Best Movie Villain of All Time - Elite Eight

 

Down to the Elite Eight, and if you had asked me before the tournament to predict who would still be alive in this round I don't think I ever would have come up with this group.  While the Cinderella runs may have ended for Regina George and Patrick Bateman, we have three 7-seeds still alive.  This past round only had one matchup decided by fewer than five votes, but it was a one point victory for The Shark over Annie Wilkes, knocking out our last 2-seed.  I am also a little surprised that Hans Gruber didn't put up more of a fight against Hannibal Lecter, but I guess cannibals are a little more villainous than common, I mean, exceptional thieves. So we are left with a 1-3 matchup and three 1-7 matchups to determine who advances to the Final Four.  How many 1-seeds will survive?  The only way to find out is to vote!

Best Movie Villain of All Time - Sweet Sixteen

 

Wow! What a second round.  Out of 16 matchups, 8 were decided by five votes or less.  Two more 2-seeds went down and we have two double digit seeds in the Sweet Sixteen.  Honestly, I expect nothing less from a bracket full of villains.  It's a cutthroat world out there and no one cuts throats better than a villain.  And now we are set up with some very difficult choices that some might even say are worthy of a Final Four matchup.  But we are only in the Sweet Sixteen and to get to the Final Four you have to beat some tough competition.  One other interesting note about who is left is that five of the remaining combatants are non human, proving once again that villainy comes in all shapes, sizes, and forms.  But enough with the useless facts, let's get to the voting!

Best Movie Villain of All Time - Second Round

 

One round in the books! The first round was exciting and gave us a few surprises.  While most matchups were not that close, we did have two decided by one vote as Michael Corleone and Regina George both snuck by in upsets.  And speaking of upsets, the Norman Bates bracket was full of them as the 2, 3, and 6 seeds all went down. We have the potential for a 14 vs 15 matchup in the Sweet Sixteen, which would be wild. 

But the second round is filled with more intriguing matchups and upset potential.  And even though some of my favorites have already been eliminated (where is the Ivan Drago love, seriously?!), I'm looking forward to seeing how things play out moving forward. So let's get to the votes!

Best Movie Villain of All Time - First Round

 

It's March, so you all know what that means.  Time for another pop culture bracket!  And this year, as selected by you, the fans, we are determining the greatest movie villain of all time.  This year's bracket has villains from all genres, from horror to comedy, animated to comics, sci fi to rom com.  And as always, the winners are determined by your votes.  I will admit that I didn't go quite as deep with the data this year to determine the bracket, but I still think it's a pretty well rounded bracket with intriguing matchups.  Feel free to tell me where I've gone wrong, though, and who you feel was left out.  But now for the good part, the voting.  Cast your votes and share with friends!

And here is the complete bracket for those who want to take a look.

Best SNL Cast Member of All Time Winner

 

After weeks of voting, we have officially determined the best cast member in the 50 year history of Saturday Night Live.  And the winner is... 

Will Ferrell!

There is no doubt that Will Ferrell has cemented himself as one of the most iconic SNL cast members of all time.  His cowbell skit will probably go down as the best skit of all time.  Not to mention his countless other recurring characters.  He is a worthy champion.  Congrats, Will!

I will admit that I was sad not to see my personal favorite, Phil Hartman, advance farther.  But I can't really argue much with the results.  Do I think people valued Tina Fey's work post-SNL more than her time on the show?  Perhaps.  But that doesn't take away from how good she was on the show.  At the end of the day, all 64 cast members in this bracket could make a case for being the champion and they all have memorable skits and characters.  What I loved most about doing this bracket was looking back at the history of the show and remembering skits I forgot about, laughing at my favorites, and having conversations with others about their memories of the show.  When I have time, I want to go back and write posts about my favorite skits, recurring characters, and cast members.  Until then, I will let you celebrate the end of this bracket and look forward to next year when we will actually determine the best movie villain.  Thank you to all who voted!

Best SNL Cast Member of All Time - Championship

 

Here we are, at the final vote to determine the ultimate winner and crown the champion for the Best SNL Cast Member of All Time.  It's been a fun bracket so far, with fewer upsets than I would have expected.  But the final matchup is a bit of a surprise.  Will Ferrell being there is to be expected as he was the top overall seed, but Tina Fey topping Eddie Murphy is a shock, to say the least.  Not that Tina Fey isn't deserving or funny enough to win, but Eddie single handedly saved SNL in the early 80s and is at the top of most lists of best all time.  Can Tina pull off another upset, taking down her third 1-seed and walk away with the title.  There's only one way to find out.  It's time to vote!  I also added a bonus question to determine next year's theme.  I know I said I would push back movie villains to next year since it was supposed to be this year, but I thought I would give people a chance to vote again in case they changed their mind.

Best SNL Cast Member of All Time - Final Four

 

We have made it to the Final Four, and if there is one thing I can say about this bracket, it's that I must have done a pretty good job with the seeding because three 1-seeds made it to the Final Four.  In a tournament where there were true heavyweights up and down the entire bracket, the fact that three top seeds survived to this point is impressive.  But the matchups don't get any easier from here as these four now get to battle it out for the top prize.  And the cool thing, at least I think it's cool, about this Final Four is that they represent almost the full tenure of SNL.  From Eddie Murphy in the early 80s to Dana Carvey in the late 80s and early 90s to Will Ferrell in the mid 90s to early 00s and Tina Fey in the mid 00s.  It is a good representation of the talent that has graced SNL over the past 50 years.  But, alas, there can only be one standing at the end, so let's get to the voting.