Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Thursday Thirteen - 229 - 13 Ways to Take it to the Mat - Vampire Smackdown 2011

Welcome to the pre-show of my Resistance is Futile Blog Tour of the Universe. In just over a month, my debut Dark Ages vampire novel Saint Sanguinus will be available for purchase.

Until then, let's find our ringside seats for the ultimate showdown between these fearsome vampires who have inspired me over the years.

Here's how the Smackdown works.

There are six bouts between twelve combatants. PLEASE VOTE on each bout in the comments section.

Come back next week to watch our six victors take on one another in a sudden death match.

*bell ringing*

In this corner...



1 - Dracula









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2 - Viktor (Underworld)







Voting is now closed.

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Round 2













3 - Lestat (The Vampire Chronicles)

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4 - Eric Northman (True Blood)














Voting is now closed.

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Round 3



5 - Jesse Hooker (Near Dark)




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6 - Bill Compton (True Blood)



Voting is now closed.

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Round 4



7 - Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)









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8 - David (The Lost Boys)







Voting is now closed.

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Round 4



9 - Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)





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10 - Barnabas Collins (Dark Shadows)


Voting is now closed.

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Round 5













11 - Dean Winchester (for one episode of Supernatural)


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12 - Jerry (Fright Night)










Voting is now closed.

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13 - Please join me next week for Vampire Smackdown 2011's qualifying round for the title of Ultimate Vampire.

23 comments:

Unknown said...

Love this post! I so cannot wait to read Saint Saguinus. What an awesome title by the way.

Vampire smackdown:

1. Dracula
2. Lestat--Stuart is better looking LOL
3. Jesse--Bill's a pussycat in comparison :)
4. Spike pre 24 Kiefer was kind of weinie
5. Angel
6. Dean He's the sword of Michael after all. :)

Awesome rounds. And let's have the poser vamp Edward be the refreshments.

Zee Monodee said...

Here's mine:

1. Viktor (that guy was creepy!)
2. Eric Northman (aaaaalll the way!)
3. Bill Compton (got to love a vampire who can love)
4. Spike (never loved him, but he's better than Keifer, imo)
5. Angel (of course!)
6. Dean (duh - a vampire with a heart! Come on, ain't that sexy & sweet at the same time? Plus, yeah, he's the Sword of Michael!)

Hmm, Edward as the cabana boy? I vote for that too :)

Timothy S. Brannan said...

1. Dracula. (Hail to the king baby!)
2. Lestat
3. Jesse
4. David (there would be no Spike without him)
5. Barnabas
6. Jerry

Knightsky said...

1. Dracula
2. Lestat
3. Jesse Hooker
4. Spike
5. Angel
6. Dean Winchester

Deborah Hale said...

Vampire Smackdown - Brilliant!!

Here are my votes:

1. Viktor
2. Eric
3. Bill
4. Spike
5. Barnabas
6. Jerry

Shawna said...

Awesome...

Wait, what? No shiny vamps?? :p

1. Dracula... he's the original vamp after all
2. Eric cuz I'm not for him
3. Bill cuz I don't know the other one
4. Spike cuz see #2
5. Angel cuz see #2
6. Dean cuz... well there's a pattern here

Shawna said...

Not = hot :p

Tim Knight said...

(1)Dracula
(2)Eric Northman
(3)Jesse
(4)Spike
(5)Angel
(6)Jerry

Bev Pettersen said...

Now this is getting me ready for Halloween!
Dracula
Lestat
Bill
Spike
Angel
Jerry

Jennie Marsland said...

Great contest, Julia! Here are my picks:

Dracula (my all-time favourite)
Eric
Bill
Spike
Barnabas
Dean

All yummilicious!

Mia Celeste said...

Ooo. What fun. Okay, here's my votes for the smackdown:
Dracula
Eric Northman
Bill Compton
David
Barnabas Collins
Jerry

Thanks for letting me play.
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BlUsKrEEm said...

1) Dracula
2) Lestat
3) Spike
4) Barnabas Collin
5) Jerry

Anonymous said...

1: Dracula (Squee!)
2: Lestat (Pretty much amazing)
3: Jesse (I just guessed here...)
4: Spike (Can't go wrong here, but Spike owns my heart)
5: Angel (He's kind of a whiny brat, but he kicks ass.)
6: Dean Winchester (obviously)

This is such a great idea! You have just become someone for me to watch regularly!

Stella MacLean said...

Can I simply vote for Dracula?
Stella

I am Harriet said...

I enjoyed your smackdown!


Have a great day!
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Xakara said...

Can't wait for the release!

Let's see:

1. Dracula as done by Oldman rocked!

2. Lestat, by I actually preferred Cruise to Townsend.

3. Bill Compton

4. Spike, by I loved David.

5. Angel, but I'm told the new Barnabas will be something to behold.

6. Dean Winchester, even for a single episode. :)

Happy T13,

~Xakara
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Durward Discussion said...

Here are my choices

1. Dracula
2. Eric Northman
3. Compton
4. David
5. Barnabas
6. Jerry

Eodrid said...

1. Dracula
2. Eric Northman
3. Bill Compton
4. David
5. Barnabas Collins
6. Jerry

Travis Cody said...

I love the idea of a vampire smack down.

1. Dracula - Gary Oldman wins in almost any match up.

2. Lestat - I base this vote on the books. Eric's arrogance is less attractive than Lestat's.

3. Bill - This is purely a vote for the vampire I know over the one I haven't heard of.

4. David - This is a close one.

5. Barnabas - Another tough call because I like Angel. But I must go with the vintage Barnabas.

6. Jerry - I'm not familiar with either vampire, so I'll go with the scary I've seen in Fright Night trailers.

Pat C. said...

1. Dracula, the granddaddy of them all
2. Lestat, even when played by Tom Cruise
3. Bill
4. Spike. Do you even need to ask why?
5. Tough call, but I'll have to go with Barnabas. I'm old school.
6. Dean. This is kind of a cheat because I cast Jensen as a vampire in one of my books before the episode ever aired. It's probably as close as I'll ever get to seeing my characters on TV

Natalie J. Damschroder said...

Fun! Though some of these I'm not familiar enough to vote fairly. I'll do it anyway. :)

1. Dracula
2. Eric Northman
3. Jesse Hooker
4. Spike
5. Angel
6. Dean

Julia Phillips Smith said...

Votes from my husband, Brad Smith:

1 - Dracula

2 - Eric Northman

3 - Jesse Hooker from Near Dark

4 - Spike

5 - Barnabas Collins

6 - Jerry from Fright Night

Julia Phillips Smith said...

THE VOTING IS NOW CLOSED.