The family is limbering up for a kitchen-sink showdown, based partly on Nick's outrage that his sister has got off with the local talent (Daniel, who trains in the Haussmans' pool, is played with comic normality by Taron Egerton).
The match for the championship showdown between Alliance and a program called Checkers is based on one in the 2001 World Computer Chess Championship between Deep Junior and Shredder.
In a big showdown with Bush, based on documented facts, Powell passionately presses the case for treating war as a last resort after diplomacy has been exhausted.
So unlike this year's fight between Batman and Superman, Marvel's superhero-on-superhero showdown isn't just based on a dumb misunderstanding, and it's not resolved by an even dumber coincidence.
Walsh: Diva Fever – thought Belle Amie would get better in the competition Minogue: Diva Fever – based on final showdown performances Cheryl: Diva Fever – gave no reason Cowell was not required to vote as there was already a majority and refused to say how he would have voted as both his acts were in the sing-off.
Mark Kram wrote a withering onslaught, 'Ghosts of Manila', a book based on Ali's third showdown with Frazier.
Coleman predicts a showdown: "This is a battle about the future of the country, based on a new majority, and we have to have this out".
He pushed for policies that would let the Camden police chief assign shifts based on the crime statistics — only to find himself in a showdown with the police unions.
Similar games such as Mean Girls High School Showdown for web and Mean Girls DS for PlayStation exist, but this is the first time a game based on the popular chick flick is available on iPad and iPhone.
With Marvel Studios nowhere to be found, this year's Comic-Con didn't feature a direct showdown between the Disney-owned blockbuster factory and crosstown rival Warner Bros., which is ramping up its own cinematic universe based on DC Comics characters.
