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Though we'll take the compliment.

One might think that...but...


Universal got a vote!

For some reason, the poll posts are coming up hidden. I'll check the security settings because that's not supposed to happen. Sorry about that guys. I was confused myself until I signed in and saw that. I'll see if I can fix it right away.

Update: Yes, it was my screw up. Sorry guys. Won't happen again.

Honestly, for all the abuse Universal and Columbia have been dealt over the years, both companies produced a number of good, solidly entertaining serials. Especially Universal.

Consider the following titles from Universal:

Ace Drummond
Secret Agent X-9 (both)
Flash Gordon
Flash Gordon's Trip To Mars
Gang Busters
The Phantom Rider (1935)
The Vanishing Shadow
Jungle Jim
Radio Patrol
Riders of Death Valley
The Roaring West
Tim Tyler's Luck
Junior G-Men

All of which are pretty good serials. They have strong plots and pretty good performances.

As to Columbia:

Deadwood Dick
Flying G-Men
The Spider's Web
The Secret Code
The Batman
The Phantom
The Green Archer
Holt of the Secret Service
Brenda Starr, Reporter
Valley of Vanishing Men
Overland With Kit Carson
Jungle Raiders
Adventures of Sir Galahad
Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
The Desert Hawk

That's a pretty substantial portion of their output, if you ask me. I'm also partial to Mandrake, The Magician, both Superman serials, and Batman and Robin from Columbia and The Phantom Creeps and the two Green Hornet serials from Universal. There once was an argument that the worst from Republic was better than anything from anyone else. Well, personally, I'd rather watch any of the serials I listed above than The Invisible Monster, Man With The Steel Whip, King of the Carnival, or Government Agents Vs. Phantom Legion.

So, when you stop and think about it, maybe this poll isn't as much of a no-brainer as one would think!