The pairings for round 1 are up. See the first post for the groupings and the structure.
Here's the chat log of the pairings
<UsaSatsui> !create
[19:14] <Lexiabot9000> I have read the list of current contestants and am now ready to randomly generate your brackets. Type !name to select a name!
[19:14] <FigNewton> Our Spanish friend kicked both our asses, though
[19:14] <UsaSatsui> The first group will be
[19:14] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:14] <Lexiabot9000> Show 1: Batman: The Animated Series
[19:14] <UsaSatsui> ...and three others that will lose
[19:15] <Optimist_prime> haha
[19:15] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:15] <Lexiabot9000> Show 2: South Park
[19:15] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:15] <Lexiabot9000> Show 3: Duckman
[19:15] <Optimist_prime> fuck
[19:15] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:15] <Lexiabot9000> Show 4: Daria
[19:15] <UsaSatsui> Oooo, that's a bitch of a choice
[19:15] <FigNewton> Eww, who put Daria in there?
[19:15] <Fernin> heh, very nice first group
[19:15] <UsaSatsui> Nominations are secret, but I think it was a 3-nom
[19:16] <UsaSatsui> Group 2:
[19:16] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:16] <Lexiabot9000> Show 5: Transformers
[19:16] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:16] <Lexiabot9000> Show 6: Speed Racer
[19:16] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:16] <Lexiabot9000> Show 7: Animaniacs
[19:16] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:16] <Lexiabot9000> Show 8: Freakazoid
[19:16] <Optimist_prime> japan vs america
[19:16] <Optimist_prime> and I nominated daria, wanna fight about it
[19:16] <UsaSatsui> Is it "Freakazoid" or "Freakazoid!", BTW?
[19:17] <UsaSatsui> And I will say Daria was on my list too.
[19:17] <FigNewton> Speed Racer is on the channel that plays Nascar every afternoon at five in the morning
[19:17] <FigNewton> With an exclamation, I'm pretty sure
[19:17] <Optimist_prime> the exclamation is required
[19:17] <UsaSatsui> Before anyone bitches, so were a lot of shows that got cut.
[19:17] <FigNewton> I never /got/ Daria
[19:17] <UsaSatsui> Group 3
[19:17] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:17] <UsaSatsui> ...NAME?
[19:18] <Optimist_prime> well i guess you just didn't get it
[19:18] <Optimist_prime> ...oh wait
[19:18] <Lexiabot9000> Show 9: X-Men
[19:18] <UsaSatsui> Thank you
[19:18] <FigNewton> Hmm?
[19:18] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:18] <Lexiabot9000> Show 10: Space Ghost: Coast to Coast
[19:18] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:18] <Lexiabot9000> Show 11: Aaahh!! Real Monsters
[19:18] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:18] <Lexiabot9000> Show 12: The Jetsons
[19:19] <FigNewton> Mediocre group
[19:19] <UsaSatsui> Yeah.
[19:19] <Fernin> X-Men'll pass, but I'm not sure what the second'll be for that group
[19:19] <Optimist_prime> space ghost
[19:19] <UsaSatsui> Space Ghost got a lot of noms, and remember I'm throwing in all of the spinoffs into it
[19:20] <FigNewton> Wasn't Daria a Beavis and Butthead spinoff?
[19:20] <Optimist_prime> yes...sort of
[19:20] <UsaSatsui> Nice try, and yes it was, but the shows were different enough
[19:20] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:20] <Lexiabot9000> Show 13: The Simpsons
[19:20] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:20] <Lexiabot9000> Show 14: Beetlejuice
[19:20] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:20] <Lexiabot9000> Show 15: Sailor Moon
[19:20] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:20] <Lexiabot9000> Show 16: Thundercats
[19:20] <Optimist_prime> well sorry other 3 choices
[19:20] <TheThunderThief> HOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
[19:20] <FigNewton> lol, Sailor Moon
[19:21] <UsaSatsui> Awwww, I was kind of hoping Beetlejuice got out of the first round
[19:21] <Optimist_prime> man lexy is evil with these
[19:21] <FigNewton> I actually remember watching that
[19:21] <UsaSatsui> But really, no fucking way there.
