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First of all I want to thank everyone who voted in any or all of the rounds here. The winners as chosen by the group would not have been my selections, but when asked to name a "favorite" there are no right or wrong answers. It all comes down to personal taste.

On the Actors side I think my personal favorites would have come down to Harrison Ford and Clint Eastwood. I know there are many better actors than both of them. Cary Grant, Henry Fonda, The Duke, Pacino, DeNiro are but a few of the many actors who have made many films I have enjoyed greatly.

For the females my choice would have been Katherine Hepburn. Her range of films and the length of her career are unmatched. From screwball comedies such as Bringing Up Baby to The Lion In Winter she did it all as well as any female that has ever appeared on the Silver Screen.

Now here are the results of the voters:

Finals:
1)Tom Hanks 16 vs. 2)Harrison Ford  11

1)Jodie Foster 16 vs. 14)Meryl Streep 11

I should be posting a new topic in a few days and any and all suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks again. I wonder what topic I will pick next.

Well we have reached the finals and while this would not have been the match ups I chose the voters have spoken. Here are the resuts of the semis and the last match ups for all the marbles. Thanks to everyone who has voted here.

Semi- finals:
Actors:
1)Tom Hanks 21 vs. 5)Al Pacino 8  Forrest Gump not scared off by Al's little friend.
2)Harrison Ford 17 vs. 6)Robert DeNiro 12  Indy was taling to you Mr. DeNiro

Actresses:
1)Jodie Foster 19 vs. 5)Katherine Hepburn 11  Clarice takes down Katherine the Great
10)Julie Andrews 13 vs. 14)Meryl Streep 17  Karen Silkwood radioactivity takes Mary Poppins out.

Finals:
1)Tom Hanks vs. 2)Harrison Ford

1)Jodie Foster vs. 14)Meryl Streep

The voting for this round will end Sunday night September 28 at 11 pm New York time. Voting before is not a requirement to voice your opinion and comments are always welcome. Tell your friends to vote too. Thank you all in advance.

I wonder what topic I will pick next.

Well after several weeks of voting we have reached the semi-finals. By the seeding there were more upsets than not in the last round. There was need for me to cast a vote this round as there were no ties this time. I doubt that there will be any real routs anymore. Here are the results from the last round along with my comments.

Actors:

1)Tom Hanks 17 vs. 9)Morgan Freeman 12 Forrest Gump marches on defeating the best scrounger ever from Shawshank

2)Harrison Ford 17 vs. 7)Jack Nicholson 12 Indiana Jones discovers another hidden secret, how to take out Jack.

3)Denzel Washington 12 vs. 6)Robert DeNiro 17 Young Vito Corleone takes out Coach of the Titans

4)Paul Newman 14 vs. 5)Al Pacino 15 Micheal Corleone also defends the family honor taking down Cool Hand Luke in the closet match up this round.

Actresses:

1)Jodie Foster 21 vs. 9)Elizabeth Taylor 8 Clarice Starling knocks La Liz off of National Velvet

2)Julia Roberts 13 vs. 10)Julie Andrews 16 Mary Poppins defeats the Pretty Woman in the third upset.

6)Angelina Jolie 8 vs. 14)Meryl Streep 21 The voters choose Sophie in a landslide over Lara Croft

4)Sandra Bullock 11 vs. 5)Katherine Hepburn 18 Katherine the Great is the one to finally take out the lady on the runaway bus.

Semi- finals:

Actors:

1)Tom Hanks vs. 5)Al Pacino

2)Harrison Ford vs. 6)Robert DeNiro

Actresses:

1)Jodie Foster vs. 5)Katherine Hepburn

10)Julie Andrews vs. 14)Meryl Streep

The voting for this round will end Sunday night September 21 at 11 pm New York time. Voting before is not a requirement to voice your opinion and comments are always welcome. Tell your friends to vote too. Thank you all in advance.

Well it is time to begin the voting for round 3. We had a few upsets again, and the match ups look even tougher this round. Not all of the voting went the way I hoped or expected. We did have less voting in this round and as close as some the battles were I wonder how different the results might have been with the same turnout as last week.

As always first here are the results from round 2 with my comments that I hope you find at least a little bit amusing and or entertaining.

1)Tom Hanks 23 vs. 17)Cary Grant  8 Forrest Gump defeats Mr. Lucky. This would have been a very tough match up for me to vote on as I really enjoy both their work. Grant was great in such a wide range of roles from Hitchcokc thrillers to screwball comedies.
2)Harrison Ford 24 vs. 18)Dustin Hoffman 7 Dr. Jones, Hans Solo and Jack Ryan way too much for the Rain Man and Tootsie
3)Denzel Washington  21  vs. 19)Gene Hackman 10 Just like in Crimson Tide Denzel comes out on top in this match up.
4)Paul Newman 17 vs. 13)Mel Gibson 14  William Wallace's cries of Freedom go for naught against Cool Hand Luke and Butch Cassidy 
5)Al Pacino  18 vs. 12)Jimmy Stewart 13 Oscar winner for playing a Colonel beats real life General in a battle of 2 true superstars
6)Robert DeNiro  23 vs. 11)Robert Redford 8  Crazed Taxi Driver takes the Sundance Kid for a long ride
7)Jack Nicholson  19 vs. 10)Sean Connery 12 Jack might be the only man as cool as 007 as Bond goes down.
8)Clint Eastwood  14  vs. 9)Morgan Freeman 17 I guess it takes God to take down Clint as he did too good a job directing his good buddy.

Actresses:
1)Jodie Foster 25 vs. 16)Demi Moore 6  Clarice defeats G.I. Jane easily
2)Julia Roberts 23 vs. 15)Rita Hayworth 8 Erin Brockovich defeats Shawshank poster girl
3)Sophia Loren 13 vs. 14)Meryl Streep 18 Incredible actress beats legendary Italian beauty
4)Sandra Bullock 15 vs. 13)Marilyn Monroe 14  Speed kills this legendary beauty instead of a overdose this time.
5)Katherine Hepburn 20 vs. 12)Audrey Hepburn 10  Katherine the Great defeats her adorable namesake
6)Angelina Jolie 18 vs. 11)Renee Zwelleger 13 Mrs. Smith  takes out Bridget Jones
7)Susan Sarandan 15 vs. 10)Julie Andrews 16  Mary Poppins eeks out a win over the Minor League's most famous groupie
8)Halle Berry 13 vs. 9)Elizabeth Taylor 17  La Liz adds the lovely Ms. Berry to her list of victims including her too numerous to count ex husbands.

Here are the match ups for the Quarterfinals. Man are some of these tough.

