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TV Olympics: Most Annoying Teenage Character

I almost didn’t make this one of the mini-polls for this event, because how do I score this? Should I award negative medals for the characters that win? Award the bottom three?

In the end, I decided to award the top three, as usual. Why give an award for a negative attribute? Because most of the time, these characters are the one or two flies in the ointment of an otherwise awesome show. They seem all the more annoying because the rest of the characters are so great. Diehard fans of a show tend to be the most annoyed by these characters, as well, and to know how annoying a character is (and therefore vote for him/her), you most likely have to be already watching the show.

But I know there are tons of annoying teens who aren’t on this list yet, because there were only a few nominations in this category, and there are tons of teen-dominated shows I don’t watch. So come on, Glee fans and CW watchers – let me know which ones I missed!

Poll will be open for one week, and you can vote for up to 3 annoying teens.

Who is the most annoying teenage character? (Choose up to 3!)

Connor - Angel (16%, 29 Votes)
Dawn - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (16%, 29 Votes)
Harmony - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (13%, 25 Votes)
Elena - The Vampire Diaries (11%, 21 Votes)
Dalia - Suburgatory (9%, 16 Votes)
Caroline - The Vampire Diaries (8%, 15 Votes)
Kim - 24 (7%, 14 Votes)
Juliet - Ringer (6%, 11 Votes)
Cassidy "Beaver" - Veronica Mars (5%, 10 Votes)
Tyler - V (3%, 6 Votes)
Jackie - Veronica Mars (3%, 5 Votes)
Cassidy - Nash Bridges (2%, 3 Votes)
Dana - Homeland (2%, 3 Votes)

Total Voters: 91

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TV Olympics: Favorite Alternate Media Episode

TV Breakroom doesn’t cover animated shows, but we do cover live-action shows that have an animated or other alternate media episode. Only a few were nominated for this poll, so if you know of any others, please mention them! They should be a main part of the episode, not just a brief clip. For example, Community’s anime scene in “Foosball and Nocturnal Vigilantism” doesn’t count, but the puppetry in Angel’s “Smile Time” was a driving force in the episode, so it’s allowed.

Poll will be open for one week, and you can choose up to 3 episodes. Please spread the word, and be sure to check out all our ongoing polls in this Olympic event!

Which is your favorite animated/alternate media episode? (Choose up to 3!)

Angel - Smile Time (26%, 37 Votes)
Fringe - Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (19%, 27 Votes)
Community - Digital Estate Planning (17%, 24 Votes)
Community - Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas (15%, 21 Votes)
Eureka - Do You See What I See (13%, 18 Votes)
Warehouse 13 - Don't Hate the Player (11%, 16 Votes)

Total Voters: 75

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TV Olympics: Favorite Musical Episode

This musical episode mini-poll is one of my favorites in this event, so it’s awesome that it coincides with the Olympic opening ceremonies! As I mentioned in the nominating post, this option is limited to episodes from shows that aren’t all musical episodes (like Glee or Smash). It’s not that I don’t like their episodes, it’s just that the poll would end up being far too long for this mini-poll event.

And as always, if I missed a great musical episode, please feel free to nominate it in the comments! As usual, live-action scripted shows only, please. Also, having only one or two songs doesn’t make an episode a musical, but feel free to nominate individual songs for the cast-performed songs category!

I almost wish this poll happened later, as Psych is doing a two-hour musical episode that is sure to be amazing! Also, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog gets an honorable mention, but as a stand-alone episode it doesn’t qualify for this event.

Poll will be open for one week, and you can choose up to three episodes. Be sure to check out all our ongoing polls at the main event page!

Which is your favorite musical episode? (Choose up to 3!)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Once More With Feeling (33%, 61 Votes)
Scrubs - My Musical (20%, 36 Votes)
Grey's Anatomy - Song Beneath the Song (15%, 27 Votes)
Community - Regional Holiday Music (10%, 18 Votes)
That 70s Show - That 70s Musical (8%, 15 Votes)
Community - Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas (8%, 14 Votes)
Xena: Warrior Princess - The Bitter Suite (4%, 8 Votes)
Xena: Warrior Princess - Lyre, Lyre, Hearts on Fire (3%, 5 Votes)

Total Voters: 100

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TV Olympics: Favorite Elementary-Aged Character

Poll #4 in our Olympic event (have you been keeping up?) focuses on characters aged 6-12 and the talented child actors who play them. From this small list of nominees, you can see that elementary-school-aged characters have grown increasingly rare in the TV world, but there still are a handful of awesome ones out there (and if we’ve missed any that regularly appear on live-action, scripted shows, let us know!).