[19:21] <Fernin> yeah, Beetlejuice is pretty screwed
[19:21] <UsaSatsui> That was group 4, BTW
[19:21] <FigNewton> Beetlejuice has my vote
[19:21] <Optimist_prime> unless someone gets friends to register just to vote for beetlejuice
[19:21] <Fernin> ha
[19:22] <Fernin> somehow, I doubt anyone'll get that serious over this contest (though, that was said about the last one...)
[19:22] <UsaSatsui> Remember this conversation will be publicly posted, so don't say anything that will get it SUPERMODDED.
[19:22] <Optimist_prime> hahaha
[19:22] <UsaSatsui> Anyways, Group 5
[19:22] <Optimist_prime> my bad
[19:22] <UsaSatsui> I don't want to have to put this in NWO
[19:22] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:22] <Lexiabot9000> Show 17: Family Guy
[19:22] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:22] <Lexiabot9000> Show 18: Earthworm Jim
[19:22] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:22] <Lexiabot9000> Show 19: Samurai Jack
[19:22] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:22] <Lexiabot9000> Show 20: Danger Mouse
[19:23] <Optimist_prime> hmmm, might be close
[19:23] <FigNewton> Earthworm Jim!
[19:23] <FigNewton> If it was Family Guy up to a few years ago, then that, but meh
[19:23] <UsaSatsui> I'd call Family Guy the underdog in that grouping, actually.
[19:23] <Fernin> indeed, my vote for that group's going to Jack
[19:23] <UsaSatsui> The other three are good sleepers
[19:23] <Optimist_prime> i think family guy will pull it out but jack and it will be close
[19:23] <UsaSatsui> Group 6
[19:23] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:23] <Lexiabot9000> Show 21: Scooby Doo
[19:23] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:23] <Lexiabot9000> Show 22: Darkwing Duck
[19:23] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:23] <Lexiabot9000> Show 23: Looney Tunes
[19:23] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:23] <Lexiabot9000> Show 24: Aladdin
[19:24] <FigNewton> Looney Tunes
[19:24] <FigNewton> Then... I don't know
[19:24] <UsaSatsui> And another personal favorite gets shafted.
[19:24] <Optimist_prime> all the shows have animals with human characteristics
[19:24] <FigNewton> Hey,Fusie, this is getting posted, say something
[19:24] <not_sure> ooh fun
[19:24] <UsaSatsui> Group 7
[19:24] <FigNewton> I'd say Darkwing Duck's my second-favorite
[19:24] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:24] <Lexiabot9000> Show 25: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
[19:24] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:24] <Lexiabot9000> Show 26: SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
[19:24] <FigNewton> Woo!
[19:25] <UsaSatsui> And to clarify, that's the 1987 TMNT. Nobody clarified they were voting for the new one
[19:25] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:25] <Lexiabot9000> Show 27: Digimon
[19:25] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:25] <Lexiabot9000> Show 28: Pinky and the Brain
[19:25] <Fernin> hah, more anthropomorphic animals
[19:25] <Optimist_prime> it's a furr-spiricy
[19:25] <FigNewton> Eh, I don't think it's any coincodence that we're pulling a lot of cartoons with anthropomorphic animals
[19:25] <FigNewton> It's kinda standard
[19:26] <UsaSatsui> !define furry
[19:26] <Lexiabot9000> furry:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2IctxaCPqw ...15 years later, we have furries. COINCIDENCE???