1)Tom Hanks vs. 9)Morgan Freeman
2)Harrison Ford  vs. 7)Jack Nicholson
3)Denzel Washington vs. 6)Robert DeNiro
4)Paul Newman  vs. 5)Al Pacino
 
Actresses:
1)Jodie Foster  vs. 9)Elizabeth Taylor
2)Julia Roberts vs. 10)Julie Andrews
6)Angelina Jolie vs. 14)Meryl Streep 
4)Sandra Bullock vs. 5)Katherine Hepburn
 
Voting for this round will close at 11 PM EST on this coming Sunday.
Please try and remember to rate your fellow posters as I am sure they will do the same for you. As usual I will only vote in the case of any ties.  Thanks again.

Let me start off by thanking everyone who has voted here so far. Round 2 had less upsets than the first round did but I was still surprised by some of margins of victory in a few of the match ups. Some of you left some great comments along with your choices and I hope that continues.

Here are the results from round 2 as well as my comments on them. Not everyone voted in every match up accounting for the fact that the vote totals are not the same on all the match ups. I did have to cast one vote to break a tie.

1)Tom Hanks 40  vs. 33)Kevin Costner 6  Forrest Gump has too much heat for Bull Durham
2)Harrison Ford  41 vs. 31)Spencer Tracy 5 Indiana Jones discovers the secret of crushing one of Hollywood's all time legends
3)Denzel Washington 39 vs. 30)Tom Cruise 7  "Maverick" shot down in flames
4)Paul Newman 32 vs. 29)Nicholas Cage  14  "Cool Hand" Luke marches on
5)Al Pacino 30 vs. 28)Anthony Hopkins  16  Mafia Don takes out the movies most famous serial killer
6)Robert DeNiro 36 vs. 27)Tommy Lee Jones 10  Al Gore's college roommate takes after him and loses at the ballot box  
7)Jack Nicholson 33 vs. 26)Samuel L. Jackson 13  The original "Joker" marches on against all time box office leader
8)Clint Eastwood 30  vs. 25)Johnny Deep 16 Capt.Jack Sparrow made Dirty Harry's day
9)Morgan Freeman  38 vs. 24)Bill Murray  8  Carl Spackler too buzzed to realize he got smoked
10)Sean Connery 29  vs. 23)Robin Williams 17  James, James Bond  enough said
11)Robert Redford  30 vs. 22)Gregory Peck 16 Atticus Finch beaten by the Sundance Kid
12)Jimmy Stewart  30 vs. 17)Humphrey Bogart 14  Bye Bye Bogie in a surprising easy win by the "Richest Man" in town
13)Mel Gibson  29 vs. 20)John Wayne  16  I was very surprised how easily Martin Riggs took down the "Duke"
14)Marlon Brando 19  vs. 19)Gene Hackman 27  Hoosiers coach in an upset. Marlon was never a contender here.
15)Russell Crowe 23  vs. 18)Dustin Hoffman 24 
16)Henry Fonda  18  vs. 17)Cary Grant  26  I really thought this battle between all time screen legends would be nip and tuck the whole way

Actresses:
1)Jodie Foster 33 vs. 33)Michelle Pfeiffer 12   Being in Grease 2 cost the lovely Ms. Pfeiffer against Clarice
2)Julia Roberts  30 vs. 31)Diane Lane  15  Pretty Woman beats a better looking woman
3)Sophia Loren  34 vs. 30)Jessica Lange 12  Italian treasure wins easily
4)Sandra Bullock 35  vs. 29)Jamie Lee Curtis  11  I still can't believe Bullock is the 4th seed even as she wins easily again
5)Katherine Hepburn 32  vs. 28)Uma Thurman  13 Even a shot of adrenaline to Uma's heart couldn't help her against Katherine The Great
6)Angelina Jolie  24 vs. 27)Ashley Judd 21  Lara Croft beats Kentucky's prettiest fan
7)Susan Sarandan 25 vs. 26)Charleze Theron 20 A "Baseball Annie" beats one of my favorites to look at.
8)Halle Berry  27 vs. 25)Diane Keaton 18 One of the match ups in which if I voted I am not sure which way I would have voted.
9)Elizabeth Taylor  24 vs. 24)Meg Ryan 20 Violet eyes beats one time American Sweetheart in the this close race
10)Julie Andrews  27 vs. 23)Nicole Kidman 18 Maria Von Trapp too tough for Mrs. Urban, but she makes it closer than ex husband did in this round.
11)Renee Zwelleger 24  vs. 43)Catherine Zeta Jones 20 At least the Welsh beauty made it into the brackets unlike her husband or father in-law
12)Audrey Hepburn 33 vs. 21)Grace Kelly  11  Movie princess beats real life Princess in a rout
13)Marilyn Monroe 25 vs. 45)Cameron Diaz  19  Guess there is something more about Norma Jean than  Cameron
14)Meryl Streep  31 vs. 46)Ann Margaret  14  Acting skills beats great beauty
15)Rita Hayworth 24  vs. 18)Marissa Tomei 21 Well not all gorgeous redheads lose, at least not yet
16)Demi Moore 24 vs. 17)Helen Hunt 21 Demi goes at least 2 rounds further than her ex hubby did here.

Now here are the match ups for the next round. Having voted before is not a requirement to do so now and feel free to invite your friends to participate. Some of these match ups are tough to say the least. I for one can't wait to see the results.

1)Tom Hanks vs. 17)Cary Grant
2)Harrison Ford  vs. 18)Dustin Hoffman
3)Denzel Washington  vs. 19)Gene Hackman
4)Paul Newman  vs. 13)Mel Gibson
5)Al Pacino  vs. 12)Jimmy Stewart 
6)Robert DeNiro  vs. 11)Robert Redford
7)Jack Nicholson  vs.  10)Sean Connery
8)Clint Eastwood  vs.  9)Morgan Freeman

Actresses:
1)Jodie Foster vs. 16)Demi Moore
2)Julia Roberts vs. 15)Rita Hayworth
3)Sophia Loren  vs. 14)Meryl Streep
4)Sandra Bullock  vs. 13)Marilyn Monroe
5)Katherine Hepburn  vs. 12)Audrey Hepburn
6)Angelina Jolie  vs. 11)Renee Zwelleger
7)Susan Sarandan  vs. 10)Julie Andrews
8)Halle Berry  vs. 9)Elizabeth Taylor 

Voting for this round will close at 11 PM EST on this coming Sunday.
Please try and remember to rate your fellow posters as I am sure they will do the same for you. As usual I will only vote in the case of any ties.  Thanks again.

I first want to thank all of you for your participation on this blog. I was surprised by quite a few who didn't make it into the competition. No Cagney, Edward G Robinson, Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Errol Flynn, Warren Beatty and more on the men's side. Maureen O'Hara, Myrna Loy, Drew Barrymore, Sally Field, "Hanoi" Jane Fonda etc. are missing from from the woman's draw. At least Ben Afleck and J. Lo didn't make it in. I was surprised that Scarlett Jo and the Jessica's Biel and Alba did not get in.

