Subject: [GSD] The Forty-secondth Hour Results Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 14:58:16 -0500 From: "Chuck" Newsgroups: alt.startrek.vs.starwars I would have waited for the Forty-eighth hour, but I'll be watching the Simpsons then. Here's the current tally of where the NOMINATIONS stand. Remember, this is the elimination round, with the top five in each category actually being placed on the ballot. There are still five days left to nominate your favorite choices, so go to it. But please, DO NOT post your nominees in this thread, or you run of the risk of being missed during the final tally. The number next to each fic is the number of times it has been nominated. Results as of 2:25 Sunday (CDT) The Darth Vader "The Force is Strong in this One" Award for Best Character Development Shadows of the Night(8) Conquest(2) Worlds Without End(2) Rasputin The Grand Moff Tarkin "Evacuate? In our Moment of Triumph?" Award for Best Ending Conquest(4) Shadows of the Night(2) Blaze of Glory Federation's End Worlds Without End. [Comments: Yeah, that's right! Someone nominated WWE! In your face!!!] The General Veers "You May Start Your Landing" Award for Best Ground Combat Fist of the Empire(6) Galaxy of War(5) Imperial Phoenix(2) Distant Thunder [Comments: Pretty consistent throughout the ballots, FotE and Galaxy of War seem to stand out for their realistic and exciting battles, although IP continues to make its presence known] The Lando Calrissian "We'll Last Longer Than We Will Against That Death Star!" Award for Best Space Battle Galaxy of War(5) Fist of the Empire(3) Worlds Without End(3) Battleground Alpha(2) Osiris Domination. Federation's End Expansion ISD Eliminator. The Long War Conquest Shadows of the Night [Comments: This category more than any other will need to be trimmed. This is a perfect example of why you need to nominate your favorites; the contest is so close your choice could actually lose its spot on the ballot] The Obi-Wan Kenobi "Yet Another Pathetic Lifeform" Award for Best Killing of TOWNMNBS Battleground Alpha(6) Domination(4) The Outpost [Comments: Boyd's hilarious quick execution vs. Lowe's more brutal and torcherous death dominate this category] The Darth Vader "Luke.I am your Father" Award for Most Unexpected Plot Twist Shadows of the Night(7) Domination Conquest [Comments: And then they all died. Of gangrene.] The Princess Leia "I'd Just as Soon Kiss a Wookiee!" Award for Best Romance Shadows of the Night(7) Domination [Comments: Luke and Seven vs. Captain Boyd and Timothy Jones in a love story competition. On a personal note, if Domination wins this category I'll probably take my own life.] The Grand Admiral Thrawn "When You Understand a Species' Art, You Understand that Species" Award for Most Creative Tactic Conquest (4) Fist Of The Empire(3) Galaxy of War(2) Worlds Without End(2) Shadows Of TheNight.(2) The Empire Scouts Out the Federation [Comments: Another race that could wind up fairly close as the nominations continue.] The R2-D2 "You Know Better Than to Talk to a Strange Computer!" Award for Best use of Technobabble. Galaxy of War Osiris Domination Worlds Without End [Comments: The least hotly contested competition, only three people bothered making any nominations in this category] The George Lucas "Better than 'The Phantom Menace'" Award for Best Title Imperial Phoenix(4) Shadows of the Night(3) Clash of The Titans Past Imperfect. Fist of the Blazing Wormhole Phoenix of Honour-bound Death without end Worlds Without End Osiris [Comments: The classic is remembered here, leading the nominees for Best Title.] The Jean-Luc Picard "THERE ARE FOUR LIGHTS!" Award for Best Torture Honor Bound: LT.Hit-Man's Journal(4) Lt. HIT-MAN's Journal Battleground Alpha [Comments: Boyd resists Hit-Man's stranglehold on this category.] The Borg Collective "Resistance is Futile" Award for Best use of Star Trek Battleground Alpha(3) Clash of the Titans(3) Galaxy of War(2) Shadows of the Night(2) The Long War The Prince Who Would Not Die [Comments: An interesting match-up. Paul's Clash of the Titans is remembered here, and put up against the still running Battleground Alpha and the recently updated Galaxy of War. SotN is also making the list at this time, with Kyle and Marina in competition for the last slot.] The Jabba the Hutt "My Favorite Decoration" Award for Best use of Star Wars Past Imperfect(4) Conquest(3) Galaxy of War(2) Worlds Without End(2) Shadows Of The Night(2) Fist Of The Empire. Imperial Phoenix [Comments: Outstanding showing for Aron Kerkhof, whose fanfic stands at a mere two parts and is leading this category. Mike Wong's Conquest is close behind, which looks to make this an interesting competition once the ballots are made.] The Tasha Yar "That's it!" Award for Funniest Death Battlefield Alpha.