10. Palm Pre Vs I-phone Vs G1
I-phone is the clear winner of this fatal three way, because those other phones pale in comparison to Jobs' wonder child. I-phone manages to be both simple and cool, without being to costly. It's a master stroke of design, that is only somewhat replicated by other smart phones. Poor Pre is so late to the game it can only help the G1 pick up it's glasses and braces and watch as the I-phone walks off with the popular crowd. Don't feel bad G1, you still have a cool OS, and had a compass and spelling correction a good six months ahead of the competition.
9. Google Vs. Yahoo
I know what your thinking, Google rules all. All hail Google. But there are still some people who prefer the cowboy yell site to the
For this bloggers' money (of which I have little) Yahoo losses this showdown, but who knows maybe being second fiddle to our future robot overlords is a smart move...
8. Kevin Pereira Vs. Olivia Munn
One is the darling of Cable Tv, the other is a hot geek with an odd fetish for pies and at least a cameo in Iron Man 2 (i'll be she plays a pie loving ninja ftw!).
What is that has transfixed America on these modern geek celebrities? Is it thier pension for painfully uncomfortable awkward jokes, their strange Portuguese-Sino love hate relationship, or even their disastrous mis-adventures into the world of supernaturally hot pepper shots? Perhaps we shall never know. One thing is for certain... we all just got learned.
7. vs All numbers.
Why is '7' so cool? Seriously, look at him, all laid back. He's just an angle, not even or symmetrical. He just sits there daring '4' to take him on. Even '10' has a hard time keeping him in line. The Han Solo of numbers is never out of his element, and only Riker is more popular around the universe. Sure the Chinese love them some '8', but does '7' care? No. Do you know why? Cause he's '7' and thats all there is to it. Occasionally 7 even hooks up with 6 and answers the question to life and everything in the known universe.
6. Allyson Hannigan Vs. Felicia Day
What is it about redheads? Is it the possibly mystical connections of the old Celtic tribes? The nervous yet amazingly cute acting styles? Or is that deep down all geeks think that redhair equals plus an automatic plus five hit points? Felcia's got the Twitter lead locked down, and her fanboys and girls include millions of MMORPG players from across this fair land of ours from her own Online web-series. Yet Hannigan isn't without her own successes, from becoming an uberwitch for Whedon, to playing a pretty funny gal on CBS's How I met Your Mother, to being the chick we all wish we'd met at band Camp, Ally's got it goin' on. (Did I mention she married Wesley, Alex Denisof?)
5. Whedon Vs. Whedon
Man is this guy good, and man can this guy be evil.
Fans' of the Whedon verse are accustomed to Whedon's flashes of brilliance, as well as his pension to rip your heart out, hold it up while it's still beating and have Xander make a funny joke that makes you die with a smile on your face. He's on his game more then he's off, but even when he's mediocre, you never know what to expect. Firefly, while brief, has been hailed as one of the best Sci-fi tv shows, killed way before it's prime. Dollhouse hasn't had such rave reviews, yet somehow the old sage managed to get Fox to sign up for a second season. With Whedon, you never know when you might get a 'Beer Bad' episode, or something of sheer writing brilliance.
4. PS3 Vs Xbox 360
Japan Vs. America, part II. Or World War Geek... Either way the way it feels like 1941 all over again.
Like the Yamato battleship of WW2, the PS3 has a lot of firepower, but was mostly AwOL for the first few years of it's service life due to the lack of quality games and prohibitive price tag. The playstation is not really a 'game console' I've been told. However Sony proponents will ooze all over themselves about the blue-ray player, the innovative motherboard architecture, they may even began to get a bit angry when you mention Microsoft's product. However the 360 is a stable little machine (provided you avoided the whole 'ring of death' debacle) and offers up many of the same games, for cheaper prices, and without any of the pretentious BS about being 4 years ahead of it's time.
3. Marvel Vs. DC
No one knows when it began exactly, but sometime in the early part of the 20th century, comic books were born. From it's inception few brands have become more beloved then the timeless DC universe. Next to them in the pantheon of Geek Culture stands Marvel, an equal and rival for all time. DC is classic, Marvel is Post Modern. DC's Golden Era reminds of a time when all was tights and underwear over your pajama's, while Marvel warns us that it's not all ways fun to be the hero. Now the tables have turned, DC is struggling to remain relevant, whereas Marvel launches movie bombshell after movie blockbuster, racking up cash like a film flam artist at a sucker convention. Will a new Green Latern movie light the way? Only time and the salivating fanboys will tell.
2. Star Wars Vs. Star Trek
Kirk vs Han, Luke vs Wesley, Picard vs some guy in a jabba costume.
For some reason the two biggest Sci-fi franchises just can't play nice. Star Wars is more Myth than Sci Fi, and admittedly has the better production values (2009 Star Trek not withstanding. The two shows should be like brothers, but their fans' ravenous hatred has spawned years of the most heated debates since Lincoln v Douglas circa 1860. Even the recent Movie Fanboys has more pure hatred for Star Trek then a bar full of pissed of Robert Beltran's.
Simple solution, set phasers to stun, feel the force, and knock back a few guys, your both geeks, and your both mainstream. (Still that guy in the star trek uniform while he's shopping freaks me out) Que the real American heroes soundtrack.
1. PC VS MAC
-Its the battle for the ages, the mediocre verse the inspired, the mass produced verse the carefull crafted. In a war with no end in sight, the battle lines have been the same for the last twenty five years. Apple has always relied on its inspired and powerful designs and it's thoughtful (but gut wrenching) product failures. (Macintosh I'm looking at you.) PC's are still not as stable as Mac's but with cheaper prices, and dozens of makers and designs to choose from they flood the market with units for just about every taste... save a loyal mac fan.
The truth is there both are the foundations of our current Geek Culture, and both deserve respect. (Thought that whole I-pod thing is really working for those Mac guys.)
Thank you to JT for putting this post together.
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