Editing 1529: Bracket

A {{w|Bracket (tournament)|tournament bracket}} shows the planned series of matchups in a tournament. In this comic Randall has shown a plan for a tournament between a wide range of cultural icons, both real and fictional, based mostly on similarities in their names. Various Internet groups have speculated on who would win in a fight between characters from different films. It may be relevant that the film {{w|Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice}} is soon to be released where the two eponymous {{w|superheroes}}, {{w|Batman}} and {{w|Superman}}, fight against each other.

The individual starting pairings are generally based on common or similar given or surnames. Some adjacent brackets are "segued" by someone like Jeff Daniels who segues from a bracket of "Jeff"s into a bracket of "Daniels"es. The bracket itself is fairly arbitrary. Most initial matchups are pairs, although several are trios and there's a quadruplet in the Russels group, while a single entry, Beyoncé, is given a first- and second-round {{w|bye (sports)|bye}}. Most of the participants in the tournament are people with a few exceptions. {{w|Shallots}} (small onions), {{w|scallops}} (bivalve mollusks), and {{w|scallions}} (green onions) are similar sounding foods, therefore may be confusing for some individuals (perhaps including [[Randall]]). The final grouping on the lower right of the bracket features a several retail stores and a film.  

The [[title text]] is probably referring to {{w|Dr. Dre}}, particularly as a reference to his 2001 song "{{w|Forgot About Dre}}". Alternatively, the title text could simply be a reference to the large number of pop culture personas that include the word "Doctor", such as {{w|Dr. Who}}, {{w|Gregory House|Doctor House}}, {{w|Mehmet Oz|Dr. Oz}}, {{w|Phil McGraw|Dr. Phil}}, {{w|Dr. Watson}}, {{w|Emmett Brown|"Doc" Brown}}, {{w|Dr. Seuss}}, {{w|Dr Pepper}}, {{w|Doctor Doom}}, {{w|Zoidberg|Dr. Zoidberg}}, and {{w|List of fictional doctors|many others}}.

The names and other entries in the bracket are:

{| class="wikitable sortable"

|rowspan="4"|<nowiki>*</nowiki> Armstrong

|{{w|Lance Armstrong}}

|Cyclist

|{{w|Stretch Armstrong}}

|Action figure

|rowspan="3"|Jeff *

|Race car driver

|rowspan="2"|{{w|Jeff Daniels}}

|rowspan="2"|Actor in ''Dumb and Dumber''

|rowspan="2"|J* Daniels

|{{w|Jack Daniels}}

|Alcoholic beverages

|rowspan="2"|<nowiki>*</nowiki> Well*s

|Director of ''{{w|Citizen Kane'' and known for his {{w|The War of the Worlds (radio drama)|radio-play}} of {{w|H. G. Wells}}' ''{{w|The War of the Worlds}}''

|rowspan="2"|<nowiki>*</nowiki>well*

|{{w|George Orwell}}

|Author of ''{{w|Nineteen Eighty-Four}}'' and ''{{w|Animal Farm}}''

|{{w|Wells Fargo}}

|Bank and stage coach company

|rowspan="4"|<nowiki>*</nowiki> Russell *

|Actor in ''John Carpenter’s Escape from L.A.'', ''The Thing'', ''Fast & Furious 7''

| rowspan="4" |1/128

|{{w|Russell Simmons}}

|Rapper

|rowspan="2"|<nowiki>*</nowiki> Simmons

|{{w|Gene Simmons}}

|Musician, known from ''KISS''

|rowspan="3"|<nowiki>*</nowiki>ckman

|{{w|Alan Rickman}}

|Actor in ''Die Hard'', ''Harry Potter'' franchise, ''The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy''

|{{w|Alan Parsons}}

|Musician

| rowspan="6" |1/64

|{{w|Alan Partridge}}

|Fictional radio character

|rowspan="4"|<nowiki>*</nowiki> McCarthy/Eugene *

|Senator known for anti-communist witch-hunt

|{{w|Eugene McCarthy}}

|Senator and Presidential candidate

|{{w|Gene Wilder}}

|Actor in ''Bonnie and Clyde'', ''Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory''

| rowspan="3" |1/96

|{{w|Olivia Wilde}}

|Actress in ''Tron: Legacy'', ''Her''

