Hey all,
After 28 days, we're down to the last eight in this year's competition. And boy, is it intriguing. Only four from the 16 seeds that began the competition remain today - Game of Thrones, Person of Interest, Buffy and Supernatural.
The third round saw a few big names go out, not the least of which was Arrow and one-time winner Castle. Seeded shows Dominion and FRIENDS (Arrow and Castle were not seeded) also suffered defeat.
The biggest story of the competition thus far is the success of In The Flesh. The British show has taken out NCIS, The Musketeers and Sherlock so far, but faces its toughest task yet as it takes on three-time winner Supernatural today. Could this match signal the end of the fairytale? Only the next 24 hours will tell.
In what is arguably the most exciting match-up of the day, Game of Thrones faces Hannibal. Both shows are well loved here, though Hannibal has gained a fair amount of traction since its cancellation, and it took out Arrow in the previous round.
It's a clash of two seeded shows as Person of Interest takes on Buffy. The CBS drama is looking to secure its third SpoilerTV competition triumph of the summer and it should be very interesting to see how it fares against Buffy today, which took out another popular show - Dominion - in the third round.
Our final poll of the quarter-finals sees Charmed up against Major Crimes. The fanbase for the TNT procedural seems to be growing by the second here at SpoilerTV and it's already beaten Once Upon a Time, The 100 and FRIENDS to make it to this stage. Its opponent, Charmed, has already taken out the defending champion Outlander this year, as well as the much-loved Agents of SHIELD in the last round.
Normally, I'd look at these eight contenders and only see four shows with a real chance of winning. But given how well all of the quarter-finalists have performed and the unpredictability of this competition, particularly this year, I'll open that pool out to all eight contenders. I have no idea who will emerge as victor by the end of the week, and I can't wait to see who it is.
A reminder of the rules:
1) Two shows will go into battle in a poll, where after exactly 24 hours, the leading show will win the battle and will progress into the next round.
2) Vote for your favourite, spread the word with your friends & fans.
3) To vote, login with either your Facebook, Twitter or Google+ profile. If you don't want to use any of those, you can go direct to Opinion Stage and get an account to vote.
4) Comment on what you voted for on in the comments below.
5) Have fun. This is a friendly & competitive competition. Please do not start attacking other fans or fangroups in the comments, because this really isn't what this competition is about.
NOTE: Polls will close at 19:00 BST on Tuesday 15th September
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Remember to check back tomorrow for the Semi-Finals!
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