Awesome TV Family Bracket – Elite Eight
By: Stephanie | July 20, 2009 at 8:00 am

Thanks to everyone for voting in our seeding poll and our Sweet Sixteen!

Looks like our top six seeds are still alive! Big wins all around for our competitors after the first round. It was a close competition between The Bluths and The Adamas, but in the end, the dysfunctional family we all love beat the Commander and his son. Two huge upsets for the ladies from Gilmore Girls by the Connor family, and for the Bartowski family by the only animated family in our bracket. This week’s match-ups will be very interesting to see! Vote now, and check back often to see if your favorite families are winning!

Take a look at the standings and be sure to follow us on Twitter for periodic bracket score updates during the week:

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Here’s the bracket as it currently stands:

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After the jump, see the schedule rundown and vote in each match-up!

Here’s the schedule:
Seeding Poll (Selection of Top 16) – July 9 to 12
Sweet Sixteen – July 13 to 18
Elite Eight – July 20 to 25
Final Four – July 27 to August 1
Awesome Championship – August 3 to 8

Voting for each round will end at 11:59pm EST of the final day.

After it’s all said and done, we’ll be sending a “Certificate of Awesome” to the actors that play the characters in the family.

And now, the match-ups:


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Which Family is More Awesome?

  • Simpson (The Simpsons) (57%, 543 Votes)
  • Summers (Buffy) (43%, 419 Votes)

Total Voters: 957

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Which Family is More Awesome?

  • Mars (Veronica Mars) (69%, 647 Votes)
  • Castle (Castle) (31%, 291 Votes)

Total Voters: 933

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Which Family is More Awesome?

  • Bluth (Arrested Development) (59%, 686 Votes)
  • Tam (Firefly) (41%, 477 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,157

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Which Family is More Awesome?

  • Connor (Sarah Connor Chronicles) (78%, 505 Votes)
  • Winchester (Supernatural) (22%, 143 Votes)

Total Voters: 645

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28 Comments

  1. spear401
    Posted July 20, 2009 at 10:55 am | Permalink

    TSCC Rules!

  2. mutt
    Posted July 20, 2009 at 12:41 pm | Permalink

    What it boils down to is Tam beating Summers in final two, no surprise here.

  3. Posted July 20, 2009 at 1:31 pm | Permalink

    I predict the last round will be Connor vs. Castle

  4. nofate18
    Posted July 20, 2009 at 1:55 pm | Permalink

    The Connors beats all.

  5. Pipster
    Posted July 20, 2009 at 2:17 pm | Permalink

    TSCC FTW!

  6. Gusar
    Posted July 20, 2009 at 2:24 pm | Permalink

    I wouldn’t be so sure about a Connor vs. Castle finale. The battle of the Glau shows will be quite fierce and it could be that the Tams come out on top.

  7. fongie
    Posted July 20, 2009 at 2:29 pm | Permalink

    GO SARAH! GO SARAH GO SARAH……

  8. Jason
    Posted July 20, 2009 at 10:24 pm | Permalink

    You made me choose between the Bluths and the Tams?! That is sick and cruel.

  9. Jill
    Posted July 21, 2009 at 5:02 am | Permalink

    The Connors forever!

  10. Steve
    Posted July 21, 2009 at 5:54 am | Permalink

    Summers, Mars, Bluths, Winchesters for me this round. I’m hoping for a Mars/Bluth finale myself.

  11. pancho
    Posted July 21, 2009 at 12:26 pm | Permalink

    damn damn damn i can see it coming “the connors vs the tam” thats going to be epic
    i’ll have to throw a coin to decide.

  12. Tom
    Posted July 22, 2009 at 1:45 pm | Permalink

    Cmon, vote Tam, River rules

  13. Tom
    Posted July 22, 2009 at 8:03 pm | Permalink

    Looks like this is the first bracket that Firefly won’t be winning. Too bad, but it had to happen sometime.

  14. brinderwalt
    Posted July 22, 2009 at 10:50 pm | Permalink

    That kinda depends on how broadly you define Firefly.

  15. ottovw
    Posted July 23, 2009 at 3:35 am | Permalink

    TSCC!!

  16. kayla
    Posted July 23, 2009 at 3:53 pm | Permalink

    its so hard to pick between bluth and tam, mars and castle cause i love all four!!!! AH!!! it so hard!!!

  17. DeeDee
    Posted July 23, 2009 at 4:57 pm | Permalink

    Veronica Mars rules!!!

  18. Eya
    Posted July 23, 2009 at 6:49 pm | Permalink

    Ugh, choosing between the Tams and the Bluths was very painful. But I had to go with the Bluths. Hopefully Simon and River’ll forgive me :( .

  19. Posted July 23, 2009 at 8:24 pm | Permalink

    Bluth v. Tam might be a tough decision to make if you are voting based on which show is better, but if you are voting on the merits of the families alone, it’s Bluth HANDS DOWN.

  20. Tom
    Posted July 23, 2009 at 8:51 pm | Permalink

    I’m calling bs on including Tobias with the Bluth family, you’re obviously rigging the competition because he is the best character, and technically not part of the family

  21. Angie
    Posted July 23, 2009 at 9:12 pm | Permalink

    TSCC Rules!
    Firefly rules!

  22. Mal
    Posted July 23, 2009 at 9:24 pm | Permalink

    How is it Chloe Sulliv…Veronica Mars is beating family Castle? Weird.

  23. Chris
    Posted July 24, 2009 at 5:26 am | Permalink

    Hm, I made my votes, checked the results and checked them again an hour later. No changes in 3 competitions, but the Bluths are 50 votes up. Unbelievable! Seems there is a “very dedicated” fan out there.

  24. Mal
    Posted July 24, 2009 at 6:57 am | Permalink

    Funny. Bluth had 120 TOTAL votes last bracket, now it’s triple that. Indeed, someone is extremely “dedicated”, and that’s putting it nicely.

  25. Posted July 24, 2009 at 8:28 am | Permalink

    I think Whedonites aren’t the only ones with their own message boards, forums and websites. Looks like Arrested Development fans found the bracket.

  26. Alex
    Posted July 25, 2009 at 12:22 am | Permalink

    The Bluths were an easy vote, but did anyone else wince a little at the “George Sr., George, George Michael, Gob” goof?

  27. Mickstr
    Posted July 25, 2009 at 11:52 pm | Permalink

    Ha! had to go with the Tams over the Bluths – hard decision, but the Bluths, when it comes down to it, are all a pack of narcissists. The Tams are way cooler and more hardcore.

  28. Steve
    Posted July 28, 2009 at 3:53 am | Permalink

    The Connors are ruling.
    Where is the next round??

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