THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE
THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE
THE POPFILTER 2014 FALL TV CHALLENGE
For the last couple of seasons, the PopFilter editing staff has attempted to tackle every new fall premiere, trying to determine whether or not they were good shows based solely on their pilots. All that we learned was that pilots are painful garbage that probably cause cancer. We’ve tried so hard, and for so long, to eliminate the need for you to watch everything, by trudging through this disgusting mud, and coming up for new synonyms for “sucks.” This season, we’re going to try something different. We’re going to spend the next six weeks determining a champion, making it so you’ll know the one new show of the fall that you need to get caught up on. The losers will then fall by the wayside, drowning in a flood of tears that reek of shame.
We’re going to do this bracket style, because sports would be better if they were more about pop culture and less about sports. You can follow the bracket at http://challonge.com/popfilte, and the action will be updated daily right here at yourpopfilter.com. Two pilots will battle it out to see who moves on to the next round. From the premiere of Red Band Society, all the way to The McCarthys, PopFilter writers Ryan and Stephanie will be doing a full write-up of the battles, detailing why the winner will move on, and why the loser should be canceled immediately. This won’t be like a normal sports bracket, as we won’t be waiting to start round 2 until after round 1 is over. As soon as a section of the round 2 bracket is filled out, we’re reviewing them, based on the pilots and second episodes. Round 3 will feature reviews up to the third episode, and so on. All seeding was done based on the date of the premiere.
Strap in, folks. This is going to be a crazy six weeks for us, and a calm, quiet six weeks for you, as you are able to skip all of the garbage, and instead re-watch Friday Night Lights on Netflix, waiting for the single greatest show of the new fall season. We’re not doing a Top 5. We’re not doing a Rushmore. There can only be one.