rra
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Post by rra on Apr 5, 2007 6:59:09 GMT -5
Well?
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Post by acressl on Apr 5, 2007 7:07:06 GMT -5
Technically, Heyman's blundering pulled the plug on ECW a long time ago. Now that Vince has recieved all the nostalgia dollars and fired all the old talent, I wonder what he'll do. It will survive until it no longer makes good money or they decide to take it another direction. But how long? No more than a year or two, probably. It won't last forever.
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Post by MiLB Fan on Apr 5, 2007 7:20:52 GMT -5
Let's see what happens with the Sci Fi Channel. I believe ECW's TV deal expires this December, so it'll be interesting to keep tabs on any news as that month draws closer.
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rra
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Post by rra on Apr 5, 2007 7:32:15 GMT -5
Tell me if I'm wrong, ok?
Wasn't that original short-term Sci-fi Network deal for ECW was supposed to be basically to convince USA that it would succede and put it on friday/saturday nights?
No, I dont know where I got that notion from.
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Post by acressl on Apr 5, 2007 7:34:29 GMT -5
Tell me if I'm wrong, ok? Wasn't that original short-term Sci-fi Network deal for ECW was supposed to be basically to convince USA that it would succede and put it on friday/saturday nights? No, I dont know where I got that notion from. Something to that effect, I think. Although I'm not quite sure which network they were targeting. I don't think they were ever going to go long term on SciFi. |
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Post by Fruity Delicious Skittles on Apr 5, 2007 7:37:20 GMT -5
never
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Post by heyguesswhatidid on Apr 5, 2007 7:42:57 GMT -5
I doubt it costs much to make the show, since the production crew is already there for Smackdown and it's a good place to make new wresters into stars. Like CM Punk and Elijah Burke so for that reason I can see it lasting a long time.
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Post by rra on Apr 5, 2007 7:43:48 GMT -5
In other words heyg, its the new WCW Saturday Night / Shotgun Saturday Night...right?
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Post by 4TheGlory on Apr 5, 2007 7:57:59 GMT -5
I don't think it's going anywhere
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Post by Chainsaw on Apr 5, 2007 8:35:47 GMT -5
I have to say, I think it's here to stay until the production costs become too prohibitive or the ratings sink for it. And considering that the quality of the product's gotten better lately, I don't see anything happening to it. Just don't expect it to somehow magically become the old ECW again, or to see the Originals on the show for much longer.
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Post by Brain Of F'n J on Apr 5, 2007 8:40:56 GMT -5
It's a sinkhole, and it's been so since inception. When the contract comes up, and Sci-Fi points out they can get similarly bad ratings with repeats of Sliders or Tremors 4, WWECW goes back on the shelf.
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Post by Kae on Apr 5, 2007 8:41:14 GMT -5
They seem to be using it as a more high-profile, developmental show to get newcomers exposure before moving them to SD/Raw, so I don't think that it will be going anywhere.
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Post by Cypress on Apr 5, 2007 8:49:08 GMT -5
one of scifis highest rated shows, its going nowhere
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Post by Old School Heel mark4Morishima on Apr 5, 2007 11:40:27 GMT -5
For the last few weeks ECW has been the best show of all three brands.
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Post by MGH on Apr 5, 2007 11:45:37 GMT -5
They won't, but Sci-Fi very well may at the end of the year.
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Post by The Peoples Elbow on Apr 5, 2007 11:46:30 GMT -5
The clock is ticking. Unless they give creative control to Heyman (which will happen when hell freezes over), it's going down like the Hindenburg.
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rra
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Post by rra on Apr 5, 2007 11:47:17 GMT -5
Any chances that WWE will simply have it on WWE 24/7 if Sci-Fi cancels?
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Post by disposablegreg on Apr 5, 2007 11:48:22 GMT -5
They won't, but Sci-Fi very well may at the end of the year. QFT |
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Post by Old School Heel mark4Morishima on Apr 5, 2007 11:52:12 GMT -5
They won't, but Sci-Fi very well may at the end of the year. Why? The clock is ticking. Unless they give creative control to Heyman (which will happen when hell freezes over), it's going down like the Hindenburg. Why? |
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Post by A Dubya (El Hombre Muerto) on Apr 5, 2007 11:52:17 GMT -5
Hopefully asap, but more likely it'll be in 1-3 years.
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