FFL Rule Changes and Discounts for Season 6

When taking Black Lanterns, Zombies, or Vampires a character from The Graveyard is no longer limited to only being one of them. i.e. just because somebody already has Vampire Achilles, doesn't mean that you cannot have Zombie or Black Lantern Achilles.

Commons will now only have 5 deaths, and will no longer be available for any kind of resurrection. All commons drafted from previous years will be grandfathered in, and there death count will not change.

Characters on the waiver wire will be given yearly deaths in an attempt to lessen the amount of commons floating around being unused. They will never die on the waiver wires, so feel free to snipe 9 death characters as they pop up.

The Team discount has been slightly changed in an attempt to make it easier and more usable (see below).

You may choose one character that you drafted and that died on your team that is less than 40 points to be your “franchise character”. This character cannot be brought back from The Graveyard by anybody, but you.

All of these rules are up for friendly discussion and can be subject to change if that is what members of the league desire.

Discounts

Sidekick Discount: -5 points for any sidekick, apprentice, padawan, son, or daughter. Even if they are a “grown-up” or former version of said “sidekick”. i.e. Nightwing would still get the 5 point discount with Batman.

Partners: If two characters are partners, whether they are “partners in crime”, or partners in marriage, they receive a 2 point discount. i.e. any version of Chris and Julie Artrip would receive this, even if it is Star Sapphire Julie Artrip with Black Lantern Chris Artrip.

Team Discount: Once you play three characters from any given team you subtract 5 points from the total. You then subtract 5 more points for each additional member of that team you play. Recognized teams are; but are not limited to: The X-Men, The Avengers, The Defenders, The Justice League, The Outsiders, and The Teen Titans. If you have another team you think should be included in this mix please bring it up; but most comic book teams fall under one of these larger teams. i.e. a member of X-Force counts as an X-Man, and a member of The Ravagers would count as a Teen Titan.

Commons: Commons are buy 5, get 1 free. i.e. Storm Troopers cost 5 points each, but to play 6 it would only cost 25. The player you get for free must always be a common, but the 5 characters you play initially do not always have to be. For instance, if you were to play Yoda, Obi Wan Kenobi, and Mace Windu; along with 2 common Jedi than you have played your 5 Jedi and are entitled to a free one.

Here is the original post for Week 1. You may also pick a head coach for the field that does not count towards your point total. Also, if you wish to assign positiions to your characters you may do so; not that I can promise what the watchers will do with them.


**In this match, the two teams will not actually be “fighting” but will be playing football against each other. You must play exactly 11 characters (no more, no less) and they must not total more than 200 points. There is no cap on how much any individual character can cost, but they must be able to fit in a stadium and line up at the line up with their 10 teammates (sorry... no Unicron or Mogo).

-The Horsemen of Apokolips Vs. The Transfoamers (Edwin the Bard)
-The Brotherhood of Evil Midgets Vs. George Washington's Slaves (Special Guest Watcher)
-Better Than All of You Vs. Former Pop-Superstar Miley Cyrus and President Barack Obama's: Best of Both Worlds Touring Battalion of Commandos (Josh)
-Logical Genocide Vs. The Empire (Josh)
-TEAM Vs. The Royal Highness (Seney)
-Griswold's Nut Busters Vs. Michael Vickz Bad Newz Kennelz of Lurve (Griffin)
-Griffin's High Maintenance Dope Fiends and Destroyer's Vs. Team Sleeping Pussy (Fizz)
-Brock Sampson's Fighting Murderflies Vs. Landerlett's Super Orange Kitties and Cats Living Together to Make a New Family (NFG)

Season 6 is Underway!

Good luck to all in the coming season.  I have updated the links on the right by adding the Season 6 schedule as well as a link to this post which contains the new watcher email addresses (see below).  Try to send your team to the watcher as well as to the almighty commish.  If I spelled your name or got your email address wrong, let me know and I will fix it.

Thanks all,
Fizz

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Watcher Email addresses
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Josh - joshhouslander [at] gmail [dot] com
Seeney - tragichero182 [at] yahoo [dot] com
Griffin - griffin.poteracki [at] gmail [dot] com
NFG - mgwell79 [at] gmail [dot] com
Fizz - cbartrip6 [at] yahoo [dot] com
Rob - robbartlett22 [at] gmail [dot] com
Ed - thisisntmyemailaddress [at] yahoo [dot] com

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Watcher Hall of Fame
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Ryan - ryanpoteracki [at] gmail [dot] com
Bryan - bandtbeckerman [at] wideopenwest [dot] com
Goof - archr5 [at] gmail [com]
Nick - nickhouslander [at] yahoo [dot] com

Remember this?

Great way to start this, the Sixth Season of the Fantasy Fantasy League.

More things will be posted soon to prep us all for the next season; but just to let everybody know, your week 1 squad will be due on Monday March 3rd.

Better Than All of You NO MORE....

Long live the Shit Kickers....

Pre-Season Tournament- Round #3

" Welcome everyone to round #3 of Season six pre-season action! I am your host, the INTERNET CHAMPION. Long Island Iced Z. Zack Ryder."

"As you've all seen so far the action has be SSSSSIIIICCCCKKKKK! To give you a quick recap, the  Frank Herbert division fist pumped the face of  the Tolkein division and only lost one member of their team, Jay Garrick-the golden age Flash. But if I were Dark Jedi Pete Sosa, vampire Starfire, and The Midnighter I wouldn't be popping any Bud Light Limes just yet cause the next round isn't gonna be any easier, as the Spielberg division pulled out an impressive victory over the Arthur C Clarke division with only psychic ninja hottie Psylocke and my broski Triple H surviving through to the next round."

"Well, that does it for me. We take you back to the action where WWE Hall of Fame announcer, and another broski of mine good ole JR- Jim Ross will be calling the shots. But before I got don't forget to like me on facebook! Follow me on twitter! Buy all the Zack Ryder merchandise on WWESHOP.com and download my new hit single "Hoeski" on iTunes! Tweet me a pic of your purchase of my single and I will follow YOU on Twitter. Make sure you keep tweeting me till I follow you."

