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WTF ECW on SCIFI????

post #1 of 34
6/13/06 at 7:29pm
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What has the Scifi channel become?

It has been going way downhill for some time but come on?!?!?!

The Scifi channel was once a great channel with a ton of potential with the exclusives like Ghost Hunters, Tripping the Rift, and a handful of others but come on, wrestling now?

My opinion of wrestling not withstanding (it has gone way downhill since the demise of any serious competition like WCW) but this is like having monster truck races on the Food Network!!!! IT is that huge of a mismatch!!!!
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post #2 of 34
6/13/06 at 8:00pm

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What do you expect them to show...Star Trek? Earth 2? Space:Above & Beyond? I mean its the Scifi channel...The president of the channel Bonnie Hammer really wants to get away from that type of programming.

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post #3 of 34
6/13/06 at 10:35pm

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As of right now ECW is just in a trial period on Sci-Fi. It could possible be moved to USA or Bravo down the road but for right now it will be on Sci-Fi.

And as far as wrestling going downhill.... I highly recommend you to start checking out TNA Wrestling Impact on Spike TV as its very WCWesque.
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post #4 of 34
6/13/06 at 11:04pm

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I highly recommend you to start checking out TNA Wrestling Impact on Spike TV as its very WCWesque.

You know, saying that something is WCWesk is probably not the best way to get them hooked on the show...Although the X-Division rules.

Here's what you do, you go buy the TNA Best of Samoa Joe DVD because it rules anything else on national TV right now.

As for ECW on Sci-Fi, what do you expect? I mean cartoon network shows live action stuff now.

Here's how it happened, WWE decided to bring back ECW and needed a network. They were limited to the NBC/Universal family of networks. It wasn't going to end up on NBC, CNBC MSNBC or Bravo (that was a long-shot suggestion) USA offered them a spot, but Sci-Fi offered them a better one. It is a 13 week deal but if ratings are good they'll pick it up longer or USA will reconsider and add it to their lineup.

But, don't worry if the shows are as shitty as tonight's was it won't be around for long.
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post #5 of 34
6/14/06 at 2:04am

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Here's how to make it work: While watching ECW on the sci-fi channel, just whistle the Twilight Zone theme to yourself and pretend you've entered an alternate universe where things that are strange and horrific have become mundane.

Er... Wait a second...


naNAnaNa naNAnaNa naNAnaNa naNAnaNa
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post #6 of 34
6/14/06 at 4:37am
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What is the future of niche networks if they all start to blend into the same network?

Look what happened to AMC and yeah now Cartoon Network that is showing live action movies.

Are they alll going to be different degrees of the same channel with the same shows on each one?
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post #7 of 34
6/14/06 at 7:03am

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It's sort of like how "Caddyshack" and "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure" will be airing on TV Land this Summer while VH1 Classic is currently airing "Supergroup" reruns only days after they air on regular VH1.

I can't say I'm happy about either. I stopped watching VH1 Classic when they started playing 90s videos and then started moving away from an all-music-video format and I was never really able to get into TV Land, but it sucks all the same.

Sincerely,

John Kilduff...

Cable TV seems to be collapsing upon itself.
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post #8 of 34
6/14/06 at 8:02am

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At least the show had a zombie and vampire in it...

~T
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post #9 of 34
6/14/06 at 8:25am

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But, don't worry if the shows are as shitty as tonight's was it won't be around for long.


When has that ever stopped the SciFi Channel from showing anything?

Better wrestling than UFO or psychic garbage.
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post #10 of 34
6/14/06 at 9:34am

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Noticed it last night also and said the same thing WTF!!! So many things can be showned SCI-FI related that can take up that space. Old time movies, new ones, just too much stuff out there that utilize that time, what a sad decision.
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post #11 of 34
6/14/06 at 12:14pm

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When has that ever stopped the SciFi Channel from showing anything?

I don't think you understand to what degree of shitty this achieved last night.

The nicest thing being said about this show on Wrestling sites is that at least it was only an hour long. It was so bad, that hardcore wrestling fans might not watch it and if they don't ratings will tank and Sci-Fi who BTW, had a big hand in what we saw last night so they don't escape blame...can get rid of the show.

Hell, even if they didn't care about the quality and wanted to air it no matter how shitty it was, this is the type of show that can be taken off the air by WWE if it doesn't make them money.

This was not shitty in the cheesy, low-budget bad movie type way, this was offensive shitty to both wrestling fans and Sci-Fi fans. In fact, relatively speaking that was 1 giganticly expensive bomb they dropped last night.
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post #12 of 34
6/14/06 at 12:39pm

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Ah, it has been four years since I've last had cable and I can tell here that I am not missing a thing.
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post #13 of 34
6/14/06 at 1:26pm

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If we ever get to pick and choose our our channels, Si Fi would not make the cut for me. I love si fi, but other than Galactica, and Doctor Who i dont even care. Pop up ads, commercials every 4 to 6 minutes, movies like Bravehart, i could go on. Si Fi and most other channels like it suck!
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post #14 of 34
6/14/06 at 1:47pm

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Anyone who hasn't given up on cable by now deserves whatever they get.
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post #15 of 34
6/14/06 at 2:53pm

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I suppose that when the inevitable comes and they do decide to end this (I only watched the first few minutes - the dead crowd followed up with the zombie (no pun intended) turned me off real quick) they have a built-in excuse: They turn Show and Angle, maybe even RVD, into moles who are being used by Vince to kill ECW/Heyman. Seriously, though, I don't know if this will be around long enough to play that out.

Any idea on what Angle and Show think of being in ECW instead of RAW?
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post #16 of 34
6/14/06 at 5:34pm

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Looks like Sci-Fi and WWE are very happy with how the show did in the ratings, with a 2.7 cable rating.

