PeteF3 Posted October 10, 2015 Report Posted October 10, 2015 Has Dave ever watched a fictional TV show besides 90210? Quote
jdw Posted October 10, 2015 Report Posted October 10, 2015 Jokes aside, he's been with his wife for well over a decade, and has kids. It's hard to imagine him not sharing an interest with one or all of them in some fictional non-wrestling television. If there was one really great feature about Dave in the time I spent around him it was the he really enjoyed sharing things with people. Quote
MFoy Posted October 10, 2015 Report Posted October 10, 2015 I guess I should have said that Dave is obsessed with wrestling seeming hip and current. I'm a fan of his, but hip has never been a word I'd have used to describe him personally. Quote
Laz Posted October 10, 2015 Report Posted October 10, 2015 "Hip and current" and "references to the past" are not mutually exclusive. Hell, Seth MacFarlane built an empire around making jokes about things from the '80s. Quote
Loss Posted October 10, 2015 Report Posted October 10, 2015 To me, I think focusing too much on current pop culture comes off really lame. When ECW would do those videos of Raven's Nest to "Smells Like Teen Spirit" with wrestling footage mixed in with the video, it made me roll my eyes because it seemed like a desperate attempt to latch on to what's cool. I do think if you're going to have a musical act perform or have a guest celebrity on the show, it does need to be someone relevant. But I don't think the framework in which announcers work should only be current knowledge. Quote
pantherwagner Posted October 10, 2015 Report Posted October 10, 2015 To me, I think focusing too much on current pop culture comes off really lame. When ECW would do those videos of Raven's Nest to "Smells Like Teen Spirit" with wrestling footage mixed in with the video, it made me roll my eyes because it seemed like a desperate attempt to latch on to what's cool. Not that I disagree with you, but I'm curious about your thoughts on Memphis promotional music videos. Quote
MFoy Posted October 10, 2015 Report Posted October 10, 2015 "Hip and current" and "references to the past" are not mutually exclusive. Hell, Seth MacFarlane built an empire around making jokes about things from the '80s. Right, that was my point. Dave doesn't realize that "dated" references actually can make something seem more hip. Quote
Loss Posted October 10, 2015 Report Posted October 10, 2015 To me, I think focusing too much on current pop culture comes off really lame. When ECW would do those videos of Raven's Nest to "Smells Like Teen Spirit" with wrestling footage mixed in with the video, it made me roll my eyes because it seemed like a desperate attempt to latch on to what's cool. Not that I disagree with you, but I'm curious about your thoughts on Memphis promotional music videos. I love those! Those don't bug me because they don't intersperse the original video like they're trying to make me think Kurt Cobain and Stevie Richards are pals that hang out. Quote
goc Posted October 10, 2015 Report Posted October 10, 2015 Well since someone brought up Memphis music videos...this is my favorite one and this isn't one that ever really gets talked about: Quote
pantherwagner Posted October 10, 2015 Report Posted October 10, 2015 To me, I think focusing too much on current pop culture comes off really lame. When ECW would do those videos of Raven's Nest to "Smells Like Teen Spirit" with wrestling footage mixed in with the video, it made me roll my eyes because it seemed like a desperate attempt to latch on to what's cool. Not that I disagree with you, but I'm curious about your thoughts on Memphis promotional music videos. I love those! Those don't bug me because they don't intersperse the original video like they're trying to make me think Kurt Cobain and Stevie Richards are pals that hang out. Good, good, I would been shocked if you had answered anything else. By the way, that little Memphis wrestling jingle they play before commercials is awesome. Quote
Slasher Posted October 11, 2015 Report Posted October 11, 2015 To me, I think focusing too much on current pop culture comes off really lame. When ECW would do those videos of Raven's Nest to "Smells Like Teen Spirit" with wrestling footage mixed in with the video, it made me roll my eyes because it seemed like a desperate attempt to latch on to what's cool. I do think if you're going to have a musical act perform or have a guest celebrity on the show, it does need to be someone relevant. But I don't think the framework in which announcers work should only be current knowledge. You are not wrong but I think having "updated" references could work if it is actually relevant to what is going on and it doesn't feel shoehorned in for the sake of saying it. The idea behind it is that you kinda want to be sitting next to a guy who knows what's up in the world at the moment...like fostering a sense of presence where you are watching something with someone. Of course the real issue is that as the commentary ages, it inevitably becomes outdated if you watch it again in ten years. So yes, I think it is a better bet to use references that ages well and/or that endures the test of time. Quote
jackwebb Posted October 11, 2015 Report Posted October 11, 2015 Has Dave ever watched a fictional TV show besides 90210? He made a dated reference about Shawn Michaels a couple of years ago. When he came out with his sleeves rolled up Dave said he looked like Schneider from One Day at a Time. So that is another show he watched. Quote
Ricky Jackson Posted October 11, 2015 Report Posted October 11, 2015 Don't forget about his obsession with the Dallas TV show in the 80s Quote
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