TV Character Madness: The Final Four

<< Previously on TV Madness

And then there were 4…

Swanson Don't Care

UPDATE: You chose who is heading to the Championship.

Matchup #61 (Comedy & Sidekicks)

(4) Ron Swanson – Parks and Recreation

vs.

(6) Daryl Dixon – The Walking Dead

 

Matchup #62 (Antiheroes & Heroes)

(2) Walter White – Breaking Bad

vs.

(1) Tyrion Lannister – Game of Thrones

 

Championship Voting begins Thursday, March 24th. 

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TV Character Madness: Round 1 – Part I

It has begun!

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UPDATE: Polls are closed for now, but see the results here and be sure to check in tomorrow for Part II of Round 1.

Matchup #1 (Sidekicks Region)

(4) Marshall Eriksen – How I Met Your Mother

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vs.

(13) Olivia Benson – Law & Order: SVU

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Matchup #2 (Heroes Region)

(8) Rust Cohle – True Detective

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vs.

(9) Raylan Givens – Justified

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Matchup #3 (Comedy Region)

(7) Larry David – Curb Your Enthusiasm

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vs.

(10) Eric Cartman – South Park

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Matchup #4 (Antiheroes Region)

(2) Walter White – Breaking Bad

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vs.

(15) Kenny Powers – Eastbound and Down

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Matchup #5 (Sidekicks)

(6) Daryl Dixon – The Walking Dead

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vs.

(11) Hurley – Lost

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Matchup #6 (Heroes)

(3) Sherlock Holmes – Sherlock

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vs.

(14) Michael Scofield – Prison Break

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Matchup #7 (Comedy)

(1) Homer Simpson – The Simpsons

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vs.

(16) Erlich Bachman – Silicon Valley

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Matchup #8 (Antiheroes)

(5) Don Draper – Mad Men

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vs.

(12) Al Swearengen – Deadwood

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Matchup #9 (Heroes)

(4) Will McAvoy – The Newsroom

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vs.

(13) Sterling Archer – Archer

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Matchup #10 (Sidekicks)

(8) Ari Gold – Entourage

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vs.

(9) Marty Hart – True Detective

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Matchup #11 (Antiheroes)

(7) Boyd Crowder – Justified

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vs.

(10) Jax Teller – Sons of Anarchy

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Matchup #12 (Comedy)

(2) Michael Scott – The Office

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vs.

(15) Jake Peralta – Brooklyn 99

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Matchup #13 (Heroes)

(6) Buffy – Buffy the Vampire Slayer

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vs.

(11) John Luther – Luther

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Matchup #14 (Sidekicks)

(3) Jesse Pinkman – Breaking Bad

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vs.

(14) Dr. Niles Crane – Frasier

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Matchup #15 (Antiheroes)

(1) Tony Soprano – Sopranos

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vs.

(16) Nucky Thompson – Boardwalk Empire

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Matchup #16 (Comedy)

(5) Phil Dunphy – Modern Family

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vs.

(12) Gob Bluth – Arrested Development

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Part II of Round 1 will be up Friday morning. 

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One Day Till TV Character Madness…

As the NCAA Tourney tips off tomorrow, voting will be underway for our TV Character Madness bracket…

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Before your favorite characters duel for TV supremacy Thursday morning, YOU can submit your own filled out bracket by posting it to the Michael Piff Facebook Page or by Tweeting it to @Mike_PiFF03 for a chance at a Piffcast Prize Pack. 

Piffcast producer TJ Martin has already submitted his and has Ron Swanson going pretty far. 

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You can see TJ’s bracket here and grab your own copy as well to complete. Each matchup will be posted in the TV section on MichaelPiff.com and voting will stay open for each matchup until 10 pm central time.

Take a listen to the latest Piffcast as we breakdown all 32 matchups.

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Make Your 2016 Oscars Picks Now

The 88th Academy Awards will take place Sunday, February 28th and 6:00 PM CT. Vying for the big prize of Best Motion Picture are films like Spotlight, The Revenant, The Big Short, and Bridge of Spies, and viewers are anxious to hear Chris Rock’s monologue.

