Damn, you, Entertainment Weekly!
In the March 14th edition (I guess it's this week - my subscription expired and we're back to getting them second hand from JD's mom), they have a big section on new pop culture debates. While some were interesting to me (Judd Apatow's movies are 20 minutes too long and X-Files vs. Lost), it was the "Ye Olde Throwdowns" that made me want to chime in on the subject.
The following is merely a measure of my preferences and not me trying to be an impartial judge to which is "greater" in some way.
Beatles VS Rolling Stones
Beatles, Beatles, Beatles! The Lennon/McCartney songs will long outlive those by Jagger/Richards, let alone any copies of either band's performances. Rolling Stones helped to maintain the blues-inspiration for rock, while the Beatles branched out into various styles of popular music. Hell, the Beatles even did a bit of "industrial/ambient" via "Revolution #9!"
Star Wars VS Star Trek
While I prefer the Star Wars movies to the Trek ones, the Trek universe seems much more durable than Lucas's downward-spiraling empire. Never a fan of the original (other than for camp), DS9 is the only Star Trek incarnation that did nothing for me. I've watched bits of some SW animation and thought it was fine. The good and bad news to both franchises is that both are still coming up with new projects that will further shape this debate.
Diane VS Rebecca on Cheers
After watching repeats of Cheers a few years ago when a new cycle started on some station, I preferred the episodes at the end of Coach's run and the first couple of seasons after Woody came to the bar. While I liked some of the plots in the later episodes, the cast of characters was so broad and some aspects of the show a bit predictable that I found myself more easily distracted from the show.
With that disclaimer in mind, I think Rebecca remained a more interesting character longer. Diane started out unlikeable, became likeable, and then reverted back into Ms. Stiff. I will blame the writers for some indecision on what to do with Rebecca as a character a few times, but I think viewers retained some empathy with her even when she went off to Moody-BitchyLand
Spielberg VS Scorsese
Spielberg, like the Beatles, wins this category on the variety of works produced. The same director gave us JAWS, Indiana Jones, and Schindler's List.
Mean Girls VS Heathers
Heathers smashed the high school clique barrier. Winona's character started out in one clique, converted to the Heathers, converted to Christian's rebel, and then said fuck it to cliques and struck out on her own. Mean Girls was very funny but broke the cliques down to good vs evil. Also, Heathers gets numerous points for the line "fuck me gently with a chainsaw" - a statement I spoke all too many times after seeing the movie in high school.
Spiderman VS Superman
I happily admit it. I'm a Spidey-fan who once had a "subscription" to Amazing, Peter Parker, and Web of Spiderman in my early teen years. I'll take the nerd into super hero over the magical alien from another planet.
The last one was Mary VS Rhoda, which I have no opinion whatsoever.
The following is merely a measure of my preferences and not me trying to be an impartial judge to which is "greater" in some way.
Beatles VS Rolling Stones
Beatles, Beatles, Beatles! The Lennon/McCartney songs will long outlive those by Jagger/Richards, let alone any copies of either band's performances. Rolling Stones helped to maintain the blues-inspiration for rock, while the Beatles branched out into various styles of popular music. Hell, the Beatles even did a bit of "industrial/ambient" via "Revolution #9!"
Star Wars VS Star Trek
While I prefer the Star Wars movies to the Trek ones, the Trek universe seems much more durable than Lucas's downward-spiraling empire. Never a fan of the original (other than for camp), DS9 is the only Star Trek incarnation that did nothing for me. I've watched bits of some SW animation and thought it was fine. The good and bad news to both franchises is that both are still coming up with new projects that will further shape this debate.
Diane VS Rebecca on Cheers
After watching repeats of Cheers a few years ago when a new cycle started on some station, I preferred the episodes at the end of Coach's run and the first couple of seasons after Woody came to the bar. While I liked some of the plots in the later episodes, the cast of characters was so broad and some aspects of the show a bit predictable that I found myself more easily distracted from the show.
With that disclaimer in mind, I think Rebecca remained a more interesting character longer. Diane started out unlikeable, became likeable, and then reverted back into Ms. Stiff. I will blame the writers for some indecision on what to do with Rebecca as a character a few times, but I think viewers retained some empathy with her even when she went off to Moody-BitchyLand
Spielberg VS Scorsese
Spielberg, like the Beatles, wins this category on the variety of works produced. The same director gave us JAWS, Indiana Jones, and Schindler's List.
Mean Girls VS Heathers
Heathers smashed the high school clique barrier. Winona's character started out in one clique, converted to the Heathers, converted to Christian's rebel, and then said fuck it to cliques and struck out on her own. Mean Girls was very funny but broke the cliques down to good vs evil. Also, Heathers gets numerous points for the line "fuck me gently with a chainsaw" - a statement I spoke all too many times after seeing the movie in high school.
Spiderman VS Superman
I happily admit it. I'm a Spidey-fan who once had a "subscription" to Amazing, Peter Parker, and Web of Spiderman in my early teen years. I'll take the nerd into super hero over the magical alien from another planet.
The last one was Mary VS Rhoda, which I have no opinion whatsoever.