"Take care. Spike your hair. WOO WOO WOO. You know it!"



"Thank you, Zack and welcome back to the action, folks. The ring is just about clear, the Herberts division is discussing strategy in the ring as the Spielberg division heads down the-.  Hold on. Someone's storming the ring, pushing past the Spielberg members... Is that? It seems to be... yes it is it'sCM Punk. But what the hell is he doing here? He hasn't been signed to any team yet! The draft isn't for another couple days. What business does he have interrupting this match"


"Looks like Punk has a microphone. This is always...interesting to say the least. Let's see what's on mister Punk's mind."

"Ladies and gentlemen, and I use those terms very loosely, I am here interrupting your little happy happy fun time because a crime is going to be committed. That's right. A crime will be committed and not surprisingly no one is willing to do anything about it."

"What's the crime? Simple. The crime of ignorance. That's right, ignorance. I took a look at the so called 'draft list' to get an idea of which of your various heroes and saviors I'll have the pleasure of dismantling and pushing down from grace this year, and I see that not only am I entered at #46, which is a joke, but my supposed 'ranking' is only 8 measly points. 8. The longest reigning WWE champion of the last 25 years, the second city saint, the straight edged messiah, THE BEST IN THE WORLD is worth less points than a furry orange tree hugger or a panda that knows karate and I demand to know why."

"Listen up Punk, this isn't the time or the place for you. Now I suggest you leave this ring right now. I already killed me one former WWE champion tonight. I got no problem killing you and then Triple H for the hat trick" smirked Pete Sosa as he ignites his lightsaber "Matter of fact, I think that'd be a fine way to start this season."

"Yeah, big man? You gonna kill an unarmed man, tough guy? Oooooh. Big, bad ass Jedi man gonna kill me. Well come on. Strike me down, before I really get pissed off and decide to put your LIGHTS OUT!"

"Well, folks. I don't know exactly how good a pick CM Punk is gonna be in this year's draft since he's apparently gonna come in with one dea-"

"What the hell? Where are the damn lights? I hear a struggle. I see some flashes of  a purple light. What the hell is going on down there? CAN SOMEONE GET THE DAMN LIGHTS UP??!!!!"

"Ok, the lights are back up. Oh my. My god ladies and gentlemen. The ring. The ring is full of..well it's filled with pure carnage and brutality. The Midnighter has been decapitated. Half of Psylocke is in the ring and the other half seems to be hanging from the lights. Vampire Starfire has been impaled by the arm of jedi Sosa. Her mouth full of the Jedi's blood, as it looks like she tore his damn throat out as he killed her. The lone person standing amidst the gore is a blood splattered CM Punk, who seems to be laughing. Did he...did he kill everyone? What the hell is going on??!! The only one who seems to be untouched is Triple H, but he's nowhere near the ring? Punk looks like he's got more to say, let's hear from him"

"Let me break things down for you. It's not just about your superpowers. It's not how fast or strong you are. If you have a magic ring, or are weakened by a rock or a match, if you have a healing power or any of that crap. It's all in who you know and who you owe. And right now you all will know two things. Number one is that I am a very dangerous man with very dangerous friends. Number two is that I will NOT abide by anyone looking down their nose at me or any of my professional brethren.Unfortunately for the Herbert division,the kitties made the mistake of disrespecting one of the true greats in my business and by extension me, so I felt I owed them a little lesson.  The good news for the Herberts, and any division really, is that I'm willing to be the bigger man and forgive you all for your previous missteps."

" I'll see you all on draft day, maybe even sooner for some of you"

 "Ladies and gentlemen. I'm at a loss for words. As we see Punk exit the arena he's walking past Triple H who's just staring with a big smile on his face. Punk's looking up towards the skybox where all the owners from the Spielberg division are celebrating. He's pointing at them. He's yelling something....'Did I pass the audition?' What the hell does that mean??!! Did I pass the audition? Is Punk...is Punk aligned with a team in the Spielberg division? Did someone pay him off?? Wait. It seems that...is that Horsemen owner Ryan Poteracki giving Punk the thumbs up??!! Folks, I wish I had more answers for you, but for now all I can say is thanks to CM Punk the damn Steven Spielberg division has won the match thanks to that  sneaky, slimey, vile opportunist CM Punk."

 "For the Ocho, this is Jim Ross signing off! Good night everybody!"

Pre-Season Tournament: Match #2

American League Pre-Season Throw Down

The Announcers are Dean Cain and Shia LaBeouf.

The Special Guest Referee is Terri Hatcher (not modern day “South Beach Crazy” Terri Hatcher; but “HOT”, young, “Maybe she could peal “7” lbs. because we don't know how “not great” she is going to look when she does” Terri Hatcher.


“Welcome to Season 6 ladies and gentlemen, I'm Dean; and my cohort over here is Shia. We've got a ton of Pre-Season action for you here tonight so lets get down to it”.

“Well Dean, let's not get to excited about it; after all, it is only Pre-Season.” says Shia.

Your host with the most Dean Cain says: “Hmmm... wow Shia, are you just purposely being a dick; or was that just an example of your natural need to publicly criticize everything that you are directly involved in”?
Shia begins to retort but Dean evidently decides to let that question transform in to a rhetorical one right before our eyes. The Super-stud gets on with the match per-cursors by saying: “We are especially happy to be here and to introduce our special guest referee Terri Hatcher, who is currently in the ring awaiting the two teams, while wearing absolutely nothing. She looks great; but Shia, before I turn it over to you for the team introductions, I must admit that I am not looking forward to going in to this crowd of wrestling fans and explaining to all of these adolescent-minded retards why there wiener is getting hard”.