I have posted the results of the first round as a separate entry as if included them here would it make this entry way too long. Here is the link to that entry http://www.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs
/entry/7949334/10096606 I have included my comments on the results of each match up. There were quite a few upsets to go along with the many one sided battles in both brackets. A few match ups though were very close and not decided till the very end. I was very surprised by more than a few of the winners.

Well here are the match ups for round 2. Some of these are going to be very interesting.

Actors:
1)Tom Hanks vs. 33)Kevin Costner
2)Harrison Ford vs. 31)Spencer Tracy
3)Denzel Washington vs. 30)Tom Cruise
4)Paul Newman vs. 29)Nicholas Cage
5)Al Pacino vs. 28)Anthony Hopkins
6)Robert DeNiro vs. 27)Tommy Lee Jones
7)Jack Nicholson vs. 26)Samuel L. Jackson
8)Clint Eastwood vs. 25)Johnny Deep
9)Morgan Freeman vs. 24)Bill Murray
10)Sean Connery vs. 23)Robin Williams
11)Robert Redford vs. 22)Gregory Peck
12)Jimmy Stewart vs. 17)Humphrey Bogart
13)Mel Gibson vs. 20)John Wayne
14)Marlon Brando vs. 19)Gene Hackman
15)Russell Crowe vs. 18)Dustin Hoffman
16)Henry Fonda vs. 17)Cary Grant

Actresses:
1)Jodie Foster vs. 33)Michelle Pfeifer
2)Julia Roberts vs. 31)Diane Lane
3)Sophia Loren vs. 30)Jessica Lange
4)Sandra Bullock vs. 29)Jamie Lee Curtis
5)Katherine Hepburn vs. 28)Uma Thurman
6)Angelina Jolie vs. 27)Ashley Judd
7)Susan Sarandan vs. 26)Charleze Theron
8)Halle Berry vs. 25)Diane Keaton
9)Elizabeth Taylor vs. 24)Meg Ryan
10)Julie Andrews vs. 23)Nicole Kidman
11)Renee Zwelleger vs. 43)Catherine Zeta Jones
12)Audrey Hepburn vs. 21)Grace Kelly
13)Marilyn Monroe vs. 45)Cameron Diaz
14)Meryl Streep vs. 46)Ann Margaret
15)Rita Hayworth vs. 18)Marissa Tomei
16)Demi Moore 19 vs. 17)Helen Hunt

The voting for this round will last a little longer due to the holiday next weekend. I will count all votes received by Tuesday Sept. 2 at 11PM New York City time.

Well here the results from round 1. Please note the totals of each match up are not the same as a few people skipped certain match ups for various reasons.

1)Tom Hanks 29 vs. 64)Michael Madsen 3 Forrest Gump defeats Mr. Blonde in the first of many routs.
2)Harrison Ford 30 vs. 63)Keifer Sutherland 3 Indiana Jones takes down Jack Bauer with more ease than Bauer ever did the bad guys
3)Denzel Washington 33 vs.)62Ryan Phillipe Multiple Oscars kicks pretty boy's butt
4)Paul Newman 31 vs. 61)Gerrard Depardieu 2 Ref stops this mismatch in the first round
5)Al Pacino 32 vs. 60)Paul Giamatti 1 Never a doubt
6)Robert DeNiro 32 vs. 59)Max Van Sydow 1 As bad a beating as his friend Pesci ever gave in a movie
7)Jack Nicholson 31 vs. 58)John Malkovich 2 Maybe Jack will have a tougher time next round
8)Clint Eastwood 31 vs. 57)James Colburn 2 Dirty Harry guns down another
9)Morgan Freeman 30 vs. 56)James Caan 3 Sonny gunned down again
10)Sean Connery 26 vs. 55)Dennis Quaid 7 The original James Bond much too cool for Quaid
11)Robert Redford 25 vs. 54)Heath Ledger 8 The Natural too much for the new Joker
12)Jimmy Stewart 20 vs. 53)Matthew Damon 13 Jason Bourne defeated by a legend
13)Mel Gibson 29 vs. 52)Matthew McConnaughy 4 Another no contest
14)Marlon Brando 19 vs. 51)Kevin Spacey 14 Don Vito edges Keyser Soze
15)Russell Crowe 28 vs. 50)Leonardo DiCaprio 5 Leo goes down like the Titanic
16)Henry Fonda 16 vs. 49)Burt Reynolds 17 One of 6 close battles that an old school legend of the screen was involved in a. Fonda should have won in a walk over the bad toupe.
17)Cary Grant 18 vs. 48)John Travolta 15 Another of the 6 and another shocker of a sort as I thought Grant would crush Vincent Vega
18)Dustin Hoffman 26 vs. 47)Anthony Quinn 5 Tootsie beats up Zorba
19)Gene Hackman 32 vs. 46)Charles Bronson 1 Don't think Bronson ever beaten this badly before
20)John Wayne 30 vs. 45)Daniel Day Lewis 3 The Duke reigns
21)Humphrey Bogart 17 vs. 46)Bruce Willis 16 This was back and forth the whole way with the last vote breaking a tie.
22)Gregory Peck 18 vs. 43)Will Smith 15 Aticus Finch battled the Fresh Prince all the way
23)Robin Williams 19 vs. 42)Sidney Portier 13 Funny man defeats legend
24)Bill Murray 21 vs. 41)Steve McQueen 11 It happens again
25)Johnny Deep 19 vs. 40)Charlton Heston 14 Capt. Jack Sparrow edges out Ben Hur
26)Samuel L. Jackson 22 vs. 39)George Clooney 10 This was a little surprising to me
27)Tommy Lee Jones 23 vs. 38)Brad Pitt 10 Another pretty boy goes down
28)Anthony Hopkins 23 vs. 37)Robert Mitchum 9 Hannibal Lecter defeats legendary tough guy
29)Nicholas Cage 26 vs. 36)Vince Vaughn 7 No surprise here but good luck in the next round Nick. You are going to need it.
30)Tom Cruise 23 vs. 35)Ben Stiller 10 Couch jumper wins
31)Spencer Tracy 17 vs. 34)Sam Elliot 16 I was once again shocked that this came doen to the last vote cast needed to break a tie.
32)Robert Duvall 16 vs. 33)Kevin Costner 17 The napalm in the morning landed on the wrong actor here.

