Perfect Timing
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Post by Perfect Timing on Oct 22, 2015 16:58:27 GMT -5
One of the reasons I like NXT is their stage looks more simple.
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Post by DoubleDare on Oct 22, 2015 17:10:17 GMT -5
I'd much rather they just get more creative with the stage they have now. It doesn't help with 'generic' when even the special PPV designs are just different coloured bars. Giant screens can have literally anything on them and WWE doesn't use any imagination. That's true, WM20 was just screens, but looked cool since it was nyc buildings and such.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Oct 22, 2015 17:48:16 GMT -5
Bring those doormen back from King of the Ring. But Jeff won't come back unless they let him promote his "music" and "art", and I don't think catering could handle having Matt around again.
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Perfect Timing
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Post by Perfect Timing on Oct 22, 2015 17:56:47 GMT -5
I'm sick of the damn white ropes. This is one thing that seperates the current era from the early to mid 2000s. Those red ropes were defined RAW as did the Blue and I also loved the Black they used on PPVs in the early 2000s.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Oct 22, 2015 19:29:51 GMT -5
I'd rather they get more creative with the current set. You can make the LED board look like just about anything. They aren't using the current setup to its full potential. Make some new logos and maybe reconsider the color schemes of the show. That would freshen up the shows at a fraction of the cost.
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Post by Captain & Diet on Oct 22, 2015 21:49:12 GMT -5
Bring back the Federettes. That would improve the show.
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Post by TWERKIN' MAGGLE on Oct 22, 2015 21:50:40 GMT -5
It's time for a new everything production-wise.
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Post by Mayonnaise on Oct 22, 2015 21:59:43 GMT -5
I'd rather they get more creative with the current set. You can make the LED board look like just about anything. They aren't using the current setup to its full potential. Make some new logos and maybe reconsider the color schemes of the show. That would freshen up the shows at a fraction of the cost. Yeah, a simple tweak to the current set up and actually using the those boards to the full potential could do wonders. Go from people turning that corner to something more head on and customize things at least for the upper tier. Make it look like Kane is walking out of a wall flames, have Owens look like he is walking out of a dark and dirty gym like in his 'Tron, or other things like that. Or shit, bring the 'Tron videos down on there so guys are walking though a wall of their own highlights.
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Post by Ruthless Pessimism on Oct 22, 2015 22:45:00 GMT -5
Nitro Girls...Nitro Girls everywhere...
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Post by JCBaggee on Oct 22, 2015 22:45:04 GMT -5
Simple yet effective If they're serious about taking Smackdown live, they could do this instead of the full set and still run on Thursday nights. Just run Smackdown like a house show. It'd still be better than how it's currently run.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Oct 23, 2015 1:06:29 GMT -5
I'd rather they get more creative with the current set. You can make the LED board look like just about anything. They aren't using the current setup to its full potential. Make some new logos and maybe reconsider the color schemes of the show. That would freshen up the shows at a fraction of the cost. Yeah, a simple tweak to the current set up and actually using the those boards to the full potential could do wonders. Go from people turning that corner to something more head on and customize things at least for the upper tier. Make it look like Kane is walking out of a wall flames, have Owens look like he is walking out of a dark and dirty gym like in his 'Tron, or other things like that. Or shit, bring the 'Tron videos down on there so guys are walking though a wall of their own highlights. They seem to have regressed in this department. Alberto once drove his car out of a digital garage in a digital mansion, Disfigured Cody Rhodes had those newspaper clippings, Miz had shadow paparazzi, Carlito and Kofi used to come out of beaches, etc. Now it seems like they are all so cookie cutter. Highlight reel on the main tron, nameplate or t-shirt logo on the mini-tron, and a basic color scheme they pulled out of Windows Media Player everywhere else.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Oct 23, 2015 2:04:17 GMT -5
Yeah, a simple tweak to the current set up and actually using the those boards to the full potential could do wonders. Go from people turning that corner to something more head on and customize things at least for the upper tier. Make it look like Kane is walking out of a wall flames, have Owens look like he is walking out of a dark and dirty gym like in his 'Tron, or other things like that. Or shit, bring the 'Tron videos down on there so guys are walking though a wall of their own highlights. They seem to have regressed in this department. Alberto once drove his car out of a digital garage in a digital mansion, Disfigured Cody Rhodes had those newspaper clippings, Miz had shadow paparazzi, Carlito and Kofi used to come out of beaches, etc. Now it seems like they are all so cookie cutter. Highlight reel on the main tron, nameplate or t-shirt logo on the mini-tron, and a basic color scheme they pulled out of Windows Media Player everywhere else. The trons got noticeably cheaper-looking a couple of years ago too. I'm guessing the production department got hit by the Budget Cutter around that time.
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Post by 4TheGlory on Oct 23, 2015 2:20:31 GMT -5
The entire product needs a dramatic overhaul, so yes, the set needs to go too. Anything to do with 95% of what you're seeing on TV now needs to go.
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Post by Sponsored by Groose Wipes on Oct 23, 2015 2:22:05 GMT -5
It would not be as bad if RAW, SmackDown, and all of the B rate PPVS did not use the same set. It's not a bad set, it's just been ran to the ground and is stale.
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Post by Viva on Oct 23, 2015 17:13:41 GMT -5
I think spending money is the last thing they should do right now. Stocks are up, dude. They can spend if they want to.
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Post by nisidhe on Oct 23, 2015 17:45:31 GMT -5
Tastes change, and sometimes buying for permanence on things like set design is money wasted. If you've spent a huge sum on the Titantron and most of the accoutrements of the ramp, it might be most cost-effective simply to change up the graphics that are blazed out of that setup on a weekly basis. You can design a new Raw or Smackdown logo every few months, switch out between colour schemes (yes, keep red and blue, but either mute them down from their ADHD-inducing glare or combine them with black or white or some variations on the primary colors to create a more comfortable lighting setup. And a thousand times yes, get rid of the spotlights on the fans; nothing is killing ratings more than seeing utter indifference by fans on the hard camera side. I think people loved Sin Cara so much because the dimmed lighting was a nice break for the eyes.
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Post by bootytea on Oct 23, 2015 20:11:05 GMT -5
It would really make a difference to the show, as would a better theme.
I remember watching someone use the old RAW intro from the attitude era but use the current roster. It actually got me pumped. The current theme they have is just so lame.
Also, the stages for each brand should be different instead of just having different color schemes.
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Post by Instant Classic on Oct 23, 2015 20:47:04 GMT -5
It would really make a difference to the show, as would a better theme. I remember watching someone use the old RAW intro from the attitude era but use the current roster. It actually got me pumped. The current theme they have is just so lame. Also, the stages for each brand should be different instead of just having different color schemes. yes! Themes like the old days would help as well.
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