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The Mogadorian Fighter Challenge Semifinal: Sigourney Weaver vs. Superman

Welcome back to the I AM NUMBER FOUR Mogadorian Fighter Challenge! Who would you want on your side in an alien invasion? Tomorrow, Pittacus Lore himself will be here to help us decide the final match! Today, Superman faces off against Sigourney Weaver (ALIENS). Dan and Rob Wells have the commentary:

Dan: This is starting to feel like a setup. It’s not fair! I want desperately to vote for Sigourney Weaver in this situation, but I can’t ...
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The Mogadorian Fighter Challenge Semifinal: Will Smith vs. Tom Baker

The Mogadorian Fighter Challenge semifinals are here! It’s America vs. Britain and human vs. Time Lord in this matchup, as Will Smith (INDEPENDENCE DAY) takes on Tom Baker (DOCTOR WHO).

Dan: Tom Baker.

Rob: Obviously.

Dan: How is that even a decision?

Rob: Do we need to elaborate on that?

Tom Baker is distraught that this is even a question. (image source: nerdist.com)

Dan: No. The Doctor or a dude in an F-15? I think the Doctor wins. Except that I’ve ...
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The Mogadorian Fighter Challenge Match 12: Neytiri vs. Superman

Though technically aliens themselves, both Superman and AVATAR’s Neytiri would make great allies in the fight against the Mogadorians. But who reigns supreme? Welcome to the last quarterfinal match of the Mogadorian Fighter Challenge! 

Dan: Awesome.

Rob: Here’s the piece of trivia we need to consider: unobtainium is actually Kryptonite. WHAT!?

Dan: WHAT!?

Rob: So that makes this easy.

Dan: Let’s really look at this. If we have them going head to head, like we did with John Carter, Neytiri wins, ...
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The Mogadorian Fighter Challenge Match 11: Starbuck vs. Sigourney Weaver

Who would send more Mogadorians packing: Starbuck or Ripley? In this Mogadorian Fighter Challenge match, it’s Sigourney Weaver in ALIENS vs. Katee Sackhoff in BATTLESTAR GALACTICA.

Rob: This one is harder.

Dan: I have had this dream so many times. Oh my goodness. Where do we start. Obviously, if we have a situation that requires a fighter pilot, Starbuck takes it. But down on the ground, Sigourney Weaver is going to pull this out.

Rob: You think so?

Yeah, ...
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The Mogadorian Fighter Challenge Match 10: Tommy Lee Jones vs. Tom Baker

Who will triumph in this Mogadorian Fighter Challenge quarterfinal match: Tommy Lee Jones as Agent K in MEN IN BLACK, or Tom Baker as the Doctor? Dan and Robison Wells have the answer…

Dan: Oh man. My two Grandpas.

Rob: I believe that Tom Baker wins this one hands down.

Dan: You think it’s hands down?

Rob: Pretty much.

And you wouldn’t want to disagree with this face. (image source: horrorcultfilms.co.uk)

Dan: But we already described Tommy Lee Jones as the ...
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The Mogadorian Fighter Challenge Match 9: Tom Cruise vs. Will Smith

It’s the second and quarterfinal round of the Mogadorian Fighter Challenge. We’re back with hosts Dan and Rob Wells as first-round winners Tom Cruise (WAR OF THE WORLDS) and Will Smith (INDEPENDENCE DAY) go head-to-head.

Dan: Do we even have to talk about this one?

Rob: Yes.

Will Smith has a good feeling about this matchup. (image source: sciencefiction.com)

Dan: This one’s even easier to decide than Superman.

Rob: Yes.

Tom Cruise senses the end is near… (image source: IMDB)

Dan: ...
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The Mogadorian Fighter Challenge Match 8: John Carter vs. Superman

Last time, the humans were the aliens. In this last Round 1 match of the Mogadorian Fighter Challenge, it’s an alien versus a human, but both of them have traveled a little far from home… Dan and Robison Wells officiate as John Carter of Mars takes on Superman!

Dan: So this is the alien who lives among humans, and the human earthling who lives among aliens.

Rob: More importantly, it is the person who derives their power from ...
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The Mogadorian Fighter Challenge Match 7: Neytiri vs. Wikus

We’re nearing the end of Round 1 of the Mogadorian Fighter Challenge. In this matchup, Neytiri from AVATAR takes on Wikus from DISTRICT 9. And this time, the “aliens” are from Earth…

Rob: Both of these characters are aliens fighting against humans. Wikus doesn’t start as one, but he becomes one.

Dan: This is the other side of the alien invasion, where the humans are the evil oppressors. I love both of these characters. I want to vote… ...
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The Mogadorian Fighter Challenge Match 6: Sigourney Weaver vs. Arnold Schwarzenegger

Welcome to Day 6 of the Mogadorian Fighter Challenge! We’re about to dive into two of the most block-busting, alien-ass-kicking movies that ever were: ALIENS (1986) and PREDATOR (1987). Will Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley or Arnold Schwarzenegger (yes, his character has a name, but let’s be real here: it’s all about Arnold) triumph in the fight against the Mogadorians? Let’s check in with Dan and Rob Wells.

Dan: This is the coolest matchup ever. These are the two ...
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