Period Drama Hero Tournament Results

The Period Drama Hero Tournament has come to a close! Before I get into the results, I would like to thank everyone for voting and making this tournament a big success! But now, onto the results!

In the final round, you've voting between Mr. George Knightley from Emma and Mr. John Thornton from North and South. The voting results are as follows!

George Knightley (Emma) -- 67 votes

John Thornton (North and South) -- 66 votes

The winner is Mr. George Knightley from Emma!

Again, a big thank you to everyone for supporting this tournament! The next time the Period Drama Hero Tournament comes along, Mr. Knightley will not compete.

How did you like the tournament? Did you enjoy it? Would you like a repeat of this tournament at a different time with different matches? Anymore thoughts? Leave a comment!

 God Bless,
 

Last Chance to vote in the Period Drama Hero Tournament!

Today is the last day to vote in the Period Drama Hero Tournament! If you haven't voted for Mr. George Knightley from Emma or for Mr. John Thornton from North and South yet, do so now! Voting ends today!

 God Bless,
 

Voting Progress and Sense and Sensibility Comparison at Austenitis

First of all, I'd like to announce that the last installment of the Sense and Sensibility comparison has been posted at Austenitis! Check it out here!

Now the voting progress for the Period Drama Hero Tournament! The votes have been going thus far (leader is underlined):

George Knightley (Emma) -- 38 votes

John Thornton (North and South) --  40 votes

If you haven't voted yet, go do so now!

God Bless,



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Tournament: Final Round

The Final Round! This will decide the winner of the Period Drama Hero Tournament! Here is the final poll!

George Knightley (Emma)

John Thornton (North and South)

Go and vote! You have until June 20th!

Tournament: Round 5 Results

Round 4 voting has closed! Here are the results! Winners are bolded.

Poll 1

George Knightley (Emma) -- 56 votes

Fitzwilliam Darcy (Pride and Prejudice) -- 45 votes

Poll 2

John Thornton (North and South) -- 56 votes

Captain Frederick Wentworth (Persuasion) -- 38 votes

The Final Round will be up shortly!

Last day to vote in Round 5!

This is the last day to vote in Round 5 of the Period Drama Hero Tournament! If you haven't voted, do so now!

Tournament: Voting Progress

It's about the middle of Round 5. Here is the voting progress! Leaders are italicized.

Poll 1
TIE

George Knightley (Emma) -- 33 votes

Fitzwilliam Darcy (Pride and Prejudice) -- 33 votes

Poll 2

John Thornton (North and South) -- 43 votes

Captain Frederick Wentworth (Persuasion) -- 20 votes

You still have three days left. If you haven't voted yet, vote now!

Tournament: Round 5

Round Five is upon us! This round will decide who will compete in the Final Round. Here are the matches!

Poll 1

George Knightley (Emma)

Fitzwilliam Darcy (Pride and Prejudice)

Poll 2

John Thornton (North and South)

Captain Frederick Wentworth (Persuasion)

There are the matches! Go and vote! You have one week!

Round 4 Results

Here are the results for Round 4!

John Thornton (North and South) -- 26 votes

Fitzwilliam Darcy (Pride and Prejudice) -- 29 votes

Arthur Clennam (Little Dorrit) -- 8 votes

George Knightley (Emma) -- 24 votes

Captain Frederick Wentworth (Persuasion) -- 10 votes

Since Arthur Clennam had the least amount of votes, he has been eliminated from Round 5.

Thank you for voting! Round 5 will be up shortly!

One more day to vote in Round 4!

 Only one more day left to vote in Round 4 of the Period Drama Hero Tournament! If you haven't voted and would like to do so, do so now!

Tournament: Round 4

Round 4 voting has just opened! There is only one poll. Vote for your favorite hero out of the remaining heroes:

• John Thornton (North and South)
• Fitzwilliam Darcy (Pride and Prejudice)
• Arthur Clennam (Little Dorrit)
• George Knightley (Emma)
• Captain Frederick Wentworth (Persuasion)

The top four heroes will move on to the fifth round! The hero with the least votes will be eliminated. Go and vote for your favorite!

Tournament: Round 3 Results

Voting for Round 3 has closed! Here are the results! Winners are bolded.

Poll 1

Sir Percy Blakeney (The Scarlet Pimpernel) -- 25 votes

John Thornton (North and South) -- 51 votes

Poll 2

Colonel Brandon (Sense and Sensibility) -- 27 votes

Fitzwilliam Darcy (Pride and Prejudice) -- 57 votes

Poll 3

Arthur Clennam (Little Dorrit) -- 38 votes

Edward Ferrars (Sense and Sensibility) -- 34 votes

Poll 4

George Knightley (Emma) -- 56 votes

Gilbert Blythe (Anne of Green Gables) -- 24 votes

Poll 5

Henry Tilney (Northanger Abbey) -- 36 votes

Captain Frederick Wentworth (Persuasion) -- 37 votes

Thank you everyone for voting! Round 4 will be up shortly!

Last day to vote in Round 3

This is your last day to vote in Round 3 of The Period Drama Hero Tournament! If you haven't voted yet, do so now!

