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Post by Big Daddy Bad Booking on Feb 11, 2012 17:01:16 GMT -5
While I'm inserting my blog article here, badbookingblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/wwe-pg-post.html, I want to hear what you guys think about WWE PG. It seems to me that since 2009 or so, the mood has been considerably lightened up on the matter, that WWE is starting to listen to the fans instead of adhering to a "strict" rating. I for one don't miss "The Dicks".
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Post by Pooh Carlson on Feb 12, 2012 10:29:06 GMT -5
I think its wrong to label it the PG era, since as many have pointed out, a chunk of the attitude era was technically rated PG. I think a more suitable name would be something to do with Linda running for senate, since thats really why it goes sooooooooooo kiddy a year or two ago. I mean, its still PG but its not the same show it was a year or so ago.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2012 10:37:57 GMT -5
I actually like it...I got sick of the dick jokes and shock humor...Im a bigger fan of the silly stuff like Brodus Clay and Zack Ryder...Then again I loved the New Era WWF so maybe im mental
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Post by Drillbit Taylor on Feb 12, 2012 10:47:40 GMT -5
Yea I like Cartoony and Classic type characters more then trash TV that we had before.
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Post by xCompackx on Feb 12, 2012 10:50:00 GMT -5
For me, the only "bad" year was 2009 when it first really got pushed. Then starting 2010-ish they figured out the right mix of silly and serious. There's still occasionally some missteps (Hornswoggle in general) but overall I think it's fine
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Post by Bob Schlapowitz on Feb 12, 2012 10:54:22 GMT -5
I'll gladly take it over a certain other organization that is DESPERATE to hold on to "Attitude" type stuff.
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Post by percymania on Feb 12, 2012 10:59:22 GMT -5
I got tired of them overusing words like hell, ass, damn, bitch, etc... so I like the "PG era"
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Post by BigWill on Feb 12, 2012 11:51:57 GMT -5
It's ok. Not as good as some past era's, but that has nothing to do with the PG rating.
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Post by FailedGimmick on Feb 12, 2012 11:59:33 GMT -5
For me, the current era is a mix of New Generation and Attitude Era.
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Post by The Ichi on Feb 12, 2012 12:10:25 GMT -5
With all due respect, your blog kind of highlighted a major pet peeve of mine when it comes to people talking about the pre-PG era, and that is not even giving a fair shake to the many good feuds and storylines that it gave us and instead focussing on menial gimmicks like "The Dicks" that lasted about a month and is completely forgotten by most fans.
Yes, there was a lot of trash in the Attitude and pre-PG era, but for every phallic named tag team, I could name about 10 things that I and a great deal of wrestling fans loved. The same goes for this current era. My point is, I'm getting a bit tired of these one sided pro-Attitude/anti-PG and pro-PG/anti-Attitude argument that seem only to cherry pick the negatives (no matter how small they were) whilst ignoring the large positives.
(Not aimed soley at you, just ranting on a trend I see way too often)
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Post by Vince's Torn Quads on Feb 12, 2012 12:26:48 GMT -5
Well, I've said a few times recently on here that I'm enjoying the current product, and I stand by that.
I don't think we need car crash tv, or over the top raunchy stuff for the sake of it. I think things are fine as they are. I think there WAS a point, maybe a year or so ago, when it really was too clean cut and boring. But once The Rock came back that night, we've had several instances of guys saying things like 'ass' in promos and so on. This is great, I think - keep things clean for the most part, but throw in a naughty word every now and then to maximise the shock factor.
The only thing I would change is blood in big matches. Like bad words in promos, I'd go with the same formula. Save the colour for big, feud ending grudge matches. Ideally, in one year, I'd like to be able to count no more than 3 matches where a guy got busted open.
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Post by Yami Daimao on Feb 12, 2012 12:36:44 GMT -5
For me, the current era is a mix of New Generation and Attitude Era. That's how I see it too, but with about 3/4 New Generation, and the rest a filtered Attitude. And like mentioned, the extremely kiddie stuff that watered down the product had nothing to do with the PG rating, but with Linda's campaign. Notice when she lost, the product slowly starting getting better. That's no coincidence. Now if only the morons that infest the Youtube comments section can grasp that.
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Post by mayabristow on Feb 12, 2012 12:49:56 GMT -5
While this is by far my least favorite WWE era it does contain some good moments like CM Punk's infamous shoot & the two Taker/HBK matches at WM. Its not the PG rating that decides the show's quality its how about how the writing is.
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Post by Hit Girl on Feb 12, 2012 12:57:40 GMT -5
I'd have no problem with the PG rating as long as it contained enough appeal for older fans too. My problem is with on-screen burials and this so-called "reality era" which I think is detrimental to the product and careers.
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Post by nate5054 on Feb 12, 2012 12:59:38 GMT -5
I'm no fan of the kiddie era (where a face being edgy is to tell the heel to shut up, which was like totally shocking in 3rd grade), but it doesn't' seem to irk me as much as it did a couple years ago.
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Post by Krazee on Feb 12, 2012 14:57:21 GMT -5
i didn't like the early PG era much but i'm ok with it being PG now
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Post by ________ has left the building on Feb 12, 2012 18:28:43 GMT -5
People are too stuck on tv ratings and nostalgia. I prefer to live in the now inside of pining for things from my childhood. While I love the Hulkamania era, I don't want to relive it. The Attitude era had good and bad things. Just like every other era.
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Post by Big Daddy Bad Booking on Feb 12, 2012 18:35:36 GMT -5
People are too stuck on tv ratings and nostalgia. I prefer to live in the now inside of pining for things from my childhood. While I love the Hulkamania era, I don't want to relive it. The Attitude era had good and bad things. Just like every other era. I don't know if you know this, but I concluded my blog on that stigma, where every era has positives and negatives. Sure "The Dicks" may have been a 'under-handed' example, but I mean, come on: THE DICKS!
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Feb 12, 2012 18:38:13 GMT -5
I very much like it. 2010 was (as mentioned before) when they managed to get some good stories in, and I like the current storyline state of PG-WWE.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2012 18:42:43 GMT -5
It's my least favorite era that I've seen but I wouldn't say it's because it's PG. I'd say it's because of the stories, lack of talent, good talent they aren't letting explode and great matches. If we had that I wouldn't mind. It's less about the edginess, the curse words, all of that. It's about everything else.
It's not bad, there's good moments right now. It's just not as good as it could be. There's a difference.
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