Actresses:
1)Jodie Foster 29 vs. 64)Emannuelle Beart 2 Clarice and her Oscars wins big as expected
2)Julia Roberts 28 vs. 63)Cheryl Ladd 2 Ladd's beauty not nearly enough to compete
3)Sophia Loren 22 vs. 62)Dana Delaney 7 A rout as expected
4)Sandra Bullock 23 vs. 61)Mariska Hargitay 8 Surprised by Bullock's seeding as well a TV cop making it in to the brackets.
5)Katherine Hepburn 26 vs. 60)Kim Delaney 4 All time legend beats another Television actress
6)Angelina Jolie 23 vs. 59)Whoopi Goldberg 8 Jolie does better than her husband.
7)Susan Sarandan 23 vs. 58)Milla Jovivich 6 No surprise here
8)Halle Berry 22 vs. 57)Salma Hayak 9 Berry wins a battle of the beauties
9)Elizabeth Taylor 21 vs. 56)Keira Knightley 9 Old timer beats an up and comer
10)Julie Andrews 21 vs. 55)Judi Dench 8 Mary Poppins beats the newest "M"
11)Renee Zewelleger 22 vs. 54)Eva Mendes 8 Surprisingly easy win here
12)Audrey Hepburn 27 vs. 53)Helena Bonham Carter 3 Holly Golightly in a rout
13)Marilyn Monroe 16 vs. 52)Renee Russo 14 This being close was surprising to me
14)Meryl Streep 21 vs. 51)Raquel Welch 10 Multiple Oscars defeats an all time sex symbol
15)Rita Hayworth 17 vs. 50)Sigourney Weaver 14 Close battle won by a red headed temptress
16)Demi Moore 28 vs. 49)Sharon Stone 3 Shockingly easy win for Demi
17)Helen Hunt 21 vs. 48)Reese Witherspoon 9 2 Oscar winners battle. I was surprised by both the seeding and results here.
18)Marissa Tomei 16 vs. 47)Geena Davis 15 Another close battle between 2 Oscar winners
19)Bette Davis 15 vs. 46)Ann Margaret 16 One of the greatest actresses ever loses. This is the biggest upset on the woman's side
20)Ingrid Bergman 14 vs. 45)Cameron Diaz 16 Bergman should have won in a route Guess there really is "Something About Cameron"
21)Grace Kelly 27 vs. 44)Gloria Swanson 3 Princess Grace in a walk
22)Hillary Swank 9 vs. 43)Catherine Zeta Jones 21 Here one Oscar beat two.
23)Nicole Kidman 18 vs. 42)Kathleen Turner 13 Turner made it closer than I expected here
24)Meg Ryan 26 vs. 41)Kate Winslet 5 I thought this would have been closer
25)Diane Keaton 24 vs. 40)Marlena Dietrich 5 Annie Hall/Kay Corleone wins big.
26)Charleze Theron 17 vs. 39)Lucille Ball 12 South African beauty beats legendary funny woman.
27)Ashley Judd 24 vs. 38)Angie Harmon 4 Movie Star trounces TV Star
28)Uma Thurman 19 vs. 37)Juilette Binoche 9 Kill Bill star wins easily
29)Jamie Lee Curtis 24 vs. 36)Rachel Weisz 5 An Oscar winner loses
30)Jessica Lange 22 vs. 35)Donna Reed 7 Another win by a multiple Oscar winner
31)Diane Lane 18 vs. 34)Annette Benning 12 Mrs. Beatty loses but at least she made it into the brackets unlike her husband.
32)Glenn Close 13 vs. 33)Michelle Pfeifer 14 The lovely Michelle barely beats the bunny killer

Well first I want to thank everyone who nominated actors and actresses to be included in these brackets.

Enough of them received multiple votes for me to include 64 in each bracket. 128 Actors and Actresses were mentioned. I had to make the choice for the last few entrants into the bracket from among those who each received two votes.  I was very surprised by how few votes some got compared to others. The seeding is based on the number of initial mentions everyone got. When multiples had the same number of mentions I did make the decisions on where to rank them among each other. This was done based on a variety of factors including the length of their careers. I will also be commenting on those who didn't make it that I thought were deserving.

I will not be voting unless there are ties. Please remember that the choices made are those of the group and not mine, well at least in most cases. I plan on my voicing my thoughts of each result, so please just don't blame me if you don't like those that advance.

I also want to ask everyone who participates to please rate the other posts here . I am sure everyone will rate your postings also. I give everyone who is nice enough to support my efforts a 5 and usually add you to my favorites also. If I don't do that it is purely by mistake.

Please excuse any misspelled names.

With that said here are the first round match-ups. The number after the names is how many mentions they received in the nomination round.

Actors:
1)Tom Hanks 17   vs. 64)Michael Madsen  2
2)Harrison Ford  15  vs. 63)Keifer Sutherland 2
3)Denzel Washington  14  vs.)62Ryan Phillipe   2
4)Paul Newman   13  vs. 61)Gerrard Depardieu  2
5)Al Pacino 12   vs.  60)Paul Giamatti  2
6)Robert DeNiro  12  vs.  59)Max Van Sydow  2
7)Jack Nicholson  11  vs.  58)John  Malkovich  2
8)Clint Eastwood   10  vs.  57)James Colburn 2
9)Morgan Freeman   9  vs.  56)James Caan   2
10)Sean Connery  9   vs.  55)Dennis Quaid   2
11)Robert Redford  7  vs.  54)Heath Ledger   2
12)Jimmy Stewart   7  vs.  53)Matthew Damon  2
13)Mel Gibson  7   vs.  52)Matthew McConnaughy 2
14)Marlon Brando   7  vs.  51)Kevin Spacey 2
15)Russell Crowe  6  vs.  50)Leonardo DiCaprio  2
16)Henry Fonda   6  vs.  49)Burt Reynolds  2
17)Cary Grant    6  vs.  48)John Travolta    2
18)Dustin Hoffman   6  vs.  47)Anthony Quinn
19)Gene Hackman  6  vs.  46)Charles Bronson   2
20)John Wayne 5  vs.  45)Daniel Day Lewis   2
21)Humphrey Bogart 5  vs.  46)Bruce Willis 2
22)Gregory Peck  5  vs.  43)Will Smith 2
23)Robin Williams 5  vs.  42)Sidney Portier   2
24)Bill Murray   5  vs.  41)Steve McQueen  3
25)Johnny Deep  5  vs.  40)Charlton Heston   3
26)Samuel L. Jackson   4  vs.  39)George Clooney 3
27)Tommy Lee Jones    4  vs.  38)Brad Pitt 3
28)Anthony Hopkins  4  vs.  37)Robert Mitchum   3
29)Nicholas Cage   4  vs.  36)Vince Vaughn   3
30)Tom Cruise   4  vs.  35)Ben Stiller   3
31)Spencer Tracy   4  vs. 34)Sam Elliot   3
32)Robert Duvall  4   vs. 33)Kevin Costner   4