You can chose up to 3 characters, and this poll (like the others) will be open for one week. And yes, I am aware that some of these characters have moved past their elementary school years, but all spent a significant part of their show in that age range. Vote and spread the word!

Who is your favorite elementary-aged kid? (Choose up to 3!)

Henry - Once Upon a Time (27%, 74 Votes)
Young Shawn - Psych (21%, 58 Votes)
Young Gus - Psych (18%, 50 Votes)
Brick - The Middle (12%, 33 Votes)
Manny - Modern Family (11%, 31 Votes)
Kevin - Eureka (5%, 15 Votes)
Julie - Monk (3%, 9 Votes)
Benji - Monk (2%, 5 Votes)
Charlie - Bent (1%, 4 Votes)

Total Voters: 141

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TV Olympics: Favorite Newborn to Kindergartener

Yes, just about every baby and toddler you see on TV is absolutely adorable. But which ones are your favorites? You can only pick three! From Angel to Up All Night, many shows have featured cute babies and sweet preschoolers.

If you haven’t voted for your favorite married couple or for the cutest couple name, there’s still time! And be sure to keep up to date with the entire event on the TV Show Olympics main page.

Poll with be open for one week, and if I missed any kids, please nominate them! They should be part of the main show, not just flashbacks or special episodes, and live-action, scripted shows only, please.

Who is your favorite newborn to kindergarten-aged kid? (Choose up to 3!)

Hope - Raising Hope (47%, 500 Votes)
Christine - Bones (15%, 166 Votes)
Michael - Bones (10%, 111 Votes)
Charlie - Good Luck Charlie (8%, 86 Votes)
Amy - Up All Night (6%, 64 Votes)
Clara - Chuck (4%, 42 Votes)
Connor - Angel (3%, 34 Votes)
Harrison - Dexter (3%, 27 Votes)
Jenna - Eureka (2%, 17 Votes)
Liam - Shameless (1%, 12 Votes)
Max - Nikita (1%, 11 Votes)
Maya - Six Feet Under (0%, 4 Votes)

Total Voters: 689

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TV Olympics: Best Married Couple

Round two of TV Breakroom’s Olympic mini-poll event features married couples in live-action, scripted shows! Some of these were married when their shows began, others found their way to each other throughout the show. (With Once Upon a Time’s Prince Charming and Snow White, it was a little of both!)

If you haven’t already voted on Cutest Couple Names, you still have 6 days left! And keep up with all the polls and results on our main event page.

Like all the other polls in this event, this poll will be open for one week. You can vote for up to 3 married couples, and the top 3 will be awarded medals toward their shows’ totals!

Who is your favorite married couple? (Choose up to 3!)

John and Mary Winchester - Supernatural (35%, 496 Votes)
Snow and Charming - Once Upon a Time (11%, 159 Votes)
Angela and Hodgins - Bones (10%, 137 Votes)
Peter and Elizabeth Burke - White Collar (9%, 131 Votes)
Marshall and Lily - How I Met Your Mother (9%, 123 Votes)
Zoe and Wash - Firefly (7%, 92 Votes)
Chuck and Sarah - Chuck (5%, 75 Votes)
Devon "Awesome" and Ellie - Chuck (3%, 48 Votes)
Cliff and Clair Huxtable - The Cosby Show (3%, 42 Votes)
Jim and Pam - The Office (2%, 26 Votes)
Lucy and Ricky Ricardo - I Love Lucy (2%, 25 Votes)
Rob and Laura Petrie - The Dick Van Dyke Show (1%, 14 Votes)
Jonathan and Jennifer Hart - Hart to Hart (1%, 13 Votes)
Eric and Tami Taylor - Friday Night Lights (1%, 13 Votes)
Arthur and Joan Campbell - Covert Affairs (1%, 9 Votes)
Jim and Stephanie Powell - No Ordinary Family (0%, 6 Votes)

Total Voters: 795

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TV Olympics: Cutest Couple Name

We’re launching this year’s TV Olympics with the ever-so-cute (you can read that as sarcastic if you lean toward a more jaded view of the world) category of couple names! Often these are used by fans to promote their preferred pairing in shows with love triangles, but occasionally they’ve shown up in actual episodes:

The Big Bang Theory (The Zazzy Substitution):

Penny: Hey look, it’s Shamy.
Amy: Shamy?
Sheldon: Juvenile amalgamation of our names. Sheldon, Amy. Shamy.
Amy: Oh. I don’t like that. Don’t do that.