In the meantime, you can make your picks beforehand here. All the films nominated were featured in my “Best of 2015” list and you can hear my picks on The Piffcast after Thursday night.

Update: We made our picks on The Piffcast, Thursday night. So make yours now!

Actress in a Leading Role

 

Actor in a Leading Role

 

Actress in a Supporting Role

 

Actor in a Supporting Role

 

Writing (Original Screenplay)

 

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

 

Visual Effects

 

Sound Mixing

 

Sound Editing

 

Animated Feature Film

 

Costume Design

 

Documentary (Feature)

 

Documentary (Short Subject)

 

Short Film (Animated)

 

Short Film (Live Action)

 

Production Design

 

Makeup and Hairstyling

 

Music (Original Score)

 

Music (Original Song)

 

Foreign Language Film

 

Film Editing

 

Directing

 

Best Picture

 

Stay tuned for more on the Oscars, and follow along on Facebook or Twitter!

Golden Globes Picks 2016

Award Show season is here and Ricky Gervais will be keeping everyone in check Sunday, January 10th at the Golden Globes on NBC, starting at 7 PM CT.

If you’re caught up on all your film and TV watching for the last year, you are probably like me and feel that they will be spreading the wealth…at least they should be. Whomever the Hollywood Foreign Press decides to recognize on awards night isn’t always indicative of how the rest of the season will go, but it is a fun start (and extremely entertaining on Twitter).

Here are my picks for Sunday. Let me know who you’re rooting for to win some hardware after!

Best Motion Picture – Drama

  • Carol

  • Mad Max: Fury Road

  • The Revenant

  • Room

  • Spotlight

My Pick: Spotlight

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Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama

  • Cate Blanchet, Carol

  • Brie Larson, Room

  • Rooney Mara, Carol

  • Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn

  • Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl

My Pick: Brie Larson

Brie Larson GG

Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

  • Bryan Cranston, Trumbo

  • Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant

  • Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs

  • Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl

  • Will Smith, Concussion

My Pick: Leonardo DiCaprio

THE REVENANT

 

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

  • The Big Short

  • Joy

  • The Martian

  • Spy

  • Trainwreck

My Pick: The Martian

(from left) Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Sebastian Stan, Kate Mara, and Aksel Hennie portray the crewmembers of the fateful mission to Mars.

Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

  • Jennifer Lawrence, Joy

  • Melissa McCarthy, Spy

  • Amy Schumer, Trainwreck

  • Maggie Smith, The Lady in the Van

  • Lily Tomlin, Grandma

My Pick: Lily Tomlin

Lily Tomlin GG

Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

  • Christian Bale, The Big Short

  • Steve Carell, The Big Short

  • Matt Damon, The Martian

  • Al Pacino, Danny Collins

  • Mark Ruffalo, Infinitely Polar Bear

My Pick: Matt Damon

Matt Damon GG

Best Motion Picture – Animated

  • Anomalisa

  • Inside Out

  • The Peanuts Movie

  • Shaun The Sheep

My Pick: Inside Out

Inside Out GG

Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language

  • The Brand New Testament

  • The Club

  • The Fencer

  • Mustang

  • Son of Saul

My Pick: Son of Saul

Son of Saul GG

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

  • Jane Fonda, Youth

  • Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight

  • Helen Mirren, Trumbo

  • Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina

  • Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs

My Pick: Alicia Vikander

Alicia Vikander GG

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

  • Paul Dano, Love & Mercy

  • Idris Elba, Beasts of No Nation

  • Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies

  • Michael Shannon, 99 Homes

  • Sylvester Stallone, Creed

My Pick: Michael Shannon

Michael Shannon GG

Best Director – Motion Picture

  • Todd Haynes, Carol

  • Alejandro G. Iñárritu, The Revenant

  • Tom McCarthy, Spotlight

  • George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road

  • Ridley Scott, The Martian

My Pick: George Miller

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Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

