire show. HIMYM dipped down in quality for last few seasons A LOT.
ReplyDeleteBy this point OUAT remains flawless and pretty much amongst the best shows on tv right now, together with Revenge and teen Wolf.
Can it change? Can writers mess up horribly at some point? Well obviously, a lot of shows do. A few horrible decisions here, a few badly written characters there and the show goes down. That's what happened to Vampire Diaries, That's what happened to Supernatural and Heroes and a lot of other shows. such a danger is a reality of every tv show.
So far OUAT has not given us any chances to worry about its future quality because the show has been very consistent in its awesomeness.
I'm abstaining from the HIMYM / OUAT vote. I'm so dejected by the collective decision by the studio and the network to milk every last drop out of HIMYM that I can't make an objective choice. I'm extremely tempted to vote for OUAT.
ReplyDeleteI voted for Friends over BSG. It's a vote out of respect rather than from being a fan. I prefer BSG but it's rare that a show like Friends comes along that has such longevity, commercial success, and high creative standards.
Yeah, the dying leader part was okay but I don't think they should have gotten rid of the technology. It could have given the new civilization a better chance especially in a medical field, nor did I get them all splitting up as there were so few of them left; safety in numbers and all that.
ReplyDeleteThen some things were left hazy as with Kara.
Anyway I don't want to say more as there are probably people who still haven't seen it, and I've spoiled them enough.
In any case, it was a terrific series and the music was beautiful. :)
Battlestar Galactica. One of my favorite series, and the most deserving of praise today. :)
ReplyDeleteOnce Upon a Time and Battlestar Galactica. Because neither How I Met Your Mother and FRIENDS are my things, and OUAT and BSG are faves of mine.
ReplyDeleteI think it depends on your taste as well - a good show that had hour long episodes (much more content to fill - and keep quality) versus a great sitcom - I take the good show.
ReplyDeleteI don't generally find it easy to vote a sitcom better than a show like BSG.
Tough choice between BSG and Friends, but ultimately... it's Friends. And OUAT of course.
ReplyDeleteI'm here on the same boat as you. Always hated Friends, that humour does nothing for me.
ReplyDeleteI chose BSG over Friends. I love BSG, but I also hate Friends so I think I'd literally choose ANYTHING over Friends. (Maybe not CSI:Miami though.) The first poll is... weird. I watch OUaT and don't exactly watch HIMYM, but I chose HIMYM. That's mostly because I want to punch every damn character on OUaT and HIMYM makes me laugh (when I actually get around to watching it).
ReplyDeleteI don't think this last season was mediocre, weaker than the others but not mediocre... but hey, that's me. Everyone can have an opinion and mine is that, and I don't see how am I arguing against myself... :/
ReplyDeleteBSG!!!!
ReplyDeleteEasy one today. HIMYM and Friends, no doubt for me.
ReplyDeleteAre you freaking kidding me!!!!???? Once Upon a Time is NOTHING compared to HIMYM amazingness! Are you guys crazy?
ReplyDeleteBSG.........so say we all
ReplyDeleteSeason 7 of HIMYM was the best in my opinion, and therefore it had the highest rating among all the other seasons.
ReplyDeleteSurprised that HIMYM is losing to OUAT
ReplyDeleteNot that surprised. OUAT is one of the most popular shows here on SpoilerTV :)
ReplyDeletehttp://www.spoilertv.com/2012/05/spoilertv-most-popular-shows-for.html
Oh no Sharon,your not the only one.!!
ReplyDeleteI would hardly say that OUAT is flawless... I mean the entire premise of the show is built around an enmity that shouldn't even exist...
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed season 7, but I think season 6 is the best in recent memory... I don't recall much of seasons 1-4 anymore... I have to watch it again to make up my mind, but I really liked season 6... I know that most people would say season 6 was probably the worst, but I don't get it... I thought it was awesome...
ReplyDeleteBut there were some episodes in season 7 that were great... I like HIMYM for it's inventive narrative structures and 'The Burning Beekeeper' is probably one of the best, if not the best, episodes of the show... Hope they can keep it up...
Wow. 8th place...Now I get it the poll standings... I like that Castle is the most popular... It's an awesome show!
ReplyDeleteBSG *---------* always, sorry Friends. HIMYM is others easy choice.
ReplyDeleteI'm not hate Friends, but I love BSG more.
ReplyDeleteI liked season 6 too, the mystery wedding was a great addition to keep the audience hooked. My favorite episode from season 7 has to "Symphony of Illumination".
ReplyDeleteI'm probably not able to choose my fave season,at least not now, I should rewatch them, but I think it would be one of the firsts... but I really don't know right now! :)
ReplyDeleteFriends...The best one!!!!
ReplyDeleteFriends, even after close to ten years, is still one of my favorite shows of all time (right up there with Smallville, which I'm psyched won this last round). So definitely a vote there. And even though I was (am) less than pleased with some of the occurrences in HIMYM, that's a completely personal preference and I still love the show. So yeah, Friends and HIMYM all the way. However, if both make it through, it's gonna be Friends all the way
ReplyDeleteOUAT over HIMYM - I think OUAT had a better season than HIMYM...for me at least.
ReplyDeleteNever a Friends fan (It's one of that group of NBC sitcoms that leaves me desperately trying to figure out what the critics find so funny...and whether they're getting paid until the table or not) So easily Battlestar Galactica.
Friends was must watch TV (haha) when I was in High School and College. It and Home Improvement on ABC are the only sitcoms I've ever really loved and watched for their entirety, even when they were less than stellar. So, Friends all the way for me.
ReplyDeleteI've never watched any of the other shows (well, I've seen HIMYM a few times. It's mediocre humor IMO), but BSG is on my Netflix Instant queue I just haven't had the time to watch yet (and I'm trying to distance myself from things I've heard over the years so what I might have known at one time as a spoiler I no longer remember, if that makes sense).
It is amazing how much a bad series finale can color an entire show. I loved BSG, but it is hard to fight for it without tons of caveats. Most important episode of a series.
ReplyDeleteSame - aside from Starbuck's poor ending, I was fine with the finale.
ReplyDeleteEasy choice today. Once upon a time and friends. I loved how I met your mother but it's not the same today as I used to be.
ReplyDeleteAnd I've never watched BSG
How do they match up GoT and BB before quarters or semis? How can one say OUAT is flawless when you can watch a pilot and finale and not miss anything in between? Heck, the worst episode of HIMYM is better than most of OUAT....Mentalist of course is through for reasons unknown...Stupid polling
ReplyDelete"not miss everything in between"? I am sorry, you must have been talking about shows like vampire diaries.
ReplyDeleteIf there's something OUAT does FLAWLESSLY, its build-up and pay-off. There has yet to be an episode that did not develop characters or did not matter in the grand scheme of things.
As for mentalist? Its through because it also happens to be a damn good show. :) Certainly better than a teenage remake of la femme nikita :)
Excuse me... OUAT is boring and cheesy. You can watch the pilot and the finale and still not miss anything. Plus, the remake of Nikita is way better than anything you could ever watch.
ReplyDeleteONCE UPON A TIME .... I CAN NOT WAIT TILL IT'S BACK ON AIR
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