|{{w|Oscar Wilde}}

|Writer

|rowspan="2"|Oscar De La *

|{{w|Oscar De La Renta}}

|Fashion Designer

| rowspan="2" |1/32

|rowspan="2"|Jack Nic*

|{{w|Jack Nicklaus}}

|Golf player

| rowspan="8" |1/32

|{{w|Jack Nicholson}}

|rowspan="2"|<nowiki>*</nowiki>ryan Adams

|{{w|Ryan Adams}}

|Singer

|{{w|Bryan Adams}}

|Singer

|rowspan="2"|Singers with Stage Names Referencing Weight/Games

|rowspan="2"|Colin F*

|{{w|Colin Firth}}

|Actor, ''Pride and Prejudice'', ''Love Actually''

| rowspan="4" |1/64

|{{w|Colin Farrell}}

|Actor in ''Daredevil'', ''In Bruges'', ''Total Recall''

|rowspan="2"|J<nowiki>*</nowiki> *evitt/*ewitt

|{{w|Joseph Gordon-Levitt}}

|Actor

|{{w|Jennifer Love Hewitt}}

|Actress in ''Garfield: The Movie'' <!-- Nothing else really -->

|rowspan="2"|D* Glover

| rowspan="4" |1/64

|{{w|Donald Glover}}

|Actor, ''Community''

 

|rowspan="2"|<nowiki>*</nowiki> Wahlberg

|{{w|Mark Wahlberg}}

|Actor in ''The Departed'', ''The Other Guys''

 

|rowspan="3"|<nowiki>*</nowiki> Pullman/Bill P*

|{{w|Philip Pullman}}

|Author

|rowspan="3"|1/48

|{{w|Bill Pullman}}

|Actor in ''Spaceballs'', and ''Independence Day''

|{{w|Bill Paxton}}

 

|rowspan="2"|Ghostbusters

|{{w|Bill Murray}}

|Actor in ''Ghostbusters'', ''Groundhog Day''

|rowspan="2"|1/32

 

|rowspan="2"|<nowiki>*</nowiki> Rogers

|{{w|Ginger Rogers}}

|Actress known for dancing with {{w|Fred Astaire}}

|Mister/Fred Astaire/Rogers

|Confusing reference to {{w|Fred Rogers}} (host of children's show, popularly known as "Mister Rogers") and to {{w|Fred Astaire}} (Dancer, actor, and singer)

 

|rowspan="3"|<nowiki>*</nowiki> Spock/Doctor *

|rowspan="9"|1/96

|{{w|Doctor Spock}}

 

|rowspan="3"|Doctors

|{{w|Doctor Manhattan}}

|Character in Alan Moore's Watchmen

|{{w|Doctor Strangelove}}

|Character in a movie about nuclear war by {{w|Stanley Kubrick}}

|{{w|Doctor Strange}}

|Sorceror Supreme in Marvel Comics

|{{w|The Doctor (Doctor Who)|The Doctor}}

|Main protagonist of the science fiction series ''{{w|Doctor Who}}''

|{{w|Cory Doctorow}}

|Real person - [[:Category:Comics featuring Cory Doctorow| who has been in a number of xkcd comics]]

|rowspan="2"|Jerry * Lewis

|{{w|Jerry Lee Lewis}}

|Rock and Roll singer

|rowspan="8"|1/32

|{{w|Jerry Lewis}}

|Comedian and former chairman of charitable organization

 

|rowspan="2"|Sounds like Jenny *

|{{w|Jenny Lewis}}

|Indie singer-songwriter

 

|rowspan="2"|Chris *

|{{w|Chris Evans}}

|Actor, ''Captain America''

|{{w|Chris Hemsworth}}

|Actor, ''Thor''

|Actor, ''Star Trek''

 

|rowspan="3"|'S' Foods That Rhyme Assonantly

|{{w|Shallots}}

|Small onions

|{{w|Scallops}}

|Bivalve mollusks

|{{w|Scallions}}

|Green onions

|rowspan="2"|Suz* (Similar phonetics)

|rowspan="3"|<nowiki>*</nowiki> Arnold */A* Palmer

|{{w|Tom Arnold}}

|Ex-husband of Roseanne Barr

|rowspan="3"|1/48

|{{w|Arnold Palmer}}

|Golf player

|{{w|Amanda Palmer}}

 

|rowspan="2"|Wes *

|rowspan="8"|1/64

|{{w|Wes Anderson}}

|Movie Director

 

|rowspan="2"|P* Anderson

|{{w|Poul Anderson}}

|Science fiction author

 

