For no other reason than "because I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul," I present the first F.U. News Cage Match to determine the best of something or other. In this fight, we have a showdown between actresses named "Amy."
The contenders:
Notable Appearances: Enchanted, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Julie & Julia, Leap Year.
Notable Appearances: "Angel", "Alias", "Dollhouse"
Fight!
1st competition: Alphabetical listing.
"Amy Acker" alphabetically comes before "Amy Adams".
Point goes to: Amy Acker.
2nd competition: Appearances in the Joss-verse.
Amy Adams played Cousin Beth in the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" episode "Family".
Amy Acker played Winifred Burkle in the 3rd through 5th seasons of "Angel", and Dr. Claire Saunders ("Whiskey") in "Dollhouse".
Point goes to: Amy Acker.
3rd competition: Appearance in a musical.
Amy Adams starred in the delightful musical Enchanted.
Amy Acker did not appear in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Musical."
Point goes to: Amy Adams.
4th competition: Appearance in a Steven Spielberg movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
Amy Adams and Amy Acker both appeared in Catch Me If You Can, however Amy Acker has only a brief cameo, while Amy Adams has a significant role.
Point goes to: Amy Adams.
5th competition: Google Fight, best two out of three.
First fight: "Amy Acker" vs. "Amy Adams"
4,720,000 to 61,000, Adams
Second fight: "Amy Acker is teh hawt" vs. "Amy Adams is teh hawt"
16,800 to 250, Acker
Third fight: "Amy Acker has the smarts of a nuclear physicist" vs. "Amy Adams has the smarts of a nuclear physicist"
4520 to 2180, Adams
Point goes to: Amy Adams.
6th competition: Suitability to play Regina Burke in a movie version of Jack Flint: Space Pirate.
Amy Adams could play Regina Burke if she had brown hair.
Amy Acker could play Regina Burke if she had blue eyes.
Point goes to: Draw.
7th competition: The Twenty-Sided Die.
Amy Adams: 1-10
Amy Acker: 11-20
For this fight, a fair d20 from Wizards of the Coast's online dice roller was used.
Best of seven: 16, 3, 8, 15, 18, 20, 10.
Point goes to: Amy Acker.
Final result:
After a hard and brutal fight, our two leading ladies are evenly matched, 3-3. It looks like it's up to you, the loyal reader, to pick your favorite.
