Dave at the Movies
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
VINTAGE D-DAY DAVE! Always cranking dat thing.
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Post by Dave at the Movies on Mar 25, 2010 23:48:14 GMT -5
I love it. They are totally going the goldust route on this one and I think it will help him. It will get TNA attention for being controversial and pushing the envelope which WWE is way too afraid to ever do again becasue they don't want to take a chance and lose merchandise sells.  |
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Mar 25, 2010 23:57:40 GMT -5
I love it. They are totally going the goldust route on this one and I think it will help him. It will get TNA attention for being controversial and pushing the envelope which WWE is way too afraid to ever do again becasue they don't want to take a chance and lose merchandise sells. There's a flip side to that coin, though. The whole attitude of "being controversial" and "pushing the envelope" for it's own sake isn't an attitude that works anymore. This isn't 1997. The same things that worked then won't work now. This character, if done well, CAN work. Any character can. But, if it's done in a way that's "too extreme" or whatever, it will backfire on TNA, and get them the bad kind of attention. |
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Lancers
El Dandy
Oh you
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Post by Lancers on Mar 26, 2010 0:02:51 GMT -5
I'm sure there's a perfectly logical explanation for all of it. Normally, I would agree with that line of thinking, but there's NO WAY that can be explained logically. Any explanation for that is gonna be illogical by nature. Maybe he's one of those 'abstract artists' or something. Like the following week, he douses himself in milk and starts breastfeeding malnourished kittens then puts on a velvet hat and proceeds to that couch with his two friends. |
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Jazzman
King Koopa
Trombone Shorty > Your Favorite Musician
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Post by Jazzman on Mar 26, 2010 0:05:23 GMT -5
Normally, I would agree with that line of thinking, but there's NO WAY that can be explained logically. Any explanation for that is gonna be illogical by nature. Maybe he's one of those 'abstract artists' or something. Like the following week, he douses himself in milk and starts breastfeeding malnourished kittens then puts on a velvet hat and proceeds to that couch with his two friends. LOL, this needs to happen |
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Dave at the Movies
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
VINTAGE D-DAY DAVE! Always cranking dat thing.
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Post by Dave at the Movies on Mar 26, 2010 0:15:24 GMT -5
I love it. They are totally going the goldust route on this one and I think it will help him. It will get TNA attention for being controversial and pushing the envelope which WWE is way too afraid to ever do again becasue they don't want to take a chance and lose merchandise sells. There's a flip side to that coin, though. The whole attitude of "being controversial" and "pushing the envelope" for it's own sake isn't an attitude that works anymore. This isn't 1997. The same things that worked then won't work now. This character, if done well, CAN work. Any character can. But, if it's done in a way that's "too extreme" or whatever, it will backfire on TNA, and get them the bad kind of attention. Any character can work?  Exhibit A  |
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Johnny B. Decent
Patti Mayonnaise
Had one once
Everybody's Favorite Arizonian.
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on Mar 26, 2010 0:17:46 GMT -5
There's a flip side to that coin, though. The whole attitude of "being controversial" and "pushing the envelope" for it's own sake isn't an attitude that works anymore. This isn't 1997. The same things that worked then won't work now. This character, if done well, CAN work. Any character can. But, if it's done in a way that's "too extreme" or whatever, it will backfire on TNA, and get them the bad kind of attention. Any character can work? Exhibit A I also think the main flaw of your argument, is Orlando Jordan being the guy who truly puts TNA on the map. |
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Mar 26, 2010 0:18:37 GMT -5
There's a flip side to that coin, though. The whole attitude of "being controversial" and "pushing the envelope" for it's own sake isn't an attitude that works anymore. This isn't 1997. The same things that worked then won't work now. This character, if done well, CAN work. Any character can. But, if it's done in a way that's "too extreme" or whatever, it will backfire on TNA, and get them the bad kind of attention. Any character can work? Exhibit A Again, that was a poorly done character. It wasn't booked to be anything other than a JTTS. Contrast that with The Undertaker. Equally ridiculous premise(a zombie wrestler, really?), but he turned out to be one of the most successful wrestlers in the history of the business. |
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Jimmy
Grimlock
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Post by Jimmy on Mar 26, 2010 0:23:38 GMT -5
I will say this much, I'd rather them do something bizarre with Jordan for two-three minutes than watch him wrestle and beat top guys.
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Post by donners on Mar 26, 2010 0:28:01 GMT -5
I think his face is the creepiest part of all.
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Dave at the Movies
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
VINTAGE D-DAY DAVE! Always cranking dat thing.
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Post by Dave at the Movies on Mar 26, 2010 0:59:46 GMT -5
Any character can work? Exhibit A I also think the main flaw of your argument, is Orlando Jordan being the guy who truly puts TNA on the map. Yeah but I never really said he'd put TNA on the map. I just said he woudl get them some controversial attention in the same fashion that Goldust kind of did back in 1996. Spike TV has alreay flipped out about the bisexual nature of the character. |
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Post by kropotkin on Mar 26, 2010 1:02:01 GMT -5
Well, stay tuned folks. 'Cuz this one has the potential to either be brilliant or stupid and offensive on so, so many levels.
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Mar 26, 2010 1:04:25 GMT -5
Well, stay tuned folks. 'Cuz this one has the potential to either be brilliant or stupid and offensive on so, so many levels. Basically. There's not gonna be a middle ground on this, I think. It's either gonna hit, or it's gonna miss BIG. |
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Krimzon
Crow T. Robot
This guy is the man!
R.I.P. Deadpool
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Post by Krimzon on Mar 26, 2010 1:25:00 GMT -5
I don't know what the hell I'm looking at, but it scares the hell out of me greatly.
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Post by Bravo Echo November on Mar 26, 2010 1:40:52 GMT -5
If Whoopi Goldberg and Tarzan had a baby I think it would look like this.
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Chainsaw
T
A very BAD man.
It is what it is
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Post by Chainsaw on Mar 26, 2010 1:55:41 GMT -5
...Goldust?
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Post by Bram wants to 'urt you on Mar 26, 2010 1:59:27 GMT -5
1) Devoted wrestling fan reaction: Hey, wow, this is interesting, bizarre, different and... Oh. It's just Orlando Jordan <changes channel>
2) Average wrestling fan reaction: Hmm, this is a bit strange, but... Oh. It's that guy that Chris Benoit kept beating in seconds flat <changes channel>
3) Casual channel surfing fan reaction: Oh. Weird. I thought the guide said this was a wrestling show, but it looks like some kind of creepy weird porno <changes channel>
4) Wrestlecrapper TNA fan reaction: <sighs> oh well, I better watch this, just so I can post about it shortly.
So presumably, Russo and co have created an angle, specifically for us Crappers...
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Mar 26, 2010 2:29:54 GMT -5
There's no way that gets over.
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JoDaNa1281
Crow T. Robot
Jackie Daytona, Regular Human Bartender. #BLM
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Post by JoDaNa1281 on Mar 26, 2010 2:30:11 GMT -5
It looks a little creepy & weird, yet I'm interested to see where it goes.
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Post by oafman on Mar 26, 2010 2:37:03 GMT -5
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Post by Clarence "Showstealer" Mason on Mar 26, 2010 2:42:03 GMT -5
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helped $lim jinx NXT. Woops