(3) Domination Lt Hit-Man's Fanfic Review Showcase [Comments: Jonathan Boyd continues to ride the power of TJ to the lead of a second category.] The Commander Worf "Feeling Aggressive Tendencies" Award for Goriest Fanfic Honour Bound: Lt. HIT-MAN's Journal(5) Lt. HIT-MAN's Fanfic Reviews [Comments: Hit-Man participates in the "Heads I win, Tails I win" category.] The Mon Mothma "Many Bothans Died to Bring Us This Information" Award for Highest Body Count Shadows of the Night(7) Clash of The Titans.(2) Conquest(2) Fist of the Empire (2) Galaxy of War The Outpost Worlds Without End [Comments: A surprising turn, at least to me. Shadows of the Night in a commanding lead with Highest Body Count. With only five slots available on the ballot it will be a tough fight between Galaxy of War and The Outpost to get on the ballot.] The C-3PO "Let the Wookiee Win" Award for Most Fair and Unbiased Fanfic Battleground Alpha(3) Shadows of the Night(2) Galaxy of War(2) Imperial Phoenix(2) ISD Eliminator The Han Solo "I Know That Laugh" Award for Most Humorous Fanfic Domination(3) Imperial/Rebel Science Theater 3000(3) Fist of the Blazing Wormhole Phoenix of Honour-bound Death without end (2) Battleground Alpha The Voyage of the Filthy Whore Trek Wars: A New Inconsistency LT.Hit-Man Joins the Federation Darth Takes a Holiday Laundry Wars [Comments: The nomination of Battleground Alpha in this category shows the wide range of its appeal. Nevertheless, it seems that the tag-team mockery style of I/RST3K and the clever parody of Doomriser's fic are going to be laughing all the way to the polling booth.] The 7 of 9 "You Think in Such Small Terms" Award for Most Original Character Shadows of the Night(3) Conquest(2) Worlds Without End Fist of the Empire Galaxy of War ISD Eliminator Rasputin Osiris Imperial Phoenix [Comments: A very wide open field here, with the dominating fics of SotN and Conquest by no means secure in their nomination.] The Reginald Barclay "Strict Dress Code" Award for Most Original Story ISD Eliminator(4) Imperial Pheonix (3) The Long Patrol(2) The Cleaners vs. AOL (2) Intergalactic Alliance The Revolutionaries. Past Imperfect In the Company of Strangers Darth Maul's Vacation Laundry Wars Worlds Without End Shadows of the Night SOLO [Comments: Another impressive showing for a new fic, this time for Mike January's tale of an ISD mercenary crew. Imperial Phoenix manages to take an impressive hold; altogether fitting for setting the standard in crossover fiction and introducing the denizens-as-characters style.] The Boba Fett "No Disintegrations" Award for Most Spectacular Death Lt. HIT-MAN's Fanfic Reviews. Fist Of The Empire; Destruction of Kronos One. Domination Battleground Alpha Conquest Blaze of Glory [Comments: Wide open field. Of note is Rob Dalton's own fic being nominated, showing he's more than just the archive maintainer.] The Emperor Palpatine's Highest Honor for Overall Best Fanfic Shadows of the Night (6) Conquest (5) Osiris (3) Galaxy of War (2) Past Imperfect (2) ISD Eliminator(2) Imperial Phoenix(2) Worlds Without End Fist of the Empire [Comments: With four fics in fourth place it will be tough competition to make the final cut in this most coveted Golden Stardestroyer Award. Things to be noted are the high position of O'Shea's Osiris, which has been sitting in the archives for some time; it's third place position at this time shows its staying power. Michael January has a good shot of having two of his stories making it on the ballot. And once again Aron Kerkhof's first fanfic outing, only two chapters long, is already a contender for the Best. This highly sought prize looks to be an interesting race.]