Shia shakes off a bewildered look and says: “Wow Dean, if that comment was any shittier, the National Enquirer would be informing me that I said it at a bar I don't remember being at. But, anyway here are our teams. Now coming down the aisle representing the Ryan Poteracki Division are Jedi Master #38C (from TEAM), Sardakaur #47 (from Griffin's High Maintenance Dope Fiends and Destroyers), (Age of Apocalypse) Nightcrawler (from Griswold's Nut-Busters), and Andre the Giant (from Brock Sampson's Fighting Murderflies). And from the Matt Oblak Division... Sorry, for the antiquated division names here by the way. I just never did learn those new-fangled divisions last season”.

“Of course you didn't.... Dillhole”. Says a smug Cainster.

Shia continues: “The Midnighter (from The Royal Highness), (Vampire) Starfire (from Layanderlett's Super Orange Kitties and Cats Living Together to Make a New Family), Dark Jedi Pete Sosa (from Michael Vickz Bad Newz Kennelz of Lurve), and The Flash (Golden Age/Jay Garrick) (from Team Sleeping Pussy)”. Shia continues: “But aside from that, I gotta say: Damn 90's Terri Hatcher looks good. Sooooo Dean, I gotta know... Did you hit that back in the day or what”?
Cainasaurus Rex answers: “Did I hit that?...? Did Iiiiiiii hit that you say?? What do you think La-poof? I'm Dean F*&^%ng CAIN!! I'm a blond haired, quarter Asian guy who eats less than 385 calories a day and can bench-press your mom. I was done with that before you could “Even Steven” son”.


The Match begins with Nude Terri Hatcher attempting to maintain some semblance of rules. She instructs both teams that only one person per team may fight at a time and that they need to tag in their desired teammate when they wish to switch. It works great for the first few minutes, until Vampire Starfire gets hungry and decides to eat her. This throws off any semblance of order as all 8 competitors jump in to the ring and begin battling wildly. The Jedi Master and the Sardakaur terror troop get instantly locked in to intense battles with Vampire Starfire and The Midnighter, while Andre the Giant starts thundering towards Pete. The Flash starts circling the ring at amazing speeds in order to throw off his opponents.

Dean Cain comments awesomely: “Holy crap, I haven't seen anything move that fast since the last time Shia had to much to drink and got behind the wheel”.

Shia is about to retort smugly when two poison darts come sailing through the air and hit the non-desired targets of Dean Cain's eye and Shia LaBeouf's throat. The Sardakaur carefully aimed these projectiles; but The Midnighter anticipated the attack and moved out of the way in the nick of time. The Midnighter then kicks the imperial-crested blade out of the hands of the terror troop, but the well-trained trooper parries and backs in to a defensive position. The Sardakaur then pulls the shigawire strand out of his hair and begins to move towards The Midnighter; but this Batman rip-off isn't afraid to get down and dirty when it comes to killing his opponents. He moves swiftly ducking under the Sardakaur's right arm and then grabs a hold of both of his elbows to pull the razor sharp wire back on the trooper's own neck slicing it open. The Jedi Master manages to hold off Starfire's eye blasts with his lightsaber; but in the end is no match for the “Vamped-up” Tamaranian when she goes in for the kill by flying in feet first to take the lightsaber out of his hand. She then grabs a hold of his head and starts squeezing. Blood begins to drip from the eyes and nose of the Jedi before she digs her fangs into his neck.

The well-groomed, very disciplined, and perfectly physically fit Dark Jedi known as Pete Sosa begins to talk all kinds of smack to Andre the Giant, as he ignites the green lightsaber he took from the dead Jedi Padawan who had the poor foresight to cross him. “Someone of your stature could be so physically powerful, but instead you obviously waste your gifts with a self-indulgent life style. I will happily end your existence”.
Andre then surprises the Sosa-nater, by moving much faster than expected. He bats the lightsaber out of his hand with his massive fist and then picks up Pete by his neck. Pete struggles to get the massive hands unlocked from around his throat but even with his strength being aided by that of the force he cannot budge him. Pete's face is completely red when begins to concentrate with all of his might on using the force to aim the antiquated .45 Taurus Pistol that it is holstered at his back. Without touching the gun at all, he pulls back the firing pin with his mind and blasts off one of Andre's toes through his enormous black boots. The Giant is furious as he throws Pete down to the ground. Pete manages to jump up much quicker than expected after being thrown down hard by the wrestler and uses the force to suck his lightsaber back in to his right hand. Pete then leaps in to the air and drives the lightsaber deep in to the shoulder blade and down into the body of Andre the Giant to take his revenge. Flash is still moving at astounding rates but he is still having trouble keeping up with Nightcrawler's constant teleporting. The mutant then teleports directly in front of Flash's line of travel and has a Cutlass-style sword waiting for the meta-human to run right into. (A of A) Nightcrawler then begins to attack The Midnighter who manages to parry the initial attacks of the alternate dimension mutant. But before The Midnighter's brain can formulate a scenario to defeat his opponent, the action becomes unnecessary. While Nightcrawler is busy with his “pitched”1 battle against The Midnighter, Starfire bears her fangs once again and uses them to rip the back of the blue mutants neck off effortlessly.



1 Becks shout-outs Fo' Life

Super Sunday - A Look Back at the Universe Bowl

In honor of Super Bowl Sunday, here is a look back at the first five years worth of Universe Bowls...





Universe Bowl I
June 10, 2008
TEAM defeated Le' Napoleon's Brigade



Univers Bowl II
June 23, 2009
Horsemen of Apokolips defeated George Washington's Slaves



Universe Bowl III
August 20, 2010
Beckerman's Backyardigan's Beeyatches defeated Pop-Superstar Hannah Montana & President Barack Obama's "Best of Both Worlds" Touring Battalion of Commandos



Universe Bowl IV
August 4, 2011
Michael Vick's Bad Newz Kennelz of Lurve defeated The Brotherhood of Evil Midgets



Universe Bowl V
August 22, 2012
Miley Cyrus & President Barack Obama's "Best of Both Worlds" Touring Battalion of Commandos defeated Beckerman's Backyardigan's Beeyatches

Survivor Series Round One: The Arthur C Clarke Division vs The Steven Spielberg Division

"Ladies and Gentlemen, the following contest is a Survivor Series match, and is not over until all members of one team have been eliminated! The survivors will move on to the final round!" declares legendary WWE ring announcer Howard Finkel. "Duel of the Fates" echoes through the arena as the team representing the Clarke division walks down the aisle in solidarity. Well, mostly, as Mad Eye Moody seems preturbed by the music selection. "Ugh, this predictable drivel." he mutters to himself. The Fink continues with his introduction. "Now entering the ring, Mad Eye Moody, Black Lantern Darth Rave, Tarfful, and Nightbrother #7, The... The..." Nightbrother #7 whispers something in Howard Finkel's ear. "The Nightbrothers!" The savage almost cracks a rare smile as his teammates shake their heads in unison. "And their opponents..."

