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tetracycloide: easily witches my ass. the science vs. witches poll was so patently biased my eyes nearly rolled out of their sockets. #rivertam more »
Razta: Sorry, Hermione Granger could take her out with Avada Kadavra... #rivertam more »
vulcanized: Aw, why you got to go all Ralph Nader in there? You're splitting the vote! #rivertam more »
Nudemanatee: Does River have an "army of followers," or just one teen doofus with nothing to do but vote? Now, I am a huge fan of Summer Glau, River Tam is bad-a... more »
Alessar: I never thought I'd say this but right now we need Piper Halliwell with her power to faux-timestop (molecular freeze0 and her Hands of Discontent (blo... more »
#io9smackdown Click here to read Smackdown Bonus Round: Witches Vs. River Tam

Smackdown Bonus Round: Witches Vs. River Tam

I have to admit, I thought you'd go for vampires. But the winners of this week's Halloween Smackdown were easily witches, which can only mean one thing: Smackdown Showdown. Witches trump all other monsters, but can they beat River Tam? More »
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Smackdown Finale: Witch Vs. Vampire!

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It's the Smackdown finale you've all been waiting for: Witches versus Vampires. Who will take the Hallowe'en Monster Icon Crown? More »
#io9smackdown Click here to read Smackdown Day 5: Can Mad Scientists Triumph Over Magic?

Smackdown Day 5: Can Mad Scientists Triumph Over Magic?

Seriously, people: Witches are better than werewolves? Is Summer Glau brandishing the broomstick in your imagination? (Or, actually, maybe it's fellow Whedonite Alyson Hannigan? Suddenly it all makes more sense.) Nonetheless, this time, it's witchcraft versus science gone wrong. More »
#io9smackdown Click here to read Smackdown Day 4: Witches Vs. Werewolves

Smackdown Day 4: Witches Vs. Werewolves

It's all about curses in today's Smackdown, as we ponder the eternal question, which is worse? If the curse makes you grow hair in strange places, large teeth and somewhat lupine, is it worse to be the cursed or curser? More »
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Smackdown Day 3: And Though I Know It's Strictly Taboo

Never mind the percentages (50/50? Seriously?), poltergeists narrowly (13 votes!) beat zombies in yesterday's battle of the undead, which means that, Tangina Barrons and Ray Venkman aside, there's only one place to go next: Witchcraft. More »
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Monster Smackdown Day Two: Zombie Vs. Poltergeist!

The bodies of the dearly departed versus the spirits! Mind versus muscle! Misguided science versus mystical spirituality! In today's second round of io9's interspectacular monster clash, zombies take on poltergeists and you - yes, you get to decide the outcome! More »
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Who's The Greatest Ghoul? io9 Smackdown: Monster Edition Begins!

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Horror has given us all manner of memorable monsters, but which one is the mightiest? This week: You decide! That's right, it's another round of io9 Smackdown, and this time, it's all about the creepies going bump in the night! More »
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Television's Biggest Badass Of All Time, Final Round: River Vs. Batman!

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River Tam: a child prodigy, subjected to weird brain experiments and turned into an unstoppable killing machine. Who can stand in her way? Maybe the guy who trained since childhood to become the greatest detective and the greatest fighter? More »
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Television's Biggest Badass Of All Time, Day Six: River Vs. The Doctor

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Who knew River Tam was such an all-purpose badass? She's crushed two cybernetic organisms, a legendary starship captain and the Slayer. Can she defeat a Time Lord, who's lived ten lives and saved the universe? Plus a couple bonus rounds. More »
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Television's Biggest Badass Of All Time, Day Five: River Vs. Buffy

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Is there anybody who can stop River Tam's slaughter of television's greatest ass-kickers? How about Joss Whedon's original heroine, Buffy? The Slayer has stopped the apocalypse more times than you can count — surely she can take on one girl? More »
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Television's Biggest Badass Of All Time, Day Four: River Vs. Kirk

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The battle of the Summer Glaus was long and fierce — but we're calling it. River Tam vanquished her robotic twin, Cameron. But how will River do against the man who doesn't believe in the no-win situation: James T. Kirk? More »
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Television's Biggest Badass Of All Time, Day Three: River Vs. Cameron

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Yesterday's io9 TV smackdown had a clear-cut winner — River cut Caprica Six to ribbons. But how will Firefly's River Tam do against Cameron, the Terminator from the late lamented Sarah Connor Chronicles? More »
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Who's Television's Biggest Badass Of All Time? Day Two: Six Vs. River

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Yesterday's television grudge match, pitting The Prisoner's brooding ex-secret agent Number Six against Battlestar Galactica's Caprica Six, was a hard-fought struggle. Caprica won in the end — but how will she do against Firefly's River Tam? More »
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Who's Television's Biggest Badass Of All Time? Day One: Six Vs. Six

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Television has beamed some great heroes, and deadly villains, into your home. But who's the biggest ass-kicker in the television universe? You decide. Today's match: Caprica Six versus Number Six. More »
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