For those that didn't see it, last night a wrestler with a zombie gimmick was put on the show so that the show could at least have something related to the network. This zombie got caned by another wrestler. Originally, it was supposed to be an alien that got caned but the network didn't want to upset their fanbase.

~T
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post #17 of 34
6/14/06 at 5:51pm

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Looks like Sci-Fi and WWE are very happy with how the show did in the ratings, with a 2.7 cable rating.

The XFL's first rating was good too. I will be stunned if that rating goes anywhere but down next week.
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post #18 of 34
6/14/06 at 11:26pm

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Originally Posted by Casey Trowbridg
You know, saying that something is WCWesk is probably not the best way to get them hooked on the show...Although the X-Division rules.

There is a number of WCW like elements in TNA which is not a bad thing to someone who was a fan of WCW during its day. TNA does however have its own uniqueness to it that has me very much in love.
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post #19 of 34
6/20/06 at 7:19am

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Any idea on what Angle and Show think of being in ECW instead of RAW?

I can comment on that. My brother works at a hotel and was able to talk to Show last week. He asked him that very question, and Show said "It's all f'ed up over there." So I'm guessing he likes being away from McMahon and Raw.
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post #20 of 34
6/28/06 at 1:17pm

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Yes, it is very strange seeing wrestling in the "sci-fi" channel but like others have said, the powers that be from this channel are doing whatever the hell they want, without taking us, the viewers, in consideration.

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Anyone who hasn't given up on cable by now deserves whatever they get.
What else are you watching? the local networks? DVDs? Just curious.
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post #21 of 34
6/28/06 at 2:54pm

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There is a number of WCW like elements in TNA which is not a bad thing to someone who was a fan of WCW during its day.

Don't get me wrong, I was a fan of WCW since the Jim Crocket Promotions took that name after it was bought by Turner until the bitter end of the company, so it was a strong part of my life. I was kind of joking when I made that comment, because of how most people remember WCW for the David Arqette title reign and its bad end days. So, if you were to tell someone that TNA is like WCW that's what they might think of.

On topic, this show has still not been good. Last night had a good opening and a good ending but good lord that middle sucked.
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post #22 of 34
6/28/06 at 6:45pm

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What ECW wrestlers made appearances? Sandman, Dreamer,etc?
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post #23 of 34
6/28/06 at 7:45pm

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As far as live action on cartoon network, well, at least you can argue that 'cartoon' doesn't always mean 'hadn drawn', but wrestling and sci-fi? That's a major stretch.
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Anyone who hasn't given up on cable by now deserves whatever they get.
And the alternative??

If you say DVD, then I will respond to you with hundreds of DVD Complaint threads
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post #24 of 34
6/29/06 at 12:08pm

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What ECW wrestlers made appearances? Sandman, Dreamer,etc?

The ECW wrestlers or, I mean the former ECW wrestlers that are in the revived version that were on the show this week were:

Sabu, Angry Amish Roadkill, Danny Doring, Sandman, Tommy Dreamer, and RVD.

The other wrestlers featured were Edge, Kurt Angle, Mike Knocks, The Big Show, a Test Video, Kevin Ferdick and Kelly the stripper...err...I mean exhibitionist.

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As far as live action on cartoon network, well, at least you can argue that 'cartoon' doesn't always mean 'hand drawn', but wrestling and sci-fi? That's a major stretch.

But, but, but, the show has a vampire and a zombie and a witch.

Actually though, you kind of reminded me of a story that I don't think has been mentioned yet. When Sci-Fi decided to pick up the show, they pitched a lot of suggestions for Sci-fi related storylines.

My favorite one, because I would love to see WWE try this for the disastrous consequences that would result, is that Sci-fi, (I kid you not) wanted ECW wrestlers to travel to other dimensions.

I think they should do it with Sandman.

I wish the rating for ECW would drop so it was no longer the highest rated regular show on the network anymore, just so that Sci-fi could go back to that storyline idea. I'd watch every week to see them do wacky Sandman skits where he's caning people in another dimension.
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post #25 of 34
6/29/06 at 12:21pm

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But, but, but, the show has a vampire and a zombie and a witch.
Well, I guess I can agree that wrestling does meet 1/2 of the Sci-Fi category...

No offense to wrestling fans, but it does fall under 'fiction'. Now we just have to figure out the 'science' part of the equation.
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post #26 of 34
6/29/06 at 1:18pm

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Now we just have to figure out the 'science' part of the equation.

Well, wrestling does have its own rules and laws of physics.

For example, in normal physics, if I were to whip you to the ropes in a wrestling ring, you would not automatically bounce back to me just by the momentum shift caused by hitting the ropes.

So bouncing off the ropes simply by being tossed in to them is the wrestling equivalent to going faster than the speed of light in Star Wars or the fact that there is sound in space on a lot of those shows.
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post #27 of 34
6/29/06 at 4:17pm

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Personally I think Umaga is a piece of "science fiction" all on its own.
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post #28 of 34
6/30/06 at 4:13pm

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And the alternative??

If you say DVD, then I will respond to you with hundreds of DVD Complaint threads

Yes, I WILL say DVD. At least I don't have to buy all the ones that suck.
Cable was supposed to be so much more than what it is now.
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post #29 of 34
6/30/06 at 5:22pm

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I find myself looking at my hundreds of unwatched DVD's and thinking "Hmmmm, nothing good to watch" - just like I do when I flip through hundreds of cable channels and think "Nothing good is on"
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post #30 of 34
7/11/06 at 6:37am

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Remember to watch tonight for the most extreme match ever,

Big Show vs. Ric Flair... for the EXTREME Heavyweight Championship.

Right.

Any plans to bring back the TV Title?

ry
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