The Spielberg Division is indeed divided, as each member enters seperately. The familiar guitar riff of AC/DC's "Have a Drink on Me" accompanies Battle Pope on his slow, inebriated walk to the ring. Sith lord Mike Sroka's theme song is the title track from Mega Man 2, possibly a glimpse of better times in the life of this now twisted soul. Psylocke enters to "Rule, Britannia!" like a proper Englishwoman, despite her Asian appearance. The 3 climb through the ropes and wait for the final combatant, Triple H. "The Nightbrothers" decide to seize the opportunity and "Pearl Harbor" the short-handed team.

Sensing the immenent peril, Psylocke manages to avoid the attack and pairs off with Nightbrother #7. Battle Pope and Sroka are not as lucky, and the combined boots pummel them. "Now stick to the plan!" orders Tarfful. "Rave, destroy the pretender, I shall defeat the false emissary, and Moody, keep a watch for our tardy foe." Actually, it sounded like a Wookie roaring. Either his teammates understand Wookie, or this has been practiced because the squad complies. They each take their respective opponent to a different quadrant of the squared circle, except for Mad Eye Moody, who keeps watch for the still absent HHH.

As the Sith lords square off, Mike Sroka's hatred is palpable. "Rave," Mike hisses, "You continue to embarass the Dark Side even after death. Allow me to rectify this." Darth Rave responds with "Rectify...heh...." and trails off as he fires up his lightsabers and twirls them with their attached chains. Unimpressed by the lightshow, Sroka attacks wildly with his lightsaber, typical of a Sith. Rave blocks every attack thrown at him. It is either a strong force connection or pure luck because he is clearly transfixed on his own shiny weapons, laughing in a drug induced state. Naturally, this enrages Mike, which fuels his attack. This also causes Darth Rave to laugh harder, which fuels this stalemate.

We now turn to a more lopsided affair concerning Psylocke and Nightbrother #7. The Nightbrother is a fierce warrior, but he is no match for the X-Mens' resident telepathic ninja. After a clean roundhouse kick to the jaw, she is able to mentally overtake him. "Stay there, I'll be back for you soon enough," she says to the enthralled Nightbrother. This allows her to assist Battle Pope, who is in a dire situation.

After the surprise attack that began this match, Battle Pope was easily scooped into the arms of Tarfful and is stuck in the dreaded Wookie-hug of Death. "Hey Pope, need a hand?"asks Psylocke. "Bout time, sweetcheeks..." replies the almost unconcious Pope. "I already regret this..." quips Psylocke as she plunges her "psychic knife" into the mind of Tarfful. Normally, this disrupts the mind of her victim, but this time it diconnects the Wookie from his intelligence. Only the animal is left as he snaps the ribs of Battle Pope and drops him to face the mind witch. In this unrestrained mindset, Tarfful easily overpowers her, and even more easily rips her in two. Battle Popes lungs are rapidly filling with blood, but he's not ready to be called home just yet. "Hey furball..." gasps the pope, "You don't get to kill a sweet piece like that and expect to get away with it, do ya!?!" The Wookie growls as he approaches the holy man. "That's it ugly... come and get it." retorts Battle Pope. Tarfful attempts a final Wookie death hug, but is met with a Great Muta-like spray of blood from mouth of the wayward pope, followed by a lit Zippo and a kick out of the ring. Based on the spread of the flames across the Wookie fur, that blood must have a BAC of at least .35. "See Father, being a shameless drunk isn't always a bad thing." grins the Pope, looking skyward. "I suppose I should go help that Scrotum kid, or whatever his name is."laments Battle Pope as he proceeds to the still tied Sith duel.

"I cut you down, yet you will not fall! Die for me!" screams Sroka. Darth Rave pays little attention to his opponent as he is still focused on his own personal lazer show. "But, the colors... I love you man..." rambles Rave. An even more enraged Mike charges in and hacks away, to no avail. A badly damaged Battle Pope finally reaches the struggle and restrains Darth Rave. "It's the ring, kid! It's unholiness sustains him! Get rid of it!" yells the pope. Sroka nods as he remove Darth Rave's ring with a precision lightsaber strike. "I'll take it from here..." Battle Pope says as he grabs the Black Lantern ring. "You're coming with me, where ever that may be..." With that, his injuries catch up with him and he is engulfed in a white light. "Ha, didn't think you cared Old Man, figured I was headed Down South." says Battle Pope. "We have unfinished business of our own. Mercy is the last thing you should expect." retorts a booming disembodied voice. "Still mad about the Mary thing, eh," laughs the pope. "YES" says the voice. "Wow, still? You're a stubborn bastard, aren't ya?" mutters Battle Pope. After a moment, the voice responds "..... YES." Battle Pope ascends to Heaven with the Black lantern ring in tow, which causes Darth Rave to disintegrate as well. A fading "Duuuuuuude......" marks his passing.

So it is just you and me, wizard. Your eye will be a fitting trophy." snarles Mike Sroka. Mad Eye Moody continues to perch atop the turnbuckle, paying no attention to the Sith. "Do you hear me old man? Are you afaid to face your death?" Still, the wizard ignores the rants. "Enough of your impudence! DIE!!!!!" screams Sroka as he puts everything he has into a blast of force lightning. Surprisingly, the lightning reflects back at the Sith lord, cooking him completely. "I was prepared for this dark one. Can't be too careful with your kind!" says Moody to himself. "Ah, and here comes your wayward teammate. I was starting to think that he wouldn't even show his face at this point. My mistake."

