Zgamer Unearths Relics of the Baiting Past

With all the recent stuff that has been going on with the Igloo as of late, it seems easy to forget the roots of the Bait an Oscar contest. Well, I happen to remember these classic baits and many are still as good today as they were back then. With that, I have decided that, if it's popular enough and if I have the time, to do a consistent update that highlights some of the best of the contest's oldest but greatest baits. This update, I will two from the very first month of the contest. So without further ado, here are some of the best of the golden oldies of Bait and Oscar:

Carter (Written by Jordan)- No one has heard from the writer of this classic bait ever since it won the very first bait of the month, but that doesn't mean the impact this bait had on the contest isn't still intact. Detailing the life of an oft-forgotten president, Carter was truly the first great biopic on he site. Now, keep in mind that the opinion on star power back then was different, so it's understandable that it would have an overstuffed cast since this was when the contest was formed. However, the bait has many great qualities to still make it a classic, among them being an interesting plot, great casting choices, a good director and just a sense of quality. Still one of the few baits to accurately bait Thomas Hayden Church. This is one for the ages.

Once A Hero (Written by Matthew LaRusso)- If Carter was the first great biopic on one person the site had, this was the first best biopic on a couple. Though short on words (like most baits were back then), the depth of this bait, highlighting the life of the late Christopher and Dana Reeves, speaks volumes. It's crew was spot on, the synopsis was very specific and the topic was pure Oscar bait. However, that is not what the bait will be remembered for. This bait will be remembered for having some of the best casting choices/pairings in a bait. To accurately portray the late couple, Matthew casted Brendan Fraiser and Maria Bello as the couple. It was such an inspired casting decision that it's no wonder that they won the awards they did. This was my personal favorite of that month and will continue to remain one of the best biopics on the site.

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