NCIS (Life Before His Eyes):

Tony: I remember you. Riva. No, Visa. No, no, no. Tiva!
Ziva: Ziva.

You can vote for up to 3 options, and the top 3 answers will receive medals for their shows! Poll closes in one week. Be sure to check out our other polls and results on the main event page!

Which is your favorite couple name? (Choose up to 3!)

Tiva (Tony and Ziva) - NCIS (28%, 456 Votes)
Densi (Deeks and Kensi) - NCIS: Los Angeles (18%, 284 Votes)
Caskett (Castle and Beckett) - Castle (15%, 235 Votes)
McAbby (McGee and Abby) - NCIS (11%, 186 Votes)
Shamy (Sheldon and Amy) - The Big Bang Theory (7%, 117 Votes)
Spuffy (Spike and Buffy) - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (4%, 68 Votes)
Bangel (Buffy and Angel) - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (4%, 58 Votes)
Shules (Shawn and Jules/Juliet) - Psych (3%, 52 Votes)
LoVe (Logan and Veronica) - Veronica Mars (3%, 45 Votes)
Chair (Chuck and Blair) - Gossip Girl (2%, 30 Votes)
Mikita (Michael and Nikita) - Nikita (2%, 27 Votes)
Clois (Clark and Lois) - Smallville (2%, 25 Votes)
Finchel (Finn and Rachel) - Glee (1%, 24 Votes)
Dair (Dan and Blair) - Gossip Girl (1%, 11 Votes)

Total Voters: 923

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2012 TV Olympics

Welcome, voters! TV Breakroom is hosting an Olympic-themed competition between scripted live-action TV shows, and you decide which shows take home the medals!

Every day during this event, a new mini-poll will launch, and you’ll have one week to vote. The top three answers in each mini-poll will receive medals (gold, silver, and bronze), which will be awarded to their respective shows.

Here on the main event page, you will find:

Links to current and past polls
Schedule of upcoming polls
Medal winners for completed polls
Up-to-date medal tally by show

You may want to bookmark this page and come back to it over this four-week event! Here you can also add late nominations in the comments for current and upcoming polls.

Event is Over!

Click here for our results post.

Medal Count

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Poll Medalists

Cutest Couple Name

Gold – Tiva (NCIS)

Silver – Densi (NCIS: Los Angeles)

Bronze – Caskett (Castle)

Best Married Couple

Gold – John and Mary Winchester (Supernatural)

Silver – Snow and Charming (Once Upon a Time)

Bronze – Angela and Hodgins (Bones)

Favorite Newborn to Five-Year-Old Character

Gold – Hope (Raising Hope)

Silver – Christine (Bones)

Bronze – Michael (Bones)

Favorite Elementary-Aged Character

Gold – Henry (Once Upon a Time)

Silver – Young Shawn (Psych)

Bronze – Young Gus (Psych)

Favorite Musical Episode

Gold – “Once More With Feeling” (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Silver – “My Musical” (Scrubs)

Bronze – “Song Beneath the Song” (Grey’s Anatomy)

Favorite Animated/Alternate Media Episode

Gold – “Smile Time” (Angel)

Silver – “Lysergic Acid Diethylamide” (Fringe)

Bronze – “Digital Estate Planning” (Community)

Most Annoying Teen Character

Tied for Gold – Connor (Angel) and Dawn (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Bronze – Harmony (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Favorite Crossover Episode

Gold – Doctor Who (Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures) – The Stolen Earth and Journey’s End

Silver – NCIS: Los Angeles (NCIS) – Random on Purpose

Bronze – The Finder (Bones) – Little Green Men

Favorite Halloween Episode

Gold – It’s the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester (Supernatural)

Silver – Code of Conduct (NCIS)

Bronze – Mummy in the Maze (Bones)

Favorite Thanksgiving Episode

Tied for Gold – Child’s Play (NCIS) and Pangs (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Bronze – Slapsgiving (How I Met Your Mother)

Best Vampire Effects and Rules

Gold – Supernatural

Silver – Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel

Bronze – True Blood

Best Werewolf Effects and Rules

Gold – The Vampire Diaries

Silver – Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel

Bronze – Teen Wolf

Favorite Dual Role

Gold – Angel/Angelus (David Boreanaz) – Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel

Silver – Willow/Vampire Willow (Alyson Hannigan) – Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Bronze – Snow White/Mary Margaret (Ginnifer Goodwin) – Once Upon a Time