"TIME TO PLAY THE GAAAAAAAME!!!" The normal house lights are replaced by the strobing colored lights that accompany Motorhead's entrance music for Triple H. He makes his way down the aisle and climbs to the outside of the ring. With a glance to Mad Eye, HHH continues his pre-match ritual of misting water into the air and looking pissed in general. The regular arena lights return as HHH enters the ring with a microphone. "You must be pretty proud of yourself Moody. Your team managed to take out a Pope and a Sith Lord. Too bad you're done now." "You forgot about the woman, too!" sneers Mad Eye. With a sly smile, Triple H responds "Did I? That's funny, she doesn't look dead to me. In fact, she's right behind you." Mad Eye Moody turns around just in time to catch a little Sweet Chin Music, a.k.a. a superkick from a very much alive Psylocke. This propels him into the clutches of a waiting HHH, who wastes no time delivering a Pedigree, his devastating finisher. The sound of face smashing into canvas signals the end of the match.

"Pretty neat trick, Braddock. When exactly did you begin your illusion?" asks HHH. "Right after I hit the Wookie with my psychic knife and sensed it did not go as planned." explains Psylocke. "I projected my image onto the Nightbrother, and his onto mine. I had to do something, I was begining to doubt whether you'd even show!" "Listen lady, I run this business now, and the paperwork's a killer!" barks HHH. "And if you ain't down with that, I got two words for ya!" As Psylocke sighs and shakes her head, Triple H's catch phrase is interupted by groans from the heap that was once Mad Eye Moody. An obviously annoyed Trip grabs his trademark sledgehammer. "As I was saying..." The hammer comes down on the back of Mad Eye's skull, splattering bone and brains everywhere. "...Game over."



Speilberg Division is victorious with Triple H and Psylocke continuing to the final match.

"The Nightbrothers": All dead



And thus ends the amateurish retelling of an event that would've been greater served by a more experienced Watcher, but you got me, so... yeah... There you have it. Yup... So how do you officially stop watching? .... I mean, is there a button to push.... or like, a magic word, or... SHAZAM! .... ummmm... Guys, this isn't funny... Look, I'm sure you don't want to follow me around, and I'd rather not have stalkers, so... end communication... bye?

The refridgerator smelled of spilled beer and slowly rotting fruit. The man reached for the box of leftovers from his bountiful lunch. "Ah, fajitas. The gift that keeps on giving." he says appreciating the truthfulness and the sadness of this statement at the same time. The man also... "Wait, you guys are STILL here? Um, this is kinda weird... er...." Desperately, the man grabs his tequilla and drinks like there's no tomorrow. He manages to drunkenly stumble into a coffee table and smack his head.

*Fade to black*

Commandos Final Press Release

Dear FFL,

On this very exciting day for myself and my family, I would like to quickly discuss the meaning behind the title of this post. First off, I mentioned late last year that I would be stepping down as head coach of the Commandos, which is still the case. It has been discussed throughout the team and a new leadership has been decided. From this point on the new Head Coach of the Commandos will be Professor Minerva McGonagall from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As the Head Mistress of Hogwarts, Minerva lead the Battle against Lord Voldemort and has shown herself in the FFL to not only be a fine leader but also a brave combatant as well. Alongside Minerva will be her two newly named assistant coaches, Hermione Granger and Rupert Giles. I believe that this new coaching staff will bring a more intelligent mindset to the team without losing any of it's successful strategies from the past. I for one look forward to seeing where this new leadership will be bringing this team in the years to come.

In regards to the title of this post. The reason I say the 'Commandos Final Press Release' is that as of this point forward the new name of the Commandos will be "President Barack Obama and Taylor Swift's RED army". Now it was not my idea to keep my name in the fore-front of this team but it was voted on with an overwhelming majority to keep it that way. Ms. Swift on the other hand has become quite popular in the locker room and with Miley's continuing struggles with her mental health, it became apparent that she would no longer be able to continue her job in the same capacity as she had before. We hope the rest of the league can respect Miley's privacy in her time of crisis.

I on the other hand will continue to stay with the team but in more of a supporting role then I have been previous to now. I will continue to provide the RED army with any help that they need but will leave the heavy lifting and everyday team operations to the new administration.

In closing (as our luncheon is moments away from starting) I would like to wish Professor McGonagall and her new staff the best of luck in the years to come. The same goes for everyone else in the FFL this season, I hope for nothing but another year filled with strong competition and new surprises at every turn.

I thank you all for your time.

Sincerely,

President Barack Obama

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Artwork offer

Hey everyone,
I'm currently working on doing some commissioned paintings right now. And I figured who better to ask than the Fantasy Fantasy League members?! I'm doing 12"x16" paintings of any single character that you would like. They will each be $50. But if you want more than one, a deal can and will be offered. Let me know if any of you are interested!

Thanks,
Ryan
Ryanpoteracki@gmail.com

An ESPN OCHO Breaking News Announcement!

Welcome everyone to episode number, well not really an episode  now but a breaking news segment,I am your host and new FFL correspondent -the WWE Internet Champion! "Long Island Iced Z" Zack Ryder. I'll be replacing the Cotton McKnight and Pepper Brooks, who unfortunately will be unable to report on this year's activites due to the fact that they've both decided to leave the announce booth and head in to the battle field this year. Wait, the newcasters are fighting this year? ARE YOU SERIOUS BRO??!!!

Anyway, we've just received word that Logical Genocide has replaced the Champion of the Universe as the general manager of their team and has given the position to new member "Fear Lantern" Bryan Beckerman. Logical Genocide owner Chris Seeney was quoted as saying "Based on the pedigree the recently disbanded 'Beckerman's Backyardigan Beeyatches' has within this league, how could I not put Mr Beckerman in the position of General Manager? He brings with him a wealth of knowledge, plus a sentient city and a planet sized green lantern to say the least. Mr Beckerman was a true champion in this league, unlike another alleged 'Champion' we have around here, and I look forward to seeing what he and his fellow teammates can do for us here."

