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Post by ThatDamnPotato on Nov 22, 2013 15:34:32 GMT -5
So I haven't been watching since before Bound For Glory...they've gone back to universal studios but they're in Soundstage 19 not Soundstage 21 which is apparently smaller...so was that their choice? Or did Universal already hire out Soundstage 21 to somebody else?
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Post by saintpat on Nov 22, 2013 15:36:55 GMT -5
What is the Impact Zone doing back in the Impact Zone?
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Post by The Ichi on Nov 22, 2013 15:37:06 GMT -5
When I went there I think Soundstage 21 was doing The Voice.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2013 16:54:51 GMT -5
I strangely didn't hate the return to Universal. They were okay last night.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2013 17:00:36 GMT -5
TNA blocking the return of the superior RollerJam...how dare they.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2013 17:37:36 GMT -5
I strangely didn't hate the return to Universal. They were okay last night. I was pleasantly surprised as well. The "cast members" thing started right after Hogan and Bischoff came in, so hopefully now that they are gone, the crowds will be more into the action. |
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Nov 22, 2013 19:58:29 GMT -5
So I haven't been watching since before Bound For Glory...they've gone back to universal studios but they're in Soundstage 19 not Soundstage 21 which is apparently smaller...so was that their choice? Or did Universal already hire out Soundstage 21 to somebody else? Soundstage 21 is being used for something. I believe currently it's some resident evil thing... |
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Post by Lancers on Nov 22, 2013 20:00:50 GMT -5
So I haven't been watching since before Bound For Glory...they've gone back to universal studios but they're in Soundstage 19 not Soundstage 21 which is apparently smaller...so was that their choice? Or did Universal already hire out Soundstage 21 to somebody else? Soundstage 21 is being used for something. I believe currently it's some resident evil thing... With Claire Lynch starring as Umbrella Company PR Representative |
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Post by Glitch on Nov 22, 2013 21:13:02 GMT -5
I strangely didn't hate the return to Universal. They were okay last night. I was pleasantly surprised as well. The "cast members" thing started right after Hogan and Bischoff came in, so hopefully now that they are gone, the crowds will be more into the action. The audience seemed like they were actually into the show. They didn't seem like the robots that were in the impact zone last time. I really hope to see more of these people who just blurt out whatever they feel. lol |
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Post by Error on Nov 22, 2013 21:39:24 GMT -5
PWInsider had a little bit on the move back from someone who was at the tapings:
LOTS OF NOTES AND DETAILS ON TNA'S NEW UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME AND MORE FROM LAST NIGHT'S TAPING
by Reynold Kings @ 10:15 AM on 11/22/2013
I attended the TNA tapings at the new Impact zone in Orlando, Florida last night and thought I would send in a few notes from the taping.
The building is adjacent to the Blue Man Group area, which is free to access via CityWalk, and fans no longer have to walk through the Universal Studios theme park to get into the soundstage. <:> The soundstage is very much still a work in progress. There were construction workers literally still drilling things long after everyone was let into the building. There were also black curtains draped over the elevated hard camera platforms and on the railing behind the fans across from the hard camera. Much of the draping there fell off the railing by the time the taping came to an end.
The hard camera section of the soundstage is pretty much empty, other than the few seats aside the ramp and the ADA folks that are now sitting in the first two rows. They previously were on an elevated platform just a few feet away from the hard cameras.
Fans that are sitting opposite of the hard camera, where I sat, get arena-like folding chairs now instead of the uncomfortable benches in the old soundstage. It really does look like a mini version of an arena.
Because the soundstage is about 25% smaller than the previous one, especially in length, the section of seating that held a few good hundred people directly opposite of the stage was not there. Instead, fans that trickled in later in the show were forced to stand behind those seated in front of them.
A Universal Studios employee I spoke to told me that TNA was lucky to get the building because all of the other soundstages on the lot are all apparently in use.
The soundstage was a complete full house. They have a new "ticketing" system this time, which they started handing out before noon, with visitors at the park receiving tickets on a first come, first serve basis. There are four sets of "tickets" -- "A", "B", "C" and "D" -- and they moved on to each succeeding letter until 150-200 of each letter was given out. Those who were not given tickets were told to wait in a holding area to see if they had enough room to let them in, and they eventually all were let in.
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Post by ICBM on Nov 22, 2013 21:56:13 GMT -5
What's the house like? Old impact zone could just about get a thousand after the second face lift. Also any pics
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2013 11:12:24 GMT -5
Or did Universal already hire out Soundstage 21 to somebody else? This one. I remember reading about it on this very forum, about a month after they stopped taping at Universal. |
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Post by Banecat on Nov 26, 2013 16:52:36 GMT -5
Bring back the iMPLANTS. They were by far my favorite part of the iMPACTZONE. There was one great looking blond in the hard camera shot last week but we need more.
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Post by Banjo Is Broken on Nov 26, 2013 18:41:35 GMT -5
Bring back the iMPLANTS. They were by far my favorite part of the iMPACTZONE. There was one great looking blond in the hard camera shot last week but we need more. Yay, the iMPLANTS! That redhead was my favorite.  |
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on Nov 26, 2013 19:27:49 GMT -5
I strangely didn't hate the return to Universal. They were okay last night. Yeah, I hated a lot of things about that Impact but the crowd wasn't one of them. |
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Post by Gerard Gerard on Nov 27, 2013 9:26:06 GMT -5
Are they still going live on alternating weeks? Can't find any clear information about it.
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Post by Sigma: Current SRW Champ! on Nov 27, 2013 11:33:06 GMT -5
Are they still going live on alternating weeks? Can't find any clear information about it. In January, they might. But for the holiday season, they usually tape all the shows in advance to get themselves ready for the big live shows they do in England in January/February. |
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Post by ThatDamnPotato on Nov 29, 2013 8:30:39 GMT -5
I just don't like it, just seems really tacky to not only go back to Universal Studios but to a smaller soundstage as well, makes them seem like an Indy fed, maybe I'm just being ridiculous?
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on Nov 29, 2013 8:40:57 GMT -5
I just don't like it, just seems really tacky to not only go back to Universal Studios but to a smaller soundstage as well, makes them seem like an Indy fed, maybe I'm just being ridiculous? I think you're being a little ridiculous as the alternative was to keep plugging away, doing something that was causing them to bleed money. When they can think of a better alternative, like finding an Impact Arena somewhere in an area they draw, I'm sure they'll move on out, but until then, this is better than bankruptcy. |
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Post by Sam Punk on Nov 29, 2013 10:53:14 GMT -5
I just don't like it, just seems really tacky to not only go back to Universal Studios but to a smaller soundstage as well, makes them seem like an Indy fed, maybe I'm just being ridiculous? I don't think it's necessarily a bad idea. They'll never compete with WWE so they might as well be offering an alternative look to their show. |
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