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Post by The Curmudgeon on Jan 20, 2007 14:27:15 GMT -5
The WWE have two flagship brands, (let's not kid ourselves and count ECW), yet they're almost completely different in the way they are produced.
Raw is more of a "storyline" based show, with skits and interviews and backstage segments and stuff like that, whilst Smackdown is almost 100% wrestling (or has been for a good while, anyway).
Aren't the shows made by the same people? If it's all down to writers, why is Raw the show that gets the likes of Pipers Pit, Rosie V Trump and all the DX fluff and Smackdown is, just, by and large, wrestling and little else except the odd storyline progressing interview?
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Post by Ace Diamond on Jan 20, 2007 14:31:21 GMT -5
It lies in the writing staff really, On SD you have Michael Hayes and Dusty Rhodes, on Raw you have people that couldn't cut it in hollywood.
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Post by Avalanche Alvarez on Jan 20, 2007 14:33:16 GMT -5
I see it like Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble.
(Follow me on this...)
Fred (RAW) has a lot of convoluted storylines with continuity problems but the best intentions and it usually ends up a mess and Fred (RAW) has to explain to Wilma (Vince McMahon) how he screwed up.
Barney (Smackdown) is a simple, charming little event that works it way through life entertaining others but if viewed closely, makes little more sense than Fred (RAW), but the two make a potent pair and are palatable television viewing.
I'd share my George Jetson (TNA) theory, but this is a WWE board, so I'll let that one slide to the side.
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Post by Chris Decker-The Wild Rover on Jan 20, 2007 14:36:38 GMT -5
so is ECW dino?
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Post by The Curmudgeon on Jan 20, 2007 14:39:18 GMT -5
It lies in the writing staff really, On SD you have Michael Hayes and Dusty Rhodes, on Raw you have people that couldn't cut it in hollywood. Ohhhhh... I thought it was the same bunch of writers for both shows. I see. I'm learn-ding. |
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Post by Harmonica on Jan 20, 2007 14:42:53 GMT -5
Smackdown is way better then Raw, I can't even get through a full episode of Raw anymore, and I used to be able to get through an epispode of Raw, now I just pop in the Ultraman Season 1, Volume 1 I recently got. The commentary is better on Smackdown and the Wrestling content is better on Smackdown,
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