Actresses:
1)Jodie Foster  13  vs. 64)Emannuelle Beart 2
2)Julia Roberts  12  vs.  63)Cheryl Ladd  2
3)Sophia Loren 10  vs.  62)Dana Delaney 2
4)Sandra Bullock  8  vs.  61)Mariska Hargitay 2
5)Katherine Hepburn 7  vs.  60)Kim Delaney 2
6)Angelina Jolie  7  vs.  59)Whoopi Goldberg 2
7)Susan Sarandan  7  vs.  58)Milla Jovivich 2
8)Halle Berry  7  vs.  57)Salma Hayak 2
9)Elizabeth Taylor  6  vs.  56)Keira Knightley 2
10)Julie Andrews  6  vs.  55)Judi Dench 2
11)Renee Zewelleger  vs.  54)Eva Mendes 2
12)Audrey Hepburn  5  vs.  53)Helena Bonham Carter 2
13)Marilyn Monroe 5  vs.  52)Renee Russo 2
14)Meryl Streep  5  vs.  51)Raquel Welch 2
15)Rita Hayworth 5  vs.  50)Sigourney Weaver
16)Demi Moore 5  vs.  49)Sharon Stone 2
17)Helen Hunt 5  vs.  48)Reese Witherspoon 2
18)Marissa Tomei 5  vs.  47)Geena Davis 2
19)Bette Davis  4  vs.  46)Ann Margaret 2
20)Ingrid Bergman 4  vs.  45)Cameron Diaz 2
21)Grace Kelly  4  vs.  44)Gloria Swanson 2
22)Hillary Swank  4  vs.  43)Catherine Zeta Jones 2
23)Nicole Kidman 4  vs.  42)Kathleen Turner 2
24)Meg Ryan  4  vs.  41)Kate Winslet 2
25)Diane Keaton  4   vs.  40)Marlena Dietrich 2
26)Charleze Theron 4  vs.  39)Lucille Ball 2
27)Ashley Judd  4   vs.  38)Angie Harmon  3 
28)Uma Thurman  4  vs.  37)Juilette Binoche  3
29)Jamie Lee Curtis  4  vs.  36)Rachel Weisz   3
30)Jessica Lange  3  vs.  35)Donna Reed  3
31)Dianne Lane  3  vs.  34)Annette Benning  3
32)Glenn Close  3  vs.  33)Michelle Pfeifer  3

I must say I think the group did a much better job with picking the men than the women. Many of the females chosen really are television stars or personalities. I hope the first round of voting will clear out those that I consider "pretenders"

The voting for this round will end on Sunday Aug. 24 at 11PM est. I will be posting round 2 as soon as possible afterwards.

Well I received several good suggestions for the topic of this blog and I very well could use them in the near future. I thought after doing my last one about television that I would switch to movies, well at least actors.

Everybody has a few actors or actresses that are their favorites over the years, some dramatic others comedic. So it is time to start another bracket competition.

Please submit a list of up to 15 of your favorite actors and 15 actresses ever. I hope to be able to have a bracket of at least 32 in each category depending on how the nominations go.

The seeding will of course be based on the number of mentions each person gets from the group.

How will the stars of years ago do versus those of a more recent vintage? How much support will Gable, Fonda, Stewart, Cagney, Bogart and others get compared Will Smith?

I will post my lists of 15 soon. Once again I will not be voting once the competition begins unless there are ties. As before the bracket will be set up as in the NCAA Basketball Tourney, which means no reseeding.

I hope this one is half as popular as my last one. I will keep the nominations open until August 15 at 11PM est.

Please be so kind to rate your fellow posters as I am sure they will do the same for you.

Well after 6 weeks of eliminations the voters here have made their choices on which shows were the best in the history of television. While I didn't agree with all the choices made here over the past rounds I was happy to tally the votes and report on the choices made. As I have said before doing this bought back a lot memories. Some of them of the shows, the actors, scenes and dialog but also of family sitting around the set.

I want to thank all of you for your participation along with many great comments made about the shows that were being voted on. Of course I want to add my thanks for all the compliments you nice people gave me when you cast your votes. They were greatly appreciated. With that said I guess it is time to tell all you good folk what choices you made. Once again not all voted in every category.

(1)Gunsmoke 23 vs. (2)Bonanza  22  This final to me was a lock to occur from the day I posted the bracket for westerns. As you can see this was a very close race until the end. Both were predictable in their own ways. You knew Matt Dillon was always going to get the bad guy and that whichever Cartwright brother fell in love was never going to get the girl. If it was true love you knew she was going to die. Gunsmoke would have gotten my vote here, though Deadwood in its 3 seasons on HBO was incredible.


(7)C.S. I. 15 vs. (21)The Twilight Zone  38  This was a runaway  from the start. Serling's masterpiece pulled one upset after another. One of the most original shows in the history of television versus a show that was basically an updated copy of Quincy. As I stated previously neither of these shows would have been my choice to win this, but in this match up I would have gone with The Twilight Zone. My choice for the final would have been Hill Street Blues against The Wire


(1)Seinfeld 26  vs. (3)M*A*S*H  27 This was a tight battle the whole way. If I had not asked for final votes this morning the results would have been reversed.  One of these shows was original, the other a copy of a movie. One was strictly a comedy that never took itself seriously, it even made fun of itself. The other very serious at times seeming to forget it was supposed to be a comedy. One's sole purpose was to make you laugh while the other show seemed to want to preach to you especially in the later years of the show. How many lines or sayings do you remember from M*A*S*H* compared to Seinfeld? As you can tell by my comments Seinfeld would have been my choice here.


During the nomination process I also asked for your favorite specific memories from all the television viewing you have done in your life. There were many sporting events chosen but all of them but one were of your favorite teams winning a title. So that meant no Red Sox fan mentioning Bucky Dent, a Bills fan talking about Norwood and wide right etc. The only  sports memory that crossed that line was the Miracle On Ice of the 1980 USA  Olympic Hockey team.  These are the moments in history as documented on television that received the most mentions. These choices of course depended a lot on the age of the responders.

Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
9/11 Coverage 
Armstrong walks on the moon
Berlin Wall Falls 
Hurricane Katrina 
Bernard Shaw--Night One of the Gulf War
J F K  Funeral

I will have new topic up in a few days and appreciate any more suggestions.
A few have been submitted to me that I am thinking about. They are Cartoon  Characters, Stand-Up Comics and Television Characters.

It was also suggested that the people choose the best show from the 3 Winners. If you would like to submit your choice from among these 3 shows I will gladly tally the votes.

Thanks once again to all of you for the interest you showed this series of blogs, even if I disagree with your choices.

Well we have now reached the finals. I have really enjoyed doing this blog and am sad to say that this is the last round. Please feel free to share a favorite memory of the shows you choose and or reasons why the shows got your vote.

The results of the last round are listed first with the vote totals and the winning show in bold type. Once again not all the match ups have the same amount of total votes. Some voters have left out a match up or even not voted at all for certain genres.

