{"id":33685,"date":"2012-04-27T10:00:58","date_gmt":"2012-04-27T17:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/?p=33685"},"modified":"2018-01-10T14:10:49","modified_gmt":"2018-01-10T22:10:49","slug":"tv-madness-2012-walker-givens-linus-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/tv-madness-2012-walker-givens-linus-county\/","title":{"rendered":"TV Madness: Walker vs. Givens &#8211; Linus vs. County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re moving pretty fast and furious now as our TV Madness competitors pound their way into the final sixteen. Today, we have two great match-ups that can only be determined by your voting.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/walker-givens.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33687\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/walker-givens.jpg\" title=\"Cordell Walker vs. Raylan Givens\" width=\"523\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/walker-givens.jpg 523w, https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/walker-givens-300x103.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This could end up being a very polarizing, down-to-the-wire battle. On the one hand, you have one of the most recognizable characters on television right now, not to mention one of television&#8217;s most badass guys around, Raylan Givens. Then you have Cordell Walker, who is played by Chuck Norris, who has somehow gained immortal status simply by being Chuck Norris.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/raylan-givens-thumb-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-33692\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/raylan-givens-thumb-2.jpg\" title=\"Raylan Givens\" width=\"107\" height=\"107\" \/><\/a><strong>Raylan Givens<\/strong> \u2013 How can you not love this guy? He&#8217;s one of the few characters on TV who can cause bad guys to tremble just by staring at them across a table. Raylan is able to intimidate without using all-out force most of the time. He chooses his fights carefully and always comes out on top.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Tools of the Trade:<\/span> Raylan&#8217;s intimidation factor cannot be undersold. He&#8217;s always cool under pressure. However, when push comes to shove, Raylan can easily put down a few would-be attackers with precise shots to the chest.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/cordell-walker-thumb-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-33691\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/cordell-walker-thumb-2.jpg\" title=\"Cordell Walker\" width=\"107\" height=\"107\" \/><\/a><strong>Cordell Walker<\/strong> \u2013 I realize that at some point the TV gods may strike me down where I stand for bad-mouthing Chuck Norris, but I&#8217;ve never seen his appeal. He makes for good jokes, but shouldn&#8217;t those jokes make us realize that he really isn&#8217;t as tough as he&#8217;s made out to be? That&#8217;s the whole reason they&#8217;re funny in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Tools of the Trade:<\/span> Shoddy fight choreography and roundhouse kicks. That&#8217;s about it. Do you think Raylan is going to stand there while Walker winds up his super-kick? Nah.<\/p>\n<div id=\"polls-216\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Raylan Givens vs. Cordell Walker<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-216-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li>Raylan Givens <small>(57%, 40 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 57%;\" title=\"Raylan Givens (57% | 40 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Cordell Walker <small>(43%, 30 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 43%;\" title=\"Cordell Walker (43% | 30 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Total Voters: <strong>70<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_216_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"50833b2577\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-216-loading\" class=\"wp-polls-loading\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-polls\/images\/loading.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading ...\" title=\"Loading ...\" class=\"wp-polls-image\" \/>&nbsp;Loading ...<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/linus-county.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33686\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/linus-county.jpg\" title=\"Ben Linus vs. Brisco County, Jr.\" width=\"523\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/linus-county.jpg 523w, https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/linus-county-300x103.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Guns and brawn against brains and cunning, that&#8217;s what this match-up comes down to. Brisco knows his way around a gun, but Linus has faced down numerous guys with guns using his own devious intellect to turn the tables almost every time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/ben-linus-thumb-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-33689\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/ben-linus-thumb-2.jpg\" title=\"Ben Linus\" width=\"107\" height=\"107\" \/><\/a><strong>Ben Linus<\/strong> \u2013 He&#8217;s a conniving man. You never know quite what he&#8217;s thinking, even after he acts. Linus is an enigma, and that usually confuses his opponents far too much for them to be successful.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Tools of the Trade:<\/span> He&#8217;s smart and will use anything and everything to gain the trust of his enemy, just to attack them when they least expect it. He can also handle himself in hand-to-hand combat, as we saw a couple of times on &#8216;Lost.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/brisco-county-thumb-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-33690\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/brisco-county-thumb-2.png\" title=\"Brisco County, Jr.\" width=\"107\" height=\"107\" \/><\/a><strong>Brisco County, Jr.<\/strong> \u2013 I thought it was quite the upset that Brisco pulled off in the first round. Sure, he&#8217;s a great marksman, but he took out a bionic man. He must have put on an amazing display of accuracy to take down Steve Austin.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Tools of the Trade:<\/span> He&#8217;s an extraordinary marksman and could take out Linus before he has a chance to get in his head. We all know that Linus wouldn&#8217;t allow that to happen, though.<\/p>\n<div id=\"polls-217\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Ben Linus vs. Brisco County, Jr.<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-217-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li>Brisco County, Jr. <small>(53%, 40 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 53%;\" title=\"Brisco County, Jr. (53% | 40 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Ben Linus <small>(47%, 35 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 47%;\" title=\"Ben Linus (47% | 35 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Total Voters: <strong>75<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_217_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"cc61ca3ba1\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-217-loading\" class=\"wp-polls-loading\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-polls\/images\/loading.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading ...\" title=\"Loading ...\" class=\"wp-polls-image\" \/>&nbsp;Loading ...<\/div>\n\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re moving pretty fast and furious now as our TV Madness competitors pound their way into the final sixteen. 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