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Originally Posted by Steveo Here is the major difference between TV dramas and wrestling. TV dramas are serious (sometimes award winning) shows with good plotlines, stories, and actors. Wrestling is and forever will be viewed as a sideshow act in this country. There is no way around that. The wrestling business for so long claimed to be a sport and tried to make people believe they were "real" it was laughable, and the American people laughed, long and hard. They have been stuck with that stigma ever since. But at the heart of it, wrestling and other TV shows are two seperate entities. I can't exactly put my finger on it but there is just a stark difference. |
my thoughts exactly
Also, when Fox agrees to air 24, they know ahead of time that it's a show that involved terrorists. NBC knows ahead of time that Law & Order deals with murders. UPN agreed to air Smackdown under the impression that it is a show where large, athletic men fight each other, with somewhat risque storylines. They didnt sign on for a show where Islamic extremists sacrifice and martyr themselves (a la suicide bombers), while a group of men who look like terrorists choke a man with piano wire.
This kinda thing doesnt belong on a wrestling program. I cant really explain why...it just doesnt