Tournament: Voting Progress

The voting is about half way done. Here is how everyone has voted so far! Leaders are underlined.

Poll 1

Sir Percy Blakeney (The Scarlet Pimpernel) -- 21 votes

John Thornton (North and South) -- 39 votes

Poll 2

Colonel Brandon (Sense and Sensibility) -- 20 votes

Fitzwilliam Darcy (Pride and Prejudice) -- 45 votes

Poll 3

Arthur Clennam (Little Dorrit) -- 27 votes

Edward Ferrars (Sense and Sensibility) -- 30 votes

Poll 4

George Knightley (Emma) -- 44 votes

Gilbert Blythe (Anne of Green Gables) 20 votes

Poll 5

Henry Tilney (Northanger Abbey) -- 27 votes

Captain Frederick Wentworth (Persuasion) -- 31 votes

You only have three more days left to vote! If you haven't voted yet, do so now!

Tournament: Round 3 and Wild Card Winner

First, I'd like to start with the wild card. The poll has closed and the Wild Card is... Arthur Clennam (Little Dorrit).

And now for Round 3. Here are the polls:

Poll 1

Sir Percy Blakeney (The Scarlet Pimpernel)

John Thornton (North and South)

Poll 2

Colonel Brandon (Sense and Sensibility)

Fitzwilliam Darcy (Pride and Prejudice)

Poll 3

Arthur Clennam (Little Dorrit)

Edward Ferrars (Sense and Sensibility)

Poll 4

George Knightley (Emma)

Gilbert Blythe (Anne of Green Gables)

Poll 5

Henry Tilney (Northanger Abbey)

Captain Frederick Wentworth (Persuasion)

There are the polls! Go out and vote! You only have one week!

Tournament: Wild Card Poll!

Before Round 3 begins, we need to decide a wild card. The Wild Card will be a hero that has already been eliminated: he will be brought back to compete. This poll will last only three days. Here are the heroes that you can vote for (you can also select more than one!):

• Alf Arless (Lark Rise to Candleford)
• John Bates (Downton Abbey)
• Adam Bede (Adam Bede)
• Professor Friedrich "Fritz" Bhaer (Little Women)
• Thomas Brown (Lark Rise to Candleford)
• Charles Bingley (Pride and Prejudice)
• Charles Carson (Downton Abbey)
• Sydney Carton (Tale of Two Cities)
• John Chivery (Little Dorrit)
• Arthur Clennam (Little Dorrit)
• Gabriel Cochrane (Lark Rise to Candleford)
• Matthew Crawley (Downton Abbey)
• Robert Crawley (Downton Abbey)
• Daniel Deronda (Daniel Deronda)
• James Dowland (Lark Rise to Candleford)
• Thomas Gibson (He Knew He Was Right)
• Osborne Hamley (Wives and Daughters)
• Roger Hamley (Wives and Daughters)
• Septimas Harding (Barchester Chronicles)
• Dr. Frank Harrison (Cranford)
• Heathcliff (Wuthering Heights)
• Thomas Holbrook (Cranford)
• Sherlock Holmes (Various Stories)
• Will Landislaw (Middlemarch)
• Theodore "Laurie" Laurence (Little Women)
• Silas Marner (Silas Marner)
• Robert Martin (Emma)
• Sir Timothy Midwinter (Lark Rise to Candleford)
• Paul Montague (The Way We Live Now)
• Nicholas Nickleby (Nicholas Nickleby)
• James Percy (The Inheritance)
• Philip "Pip" Pirrip (Great Expectations)
• St. John Rivers (Jane Eyre)
• Edward Rochester (Jane Eyre)
• Hugh Stanbury (He Knew He Was Right)
• Robert Timmins (Lark Rise to Candleford)
• Louis Trevelyan (He Knew He Was Right)
• Oliver Twist (Oliver Twist)
• Sydney (Lark Rise to Candleford)
• Westley (Princess Bride)
• Jack Worthing (The Importance of Being Earnest)

The hero with the most votes will come back into the running. If more than one hero is tied to come back, they will be randomly selected.

Go and vote! You only have three days to vote!

Tournament: Round 2 Results!

Voting for Round 2 has ended! Thank you everyone for voting! Here are the results for Round 2; winners are bolded.