[19:26] <FigNewton> Hmm, I think TMNT > Pinky and the Brain
[19:26] <FigNewton> That's pretty close, though
[19:26] <UsaSatsui> Anyways, group 8
[19:26] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:26] <Lexiabot9000> Show 29: A Pup Named Scooby Doo
[19:26] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:26] <Lexiabot9000> Show 30: Dragon Ball
[19:26] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:26] <Lexiabot9000> Show 31: The Critic
[19:26] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:26] <Lexiabot9000> Show 32: Johnny Bravo
[19:26] <Optimist_prime> ...meh
[19:26] <Fernin> oooh... that round's a tough choice for me
[19:26] <not_sure> Critic.
[19:26] <UsaSatsui> Clarification: Dragon Ball includes Z
[19:27] <Fernin> and GT, but we'll just kinda pretend it doesn't
[19:27] <FigNewton> If it wasn't for Pup, Tiny Toons fans would eat Kennedy alive
[19:27] <Optimist_prime> i think I'll choose critic, maybe dbz on nostalgia though
[19:27] <UsaSatsui> Pup named Scooby Doo is the only one I kind of like. It's quirky.
[19:27] <FigNewton> The only ones of us who defend Kennedy seem to only use the argument that they were trying to define the style, like they did with Pup
[19:28] <UsaSatsui> Halfway through...here's Group 9
[19:28] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:28] <FigNewton> I think Pup has my vote, there
[19:28] <FigNewton> But I'm a Kennedy fanboy, so that might bias me
[19:28] <Lexiabot9000> Show 33: Ed, Edd, n Eddy
[19:28] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:28] <Lexiabot9000> Show 34: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
[19:28] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:28] <Lexiabot9000> Show 35: Pokemon
[19:28] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:28] <Lexiabot9000> Show 36: Courage the Cowardly Dog
[19:28] <Optimist_prime> ooooh
[19:28] <UsaSatsui> Meh
[19:28] <FigNewton> Courage!
[19:28] <not_sure> hmm
[19:28] <not_sure> yeah. meh.
[19:28] <not_sure> He-Man I guess
[19:28] <Fernin> Pokemon's almost assuredly out in the first round
[19:28] <FigNewton> Courage!
[19:29] <Optimist_prime> if togdor has anything to say it will
[19:29] <UsaSatsui> Side note, Hamtaro was another one that got axed with 3 noms.
[19:29] <FigNewton> Aww, I love Hamtaro
[19:29] <Optimist_prime> seriously
[19:29] <UsaSatsui> Hey, you can check the logs
[19:29] <Fernin> hah, I know I voted for it, and Syd as well... who was the third nominator?
[19:29] <FigNewton> I used to watch it every morning at like, four AM on YTV
[19:29] <UsaSatsui> Nominations are private, sir. :p
[19:30] <not_sure> I'm the other guy. Courage. Not enough of it.
[19:30] <UsaSatsui> (which means I have no idea, I tossed them already)
[19:30] <Optimist_prime> courage or edd may be underdogs
[19:30] <UsaSatsui> Group 10
[19:30] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:30] <Lexiabot9000> Show 37: The Real Ghostbusters
[19:30] <Optimist_prime> against the nerd beacons of pokheman
[19:30] <UsaSatsui> Okay, and fighting for second place
[19:30] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:30] <Lexiabot9000> Show 38: Doug
[19:30] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:30] <Lexiabot9000> Show 39: Chip & Dale's Rescue Ranger
[19:30] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:30] <Lexiabot9000> Show 40: King of the Hill
[19:31] <not_sure> hmm
[19:31] <UsaSatsui> Real Ghostbusters is another one that got a fuckton of nominations
[19:31] <Optimist_prime> hmmm I think KitH will get it
[19:31] <FigNewton> Chip & Dale's got my vote
[19:31] <UsaSatsui> I doubt it. Not too many appreciate KotH
[19:32] <not_sure> I'd probably go with KotH
[19:32] <UsaSatsui> Group 11
[19:32] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:32] <Lexiabot9000> Show 41: The Smurfs
[19:32] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:32] <Lexiabot9000> Show 42: Captain N: The Gamemaster
[19:32] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:32] <Fernin> KotH has been growing on me lately, but Chip & Dale still gets my vote over it
[19:32] <Lexiabot9000> Show 43: Rocko's Modern Life
[19:32] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:32] <Lexiabot9000> Show 44: ReBoot
[19:32] <FigNewton> Rocko!
