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Post by The Barber on Jun 5, 2018 5:24:42 GMT -5
“I’ll baste his turkey!”
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Post by The Barber on Jun 3, 2018 20:32:22 GMT -5
The Critic.
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Post by The Barber on Jun 3, 2018 20:28:33 GMT -5
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Post by The Barber on Jun 1, 2018 6:54:21 GMT -5
Looking at those numbers, I think I am the one out of touch rather than Vince. How any sane company views the WWE to be worth that much is insane but then again they get 2.5 million viewers to watch a 3 hour show that is written for an audience of one, so clearly I am missing something. Life sucks and then you die. Maybe Vince was right all along. He can make a billion off a variety show. Smh. He is one lucky sumbitch, I'll give him that.
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Post by The Barber on Jun 1, 2018 6:53:21 GMT -5
He turned back into a mermaid by an evil octopus witch lady. ...everyone got the good Disney references already. Disney?
You need to be looking at the OTHER animated fiend who may or may not be responsible:
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Post by The Barber on Jun 1, 2018 6:38:23 GMT -5
Why would Piper need a belt when he was wearing a skirt?
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Post by The Barber on May 30, 2018 9:33:31 GMT -5
Heels shouldn't have to be offensive to be good heels, but the problem does boil down to the fact that fans in this day and age cheer anyone who is good at their job, even if that job is being a classic villain in wrestling. Exactly.
If they ever created "Star Wars: The Play" on Broadway, do you think Darth Vader is getting booed? I think not.
If a heel cuts a great promo, then he'll get cheered. The 'booing the heel' gimmick worked when (most) of the fans believed in kayfabe.
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Post by The Barber on May 30, 2018 6:50:26 GMT -5
We all know who's the real culprit in all of this...
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Post by The Barber on May 27, 2018 23:41:55 GMT -5
Tell that to Hogan or Austin.
Were they a part of a "heel to face"or "face to heel" title transition that was creatively and financially successful? The company made more money having the heel chase the title than the face chasing the title.
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Post by The Barber on May 26, 2018 21:04:15 GMT -5
I have heard more than one wrestling insider say something like "The money isn't in the face beating the heel. It's in the face chasing the heel." And while that may be, those chases can eventually frustrate fans and drive them away. In fact, WWE/F has largely been a babyface champion territory. Why is it so difficult to flip the script from a title chase to a title defense? Can you think of any transitions that were done successfully? Tell that to Hogan or Austin.
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Post by The Barber on May 26, 2018 21:02:31 GMT -5
How about taping a song off the radio and they talked halfway through it. I heard a rumor that they did that deliberately so that people would buy the album as opposed to taping it off the radio. They would also play them at fast speeds for that same reason.
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Post by The Barber on May 26, 2018 13:03:22 GMT -5
How about a song you really liked, and called the radio station to play it? And you always got the busy signal. How about taping a song off the radio and they talked halfway through it.
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Post by The Barber on May 23, 2018 18:56:02 GMT -5
How many of you were a member of Columbia House or BMG Music Service? I was a Columbia House member in 1991. I thought it was a great deal with the 12 "free" CDs for a penny or whatever it was. i didn't factor in the CDs they sent you automatically, the high shipping costs, etc. "Return this card if you don't want next month's selection". Bah... "The first nine were only a penny, then they jacked up the price! It’s not fair. It’s not fair I tells ya!”
BTW, got super nostalgic for the E! promo at the beginning.
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Post by The Barber on May 23, 2018 18:41:46 GMT -5
Real talented musician. Really shit driver. I'm with you.
I like a few of his songs, but his outside antics (obviously not as bad as other musicians, etc.) is pretty f***ed up.
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Post by The Barber on May 23, 2018 18:36:52 GMT -5
This is the first time I have ever heard of this rumor.
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Post by The Barber on May 23, 2018 18:36:19 GMT -5
Are you sure this isn't George Costanza? Maybe he was too shy to admit that he was their butler.
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Post by The Barber on May 23, 2018 18:31:07 GMT -5
Most, if not all, of the pre Hogan era of wrestling. I tried watching a few matches and they put me to sleep. Too many rest holds for me to get into.
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Post by The Barber on May 23, 2018 18:25:18 GMT -5
Bischoff's group was willing to pay a lot more for wcw than the WWF paid. Yet, aol/time Warner sold it to the wwf, the lower bidder and the WWF got to close their competition. Sweetheart deal, maybe??? Everyone on here brings up good points, but yours is the one I want to talk about. I have heard rumors that Vince may have had a guy who was working on the inside and judging by what paid for it, it wouldn't shock me.
Where's Jesse Ventura when you need him?
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Post by The Barber on May 23, 2018 17:47:39 GMT -5
The marketing is not a comment on how effed up it was. It just wasn’t so eggshell sensitive/fragile-minded then. It’s merely further evidence of how society has now changed. The evolution of fear. People can’t wait to dissect everything and find a way to be afraid, offended, or appalled by it institutionally. Freddy was just Freddy, scary as heck and therefore cool. It wasn’t anything like “I can’t be the person I want to be because of this outrageous symbol of societal oppression and real-world abuse.” It wasn’t weird then just like it’s not weird now to not be able to browse corners the internet without seeing someone offended by a media gesture because of the larger message it somehow connotes. Evolution of fear. Uhh...what are you talking about?
That 'evolution of fear' crap has been going on for centuries. People were (and very much still are) afraid of what they don't understand. It is human nature.
BTW, I read somewhere that Fifty Shades Of Grey got a PG like rating in France. Different cultures for different people.
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Post by The Barber on May 23, 2018 6:04:14 GMT -5
NASCAR's ratings are in a freefall and they recently got a GIGANTIC TV contract.
Live TV draws the money, folks.
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