Please feel free to vote even if you have not yet done so. Remember to tell your friends to vote also. As always I will only vote in case of a tie in any match up. I will also do my best to keep my choice a secret if I do need to vote. I did not vote in the last round and I am glad I didn't have to in many of these match ups.

Remember that these shows were not of my choosing but were selected by all of your fellow posters. My choices would have differed on many of the shows in every round. Without me going back and checking I believe I only had one the 4 dramas that made the semi finals on my initial list of 10 shows, though I do think I had all of the Westerns and Comedies on my list of 10.


Semi-Finals:
Western Bracket:
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(1)Gunsmoke 24 vs. (4)Rawhide 7 No surprise here that Clint and his fellow cowhands not able to defeat Marshall Dillon, Ms. Kitty, Festus and the rest of the townsfolk. This show wasn't the longest running prime time entertainment show for no reason.

(2)Bonanza 25 vs. (3)The Rifleman 5  Ben and his boys win big against Lucas  and his boy Mark. This was surely not a surprise setting up an expected showdown between by far the 2 biggest Westerns in the history of Television. This was the first show I ever saw in color.

Drama Bracket:

(1)Hill Street Blues 11 vs. (21)The Twilight Zone 26 Serling's masterpiece continues its incredible run of upsets. I am surprised by both the outcome and margin of victory. Without Hill Street I am not sure what drama on television would look like today. It was the first show that I remember as an adult that I could not wait to see the next episode of.

(7)C.S.I. 23 vs. (3)Hawaii Five-O   14  That either of these shows made it this far really was shocking to me.I would not have considered either of them in my top 20 ever despite having watched both of them, but you the voters have spoken. The lab geeks join Twilight Zone in the finals of what I am dubbing the upset bracket.

Comedy Bracket:

(1)Seinfeld 21 vs. (4)All In The Family  19  This match up's leader changed just about every time I tallied the votes. I doubt that either of these shows success will be matched again. Both of them came so close to being canceled very early in their run and in today's market would not have lasted 6 weeks. Either of the shows would have been a worthy winner of the whole tourney. Classic lines and characters versus a show that showed sitcoms could tackle the serious issues of the day.

(2)Cheers 16 vs. (3)M*A*S*H  24  The show that produced the most watched episode in history vs. a show that created the character(Frasier) with as long a life as anyone ever in television entertainment. Both shows had cast  changes and carried on. As in the previous match up one show obviously was much more serious at times than the other.

The Finals:
Westerns:
(1)Gunsmoke  vs. (2)Bonanza  This is the match up I expected to see when this bracket was formed. The 2 longest running and most iconic of all westerns battle it out.

Dramas:
(7)C.S. I.  vs. (21)The Twilight Zone  This bracket has surprised me with this pairing. I knew the show I thought was the best in history would not make it to the finals but I did like the chances of the show I thought would win but it ran into the upset king in the semis to make to here. So here we have a show that has spawned 2 spin offs versus a show that inspired a Movie, a remake and more than a few copycat shows.

Comedies:
(1)Seinfeld  vs. (3)M*A*S*H  Well here we have the show that was proud about nothing against one that tried to have a serious vein to go along with its comedic roots. To me the best way to compare and contrast the shows is how they dealt with death. Think of when Henry Blake died and how sad and serious M*A*S*H* was and then how Jerry and the gang reacted to the  death of George's fiance Susan.

I want to thank all of the participants for making this blog, so much fun for me to do despite all the work involved and apparently somewhat of a success as the blogs here go. So be sure to give yourselves a round of applause. It has bought back lots of fond memories of many specific lines, scenes and characters for me and I hope it has done the same for all of you.

The big question is what do I try next. Any suggestions?

Please remember to rate your fellow posters contributions as I am sure they will do the same for you.

I will be keeping this round up for a little longer than a week and will be posting the final results July 31 by noon est.

Well we have now reached the semi-finals and the match ups even tougher than before. The results of the last round are listed first with the vote totals and the winning show in bold type. Once again not all the match ups have the same amount of total votes. Some voters have left out a few match ups or even not voted at all for certain genres. The match ups for the semi-finals follows. Please feel free to vote even if you have not yet done so. Remember to tell your friends to vote also. As always I will only vote in case of a tie in any match up. I will also do my best to keep my choice a secret if I do need to vote. I did not vote in the last round and I am glad I didn't have to in many of these match ups.

Western Bracket:
(1) Gunsmoke 38 vs. (8) The Big Valley 5 Marshall Dillon wins in another rout. At least this time the opponent got some votes. Bet most of them were for Linda Evans.
(2) Bonanza  31 vs. (10) Maverick 12 Hop Sing and the Cartwrights cook James Garner's traveling gambler's goose.
(3) The Rifleman 31 vs. (6) Deadwood  13 Pa and his quick shooting with his rifle blast the folks from Deadwood. If more folks had HBO I think this result would have been different or at least a lot closer.
(4) Rawhide 24 vs. (12) The Wild Wild West 20 Even the Old West's version of 007 and his own Q, in Artemis, was not cool enough to beat Clint and his fellow cowhands.

Drama Bracket:
(1)Hill Street Blues 27 vs.(8)Rockford Files 22 James Garner had a nice run in 2 brackets but Frank Furillo and his cops lock down Rockford, Rocky and Angel.
(2)NYPD Blue 19 vs. (7)C.S.I. 29 We have seen the last of Sipowicz's bare butt as Las Vegas lab geeks pull off an upset. Grissom and friends use science to lead their way to victory.
(3)Hawaii Five 26 vs. (27)Magnum PI 21 Thomas Magnum in the Ferrari can't out run McGarrett and his cops in the battle of Hawaii. I must say although I watched both these shows I was surprised that either of them made it this far.
(4)The Sopranos 19 vs. (21)The Twilight Zone 30 Jersey mob whacked by Serling's masterpiece as it wins in another upset. Think of all the stars who appeared before they were known.

Comedy Bracket:
(1)Seinfeld 31 vs. (9)Taxi 22 Taxi runs out of gas against the show about nothing. This would have been a good final match up to me.
(2)Cheers  36 vs. (7)Andy Griffith 17 Barney needed more than one bullet to defeat this show. Andy and the rest of Mayberry surprised me going this far. Only Otis is not upset that Cheers prevails.
(3)M*A*S*H  36 vs. (6)Simpsons 17 D'oh Homer and the most dysfunctional town go down to defeat. Two other shows that would have been worthy finalists, though I thought Alda's Hawkeye got way too preachy for me.
(4)All In The Family 37 vs. (5)Married with Children 16 Archie and The Dingbat's family were too much for Al, Peggy and the kids. Well The Bundys always considered themselves losers and they were right in this round. I'll miss Kelly though.