Favorite Switched-Body Performance

Gold – Jared Padalecki as Lucifer – Supernatural

Silver – Matt Cohen as Michael – Supernatural

Bronze – Joanne Kelly as Pete and Eddie McClintock as Myka – Warehouse 13

Favorite TV Animal

Gold – Dragon (Merlin)

Silver – Satchmo (White Collar)

Bronze – Marcel (Friends)

Favorite Dad/Daughter Duo

Gold – Castle and Alexis (Castle)

Silver – Eli and Ziva (NCIS)

Bronze – Max and Temperance (Bones)

Favorite Mother/Son Duo

Gold – Martha and Castle (Castle)

Silver – Emma and Henry (Once Upon a Time)

Bronze – Madeline and Michael (Burn Notice)

Favorite Father/Son Duo/Trio

Gold – John and Dean/Sam (Supernatural)

Silver – Henry and Shawn (Psych)

Bronze – Walter and Peter (Fringe)

Favorite Mother/Daughter Duo

Gold – Ellen and Jo (Supernatural)

Silver – Jackie and Rose (Doctor Who)

Bronze – Amy and River (Doctor Who)

Favorite Hero/Villain on Different Shows

Gold – Timothy Omundson: Carlton Lassiter (hero) on Psych, Phil Constantino (villain) on Jericho

Silver – Jensen Ackles: Dean Winchester (hero) on Supernatural, Ben/X5-493 (villain) on Dark Angel

Bronze – Nathan Fillion: Malcolm Reynolds (hero) on Firefly, Caleb (villain) on Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Favorite Cast-Performed Song

Gold – “Shout” sung by Shawn and Gus (Psych)

Silver – “Thinking of You” sung by Eliot (Leverage)

Bronze – “Dead or Alive” sung by Dean and Sam (Supernatural)

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TV Show Olympics: Nominations

In late July, TV Breakroom is going to go mini-poll-crazy for the Olympics! Each daily mini-poll will be considered an event, and gold, silver, and bronze medals will be awarded at the end of each. TV shows will be treated like countries, and will gather medals from more show-based polls (team) as well as character/episode polls (individual). Not every show will be eligible to enter every poll (event), but this is typical of the Olympics as well.

Here are some ideas I had for mini-poll events, and now I need your nominations! Feel free to nominate your own ideas for mini-polls as well, but remember, keep it small and specific! If I get too many nominations for an event, I’ll postpone it for a regular Monday Madness poll. If I get too few, however, it will be dropped as an event.

Make sure you mention what event you’re nominating for in the comments! If you’re nominating for a bunch of events, it will probably best to copy/paste the list of events into your comment, and add your nominations from there.

Cutest couple name (Tiva, Shamy, etc.)

Best married couple

Best couple with a baby

Best couple who hasn’t kissed (yet!)

Favorite guy/girl friendship (non-romantic)

Favorite newborn to 5-year-old

Favorite elementary-school-aged kid

Favorite musical episode (excludes all-musical shows like Glee and Smash)

Favorite animated/alternate media episode (excludes all-animated shows)

Favorite bottle episode (primary cast restricted to one area)

Best crossover episode (a character or characters from one show visit another)

Favorite Christmas episode

Favorite Halloween episode

Favorite Thanksgiving episode

Favorite Valentine’s Day episode

Favorite special opening credits (often used on holiday episodes)

Favorite short intro (10-15 seconds)

Favorite voiceover intro (Castle, Burn Notice, etc.)

Best switched-body performance

Best dual role (Angel/Angelus, Fred/Illyria, etc.)

Best hero on one show, villain on another actor (both shows will get medals)

Best vampire effects/rules (by show)

Best werewolf effects/rules (by show)

Best explosions (by show)

Best car chases (by show)

Best romantic speech (quote beginning in nomination or include episode)

Best into-battle speech (include episode and given by)

Funniest one-liner

Favorite ball/prom/dance/wedding dress

Character who rocked a tux best

Favorite main cast-performed song (excludes all-musical shows)

Most annoying teen character

Favorite animal in a show

Favorite house/apartment

Favorite hang-out location (that isn’t a house or apartment)

Favorite dad/daughter duo

Favorite mother/son duo

Favorite dad/son duo

Favorite mother/daughter duo

Favorite pilot (or planted pilot) character who wasn’t on the rest of the show

If you need clarification about any of these poll categories, please let me know! I’m looking forward to seeing what nominations you all come up with!

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