This news from the Logical Genocide main office, is just the beginning. According to a spokesman for the team, the acquisition of the various former Backyardigans, along with Mr Beckerman's acceptance of the team position of General Manager has come with a few conditions. The most game changing of which is that the franchise can no longer be named "Logical Genocide". We have been told that the team will from here on our be known as "Beckerman presents: The Mickey Mouse Grindhouse" both to honor Mr Beckerman's past accomplishments and because "It just feels wrong to not have a franchised named after Beckerman in the FFL". Hopefully this new Beckerman fronted team will show the same amount of poise, brutality and drug addled kiddie show characters as the Backyardigans gave the league over their legendary run.

Well, that's all the time we have this week. Don't forget to like this update, subscribe to our channel or give a comment down below. Go back and watch all our other episodes! And like me on Facebook! Follow me on Twitter! Buy all the Zack Ryder merchandise on WWEShop dot com aaaannnnnd take care. Spike your hair.

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Survivor Series: A (Not-so Optional) Tournament

To kick off the season we are going to have a little Pre-Season Tournament.

Every team must put up one character that is under 40 points and can fit in a wrestling ring. This character will be one fourth of the team that will represent your division in combat.

There will be only three matches in the whole tournament, two to determine the winners from each league and one final. Only the survivors of the two matches will go on to the final round. Each team on the winning side of the first round will recieve 3 additional Graveyard Points. Each team from the divivsion that wins it all will recieve 5 more (total of 8 possible).

This tournament is not optional, but any character less than 40 points is acceptable, so if this is something that does not interest you that much, than you can feel free to send a character that is not exactly "the cream of the crop".

Have Fun...



-Josh

Season 6 Schedule

Week 1
200 Points
Setting: Football Stadium of the Watcher's Choosing.
Prize: 10 Graveyard Points

**In this match, the two teams will not actually be “fighting” but will be playing football against each other. You must play exactly 11 characters (no more, no less) and they must not total more than 200 points. There is no cap on how much any individual character can cost, but they must be able to fit in a stadium and line up at the line up with their 10 teammates (sorry... no Unicron or Mogo).

-The Horsemen of Apokolips Vs. The Transfoamers (Edwin the Bard)
-The Brotherhood of Evil Midgets Vs. George Washington's Slaves (Special Guest Watcher)
-Better Than All of You Vs. Former Pop-Superstar Miley Cyrus and President Barack Obama's: Best of Both Worlds Touring Battalion of Commandos (Josh)
-Logical Genocide Vs. The Empire (Josh)
-TEAM Vs. The Royal Highness (Seney)
-Griswold's Nut Busters Vs. Michael Vickz Bad Newz Kennelz of Lurve (Griffin)
-Griffin's High Maintenance Dope Fiends and Destroyer's Vs. Team Sleeping Pussy (Fizz)
-Brock Sampson's Fighting Murderflies Vs. Landerlett's Super Orange Kitties and Cats Living Together to Make a New Family (NFG)

Week 2
250 Points
Setting: The Fantasy Fantasy Graveyard
Prize: 13 Graveyard Points

-The Horsemen of Apokolips Vs. Former Pop-Superstar Miley Cyrus and President Barack Obama's Best of Both Worlds Touring Battalion of Commandos (NFG)
-The Brotherhood of Evil Midgets Vs. The Transfoamers (Special Guest Watcher)
-Better Than All of You Vs. The Empire (Robimus Prime)
-Logical Genocide Vs. George Washington's Slaves (Griffin)
-TEAM Vs. Team Sleeping Pussy (Josh)
-Griswold Nut-Busters Vs. Layanderlett's Super Orange Kitties and Cats Living Together to Make a New Family (Seney)
-Brock Sampson's Fighting Murderflies Vs. The Royal Highness (Fizz)
-Griffin's High Maintenance Dope Fiends and Destroyers Vs. Michael Vickz Bad Newz Kennelz of Lurve (Josh)

Week 3
300 points
Setting: Naboo's Planet Core
Prize: 15 Graveyard Points

-The Horsemen of Apokolips Vs. The Empire (Seney)
-The Brotherhood of Evil Midgets Vs. Former Pop-Superstar Miley Cyrus and President Barack Obama's Best of Both Worlds Touring Battalion of Commandos (Griffin)
-Better Than All of You Vs. George Washington's Slaves (NFG)
-Logical Genocide Vs. The Transfoamers (Special Guest Watcher)
-TEAM Vs. Layanderlett's Super Orange Kitties and Cats Living Together to Make a New Family (Fizz)
-Griswold's Nut-Busters Vs. Team Sleeping Pussy (Edwin the Bard)
-Griffin's High Maintenance Dope Fiends and Destroyers Vs. Xavier's Annihilation Squad (Josh)
-Brock Sampson's Fighting Murderflies Vs. Michael Vickz Bad Newz Kennelz of Lurve (Josh)

Week 4
400 Points
Setting: A Series of large Arctic Icebergs.
Prize: 20 Graveyard Points

-The Horsemen of Apokolips Vs. George Washington's Slaves (Josh)
-The Brotherhood of Evil Midgets Vs. The Empire (Seney)
-Better Than All of You Vs. The Transfoamers (Fizz)
-Logical Genocide Vs. Former Pop-Superstar Hannah Montana and President Barack Obama's Best of Both Worlds Touring Battalion of Commandos (Ed)
-TEAM Vs. Michael Vickz Bad Newz Kennelz of Lurve (NFG)
-Griswold's Nut-Busters Vs. The Royal Highness (Robimus Prime)
-Layanderlett's Super Orange Kitties and Cats Living Together to Make a New Family Vs. Griffin's High Maintenance Dope Fiends and Destroyers (Josh)
-Brock Sampson's Fighting Murderflies Vs. Team Sleeping Pussy (Griffin)