Semi-Finals:
Western Bracket:
Well all 4 favorites have made it to the semis and I would not be surprised to see that trend continue in this bracket.

(1)Gunsmoke vs. (4)Rawhide Can Clint upset the longest running Western ever?

(2)Bonanza vs. (3)The Rifleman How will Lucas McCain do against the West's most popular family?

Drama Bracket:
The only bracket in which we had lower seeds make it this far. Can either one of them make it to the finals. It is up to you.

(1)Hill Street Blues vs. (21)The Twilight Zone  Can Serling's masterpiece pull off its 4th upset in a row?

(7)C.S.I. vs. (3)Hawaii Five-O    TV's worst haircut ever against the beautiful science geeks from Las Vegas.

Comedy Bracket:
4 of televisions biggest hits ever in a true battle of iconic heavyweights. I can see any of these 4 worthy shows winning it all.

(1)Seinfeld vs. (4)All In The Family  Manhattan yuppies against Queens working class. Can you picture Archie and Kramer smoking cigars together? Can you imagine Edith's face if she ever over heard some of Jerry and his friends conversations?

(2)Cheers vs. (3)M*A*S*H  I can picture most of the M*A*S*H* characters stopping into the bar for a drink except the only Bostonian. Who was more naive, Woody or Radar? Who was the bigger skirt chaser, Sam or Hawkeye? Was Diane or Hot Lips more uptight?

I want to thank all of the participants so far for making this blog, so much fun for me to do despite all the work involved. It has bought back  lots of fond memories of many specific lines, scenes and characters for me and I hope it has done the same for all of you too. Some of the comments made were almost as good as the shows you are voting on.

Please remember to rate your fellow posters contributions as I am sure they will do the same for you.

Voting this period ends on Sunday July 20 at 11PM est.

Well we have now reached the quarter finals and the match ups get even tougher. Once again the results of the last round are listed first with the vote totals and the winning show in bold type. You will notice that for the first time I have made a quick comment regarding the results of each match up. Once again not all the match ups have the same amount of total votes. Some voters have left out a few or even not voted at all for certain genres. The match ups for the quarter finals follows. Please feel free to vote even if you have not yet done so. Remember to tell your friends to vote also. As always I will only vote in case of a tie in any match up. I will also do my best to keep my choice a secret if I do need to vote. I did not vote in the last round.

(1) Gunsmoke 33 vs. (16) High Chaparral  0   No surprise here
(2) Bonanza 26 vs. (15) The Lone Ranger 7    Nor here
(3) The Rifleman 29 vs. (14) Branded 4    Chuck Connors had to win here
(4) Rawhide 28 vs. (13) Wanted : Dead or Alive 5    Clint kicks McQueen's butt
(5) Wagon Train 12 vs. (12) The Wild Wild West  21   James West just way too cool
(6) Deadwood 22 vs. (11) Bat Masterson 11   Sex Violence and Cursing wins out
(7) Have Gun, Will Travel 8 vs. (10) Maverick  25   One of Jim Garner's 2 wins
(8) The Big Valley 19 vs. (9) The Virginian 14   Linda Evans way too pretty lose yet

Drama Bracket:

(1) Hill Street Blues 31 vs.(16) Law and Order SVU 13    To me this would have been an easy call
(2) NYPD Blue 24 vs. (15) Law & Order 19   NYPD beats longest running cop show ever
(3) Hawaii Five 25 vs. (19) House 19   McGarrett has  Dano book drug addicted Doc
(4) The Sopranos 31 vs. (13) E.R. 11  Mob snuffs out Docs
(5) Miami Vice 16 vs. (21) The Twilight Zone 27  Rod Serling's masterpiece with another upset win.
(27) Magnum PI  26 vs. (11) Perry Mason 15  Perry loses a case
(7) C.S.I.  25 vs. (23) Dallas 17  J R taken down by lab geeks
(8) Rockford Files 31 vs. (9) CSI Miami 13  Garner beats a wooden David Caruso

Comedy Bracket:

(1) Seinfeld 41 vs. (16) I Love Lucy  8  Jerry's friends are funnier than Fred and Ethel to most here Surprised by the margin of victory
(2) Cheers 39 vs. (15) Friends 10  Cheers bar friendlier than Monica's apartment
(3) M*A*S*H 35 vs. (14) WKRP  14 Who knew War and Army life could be funny.
(4) All In The Family  28 vs. (20 )Night Court  21 Archie and his family too classic for Judge Harry Stone and the loons that paraded thru his court
(5) Married with Children  24 vs. (12) Sanford and Son 23 Polk High's Football Hero wins a nail bitter.
(6) Simpsons  26 vs. (11) Honeymooners 23 19 years of cartoon too much for 39 episodes of Ralph and Norton
(7) Andy Griffith  29 vs. (10) Happy Days 21 Barney, Gomer, Otis cool off the Fonz
(8) Barney Miller 17 vs. (9) Taxi 32 Louie, Latka, Rev. Jim etc. wackier than Barney's off beat cops. Jim would have eaten all the brownies Wojo bought in by himself.

Here are the match ups for the quarter finals.

Western Bracket:
(1)Gunsmoke vs. (8)The Big Valley
(2)Bonanza vs. (10)Maverick
(3)The Rifleman vs. (6)Deadwood 
(4)Rawhide vs. (12)The Wild Wild West

Drama Bracket:
(1)Hill Street Blues vs.(8)Rockford Files
(2)NYPD Blue vs. (7)C.S.I.
(3)Hawaii Five vs. (27)Magnum PI
(4)The Sopranos vs. (21)The Twilight Zone

Comedy Bracket:
(1)Seinfeld vs. (9)Taxi
(2)Cheers vs. (7)Andy Griffith 
(3)M*A*S*H vs. (6)Simpsons
(4)All In The Family vs. (5)Married with Children


I want to thank all of the participants so far for making this blog, so much fun for me to do despite all the work involved. It has bought back a lot of fond memories for me and I hope it has for you too. Some of the comments made were almost as good as the shows you are voting on.

Please remember to rate your fellow posters contributions as I am sure they will do the same for you.

Voting this period ends on Sunday July 13 at 11PM est.

Here are the results from round 2 and the match ups for round 3. This week we have added the 3rd category for Westerns. If you thought the previous match ups provided some tough choices wait till you see these. Once again you will notice that not all the match ups have the same number of votes as selected voters left out some of them. I was surprised by the results of some of the match ups, especially by some of the margins both large and small. Some of what would my choices have been eliminated. We had, based on the seeding, 3 upsets on the drama side and 2 in the comedies. For those of who are curious I did need to cast a vote to break a tie but being sneaky like I am I also cast a vote to make another match up also only 1 vote apart. The numbers in bold type are the number of votes received in the 2nd round, while the winner of each match up is also in bold face type.