|rowspan="2"|F* Drake

|{{w|Sir Francis Drake}}

|British explorer, 2nd to circumnavigate the Earth

|{{w|Frank Drake}}

|Astrophysicist, SETI pioneer

 

|{{w|Robert Van Winkle}}

|AKA Vanilla Ice, rapper

|rowspan="2"|{{w|Rip Van Winkle}}

|rowspan="2"|Fictional character

|rowspan="3"|Rip/Torn

|rowspan="2"|Businesses with the word "Body" in their name

|{{w|The Body Shop}}

|Shop

|rowspan="2"|{{w|Bath and Body Works}}

|rowspan="2"|Shop

|rowspan="2"|Businesses with the word "Bath" in their name

|rowspan="3"|Beyon*

|{{w|Beyoncé}}

|Singer

==Transcript==

 

:[A tournament bracket. The matchups are the following, on left-hand side and right-hand side:]

{| class="wikitable" style="background:transparent;border:none;width:100%;"

<br/>(1) Louis Armstrong and Neil Armstrong

<br/>(2) Lance Armstrong and Stretch Armstrong

<br/>(3) Jeff Gordan and Jeff Bridges

<br/>(4) Jeff Daniels and Jack Daniels

<br/>(5) Orson Welles and H.G. Wells

<br/>(6) George Orwell and Wells Fargo

<br/>(7) Kurt Russell, Russell Brand, Russell Crowe and Russell Simmons

<br/>(8) Richard Simmons and Gene Simmons

<br/>(9) Gene Hackman, Hugh Jackman and Alan Rickman

<br/>(10) Alan Parsons and Alan Partridge

<br/>(11) Jenny McCarthy, Joseph McCarthy, Eugene McCarthy and Eugene V. Debs

<br/>(12) Gene Wilder, Olivia Wilde and Oscar Wilde

<br/>(13) Oscar De La Renta and Oscar De La Hoya

<br/>(14) Jack Nicklaus and Jack Nicholson

<br/>(15) Phil Mickelson and Nicholas Nickelby

<br/>(16) Ryan Adams and Bryan Adams

<br/>(17) Chubby Checker and Fats Domino

<br/>(18) Colin Firth and Colin Farrell

<br/>(19) Will Ferrell and The Farrelly Brothers

<br/>(20) Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Jennifer Love Hewitt

<br/>(21) Danny Glover and Donald Glover

<br/>(22) Donnie Wahlberg and Mark Wahlberg

<br/>(23) Mark Ruffalo and Mark Shuttleworth

<br/>(24) Philip Pullman, Bill Pullman and Bill Paxton

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<br/>(44) The Body Shop and Bath and Body Works

<br/>(47) Winner of 46 and Beyoncé

 

[Those are later interconnected:]

 

 

<br/>(50) Winner of 5 and winner of 6

<br/>(54) Winner of 14 and winner of 15

<br/>(55) Winner of 16 and winner of 17

<br/>(56) Winner of 18 and winner of 19

<br/>(57) Winner of 21 and winner of 22

<br/>(58) Winner of 24 and winner of 25

<br/>(59) Winner of 26 and winner of 27

<br/>(60) Winner of 28 and winner of 29

<br/>(61) Winner of 30 and winner of 31

<br/>(62) Winner of 32 and winner of 33

<br/>(63) Winner of 34 and winner of 35

<br/>(64) Winner of 37 and winner of 38

<br/>(65) Winner of 39 and winner of 40

<br/>(66) Winner of 41 and winner of 42

<br/>(73) Winner of 59 and winner of 60

<br/>(74) Winner of 61 and winner of 62

<br/>(75) Winner of 63 and winner of 36

<br/>(76) Winner of 64 and winner of 65

<br/>(77) Winner of 66 and winner of 43

<br/>(78) Winner of 48 and winner of 67

<br/>(79) Winner of 68 and winner of 69

<br/>(80) Winner of 71 and winner of 72

<br/>(81) Winner of 58 and winner of 73

<br/>(82) Winner of 75 and winner of 76

<br/>(83) Winner of 77 and winner of 47

<br/>(84) Winner of 78 and winner of 79

<br/>(85) Winner of 70 and winner of 80

<br/>(86) Winner of 81 and winner of 74

<br/>(87) Winner of 82 and winner of 83

<br/>(88) Winner of 84 and winner of 85

<br/>(89) Winner of 86 and winner of 87

</div>

<br/><br/>

:[The two sides finally join up in:]