[19:32] <UsaSatsui> Tough...
[19:32] <not_sure> easy
[19:32] <Optimist_prime> Reboot
[19:32] <not_sure> Rocko for sure
[19:32] <Fernin> ...if the Smurfs get any votes in that group, I'll be amazed
[19:32] <FigNewton> Even if you like ReBoot, the B-52's didn't endorse it
[19:33] <FigNewton> That means it loses
[19:33] <Optimist_prime> yeah but the guy who did the dire straights video did
[19:33] <UsaSatsui> Group 12
[19:33] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:33] <Lexiabot9000> Show 45: Harvey Birdman: Attorney At Law
[19:33] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:33] <Lexiabot9000> Show 46: Garfield and Friends
[19:33] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:33] <Lexiabot9000> Show 47: G.I. Joe
[19:33] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:33] <Lexiabot9000> Show 48: The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show
[19:33] <FigNewton> Garfield
[19:33] <Optimist_prime> natch
[19:33] <Fernin> definitely Garfield
[19:34] <Optimist_prime> we have to have garfield vs heithcliff
[19:34] <Optimist_prime> it has to happen
[19:34] <Fernin> the comic may suck, but the cartoon was always awesome
[19:34] <not_sure> Birdman I guess
[19:34] <not_sure> though I used to watch Garfield everyday
[19:34] <UsaSatsui> You know, Garfield and Heathcliff probably are neck and neck in a "Best Cartoon" and a "Worst Comic" contest.
[19:35] <Optimist_prime> or worst comic...i call that one next
[19:35] <Optimist_prime> *ooh
[19:35] <UsaSatsui> Anyways, Group 13
[19:35] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:35] <Lexiabot9000> Show 49: Voltron
[19:35] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:35] <Lexiabot9000> Show 50: Rugrats
[19:35] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:35] <Lexiabot9000> Show 51: Inspector Gadget
[19:35] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:35] <Lexiabot9000> Show 52: The Fairly Oddparents
[19:35] <FigNewton> Oh fuck
[19:35] <Optimist_prime> close one
[19:35] <Optimist_prime> very close
[19:35] <Fernin> aww, FOP ruined that, that was almost an oldschool group
[19:35] <FigNewton> Gadget vs. Fairly Oddparents
[19:35] <FigNewton> That's a tough call
[19:35] <UsaSatsui> Yeah, that's gonna be tough
[19:36] <not_sure> can't decide
[19:36] <UsaSatsui> Winding down, Group 14
[19:36] <slayer_professional> Gadget
[19:36] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:36] <Lexiabot9000> Show 53: Teen Titans
[19:36] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:36] <Lexiabot9000> Show 54: Duck Tales
[19:36] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:36] <Lexiabot9000> Show 55: Powerpuff Girls
[19:36] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:36] <Lexiabot9000> Show 56: Heathcliff
[19:36] <FigNewton> Ducktales
[19:36] <slayer_professional> heh no brainer
[19:36] <slayer_professional> DT
[19:36] <UsaSatsui> You know, Teen Titans is growing on me.
[19:36] <Optimist_prime> ever hear the theme in english
[19:36] <not_sure> good group
[19:37] <UsaSatsui> Group 15 is...
[19:37] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:37] <Lexiabot9000> Show 57: Futurama
[19:37] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:37] <Lexiabot9000> Show 58: Tom and Jerry
[19:37] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:37] <Lexiabot9000> Show 59: Tiny Toon Adventures
[19:37] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:37] <Lexiabot9000> Show 60: The Tick
[19:37] <FigNewton> Godamnit
[19:37] <not_sure> poor everything that isn't Futurama
[19:37] <UsaSatsui> Oooo. Futurama may be screwed by timeslot again
[19:37] <FigNewton> Exactly
[19:37] <Fernin> ooh, Tiny Toons is in a tough group
[19:38] <UsaSatsui> And there's only 4 left...
