Post by SCCB Was Told To Do Steroids on Oct 9, 2013 13:48:41 GMT -5
...but they will fix it. WWE has been running on 8 RPMs for an entire year. The Law of Averages dictates that there will be some downtime, even a lull in effort. It is almost impossible to ask people to be creative at optimal level constantly --barring the insane standards the McMahons have placed in their own work environment. Why do you think most television shows are seasonal? Heck, even sports follow the seasons, taking breaks accoording to their traditions. Even though The E claims it has no "off season", there is a reason why the PPVs from SumSlam to SurSer are blow offs. Have they even settled on consistent name for the "October" PPV? This is the lull before ramping it up before SurSer.
In any company, people are going to have bad ideas. Yes, they did drop the ball immensely after SumSlam, but, other than that, this moment in time is sucky and non-chalant for a reason. Call it planned obsolecence. They have infinite possibilities and three major PPVs in the next six months...why waste creative enegry on the month of October?
Many of us here expect quality every time out. The expectations are high and should be, for any human endeavor. As the Ancient Greeks knew, humanity is filled with flaws as well. A person or a company can strive for excellence every time; however, it is unrealistic to expect excellence every time. *Phantom of the Opera* had a ten year or so run in London? It is the acme of foolishness to believe that Michael Crawford, as amazing as he is, didn't, on any given night during that run, phone it in at least once. If every team in sports was excellent all the time, there would only be undefeated teams.
I'm going to crap all over the current storyline, too, no doubt. I agree with most of your concerns. Creative isn't thinking about HIAC per se. They are thinking about the payoff of RR and WM --that's it. That's why they are nebulously positioning themselves in The Land of Meh. For example, if they commit to a straight D-Bry storyline right now, with the biggest PPV of the company, WM, within spitting distance, then they will have written themselves into a corner, leading most of you to complain (yet again) that they are mishandling him. Many of you think it sucks that his "WM Moment" is the "18 seconds" loss, if they go all in on a his story arc on an utterly meaningless "October" PPV, you will riot on Titan Towers.
Back to my metaphor: The E is running hot right now, but running hot doesn't necessarily mean running well. Take heart; the blissful by-product of "The Authority" angle is that Goldie is a Tag Champ! What about the possibility of The Authority overplaying their hands as The Shield is concerned, causing The Shield to extract justice on them? Maybe revving in neutral isn't such a bad thing right now.
At one point in our lives, we all feel entitled to a certain level of entertainment and enjoyment from the things we love. (Spoiler alert: the next few sentences might get political, sorry.) Like some people feel about nationalized health care or welfare, they DESERVE it because of reasons "x", "y", and "z". Because these things come from the government, the expcetations are that they will always be there, and that these things are inherently good. (End political example.) WWE is no different. Maybe they set the bar too high. Maybe we set it with a cultural "can-you-top-this" attitude. Either way, it is nearly impossible to attain the same constant lofty goals every week.
So slog through HIAC. As the saying goes, "Keep calm and carry on." (Sorry, my English friends, for butchering the slogan.) Whenever *Elimination Chamber*, THE ABJECTLY WORST PPV IN WWE HISTORY, hits, push through as well. Save your energy for SurSer, RR, and WM...The E is.
In any company, people are going to have bad ideas. Yes, they did drop the ball immensely after SumSlam, but, other than that, this moment in time is sucky and non-chalant for a reason. Call it planned obsolecence. They have infinite possibilities and three major PPVs in the next six months...why waste creative enegry on the month of October?
Many of us here expect quality every time out. The expectations are high and should be, for any human endeavor. As the Ancient Greeks knew, humanity is filled with flaws as well. A person or a company can strive for excellence every time; however, it is unrealistic to expect excellence every time. *Phantom of the Opera* had a ten year or so run in London? It is the acme of foolishness to believe that Michael Crawford, as amazing as he is, didn't, on any given night during that run, phone it in at least once. If every team in sports was excellent all the time, there would only be undefeated teams.
I'm going to crap all over the current storyline, too, no doubt. I agree with most of your concerns. Creative isn't thinking about HIAC per se. They are thinking about the payoff of RR and WM --that's it. That's why they are nebulously positioning themselves in The Land of Meh. For example, if they commit to a straight D-Bry storyline right now, with the biggest PPV of the company, WM, within spitting distance, then they will have written themselves into a corner, leading most of you to complain (yet again) that they are mishandling him. Many of you think it sucks that his "WM Moment" is the "18 seconds" loss, if they go all in on a his story arc on an utterly meaningless "October" PPV, you will riot on Titan Towers.
Back to my metaphor: The E is running hot right now, but running hot doesn't necessarily mean running well. Take heart; the blissful by-product of "The Authority" angle is that Goldie is a Tag Champ! What about the possibility of The Authority overplaying their hands as The Shield is concerned, causing The Shield to extract justice on them? Maybe revving in neutral isn't such a bad thing right now.
At one point in our lives, we all feel entitled to a certain level of entertainment and enjoyment from the things we love. (Spoiler alert: the next few sentences might get political, sorry.) Like some people feel about nationalized health care or welfare, they DESERVE it because of reasons "x", "y", and "z". Because these things come from the government, the expcetations are that they will always be there, and that these things are inherently good. (End political example.) WWE is no different. Maybe they set the bar too high. Maybe we set it with a cultural "can-you-top-this" attitude. Either way, it is nearly impossible to attain the same constant lofty goals every week.
So slog through HIAC. As the saying goes, "Keep calm and carry on." (Sorry, my English friends, for butchering the slogan.) Whenever *Elimination Chamber*, THE ABJECTLY WORST PPV IN WWE HISTORY, hits, push through as well. Save your energy for SurSer, RR, and WM...The E is.
