{"id":34289,"date":"2012-05-09T12:00:44","date_gmt":"2012-05-09T19:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/?p=34289"},"modified":"2018-01-10T14:12:30","modified_gmt":"2018-01-10T22:12:30","slug":"tv-madness-2012-kirk-sylar-blane-spencer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/tv-madness-2012-kirk-sylar-blane-spencer\/","title":{"rendered":"TV Madness: Kirk vs. Sylar – Blane vs. Spencer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Perhaps riding a wave of good will since ‘The Avengers’ hit theaters, David “Bruce” Banner\/The Hulk easily took out the chiseled, muscular Hercules in our last round of TV Madness. In the other match, sheer brawn and determination won out over firepower as Spartacus decapitated Sonny Crockett before he could get to his gun.
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Also, I wanted to update you on the extremely close race between Angel and Fox Mulder. Checking back on the post, it looks like Mulder actually pulled out a narrow victory by only two votes. I think I consider that the biggest upset of the tournament. At least, I was surprised by the outcome.<\/p>\n

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Now here’s a tricky match-up. Taking into consideration the immortality of Kirk as a character, doesn’t he still seem a little overmatched by Sylar? Sylar has so many superhuman abilities that I think even the writers of ‘Heroes’ stopped counting \u2013 or even keeping track for that matter \u2013 because Sylar’s different abilities only seemed to kick in when the plot called for it. That said, Kirk has his hands full here.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Captain James T. Kirk<\/strong> \u2013 Other than Jack Bauer and maybe Buffy, few names in this tournament hold the admiration and respect of millions of die-hard fans like Kirk does. Kirk has become an idol, a complete icon of his time in television. His presence is immortal, even though the original ‘Star Trek’ only ran for three seasons. He’s one of the most unforgettable TV characters ever, and that will definitely work in his favor here.<\/p>\n

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Tools of the Trade:<\/span> His popularity should help him in the vote camp, but he’s no stranger to fighting for his life. Just ask any Gorn what they think of Kirk. They just might start weeping and running away at the mere mention of his name.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Sylar<\/strong> \u2013 Conversely, ‘Heroes’ garnered a lot of ill will during its final season or two. It was a show that completely lost its train of thought, and become more enjoyable to mock than to watch seriously. Even though Sylar is indeed a powerful person, the ho-hum attitude towards ‘Heroes’ in its last days may prove to be a downfall for him.<\/p>\n

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Tools of the Trade:<\/span> Sylar is in possession of all kinds of superhuman abilities, like super hearing, which was only ever used once (maybe twice) in the show. The rest of the time, the writers conveniently forgot about it.<\/p>\n

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Captain Kirk vs. Sylar<\/strong><\/p>