Dramas:

(1)Hill Street Blues 22 vs. (33)Star Trek 19
(2)NYPD Blue 24 vs. (31)Quantum Leap 16
(3)Hawaii Five-O 38 vs. (30)Picket Fences 5
(4)The Sopranos 31 vs. (29)Northern Exposure 7
(5)Miami Vice 31 vs. (28)Mannix 11
(6)24 17 vs. (27)Magnum PI 23
(7)C.S.I. 31 vs. (26)L.A. Law 11
(8)Rockford Files 34 vs. (25)Homicide Life On The Streets 10
(9)CSI Miami 23 vs. (24)Dexter 16
(10)Lost 17 vs. (23)Dallas 23
(11)Perry Mason 31 vs. (22)The Wire 8
(12)St. Elsewhere 8 vs. (21)The Twilight Zone 34
(13)E.R. 22 vs. (20)The Shield 18
(19)House 30 vs. (51)Marcus Welby M.D. 11
(15)Law & Order 28 vs. (47)I Spy 10
(16)Law and Order SVU 22 vs. (48)In The Heat Of The Night 16

Comedies:

(1)Seinfeld 38 vs. (32)Newhart(Chicago) 7
(2)Cheers 42 vs. (34)The Wonder Years 1
(3)M*A*S*H 40 vs. (30)Curb Your Enthusiasm 4
(4)All In The Family 34 vs. (36)Alf 9
(5)Married with Children 35 vs. (28)Fresh Prince 8
(6)Simpsons 29 vs. (27)Family Ties 15
(7)Andy Griffith 26 vs. (26)Everybody Loves Raymond 19
(8)Barney Miller 23 vs. (25)Threes Company 22
(9)Taxi 31 vs. (41)Frasier 13
(10)Happy Days 25 vs. (42)Get Smart 18
(11)Honeymooners 31 vs. (43)Gomer Pyle 12
(12)Sanford and Son 24 vs. (21)Beverly Hillbillies 19
(13)Soap 16 vs. (20)Night Court 27
(14)WKRP 22 vs. (19)Gilligans Island 19
(15)Cosby Show 21 vs. (18)Friends 22
(16)I Love Lucy 33 vs. (17)Bob Newhart(Vermont) 11


Now for the new match ups. I chose the 16th seed for Westerns among a few shows that each only received one vote. I really don't think it mattered which show I picked as I expect it to get trounced in the first round.

Western Bracket:

(1)Gunsmoke vs. (16)High Chaparral
(2)Bonanza vs. (15)The Lone Ranger
(3)The Rifleman vs. (14)Branded
(4)Rawhide vs. (13)Wanted : Dead or Alive
(5)Wagon Train vs. (12)The Wild Wild West
(6)Deadwood vs. (11)Bat Masterson
(7)Have Gun, Will Travel vs. (10)Maverick
(8)The Big Valley vs. (9)The Virginian

Drama Bracket:

(1)Hill Street Blues vs. (16)Law and Order SVU
(2)NYPD Blue vs. (15) Law & Order
(3)Hawaii Five vs. (19) House
(4)The Sopranos vs. (13)E.R.
(5)Miami Vice vs. (21)The Twilight Zone
(27)Magnum PI vs. (11)Perry Mason
(7)C.S.I. vs. (23)Dallas
(8)Rockford Files vs. (9)CSI Miami

Comedy Bracket:

(1)Seinfeld vs. (16)I Love Lucy
(2)Cheers vs. (15)Friends
(3)M*A*S*H vs. (14)WKRP
(4)All In The Family vs. (20)Night Court
(5)Married with Children vs. (12)Sanford and Son
(6)Simpsons vs. (11)Honeymooners
(7)Andy Griffith vs. (10)Happy Days
(8)Barney Miller vs. (9)Taxi

Once again I will not be voting unless there is the need for a tiebreaker. Please try and remember to rate your fellow posters as I am sure they will do the same for you. I know I give everyone a 5 as part of my thank you. You folks have made this fun for me to do, hope you are enjoying it also. I thank you once again for your participation.

When I first posted this I forgot to include the voting cut off time and date. Voting will end on Sunday July 6 at 11:00 pm est. The next round will be posted as soon as possible after that.

Well here are the match ups for round 2 of the voting for the best shows in the history of television. You need not have voted before to do so now. So tell your friends and let's see how many votes we can get.

I decided to post the number of votes received by each show in the first round on a separate page.
You will see that the total number of votes in a few match ups are not the same as a few voters did not cast a vote in every pairing. Here is the link if you are interested: http://www.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs
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The Dramas

(1)Hill Street Blues vs. (33)Star Trek
(2)NYPD Blue vs. (31)Quantum Leap
(3)Hawaii Five vs. (31)Picket Fences
(4)The Sopranos vs. (29)Northern Exposure
(5)Miami Vice vs. (28)Mannix
(6)24 vs. (27)Magnum PI
(7)C.S.I. vs. (26)L.A. Law
(8)Rockford Files vs. (25)Homicide Life On The Streets
(9)CSI Miami vs. (24)Dexter
(10)Lost vs. (23)Dallas
(11)Perry Mason vs. (22)The Wire
(12)St. Elsewhere vs. (21)The Twilight Zone
(13)E.R. vs. (20)The Shield
(19)House vs. (51)Marcus Welby M.D.
(15)Law & Order vs. (47)I Spy
(16)Law and Order SVU vs. (48)In The Heat Of The Night

The Comedies

(1)Seinfeld vs. (32)Newhart(Chicago)
(2)Cheers vs. (34)The Wonder Years
(3)M*A*S*H vs. (30)Curb Your Enthusiasm
(4)All In The Family vs. (36)Alf
(5)Married with Children vs. (28)Fresh Prince
(6)Simpsons vs. (27)Family Ties
(7)Andy Griffith vs. (26)Everybody Loves Raymond
(8)Barney Miller vs. (25)Threes Company
(9)Taxi vs. (41)Frasier
(10)Happy Days vs. (42)Get Smart
(11)Honeymooners vs. (43)Gomer Pyle
(12)Sanford and Son vs. (21)Beverly Hillbillies
(13)Soap vs. (20)Night Court
(14)WKRP vs. (19)Gilligans Island
(15)Cosby Show vs. (18)Friends
(16)I Love Lucy vs. (17)Bob Newhart(Vermont)

Comments on your choices are appreciated, but please try and just list the show you pick as the winner of each match up. This weeks poll closes on Sunday June 29 at 11 PM New York City time. Next week I will add the brackets for westerns to the blog. I am still accepting nominations for them, up to 10 shows can be named, as well as the 5 most memorable things you ever saw on TV. As usual I will only be casting a vote if one is needed to break a tie.

Please take the time to rate your fellow posters here, I am sure they will do the same for you. Of course I thank you all for your contributions, without them this blog would not be worth much.