[19:38] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:38] <FigNewton> Tiny Toons better fucking win
[19:38] <Optimist_prime> tom and jerry got the shaft
[19:38] <FigNewton> Or I'll be upset with all of you
[19:38] <Lexiabot9000> Show 61: The Ren and Stimpy Show
[19:38] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:38] <Lexiabot9000> Show 62: Tale Spin
[19:38] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:38] <Lexiabot9000> Show 63: Catdog
[19:38] <UsaSatsui> !name
[19:38] <Lexiabot9000> Show 64: The Venture Brothers
[19:38] <not_sure> how did Catdog get in there
[19:38] <FigNewton> That's not even remotely hard
[19:38] <FigNewton> Ren and Stimpy
[19:38] <Optimist_prime> venture brothers
[19:38] <Optimist_prime> and i nominated them
[19:38] <not_sure> Go Team Venture!
[19:39] <Fernin> I nominated Catdog, though I now think I should've left it out
[19:39] <Fernin> Angry Beavers would've been nice to see there instead
[19:39] <UsaSatsui> Catdog got at least 4 I think
[19:39] <UsaSatsui> Angry Beavers didn't make the 3-cuit.
[19:39] <Optimist_prime> damn
[19:39] <FigNewton> Man, Tiny Toons isn't going to kick near as much ass as it deserves
[19:40] <Fernin> oh, damn'\
[19:40] <Optimist_prime> any guesses on the winner yet?
[19:40] <UsaSatsui> Nope. Catdog was a 3-nom
[19:40] <FigNewton> Tiny Toons?
[19:40] <not_sure> I got money on Futurama
[19:40] <Optimist_prime> i think batman will be in for a while if not the winner
[19:41] <Fernin> I'm hoping for an underdog... just a shame that Underdog didn't make the list
[19:41] <UsaSatsui> If you want I can tell you how many nominations each show on the list got.
[19:41] <UsaSatsui> Underdog...I think only got the one, maybe two
[19:41] <FigNewton> Hey wait a second
[19:41] <FigNewton> No '60s Spiderman?!
[19:41] <FigNewton> That's a shame
[19:41] <Fernin> no modern Spiderman, either
[19:41] <FigNewton> Yeah,but modern spiderman isn't too much of a loss
[19:42] <FigNewton> I mean, I enjoyed the '90s series a fair bit, but the '60s one is classic
[19:43] <UsaSatsui> I think the different Spidermans got...2-3 noms total
[19:43] <UsaSatsui> Biggest loss in my eyes was Sonic. 5 noms split between 3 series.
[19:44] <FigNewton> The goofy Sonic would've gotten my nomination
[19:44] <FigNewton> I should've actually made a list, not just said ten or so that I thought of at the time
[19:44] <FigNewton> It was too frustrating finding out shows were Canadian
[19:44] <Fernin> I was a bit disappointed to see Sailor Moon, Speed Racer, and Dragon Ball as the only anime
[19:45] <UsaSatsui> No other anime got more than 2 nominations.
[19:45] <UsaSatsui> Trigun, Case Closed, and Gundam got 2
[19:45] <not_sure> damn... I should've nominated Case Closed
[19:45] <Fernin> I thought Gundam got 3? Or did Bman note vote for it?
[19:46] <Fernin> or did FNJ's silly youtube links not get counted as nominations?
[19:46] <UsaSatsui> Did BMan nominate it too?
[19:46] <UsaSatsui> If he did, than shit.
[19:46] <Fernin> he said he was considering it, dunno if he did or not
[19:46] <UsaSatsui> I didn't see it
[19:47] <UsaSatsui> FNJ's links counted.