  • Emma Donoghue, Room

  • Tom McCarthy & Josh Singer, Spotlight

  • Charles Randolph & Adam McKay, The Big Short

  • Aaron Sorkin, Steve Jobs

  • Quentin Tarantino, The Hateful Eight

My Pick: Aaron Sorkin

Film Title: Steve Jobs

Best Original Score

  • Carter Burwell, Carol

  • Alexandre Desplat, The Danish Girl

  • Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight

  • Daniel Pemberton, Steve Jobs

  • Ryuich Sakamoto & Alva Noto, The Revenant

My Pick: The Hateful Eight

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Best Original Song – Motion Picture

  • “Love Me Like You Do” – Fifty Shades of Grey (Ellie Goulding)

  • “One Kind of Love” – Love & Mercy (Brian Wilson)

  • “See You Again” – Furious 7 (Wiz Khalifa)

  • “Simple Song #3” – Youth (David Lang)

  • “Writing’s on the Wall” – Spectre (Sam Smith)

My Pick: “One Kind of Love” – Brian Wilson

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Best Television Series – Drama

  • Empire

  • Game of Thrones

  • Mr. Robot

  • Narcos

  • Outlander

My Pick: Game of Thrones

Thrones GG

Best Actress in a TV Series- Drama

  • Caitriona Balfe, Outlander

  • Viola Davis, How To Get Away With Murder

  • Eva Green, Penny Dreadful

  • Taraji P. Henson, Empire

  • Robin Wright, House of Cards

My Pick: Robin Wright

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Best Actor in a TV Series – Drama

  • Jon Hamm, Mad Men

  • Rami Malek, Mr. Robot

  • Wagner Moura, Narcos

  • Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul

  • Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan

My Pick: Jon Hamm

Jon Hamm GG

 

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy

  • Casual

  • Mozart in the Jungle

  • Orange is the New Black

  • Silicon Valley

  • Transparent

  • Veep

My Pick: Transparent

Transparent GG

 

Best Actress in a TV Series – Musical or Comedy

  • Rachel Bloom, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

  • Jamie Lee Curtis, Scream Queens

  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep

  • Gina Rodriguez, Jane The Virgin

  • Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie

My Pick: Gina Rodriguez

Gina Rodriguez GG

 

Best Actor in a TV Series – Musical or Comedy

  • Aziz Ansari – Master of None

  • Gael Garcia Bernal – Mozart in the Jungle

  • Rob Lowe – The Grinder

  • Patrick Stewart – Blunt Talk

  • Jeffrey Tambor – Transparent

My Pick: Aziz Ansari

Aziz GG

Best TV Limited Series or Movie

  • American Crime

  • American Horror Story

  • Fargo

  • Flesh & Bone

  • Wolf Hall

My Pick: Fargo

Fargo GG

 

 

Best Actress in a Limited TV Series or Movie

  • Kirsten Dunst, Fargo

  • Lady Gaga, American Horror Story: Hotel

  • Sarah Hay, Flesh & Bone

  • Felicity Huffman, American Crime

  • Queen Latifah, Bessie

My Pick: Kirsten Dunst

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Best Actor in a Limited TV Series or Movie

  • Idris Elba, Luther

  • Oscar Isaac, Show Me A Hero

  • David Oyelowo, Nightingale

  • Mark Rylance, Wolf Hall

  • Patrick Wilson, Fargo

My Pick: David Oyelowo

David Oyelowo GG

Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series or Movie

  • Uzo Aduba, Orange is the New Black

  • Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey

  • Regina King, American Crime

  • Judith Light, Transparent

  • Maura Tierney, The Affair

My Pick: Regina King

REGINA KING

Best Supporting Actor in TV Series or Movie

  • Alan Cumming, The Good Wife

  • Damian Lewis, Wolf Hall

  • Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline

  • Tobias Menzies, Outlander

  • Christian Slater, Mr. Robot

My Pick: Ben Mendelsohn

Ben Mendelsohn GG

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