Winner: Frasier
Date: November 2024
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Note that one of the criteria was that the spin-off series had to be originally broadcast before 2000.
Here are the results of the Classic Film & TV Cafe's monthly film and TV tournaments conducted on Twitter. If using a mobile device, you may need to click View Web Version at the bottom of the screen to see the index of topics.
Winner: Frasier
Date: November 2024
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Note that one of the criteria was that the spin-off series had to be originally broadcast before 2000.
Winner: The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Date: October 2024
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Winner: Cat People (1942)
Date: October 2024
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Note that this tournament focused on the nine "horror" films that producer Val Lewton made for RKO from 1942 to 1946.
Winner: Lassie
Date: September 2024
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Note that one of the criteria was that the animal character had to appear in a classic TV series that was broadcast before 1990.
Winner: North By Northwest
Date: August 2024
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Winner: Roots
Date: July 2024
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For this tournament, we defined a "miniseries" as a television program with a predetermined, limited number of episodes and a minimum of three episodes. Since this was a classic television tournament, each miniseries must have been broadcast originally before 1990.
Winner: 1940s
Date: July 2024
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For this "mini-tournament," a decade was defined as the years 00 to 09. For example, 1940-49 was considered a decade.
Winner: The Godfather Part II
Date: June 2024
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One of the criteria was that these classic film sequels (or prequels) had to be originally released prior to 1990. Any film that was part of a film series was treated as a sequel.
Winner: Rose Nylund
Date: May 2024
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Note that one of the criteria was that the character had to appear in a TV series that was broadcast during 1980-89. It could have started prior to 1980 or ended after 1989.
Winner: The Poseidon Adventure
Date: May 2024
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