jobber2thestars
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Post by jobber2thestars on Nov 27, 2007 22:22:38 GMT -5
Sure, Festus is being pushed as an unstoppable, yet awkward, monster, but we, and his opponents, have already figured out his weakness. Once he and Jesse mee the enevitable, a match where an opponent just keeps ringing a bell, where we'll he go with his character?
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Post by Mister Pigwell on Nov 27, 2007 22:23:30 GMT -5
His mind will snap and he'll start wearing a leather mask and hanging out in boiler rooms.
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Post by mysterydriver on Nov 27, 2007 22:24:38 GMT -5
Maybe they'll do a thing where someone rings the bell too much and he gets "Stuck" in Psycho mode.
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Post by Psy on Nov 27, 2007 22:25:24 GMT -5
Festus: School cafeteria worker. Get in line, wait your turn, and then wake up seconds later. You just got served!
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ItsaSantino
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Post by ItsaSantino on Nov 27, 2007 22:27:40 GMT -5
I think it's doomed to fail because Festus plays the part well, it's entertaining in small doses, and the crowd likes it for what it is. Recent history (Boogeyman and Eugene) seems to suggest that the WWE will misinterpret the fan support for something greater and then feel the need to put Festus in too many segments, push him down our throats, and ultimately overexpose him until the fans stop caring.
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Post by Captain Wonderful on Nov 27, 2007 22:36:29 GMT -5
I love his intensity, but the gimmick probably has to go.
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Post by Dr. T is an alien on Nov 27, 2007 22:54:35 GMT -5
Maybe they'll do a thing where someone rings the bell too much and he gets "Stuck" in Psycho mode. This is what I have been saying since Day 1. Nice to see that I am not the only one who thinks so. |
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Post by Jason Todd Grisham on Nov 27, 2007 22:54:47 GMT -5
He'll just disappear for a few months, and reappear as Boogeyman's masked brother.
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JMA
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Post by JMA on Nov 27, 2007 23:59:38 GMT -5
Vince sure loves redneck gimmicks.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2007 0:06:30 GMT -5
i think the GIMMICK is going to fail eventually... no way it could be a long-term thing... but i can see Festus sticking around for awhile after they drop the gimmick
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Post by destrucity on Nov 28, 2007 0:59:06 GMT -5
Sure, Festus is being pushed as an unstoppable, yet awkward, monster, but we, and his opponents, have already figured out his weakness. Once he and Jesse mee the enevitable, a match where an opponent just keeps ringing a bell, where we'll he go with his character? Finally a team the Ding Dongs can beat. Jim Herd was 20 years ahead of his time. |
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Post by A Dubya (El Hombre Muerto) on Nov 28, 2007 1:56:50 GMT -5
i think the GIMMICK is going to fail eventually... no way it could be a long-term thing... but i can see Festus sticking around for awhile after they drop the gimmick Yep. |
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Post by default on Nov 28, 2007 2:06:51 GMT -5
Sure, Festus is being pushed as an unstoppable, yet awkward, monster, but we, and his opponents, have already figured out his weakness. Once he and Jesse mee the enevitable, a match where an opponent just keeps ringing a bell, where we'll he go with his character? Finally a team the Ding Dongs can beat. Jim Herd was 20 years ahead of his time. BRILLIANT. |
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Post by the Black Snow on Nov 28, 2007 2:16:51 GMT -5
One day the heel's gonna ring the bell during the match and put Festus in his comatose state.
However the heel didn't think about the bell ending the match, which proceeds to Festus going BANANA~!
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Tapout
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Post by Tapout on Nov 28, 2007 2:30:20 GMT -5
No, the gimmick is not "doomed to fail."
It's a great, easy-to-understand gimmick for grown-up marks and kids alike, and it has good storyline potential (even if most of those storylines are cartoon-like). For a company that's trying to appeal to families and also appeal to a larger audience (to fight shrinking TV ratings), that's actually what's needed.
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Post by Mozenrath on Nov 28, 2007 2:31:55 GMT -5
Who knows, maybe too much bell ringing will turn him into Freakin Deacon.
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Post by Cap'n Crud on Nov 28, 2007 6:55:35 GMT -5
I don't see it working for more than a year or two until the fans either get sick of it or pretty much ignore him completely. Comedy gimmicks only have so much of a lifespan to them.
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Post by mrjl on Nov 28, 2007 7:43:34 GMT -5
One day the heel's gonna ring the bell during the match and put Festus in his comatose state. However the heel didn't think about the bell ending the match, which proceeds to Festus going BANANA~! I've had that idea too. |
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Post by The Cool Pup on Nov 28, 2007 8:05:00 GMT -5
I love Festus' gimmick. It's something different for the next run of the mill hoss.
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Post by Lenny: Smooth like Keith Stone on Nov 28, 2007 11:37:00 GMT -5
I love Festus. Honestly I think they should drop the whole thing where he goes crazy when he hears a bell. They should just say that he is a guy who normally is an effervescent and fun-loving guy (Jesse's words, not mine), but he is all business in the ring. They don't have to get so literal and say that he turns into a psycho when he hears a bell. This way the character would not have this inescapable weakness, and they can just focus on Festus being a funny character outside the ring, but who dominates in the ring.
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