Just in time for March Madness something that us geeks and nerds can get behind.
QuoteIt's a showdown between the Light Side and Dark Side in the first This Is Madness tournament! Vote for your favorite Jedi, Sith, scoundrel, Rebel, or bounty hunter and help decide who is, once and for all, the galaxy's most popular Star Wars character.
The first round begins on Monday, March 18! Cast your votes and come back every day for new matchups and results, and be sure to visit us on Tuesday, April 9, to see who will be named winner of This Is Madness!
http://starwars.com/This-Is-Madness/
Sweet.
But clearly they were copying our March Mayhem.
Quote from: LongBlade on March 15, 2013, 07:00:20 PM
Sweet.
But clearly they were copying our March Mayhem.
Well naturally. They just have the bankroll for the Star Wars rights.
Which is overrated. They can buy expensive artists, but the real creativity lies here.
Quote from: LongBlade on March 15, 2013, 09:23:31 PM
Which is overrated. They can buy expensive artists, but the real creativity lies here.
Spoken like a true Propaganda officer. ;D
Quote from: TheCommandTent on March 16, 2013, 09:52:15 AM
Quote from: LongBlade on March 15, 2013, 09:23:31 PM
Which is overrated. They can buy expensive artists, but the real creativity lies here.
Spoken like a true Propaganda officer. ;D
In Soviet GrogHeads Art Paints YOU!
Clearly this is RIDICULOUS! Darth Vader will win with Yoda in second place.
Vote Jar Jar!
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I want to slap the piss out of you right now.... >:(
Quote from: Bison on March 16, 2013, 07:43:55 PM
I want to slap the piss out of you right now.... >:(
Are you coming on to me?
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I distain Jar Jar Binks more than the Ewoks.
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Quote from: GDS_Starfury on March 16, 2013, 07:51:59 PM
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Meesa likah.
Sweet. Looks like good stupid fun.
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on March 16, 2013, 07:51:59 PM
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I still want to see her foot in his nutsack.
What a hooot !
For some reason that doesn't get old.
That was painful.
Just a thread bump in case you guys haven't been keeping up with this. The first round is almost complete and there were not really any close votes except the one that put Leia through.
Yep, still following/voting.
I'm also still upset Lando was matched up against Han in the first round. >:(
He's a high-enough caliber character that he should've at least made it to the second round like the rest (and therefore ought to have had the privilege of going up against a no-name as well). Poor guy can't catch a break.
Some of those matches are dumb. And how did Dooku beat Tarkin by a landslide? Tarkin was an evil bastard. He had Leia tortured and still blew up Alderaan once he thought she had given up the Rebellion.
I suspect that one may have been more of a case of Christopher Lee having more fanboys/girls than Peter Cushing.
Han vs Obi-Wan?! :o Can't choose!
Quote from: mirth on March 28, 2013, 12:58:05 PM
Han vs Obi-Wan?! :o Can't choose!
I am a little surprised that Obi-Wan won.
I'm surprised *and* moderately irritated (I like Ben as much as the next guy, but I've always been an especially big fan of Solo). From the beginning, I was sure we were going to see a Han vs. Yoda semi-final.
However, presuming Chewie wins his current match (he'd f***ing better!), it's going to be a lot harder figuring out who to vote for in the next round -- him or Artoo? Tough decision.
Oh come on! It's a Jedi Master vs. a smuggler with a laser pistol. You're really surprised that the Jedi wins? :D
No, just irritated. Kenobi is a cool old guy, but Han is still way cooler. :)
Quote from: Martok on April 02, 2013, 02:47:59 PM
No, just irritated. Kenobi is a cool old guy, but Han is still way cooler. :)
Yeah, but Obi-Wan takes a double-dip. He gets Alec Guiness and Liam Neeson. Gives him a bit of an edge methinks.
errr..... no
rethink that thought before your nerd license is revoked.
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on April 02, 2013, 09:13:14 PM
errr..... no
rethink that thought before your nerd license is revoked.
Write, hippie, write!
The final will be Yoda and Darth Vader as I stated originally. Darth Vader wins by a small margin. End of discussion.
Quote from: Bison on April 02, 2013, 09:18:21 PM
The final will be Yoda and Darth Vader as I stated originally. Darth Vader wins by a small margin. End of discussion.
So sayeth the almighty Bison.
Actually you are probably right
Quote from: TheCommandTent on April 02, 2013, 09:24:16 PM
Quote from: Bison on April 02, 2013, 09:18:21 PM
The final will be Yoda and Darth Vader as I stated originally. Darth Vader wins by a small margin. End of discussion.
So sayeth the almighty Bison.
Actually you are probably right
Interesting observation: Yoda became less endearing the more digitized he became.
Quote from: LongBlade on April 02, 2013, 09:16:50 PM
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on April 02, 2013, 09:13:14 PM
errr..... no
rethink that thought before your nerd license is revoked.
Write, hippie, write!
I am and Im neck deep in Smuck type shit.
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on April 02, 2013, 10:02:28 PM
Quote from: LongBlade on April 02, 2013, 09:16:50 PM
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on April 02, 2013, 09:13:14 PM
errr..... no
rethink that thought before your nerd license is revoked.
Write, hippie, write!
I am and Im neck deep in Smuck type shit.
OCS can be such a drag. Don't worry. It's only 90 days!
I did it all for the wookie
the wookie.
so I could get a cookie.
Quote from: LongBlade on April 02, 2013, 09:06:50 PM
Quote from: Martok on April 02, 2013, 02:47:59 PM
No, just irritated. Kenobi is a cool old guy, but Han is still way cooler. :)
Yeah, but Obi-Wan takes a double-dip. He gets Alec Guiness and Liam Neeson. Gives him a bit of an edge methinks.
You mean Alec Guinness and
Ewan McGregor? Sheeze, I can't f-in stand the "prequels", and even I knew better! :P
Your geek card is hereby suspended. Further action regarding either reinstatement or permanent revocation is to be determined at a later date.
Quote from: Bison on April 02, 2013, 09:18:21 PM
The final will be Yoda and Darth Vader as I stated originally. Darth Vader wins by a small margin. End of discussion.
I don't know. Boba Fett has a lot of fans. If anyone can pull off an upset, it's him.
Boba Fett is awesome. He's one of my favorite Star Wars characters. If he were in the other bracket, I think he could beat Yoda. However Darth Vader is the iconic Star Wars character.
This bracket was rigged! Yoda beats Vader? NO WAY!!!
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It's like Chekov beating out Kirk for who gets laid the most on the Enterprise.
I am a bit surprised it wasn't a closer vote.
Quote from: Bison on April 10, 2013, 07:40:33 AM
This bracket was rigged! Yoda beats Vader? NO WAY!!!
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It's like Chekov beating out Kirk for who gets laid the most on the Enterprise.
The Dark Side always loses in the end.
I would hypothesize Vader has suffered in the popularity department these last 11 years as a result of his backstory revealing he was a whiny little bitch (like father, like son!). In contrast, the prequels only made Yoda even more badass than he already was.
Also, I suspect a number of folks voted based on if the two were to have engaged in actual combat...in which case the edge obviously goes to Yoda.
Quote from: TheCommandTent on April 10, 2013, 09:00:04 AM
I am a bit surprised it wasn't a closer vote.
Me too. I didn't think there was much doubt Yoda would win, but I thought it would be only by a few percentage points.