Poll 1

Westley (Princess Bride) -- 18 votes

John Thornton (North and South) -- 38 votes

James Percy (The Inheritance) -- 6 votes

Poll 2

George Knightley (Emma) -- 58 votes

Septimas Harding (The Barchester Chronicles) -- 0 votes

John Chivery (Little Dorrit) -- 6 votes

Poll 3

Arthur Clennam (Little Dorrit) -- 26 votes

Gabriel Cochrane (Lark Rise to Candleford) -- 6 votes

Sir Percy Blakeney (The Scarlet Pimpernel) -- 33 votes

Poll 4

Nicholas Nickelby (Nicholas Nickelby) -- 13 votes

Henry Tilney (Northanger Abbey) -- 40 votes

St. John Rivers (Jane Eyre) -- 6 votes

Poll 5

Captain Frederick Wentworth (Persuasion) -- 31 votes

Theodore "Laurie" Laurence (Little Women) -- 23 votes

Dr. Frank Harrison (Cranford) -- 13 votes

Poll 6

Edward Ferrars (Sense and Sensibility) -- 44 votes

Silas Marner (Silas Marner) -- 7 votes

Robert Timmins (Lark Rise to Candleford) -- 9 votes

Poll 7

Colonel Brandon (Sense and Sensibility) --40 votes

Robert Martin (Emma) -- 14 votes

Philip "Pip" Pirrip (Great Expectations) -- 9 votes

Poll 8

Thomas Holbrook (Cranford) -- 10 votes

Gilbert Blythe (Anne of Green Gables) -- 46 votes

Charles Carson (Downton Abbey) -- 5 votes

Thanks again to everyone for voting. Stay tuned for the wild card poll!

One more day to vote... Information on Wild Card for Tournament... and Some Announcements

First on the list: there's only one more day to vote in Round 2 of "The Period Drama Hero Tournament", if you haven't voted yet, go do so now!

Wild Card: After Round 2, there will be a three day poll to decide the "wild card" for Round 3, which will bring back one hero that has already been eliminated. So if your favorite was voted out in a previous round, this is the opportunity to bring him back! You will be able to select more than one hero (if there are two or more heroes tied for the wild card, I'll randomly select one).

Other Announcements: I hadn't had an opportunity to write a review for this week, so there will be no review tomorrow. The week after, however, there should be a review. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Remember how I mentioned that at the blog Austenitis is doing a series of posts about Period Drama Actor/Actress doubles? Well, Charity U at Austenitis has put up another addition, this time with actresses. If you've seen such period dramas as Emma (2009), North and South, or Wives and Daughters, you will easily recognize the actresses that are presented in the new post. To view it, click here!

Round 2 - Voting Progress

 Here's how the voting progress has been going!

Poll 1

Westley (Princess Bride) -- 15 votes

John Thornton (North and South) -- 28 votes

James Percy (The Inheritance) -- 4 votes

Poll 2

George Knightley (Emma) -- 44 votes

Septimas Harding (The Barchester Chronicles) -- 0 votes

John Chivery (Little Dorrit) -- 4 votes

Poll 3

Arthur Clennam (Little Dorrit) -- 19 votes

Gabriel Cochrane (Lark Rise to Candleford) -- 4 votes

Sir Percy Blakeney (The Scarlet Pimpernel) -- 27 votes

Poll 4

Nicholas Nickelby (Nicholas Nickelby) -- 10 votes

Henry Tilney (Northanger Abbey) -- 31 votes

St. John Rivers (Jane Eyre) -- 4 votes

Poll 5

Captain Frederick Wentworth (Persuasion) -- 23 votes

Theodore "Laurie" Laurence (Little Women) -- 17 votes

Dr. Frank Harrison (Cranford) -- 9 votes

Poll 6

Edward Ferrars (Sense and Sensibility) -- 35 votes

Silas Marner (Silas Marner) -- 4 votes

Robert Timmins (Lark Rise to Candleford) -- 5 votes

Poll 7

Colonel Brandon (Sense and Sensibility) -- 32 votes

Robert Martin (Emma) -- 9 votes

Philip "Pip" Pirrip (Great Expectations) -- 6 votes

Poll 8

Thomas Holbrook (Cranford) -- 7 votes

Gilbert Blythe (Anne of Green Gables) -- 36 votes

Charles Carson (Downton Abbey) -- 3 votes

There are four more days left to vote! If you haven't voted yet, go do so now!

Tournament: Round 2

Round 2 of The Period Drama Hero Tournament is up! Here are the polls!

Since he had the most votes in Round 1, Mr. Darcy (Pride and Prejudice) has immunity in Round 2 and immediately qualifies for Round 3.

Poll 1

Westley (Princess Bride)

John Thornton (North and South)

James Percy (The Inheritance)

Poll 2

George Knightley (Emma)

Septimas Harding (The Barchester Chronicles)

John Chivery (Little Dorrit)

Poll 3

Arthur Clennam (Little Dorrit)

Gabriel Cochrane (Lark Rise to Candleford)

Sir Percy Blakeney (The Scarlet Pimpernel)

Poll 4

Nicholas Nickelby (Nicholas Nickelby)

Henry Tilney (Northanger Abbey)

St. John Rivers (Jane Eyre)

Poll 5

Captain Frederick Wentworth (Persuasion)

Theodore "Laurie" Laurence (Little Women)

Dr. Frank Harrison (Cranford)

Poll 6

Edward Ferrars (Sense and Sensibility)

Silas Marner (Silas Marner)

Robert Timmins (Lark Rise to Candleford)

Poll 7

Colonel Brandon (Sense and Sensibility)

Robert Martin (Emma)

Philip "Pip" Pirrip (Great Expectations)

Poll 8

Thomas Holbrook (Cranford)

Gilbert Blythe (Anne of Green Gables)

Charles Carson (Downton Abbey)