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Post by Hegemony on Jan 18, 2007 16:21:02 GMT -5
The term "escape" implies some sort of passive reception to media, and cannot account for the active engagement that most people bring to their encounters with different films/TV shows/music/etc. This game is a great example of being actively involved with something in that each person constructs a reality/fed that is unique to their own experiences. We all have our own house rules, we all favor different characters, we adhere to or stray from the "official" story in numerous ways. COTG allows us to actively take part in the construction of the reality of COTG in our own feds, which is why it is such a great game in my opinion. The IWC functions in a similar way, as fans can debate the merits/direction/aesthetics of wrestling that very much takes place in the same world that we inhabit, negating the need to "escape" from that world. To escape seems more accurate if we blindly accept what is offered without considering how to make it better, or how it meets our unique and subjective expectations. That's why I don't think the term "escape" is accurate in explaining how people consume media, play games, or live their lives.
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Post by swarm on Jan 18, 2007 16:55:55 GMT -5
all I know is that when I sit down and play the game, watch RAW, and "talk to doug", I escape from my every day grind and really enjoy myself.
I keep it simple.
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Post by ewt on Jan 18, 2007 18:23:46 GMT -5
all I know is that when I sit down and play the game, watch RAW, and "talk to doug", I escape from my every day grind and really enjoy myself. I keep it simple. I watch wrestling late, after the wife and kid are fast asleep, and talk to my dog. He keeps telling me to do bad things, I ask him why and he says I am a talking dog if you can't believe me who can you believe. Smart dog. I usually play the game while I watch it is very relaxing. It almost doesn't make me mind just how bad WWE & TNA really are. |
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Post by swarm on Jan 18, 2007 18:29:36 GMT -5
doug is not my dog though...doug is my doug.
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Post by blueraider2 on Jan 18, 2007 18:34:18 GMT -5
huh  ? |
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Post by swarm on Jan 18, 2007 18:45:23 GMT -5
my doug needs some more doug food. lucky I have some more at home.
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Post by blueraider2 on Jan 18, 2007 18:50:06 GMT -5
sounds like hes a good doug.where can i get one ?
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Post by swarm on Jan 18, 2007 19:29:38 GMT -5
lots of places...
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Post by blueraider2 on Jan 18, 2007 19:36:37 GMT -5
ok thanks dude.
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Post by swarm on Jan 18, 2007 19:39:15 GMT -5
no problem...doug is a quiet guy...
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Post by blueraider2 on Jan 18, 2007 19:41:01 GMT -5
going to name him something else thomas maybe ?
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Post by swarm on Jan 18, 2007 19:52:56 GMT -5
no it's a doug so you need to call him doug. my ex girlfriend had a cat named thomas though. but we called her doug, doug.
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Post by dukedave on Jan 18, 2007 19:55:45 GMT -5
going to name him something else thomas maybe ? who is this darkrider character and why does he keep acting like neilybob  |
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Post by blueraider2 on Jan 18, 2007 20:49:51 GMT -5
guess silly
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Post by dukedave on Jan 19, 2007 7:47:02 GMT -5
i know it's you neilybob i just needed to do something to crawl toward a 1,000 |
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Post by bmurderh8s on Jan 19, 2007 13:10:33 GMT -5
TNA needs to focus on what they do better then the WWE. And thats the in ring wrestling. I know the casual fan may not give a crap about great wrestling matches but there are enough hardcore wrestling fans out there that do. And if they can get their stuff straight, they can bring in that audiance and more then "survive and grow".
Hide the negatives and accentuate the positives.
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Post by Aquinas on Jan 19, 2007 16:18:33 GMT -5
Good post.....I agree. I'm one of those hardcore fans -- and while they aren't the almighty big ratings makeres, they are out there. I watch TNA largely because, at least until recently, from beginning to end it had better matches than anything else other than Smackdown. Maybe i'm getting old and crotchety, but I'll take a wrestling fed without ANY Divas, without non-wrestlers in angles, without the owner wasting TV time with stupid skits and -- even worse -- insisting on wrestling as well...... TNA largely does that, although I see a disturbing trend towards emulating WWE, like a lot of people here do. TNA needs to focus on what they do better then the WWE. And thats the in ring wrestling. I know the casual fan may not give a crap about great wrestling matches but there are enough hardcore wrestling fans out there that do. And if they can get their stuff straight, they can bring in that audiance and more then "survive and grow". Hide the negatives and accentuate the positives. |
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Post by Hegemony on Jan 19, 2007 17:06:54 GMT -5
Sadly, aquinas, it sounds like what you are looking for is the antithesis of Vince Russo's booking and TNA in general. ROH on the other hand...
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Post by BDS on Jan 19, 2007 17:10:27 GMT -5
Sadly, aquinas, it sounds like what you are looking for is the antithesis of Vince Russo's booking and TNA in general. ROH on the other hand... I agree with Hegemony, aquinas. If that's what you want, start spending your wrestling dollar on ROH, because it's exactly what you're looking for. |
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Post by Aquinas on Jan 19, 2007 17:17:06 GMT -5
I've heard enough about ROH and never checked into it....I suspect you might be right. And yeah, like I said, it would appear that TNA is going exactly the opposite direction that I like. Last night's program was certainly not as good as the average one when I first started watching.
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