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Post by forgottensinpwf on May 4, 2010 0:55:58 GMT -5
Will the Thursday shows be live? If not.................ugh. Back to taped shows only apparently
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Post by spongeboobnopants on May 4, 2010 0:57:42 GMT -5
Will the Thursday shows be live? If not.................ugh. Back to taped shows only apparently *sigh*
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Post by erisi236 on May 4, 2010 1:03:17 GMT -5
Makes sense to go taped again as it's kind of clear that they have no clue as to how to run a live show.
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Post by hajimenoippo on May 4, 2010 1:08:24 GMT -5
watching their ppv's pretty much already show that.
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Post by darbus alan on May 4, 2010 1:15:52 GMT -5
Glad to see TNA deciding it was best to eat some crow now and go back to the timeslot that worked best for them. I argued from the onset that what would kill them would be Monday Night Football and I'm really happy that TNA saw the writing on the wall and pulled a General Grievous on Monday Impacts before that became a reality.
There will probably be a small re-establishment period of 0.8's and 0.9's on Thursdays for a couple of weeks, but I expect things to normalize in the 1.1-1.2 range again fairly soon.
Also I think going off live TV will ultimately help TNA. At least post-production and editing can help decrease that clusterf***-y fill a lot of the live shows have. And Smackdown's worked just fine being a taped show.
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2010 6:26:28 GMT -5
Damn. I hate watching wrestling on Thursday's. Half the time I don't even remember it is on. Monday, inconsistent ratings and all, is a much better night for wrestling. Oh well.
I was expecting Impact to maintain the .8-1.0 ratings on Monday's on a semi-consistent basis, but I guess the .5 scared them.
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Post by angryfan on May 4, 2010 7:37:30 GMT -5
From a business sense, this is a smart move. They go back to what worked, proving the adage that if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
However, at some point one has to wonder what the goal is here. Hogan and Bischoff came in and, in charge or not, they were the catalyst, they made the bold statements in the media, and thus they or Dixie who brought them in must take ownership of the failed attempt to "restart the war".
The downside in moving back, and fortunately they've given a little notice so that viewers can adjust their Tivos and DVRs, is that they risk losing those who may have come to TNA because it was on Mondays. Not to mention the firecely loyal core audience, which can not be denied, has seen one of "their" guys (Daniels) shown the door, the highest rated segment of the show (the KOs division) downgraded severely, and so on.
Their is still a risk at jumping back to Thursdays, make no mistake about it. I would hope that the loyalists, who proved for years that, though their numbers were not gigantic, they would show up each week and watch will tune in at least in the numbers that they have in the past.
Dixie said in the press release "Our fans made it clear they perferred us on Thursday nights". Yes, they did do that. BEFORE YOU F***ING MOVED TO MONDAYS!
Also in the release was mention of TNA being "in a new format". Kinda confused as to what that might be.
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Post by AriadosMan on May 4, 2010 7:46:41 GMT -5
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Post by hollywood on May 4, 2010 7:52:55 GMT -5
Makes sense to go taped again as it's kind of clear that they have no clue as to how to run a live show. You're suggesting the have a clue how to run a taped show?
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Post by AriadosMan on May 4, 2010 7:54:23 GMT -5
Makes sense to go taped again as it's kind of clear that they have no clue as to how to run a live show. You're suggesting the have a clue how to run a taped show? Relatively speaking.... so, when are those "great new TNATrons and WWE quality production values" arriving?
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on May 4, 2010 8:08:45 GMT -5
It's the only decision that makes any damned sense in the failed experiment. They never shoulda moved in the first place
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Post by Mrs. Potato Dick on May 4, 2010 8:14:58 GMT -5
Some war.
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Post by NIXON on May 4, 2010 8:59:56 GMT -5
Bout time. I wonder how much all the artillery for this "war" cost them? Between advertising, running live shows and the talent influx they might not otherwise have brought in, it had to cost a pretty penny. They look a bit pathetic at the moment, but if they learn from this and start putting on better shows, well it's all for the best. Considering we got a 3 minute world title match last night, my hopes are not high.
The real question on my mind is, with Smackdown heading for Sci Fi in a few months, does Vince go for the jugular and move it back to Thursdays?
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Post by Black Swagger on May 4, 2010 9:14:54 GMT -5
Well I do applaud TNA for giving the Monday night experiment a shot. What's sad about the whole thing is that there was some potential there. They could have taken advantage of the WWE's played out guest host, variety show concept, lack of wrestling on the shows, and nonsensical storylines. Instead, they gave us their own illogical storylines, rehashed gimmicks from 1996, bad booking, and bad organization.
I am happy that they are moving back to Thursdays, it's a given that they are better off there. They need to work on building their own audience and fanbase. They need to get back to trying to be an alternative and not WWE-Lite.
If I were them, I wouldn't even watch what WWE was doing and focus on making my own product better with my own stars.
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Post by Crusty Ruffles on May 4, 2010 9:43:54 GMT -5
In this whole "war" on Monday nights, TNA brought a Nerf ball to a gun fight.
All I'm hoping for is that the diehards keep following TNA no matter the time slot. Cement your status on Thursdays and build from there. Baby steps.
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Post by Back to being Cenanuff on May 4, 2010 10:14:07 GMT -5
For some reason, I'm reminded of the scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, with the killer rabbit. Too bad TNA doesn't have a Holy Hand Grenade, despite having a Pope.
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Post by Danimal on May 4, 2010 10:40:26 GMT -5
Glad they at-least had the sack to admit going to Mondays was a mistake. No point in dragging this poorly-conceived experiment out and further embarrassing themselves.
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Post by Ben Wyatt on May 4, 2010 10:48:46 GMT -5
If I were them, I wouldn't even watch what WWE was doing and focus on making my own product better with my own stars. That's been the advice of many people for a long time. The odds of them listening aren't so great
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Post by GaTechGrad on May 4, 2010 11:12:00 GMT -5
TNA "tested the waters" on Monday January 4 and they got their highest rating EVER. (up against a stacked Raw with the debut of Bret Hart) At that time, it looked like moving to Monday was the logical thing to do.
I seriously doubt that anyone in TNA had a crystal ball and could look into the future. If they knew their ratings would fall below their usual 1.0, I'm SURE they would have never moved to Mondays.
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on May 4, 2010 11:14:53 GMT -5
TNA "tested the waters" on Monday January 4 and they got their highest rating EVER. (up against a stacked Raw with the debut of Bret Hart) At that time, it looked like moving to Monday was the logical thing to do. I seriously doubt that anyone in TNA had a crystal ball and could look into the future. If they knew their ratings would fall below their usual 1.0, I'm SURE they would have never moved to Mondays. The trouble with that is, in business, you HAVE to think long term. TNA didn't do that. They popped one good rating, then automatically determined that they could repeat that feat on a consistent basis. It was a dumb decision based on what turned out to be an abberation. It shouldn't have happened.
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