Week 5
900 Points
Setting: The Play-off Planet
Prize: 45 Graveyard Points

-The Horsemen of Apokolips Vs. Griffin's High Maintenance Dope Fiends and Destroyers (Robimus Prime)
-The Brotherhood of Evil Midgets Vs. Layanderlett's Super Orange Kitties and Cats Living Together to Make a New Family (NFG)
-Better Than All of You Vs. The Royal Highness (Seney)
-Logical Genocide Vs. TEAM (Fizz)
-Former Pop-Superstar Hannah Montana and President Barack Obama's Best of Both Worlds Touring Battalion of Commandos Vs. Griswold's Nut-Busters (Griffin)
-George Washington's Slaves Vs. Michael Vickz Bad Newz Kennelz of Lurve (Edwin the Bard)
-The Empire Vs. Brock Sampson's Fighting Murderflies (Josh)
-The Transfoamers Vs. Team Sleeping Pussy (Josh)

Week 6
700 Points
Setting: Space: The Final Frontier
Prize: 35 Graveyard Points

-The Horsemen of Apokolips Vs. Michael Vickz Bad Newz Kennelz of Lurve (Fizz)
-The Brotherhood of Evil Midgets Vs. Griswold's Nut-Busters (Seney)
-Better Than All of You Vs. Brock Sampson's Fighting Murderflies (Josh)
-Logical Genocide Vs. Griffin's High Maintenance Dope Fiends and Destroyers (Josh)
-Former Pop-Superstar and President Barack Obama's Best of Both Worlds Touring Battalion of Commandos Vs. Team Sleeping Pussy (NFG)
-George Washington's Slaves Vs. Layanderlett's Super Orange Kitties and Cats Living Together to Make a New Family (Robimus Prime)
-The Empire Vs. The Royal Highness (Edwin the Bard)
-The Transfoamers Vs. TEAM (Griffin)

Week 7
550 Points
Setting: Downtown Detroit, Mi in July of 1928
Prize: 28 Graveyard Points

-The Horsemen of Apokolips Vs. Better Than All of You (Special Guest Watcher)
-The Brotherhood of Evil Midgets Vs. Logical Genocide (Robimus Prime)
-Former Pop-Superstar Miley Cyrus and President Barack Obama's Best of Both Worlds Touring Battalion of Commandos Vs. George Washington's Slaves (Josh)
-The Transfoamers Vs. The Empire (NFG)
-TEAM Vs. Griswold's Nut-Busters (Josh)
-Griffin's High Maintenance Dope Fiends and Destroyers Vs. Brock Sampson's Fighting Murderflies (Seney)
-Michael Vickz Bad Newz Kennelz of Lurve Vs. The Royal Highness (Fizz)
-Team Sleeping Pussy Vs. Layanderlett's Super Orange Kitties and Cats Living Together to Make a New Family (Griffin)

Week 8
400 Points
Setting: The Jundland Wastes
Prize: 20 Graveyard Points

-The Horsemen of Apokolips Vs. The Brotherhood of Evil Midgets (Fizz)
-Better Than All of You Vs. Logical Genocide (NFG)
-Former Pop-Superstar Miley Cyrus and President Barack Obama's Best of Both Worlds Touring Battalion of Commands Vs. The Transfoamers (Seney)
-George Washington's Slaves Vs. The Empire (Griffin)
-TEAM Vs. Brock Sampson's Fighting Murderflies (Robimus Prime)
-Griswold's Nut-Busters Vs. Griffin's High Maintenance Dope Fiends and Destroyers (Special Guest Watcher)
-Michael Vickz Bad Newz Kennelz of Lurve Vs. Layanderlett's Super Orange Kitties and Cats Living Together to Make a New Family (Josh)
-Team Sleeping Pussy Vs. The Royal Highness (Josh)

Week 9
75 Points
Setting Arkham Asylum
Prize: 4 Graveyard Points

-The Horsemen of Apokolips Vs. Logical Genocide (Griffin)
-The Brotherhood of Evil Midgets Vs. Better Than All of You (Edwin the Bard)
-Former Pop-Superstar Miley Cyrus and President Barack Obama's Best of Both Worlds Touring Battalion of Commandos Vs. The Empire (Fizz)
-George Washington's Slaves Vs. The Transfoamers (Josh)
-TEAM Vs. Griffin's High Maintenance Dope Fiends and Destroyers (NFG)
-Griswold's Nut-Busters Vs. Brock Sampson's Fighting Murderflies (Josh)
-Team Sleeping Pussy Vs. Michael Vickz Bad Newz Kennelz of Lurve (Seney)
-The Royal Highness Vs. Layanderlett's Super Orange Kitties and Cats Living Together to Make a New Family (Special Guest Watcher)

Season 6 Draft Order

As always, this draft order was chosen by the picking of random draft balls of varying number; depending on how your team finished in Season 5.

The draft will be serpentine, and will go in this order:

1. The Transfoamers
2. Brock Sampson's Fighting Murdeflies
3. The Royal Highness
4. The Horsemen of Apokolips
5. George Washington's Slaves
6. Layanderlett's Super Orange Kitties and Cats Living Together to Make a New Family
7. Michael Vickz Bad Newz Kennelz of Lurve
8. Better Than All of You
9. Team Sleeping Pussy
10. TEAM
11. The Empire
12. The Brotherhood of Evil Midgets
13. Griswold's Nut-Busters
14. Logical Genocide
15. Griffin's High Maintenance Dope Fiends and Destroyers
16. Former Pop-Superstar Miley Cyrus and President Barack Obama's Best of Both World's Touring Battalion of Commandos.

New Year, New Season

I figured I'd start a thread for the new Season so people's questions don't get lost within the draft post. So if you have any questions, comments, or concerns about Season Six. Here's the spot to do it.

