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Sanguinia posted:OSW's older stuff holds up pretty well. I just rewatched their ECW series and it was a blast. It seems like the Pre-NWO Hogan Arc they did for WCW might be the last good thing they do though, everything else for the last several years has been mediocre at best, and this TNA series was pretty trash. What do you think made them worse
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Smoking Crow posted:What do you think made them worse I think a combination of comfort, reliance on gimmicks and either an excess or lack of interest. Any time they review a current PPV it becomes more and more clear how little they care about WWE's current content, and that they're doing those episodes just out of audience expectation to generate views, the lack of passion in those reviews stands out. Outside of those reviews they only seem interested in reviewing stuff that they are personally invested in (lovely movies, video games, TNA) and those reviews have become more and more about having a laugh with each other, sharing in-jokes, goofing off, and getting their running gags in because they are expected, rather than bringing the stuff that made them a success. OSW reviews (and those that imitated them like NewGen Project and AE Podcast) got where they are by not just riffing wrestling pay per views, but by also providing a viewer with worthwhile historical context, angle summaries, character and story analysis, useful tidbits from both inside and outside the fictional universe that influenced events, and generally helping to make the sometimes incoherent world of pro wrestling make sense as long-form storytelling. The slick presentation was also a factor, although I think that presentation has almost become a gimmick itself at this point. The WCW Hogan Storyline reviews felt like a return to form because they were once again focused on all those things, but those seem to have become the exceptions rather than the rule based on the TNA reviews. I was actually really looking forward to those TNA reviews because I wanted that old OSW insight into what was going on in that brand, but it felt like I was watching Episode 4 of a review series rather than Episode 1. They made no concessions for the uninitiated, barely recapped storylines or characters, and basically spent the whole time chatting with each other in a nostalgia haze rather than informing their audience. Which makes sense given that they are long-time TNA fans and this was the period they all watched as young students. But being in that comfort zone rather than addressing something they had to put some effort into clearly hurt their work. Also the off-color jokes have increased over the years to the point of getting kind of eye-rolling and making it harder for me to enjoy them, but that's a personal taste thing. Like, it's nice that they recognize the offensiveness of Billy Gunn's misogynistic character in TNA and are mildly disgusted with the crowd for popping for his misogyny like he was a face, but then they spend like 10 minutes turning the Gail Kim match into a protracted "camel toe," gag. I don't necessarily blame them, but its too much for me.
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Randaconda posted:Didn't Edge and Beth settle down together and start a family? Yep
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Randaconda posted:Didn't Edge and Beth settle down together and start a family? Yeah, they got married last year
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Anyone here listen to Neal Pruitt's Secrets of WCW Nitro podcast? Can you recommend it?
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Benne posted:Yeah, they got married last year 
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Basically, the fonder they are of the era, the better the OSW reviews are. I couldn't give a poo poo about their movie reviews though because yucking it up over THE ROOM or SAMURAI COP isn't going to be funnier than anything that's in either of those movies. I honestly do think that if they had stayed with the Hulkamania era and followed it through the WCW years then it would've been a richer show for it.
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How come WOL gets so many repeat callers? I though it was a legit radio show on this sports byline thing. How come the same people always manage to get through?
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Incessant Excess posted:How come WOL gets so many repeat callers? I though it was a legit radio show on this sports byline thing. How come the same people always manage to get through?
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When it's often WOL I'm often only half listening but I really noticed it with Jim from Virginia cause of his heavy accent, tho he seems pleasant enough. Ryan from Cumberland is a name I've definitely also heard a bunch of times even if I can't place him right now. So, it really just comes down to hardcore fans calling in and waiting in line every single show?
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I mean I don’t know for sure but the Venn diagram of wrestling fans, radio show listeners, and weirdly obsessive people would probably have a big ol’ overlap so it doesn’t seem like a huge assumption
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WOL has always had different groups of weird callers who call in all the time, even in the eyada days.
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Ed in San Antonio usually had good questions. Nobody will ever top James from Kentucky, though, especially him calling into an entirely different show after Dave banned him.
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The best is the guy from Memphis or Florida or something who has a long preamble and a preliminary question before he gets to his actual question. You can hear Bryan’s heart sink every time, it owns
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Incessant Excess posted:How come WOL gets so many repeat callers? I though it was a legit radio show on this sports byline thing. How come the same people always manage to get through? A lot of sports radio shows have a rotating cast of callers who become as much a part of the show as the guys in the studio
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Is Bryan a radio geek to go with the audio geek stuff? He would probably be a huge mark for having 'regular character' callers if so
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Have Bryan and Vinny said anything about their yearly Christmas show?
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mariooncrack posted:Have Bryan and Vinny said anything about their yearly Christmas show? During the most recent show Bryan mentioned it should be coming soon.
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Cavauro posted:Is Bryan a radio geek to go with the audio geek stuff? He would probably be a huge mark for having 'regular character' callers if so All of Art Bell's callers were shoots.
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The E&C Podcast is brilliant, look forward to it as much as anything now. Austin's has been in the toilet for a looooong time.
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MassRafTer posted:All of Art Bell's callers were shoots. "Oh, you mean my hole?" "Are you Mel?" "Huh? My hole. Oh, what?" *heavy sigh, drags on cigarette* "Are you MEL, as in, Mel's hole?" "What? My hole? Yeah, I'm Mel and it's my hole, so I suppose that'd make it Mel's hole." "I'm glad we got that out of the way before we started really digging in to your hole."
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https://twitter.com/bryanalvarez/status/944797312315883520 cool tshirt at the b&v christmas party
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Big Dave posted:https://twitter.com/bryanalvarez/status/944797312315883520 Oof... Surprised Vinny didn’t punch that man in the mouth by that point. Digging the Daryl Takahashi cameo, though
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Sanguinia posted:I was actually really looking forward to those TNA reviews because I wanted that old OSW insight into what was going on in that brand, but it felt like I was watching Episode 4 of a review series rather than Episode 1. They made no concessions for the uninitiated, barely recapped storylines or characters, and basically spent the whole time chatting with each other in a nostalgia haze rather than informing their audience. Which makes sense given that they are long-time TNA fans and this was the period they all watched as young students. But being in that comfort zone rather than addressing something they had to put some effort into clearly hurt their work. TBH they sometimes act like whatever generic TNA "top guy" they're talking about doesn't need introduction like they're Hulk Hogan and it's really dumb. Dudes, nobody remembers anything about TNA except you.
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Big Dave posted:https://twitter.com/bryanalvarez/status/944797312315883520 No casualties, no buys!
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Big Dave posted:https://twitter.com/bryanalvarez/status/944797312315883520 Is that the Texarkana TV Title on display in the background?
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Hah, the box I sent them there is in the picture.
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Germansimp posted:Is that the Texarkana TV Title on display in the background? I believe so
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Germansimp posted:Is that the Texarkana TV Title on display in the background? Right below Bryan's BJJ belts.
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 The Bryan and Vinny Christmas show is up. The Brent call is the best
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Someone gave granny Iceland dick
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mariooncrack posted:
Listening to the show right now and just came to post this. Holy poo poo
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Aww my gift was the lead up to the Brent call
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GoutPatrol posted:Aww my gift was the lead up to the Brent call Your cakes saved the entire show because it fell the gently caress apart right after that, thus becoming good.
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