ECW may have a TV deal
 

From Observer:

--The Sci-Fi Network is preparing a press release that will be released once either Vince or Linda McMahon approve the wording. It is expected to be released within the next week, possibly before Raw on Monday, and unless there is a late change, ECW will start on the network with a weekly time slot in mid-to-late June.

Sci Fi Network :wtf:

Speaking of comparing Trekies and Smarks....

So...Nova title reign?

The fuck?

Hahahahhaa

Fucking wierd...

is it that Space NEtwork?

still gay

makes wrestling look even more gay than it already is

Sci-Fi network is a pretty good choice, I think. They are pretty relaxed with the censorship on their network. They show Tripping the Rift and other shows that walk the line of acceptable for basic cable. It should give Heyman the ability to push the envelope.

And if you think about it, Wrestling has never been on a network that seemed appropriate. They're currently on a basic cable channel who's biggest show is reruns of Monk. On the Network side, UPN is known for being the channel that shows black shows that no one other than black people wach. And hell, they used to be on The Nashville/National Network. I'd give Sci-Fi network a chance.

It should be noted that their move to TNN was actually in a network attempt to change it to Spike, which wrestling is a perfect fit for...so that might not be the best example. But the rest of your points are valid.

Well while it may be true that wrestling hasn't always been on the same track as other programming on the network, there is still the fact that ECW is in no way "sci-fi" or "science fiction". This is dumber to me then the people that decided to show live action movies on a channel who's mission statement was to show cartoons 24/7.

WWE's move maybe, but ECW was on The Nashville Network long before SpikeTV had been thought of.

I totally wasn't even thinking about ECW, odd since this is a thread about ECW. :shifty:

...flipped through some channels...remember what they air on MTV...retract previous statements about not staying on the format...

What, you think MTV has anything to do with music?

I don't feel any version of MTV really has anything to do with music at this point.

...coolness either...

BTW, not to go off topic, but did anyone else ever see that documentory on how cool is marketed to the public.

I don't really care on what channel ECW shows as it's a good show.

Who cares what channel it's on?? Just watch it...

Kinda hard to do if we're not caring what channel it's on, as we will - when the time comes - need to be able to successfully switch our television to said station.

Okay, this is amusing to me.

I thought it must be a joke.

You see, back when management was changed at SciFi, certain shwos were cancelled. The ones most nerds got up in arms over was Farscape (Especially whining that they sacked it for SGAtlantis). The reasoning behind this is because they wanted something more mainstream, with Sci Fi programming more like the Sixth Sense (One of the actual movies named) or a couple of others.

Their new programming? Tanked. Stargate and the soon-added BSG were their only rela ratings grabbers.

So if it's true. LOL.

The other was Invisible Man right?

When I didn't go out on Friday night...I watched that. :emotear:

Invisible Man?

Yea...I guess even his fan base was invisible. :'(

I thought you might have meant Hollow Man, because along with Sixth Sense, that may have been one of the movies they mentioned wanting to be more like.

OH! I remember invisible man! The Quicksilver thing. I saw like 3 episodes. I actually had to explain the Tommy Walker reference to the friend who introduced me to the show.

Sci Fi is owned by NBC / Universal the same company as USA so it makes sense why its going to be there.

You guys mean the nerd channel?

off topic:

I remember vince wanted to keep WCW going but since he signed an exclusivity deal with TNN that was a no go.

Duh.

They need to be on tv if they ever want a chance to make the ECW brand into something, so if this is the best they can do, they might as well go for it, for now.

My question is what day it will air and at what time.

Wednesday between reruns of Stargate and new episodes o Ghost Hunters.

I just ad an awesome thought though. In ECW's timeslot, we see a letterboxed commercial, showing Chris Jericho standing over the decimated Triple H. He's holding up the Heavyweight strap, and his music is playing. Suddenly, the "IF" Sci Fi logo shows on the screen. :D

ECW was on TNN because TNN was a redneck channel and alot of folks (at least around here at the time) suspected that pro wrestling was entertainment for rednecks, up there with monster trucks and other hillbilly fanfare (also featured on TNN). The equation of wrestling = redneck has died down drastically since the 90's, though, if not killed off entirely.

TNN was trying to change its image at the time though.

Of course, this was before their "We've got pop (By pop wee mean Bob Newhart)" phase...

Whatever. As long as it's on a channel I get.

A lot of wrestling fans are complete nerds.

By a lot you mean 99%.

Well prob more like 80%

I'm gonna 86.5%

Steve Corino and Cyrus ate it up, too.