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littlebum2002
2015-12-16, 06:17 PM
About 2 years ago, a great forumite named Porthos created an OOTS voting contest (based on a much shorter lived, but equally fantastic, previous version) which had forum goers vote on the best OOTS strips of all time. It was an impressive contest which has gone on for over 2 years (and only ended, or went on hiatus, due to running out of strips) and will undoubtedly be remembered in this forum as one of the most well-run ongoing threads on here.

This is not that contest. This is a shameless mockery of that contest.



Welcome to The Brick Awards, the Best of the Worst Tournament! :smallsmile:

The Stick Awards were handed out to the best strips of all time as chosen by our fellow Playgrounders. However, when voting for the Stick awards, some strips felt left out, abused, unloved. Whether they simply were a weak strip, or a decent strip surrounded by amazing strips, for whatever reason some strips just didn't get any votes. :smallfrown:

So this contest is designed to give those strips the morale boost they need and deserve! I am collecting all the strips which received zero votes in the Stick awards and presenting them in groups of ten (Or, at least close to ten, since I don't want to cut off in the middle of a group of strips). We will then vote as to which is our favorite of the worst strips so we can finally decide which the best worst strip is!

(And let's be honest, even the worst OOTS strips are still pretty good and deserve our appreciation!)


To vote in this thread, simply state which comic of the ten eleven listed is your favorite. Bolding the number of the comic (Like this) helps it stand out.

Because of the holidays, voting will last until Tuesday, January 5 at 10AM (MT). Any votes made after that will NOT count toward the totals.

Last week, we went the long way around boring and back again to interesting when http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h87/osiris32/celiasmiley.png Closing Arguments (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0282.html) was our winner.




.THE BRICK AWARDS: 0311 - 0340


315 On Sylph's Wings (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0315.html)
318 The Move Action of Shame (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0318.html)
320 Bing Crosby's Got Nothing On Us (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0320.html)
322 Maybe the Quailtiger? (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0322.html)
324 Consult Your Doctor Before Reading This Comic (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0324.html)
329 The All-Seeing Oracle (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0329.html)
332 The Ephemerality of Memory (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0332.html)
333 The Bright Side (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0333.html)
336 Bedtime for Elan (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0336.html)
338 Tactical Priorities (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0338.html)
340 You Should Have Seen What He Did With the Corsage (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0340.html)

Emanick
2015-12-16, 06:38 PM
What?! How did none of these get any votes the first time around? So many of them are great!

I've always loved the punchline to 320: Bing Crosby's Got Nothing On Us, so I pretty much have to vote for that one. I have to admit that I still don't get the title of the strip, though.

dmc91356
2015-12-16, 06:45 PM
Google: "Road Movies Bing Crosby" and see what comes up . . .

Bird
2015-12-16, 07:07 PM
A memorable turn from Wizard Guy in 340 was worth consideration, but it has to be 333--The Bright Side. Is my pick being influenced by knowledge of what will happen in the second page called The Bright Side (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0877.html), over 500 pages later? Of course it is.

Gift Jeraff
2015-12-16, 07:51 PM
#336 Elan is so cute :3

ti'esar
2015-12-16, 11:06 PM
I also have to go with 333 - The Bright Side here, though there are some really memorable lines in some of the others.

(And that reasoning process, incidentally, is probably the answer to the question people are asking about why none of these got a vote in the first place).

Euclidodese
2015-12-17, 12:23 AM
Everyone loves the NPC Wizard, and 'The Belkster don't have time for the fuglies.' is an excellent line, but I like the Bert and Ernie dynamic of: 336

obaryb
2015-12-17, 03:36 AM
All of them ate actually pretty good. I vote for the plot twist in the 332 The Ephemerality of Memory.

Laurana
2015-12-17, 03:49 AM
I like 340 for V's explanation of why he can't cast Teleport, 315 has a fantastic last panel after the romantic set-up, but my pick has to be #338 :smallbiggrin: Gotta love the Belkster.

Bulldog Psion
2015-12-17, 04:01 AM
I'll go for 315. It's heartwarming for the first part, and then the last frame juxtaposed to that is fairly hilarious, IMO. Right down to the patently absurdist fact that someone in Azure City put out a bug lamp big enough to zap a medium-sized creature. :smallbiggrin:

nogall
2015-12-17, 07:19 AM
Victory is within 332's grasp!

Sylian
2015-12-17, 07:28 AM
332, Elan getting a nice moment.

Killer Angel
2015-12-17, 07:30 AM
315 has the right amount of romance and comedy.
333 is probably the best one in the bunch, for the sweetness and the huge number of theories born from it

but in the end, i vote for 322. Fear the dreaded bunnywolf! :smallbiggrin:

littlebum2002
2015-12-17, 01:32 PM
I find it amazing that literally half of the comics from 331-340 got 0 votes in the original tournament. 337 was the winner that week FYI.

dmc91356
2015-12-17, 02:01 PM
322 for a callback to my childhood.