The Season 6 Draft

1. Shark Boy (10) Lava Girl (10) w/ Lava Cycle and Max (5) w/ The Shark Ship (18 for the team)

2. Hal Jordan* (45), Kilowog** (35), Aya (30), and Razer (35) w/ The Interceptor (115 for the team).
*Your choice of Red Lantern Hal Jordan, Blue Lantern Hal Jordan, or Zombie Hal Jordan.
**Your choice of Zombie Kilowog or Vampire Kilowog.

3. 4 Marvel Characters and 1 Marvel Vehicle.

4. 4 D.C. Characters and 1 D.C. Vehicle.

5. 2 Marvel Characters.

6. 2 D.C. Characters.

7. 4 Star Wars Characters and 2 Star Wars Vehicles

8. Agent Coulson (10) w/ Reverse-Engineered Destroyer Gun & Maria Hill (10) (18 for the pair, both count as Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and as Avengers).

9. Nova (w/ Worldmind) (33).

10. GlaDos (18).

11. Green Lantern Batman (40)

12. 2 Book, Movie, or Television Characters and 1 Vehicle.

13. King Godirah (The Three Headed Monster)(50).

14. 2 Historical Figures.

15. The Misfits (25): Frog Man (15) and Spider Kid (15) (Both count as sidekicks for Spider Man).

16. S.U.R.F. (37): Sharkskin (15), Eel (15), and Undertow (15).

17. Slym and Red Dayspring (35 each or 60 for the pair).

18. Mother Askani (38).

19. The Flying Graysons (18): Mary Grayson (10) and John Grayson (10).

20. Green Arrow (Connor Hawke) (28) and Speedy (Mia Deardon) (18) (41 for the pair).

21. Miracleman (30).

22. Clarence Bodicker (6).

23. Avengelyne (20).

24. Savage Dragon (20).

25. Witchblade (20).

26. Firebreather (20).

27. 2 Image or Dark Horse Characters.

28. 4 Mega Man Characters (10 each).

29. Johnny Test (10) w/ Duke (5, or free w/ Johnny).

30. The Boys (24): Billy the Butcher (6), Mother's Milk (6), The Frenchman (6), The Female (6), Hughie (6), and Terror (3).

31. Po: The Dragon Warrior (15)

32. 3 Batman Inc. Members (25 each)(If the character(s) you choose has a sidekick/Robin Counterpart (15, but minus 5 points for every "Batman" that they are played along side of) than you will recieve them as well).

33. Chris Redfield, Leon Kennedy, Sheeva Alomar, and Albert Wesker (8 each, or buy 2 get 1 free).

34. 6 Sandworms of Saturn (30 each).

35. The Lorax (15).

36. 50 points worth of characters from the Graveyard and 1 retired vehicle.

37. 40 points worth of characters from the Graveyard.

38. 20 points worth of characters from the Graveyard.

39. 2 Headed Shark.

40. Beetlejuice (25).

41. Psycho Pirate (30).

42. Warbird (30) and Kid Gladiator (33). (58 for the pair).

43. Bill Brasky (8).

44. D'Spayre (32).

45. Space Jockey (25).

46. C. M. Punk (8).

47. Indigo Lantern Sinestro (40).

48. Jarvis (10) and Pepper Potts w/ Rescue Armor (20) (25 for the pair).

49. Darth Maul (w/ droid legs)(45).

50. (White Suit) Anakin Skywalker (45).


AUXILERY DRAFT

1. Bill Kelley: Dark Jedi Master (29) w/ Aaron Griswold (6) (30 for the pair).

2. Green Lantern Ryan Poteracki (34).

3. Larry Reamer: Jedi Master (29).

4. Sand Trout infused Kwisatz Haderach Chris Artrip: The Human Sandworm (34) and Star Sapphire Julie Artrip (34).

5. (NWO) Hollywood Hulk Hogan (10).

6. Dave Grohl (6).

7. Real Man (5).

8. Joe Camel (6).

9. Black Lanterns Chris and Julie Artrip (6, 10).

10. Zombies Chris and Julie Artrip (6, 10).

11. Black Lantern Ryan Poteracki (6).

12. Zombie Ryan Poteracki (6).

13. Any FFL League Member as a Vampire (6).

14. Daniel Bryan (WWE) (7).

15. Cotton Mcknight and Pepper Brooks (6, 10).

16. Darth Shamalay (18).


Draft Rules:

The draft will be relatively the same as most years, except for minor changes to the "off-list" pick. Like last year, you will take your "dead pick" along with your "off-pick"; but these will both be limited. You will not recieve both a group pick and a single character pick. You can only have one or the other, and there are only 4 group picks available (first come, first serve). There will also be a cap of 6 on each type of dead characters (zombies, black lanterns, and vampires); but everyone will still recieve 1 of the 3. A new addition this year, is the use of the Fantasy Fantasy Lazarus Pit. Wins in this upcoming season will not be awarded with vehicles or weapons but with points to be used to bring characters from the graveyard back to life. The characters will cost the same as they did in the original draft, unless you had them during their first life, which in that case you will recieve a 10% discount on them (For example, it would cost me 55 graveyard points to get Yoda; but it would only cost Chris 49 (we'll round up the fractions to make it easier). If you do not use your points in the next available draft they will accumulate 20% interest from year to year. Every person in the league will be given 10 graveyard points this year to start, they can either use them, or save them for next year, to tack on to the points they win throughout the season (if you save them, they will become 12 for next year, due to the interest). Graveyard points can be used during your off-pick, along with your "dead pick", your "off-pick", and 1 choice from the auxillery draft. The 10 graveyard points can also be used along with one of the three Graveyard Point picks off of the draft (#'s 36-38). When taking from the graveyard, this will be Unique characters only, and it will be no "Real People" (because they are brought back in their own way). Any questions or suggestions, are welcome; please begin discussion here on this post or feel free to call or email me anytime to get "down and nerdy" about FFL!! My number is (248) 388-3666, and my email is joshhouslander@gmail.com . Please don't hesitate to contact me before the draft, but if you wish to meet in person, you can come before the draft for some face time. I will be ready to go by noon, but the draft itself does not start until 2:00, this should give plenty of time for suggestions and discussion. Thanks,

-Josh