ChristianSt
2015-12-17, 02:31 PM
I'll go with the introduction of the Oracle: 329 - The All-Seeing Oracle

Sir_Norbert
2015-12-17, 10:48 PM
I find it amazing that literally half of the comics from 331-340 got 0 votes in the original tournament. 337 was the winner that week FYI.

Well, it's not that surprising considering they were up against not only #337 but also #331 :P

But anyway. #333 stands out as a touching emotional moment.

Laurana
2015-12-18, 03:23 AM
I find it amazing that literally half of the comics from 331-340 got 0 votes in the original tournament. 337 was the winner that week FYI.

that is an amazingly funny strip, though :smallbiggrin:

JohanOfKitten
2015-12-18, 06:47 AM
I'll go with 333 - The Bright Side

The last panel is so heartbreaking now we know and see the fight of Roy and Durkula

UrielAwakened
2015-12-18, 12:16 PM
336 for me, comedic with cliffhanger.

LotusWyvern
2015-12-18, 01:13 PM
322! How come owlbears can't fly, anyway? It's not fair.

ChillerInstinct
2015-12-18, 04:55 PM
It's not going to win this week, but I've got to say I've always liked 324, and I don't think it belongs in the Ultra Brick.

Gotta say, 337 really deserved to steal the spotlight in the Stickies. Honestly I'm surprised it didn't get further than it did. And when you consider that 331 had lasting implications that, to this day, aren't entirely resolved... yeah. Really not too surprising that a couple strips monopolized the vote that round.

littlebum2002
2015-12-18, 05:47 PM
It's not going to win this week, but I've got to say I've always liked 324, and I don't think it belongs in the Ultra Brick.

Gotta say, 337 really deserved to steal the spotlight in the Stickies. Honestly I'm surprised it didn't get further than it did. And when you consider that 331 had lasting implications that, to this day, aren't entirely resolved... yeah. Really not too surprising that a couple strips monopolized the vote that round.

I'm still amazed that a rule gag in #337 beat #331

Mike Havran
2015-12-19, 07:35 AM
#336, also for Belkar's facial expression in the first panel :smallbiggrin:

Jaxzan Proditor
2015-12-19, 11:49 AM
I'm surprised that neither 329 or 333 got any votes last time around. I'll vote for #333.

137beth
2015-12-19, 01:10 PM
332, due to its effect on the plot.

declinator
2015-12-19, 07:38 PM
332 for me: Elan has a bright idea, but cannot prevent Roy from shooting himself into the foot.

littlebum2002
2016-01-06, 12:24 PM
The long Holiday Round is now over!

Oh gosh, so much pressure! I'm definitely choosing between #332 (for the humor) and #333 (for the future implications); and those are the two tied for most votes! Since #333 has direct implications on the plot NOW, I'm going to choose it I think.



#333, :durkon:The Ephemerality of Memory (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0333.html), is our winner this week!

VOTING IS NOW CLOSED!

(#318 and #340 go on to the ultra-brick awards :smallfrown:)

Full Results are as follows

........THE BRICK AWARDS: 0311-0340



Comic Number
Votes Received
Vote Percentage





315

1

4.3%





318

0

0%





320

1

4.3%





322

3

13.0%





324

1

4.3%





329

1

4.3%





332

5

21.7%





333

6

26.1%





336

4

17.4%





338

1

4.3%




340

0

0%





Please join us for the next round of voting

Jasdoif
2016-01-06, 02:46 PM
(#318 and #340 go on to the ultra-brick awards :smallfrown:)So are you going to hold the Ultra-Brick Awards after the Brick Awards? And the Weaponized-Fruitcake Awards after the Ultra-Brick Awards?

littlebum2002
2016-01-06, 03:50 PM
So are you going to hold the Ultra-Brick Awards after the Brick Awards? And the Weaponized-Fruitcake Awards after the Ultra-Brick Awards?

My eventual plan is to keep holding more and more levels of these until one strip remains which has NEVER been voted for, which will then be declared the worst OOTS strip

Jasdoif
2016-01-06, 04:18 PM
My eventual plan is to keep holding more and more levels of these until one strip remains which has NEVER been voted for, which will then be declared the worst OOTS stripAh, your endgame is the Miracle Whip "award".

Killer Angel
2016-01-06, 04:47 PM
My eventual plan is to keep holding more and more levels of these until one strip remains which has NEVER been voted for, which will then be declared the worst OOTS strip

The wooden spoon of shame, eh? ...I like the idea. :smallwink:

Laurana
2016-01-07, 04:54 AM
My eventual plan is to keep holding more and more levels of these until one strip remains which has NEVER been voted for, which will then be declared the worst OOTS strip

I hope you're serious. I'd really like to do that.