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Post by vastrix on Dec 11, 2023 23:48:03 GMT -5
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Post by vastrix on Dec 12, 2023 3:58:50 GMT -5
Score out of 10: ...Dang this was another heck of a show. From the battle of morals between Valora and Ravenna to the fierce battle between Eron and Greg, this was a great show. I’m going to have to give it at least an 8 out of 10. I mean it could have been a ppv and had Riot defending his bit of metal, but the ppv is right around the corner essentially.
Star of the Night: ...There’s a lot to be said about giving this to Valora Salinas given that she was on like half the show, but I really think that this honor should go to Eddie Havok. His return had a heck of an impact in that he replaced Billy Fowler in the Bastards! I did NOT see this coming when I heard that Havok was making a return. Just wait until Fowler recovers, this will be interesting. Anyway, Havok came out swinging and impressed. Great job, man.
Match of the Night: ...I would have to go with the main event. It was exciting and violent like I like it. The question now remains, how will Ravenna Jaeger be forever changed by this match?
Segment of the Night: ...Obvi Abbigail challenging Frank to a title match was a highlight of the night. She was like a naughty child in making sure that he handlers were not around before making the challenge.
Spot of the Night: ...Hard brexit on Billy Fowler. I never thought I would have seen this happen, but always wanted to see this happen. It was every bit of exciting as I thought it was. Especially since it was so unexpected!
Notes/Thoughts: ...this was a great show and a large one. The fact that it was a ten match show that we handled between four writers was great. We’re not like some other feds that put all of the writing on the fed head. We’re a team of legends! Thanks again go out to Frank, Valora, and Greg for all the help that went into making this show happen. Without your help, I know I wouldn’t have been nearly on time.
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Post by Frank Windsor on Dec 12, 2023 15:52:39 GMT -5
Score out of 10: I would probably score this show 7 out of 10. Where as not one of our worst shows it wasn't one of our best either. It was good BUT it was just missing something. I'm not sure what as cannot put my finger on it. Solid matches that we've come to expect from the writers and a good selection of segments building stuff for current and further shows but I think it's missing something.
Star of the Night: Hand's down this goes to Eddie Williams. He was by far VIP of show with his shocking return which only 3 of us knew was going down until Rob had to send the segment in to owners. Some others may have been thought to be the VIP but over satuaration may have hurt them but Eddie's back!!!
Match of the Night: Usually I can point out a match that jumps out at me as being match of the night but this show i'd say all matches had something to bring them to the table so i'm not going to pick a match of the night even my own.
Segment of the Night: Hard Brexit has to be the segment of the show as if not one of the season. It's the shock of 2 out of 3 of the Bastards turning on their stable mate of TEN years. The ripples will be felt through the fed for years or until Billy decides he needs revenge lol.
Spot of the Night: See above.
Notes/Thoughts: My pet peeve with the fed at the moment is that lack of diverse talent putting in segments. It seems to be the same few people and this show 1 person had about 6 or 7 segs i believe. We need to get different people to write segs or maybe others to write them for them as the same people it just waters down their story and doesnt feel as special especially as we have people that won't read everything and skip over certain bits losing the impact. So what i'm saying is lets get others to get their stories out and not just the same people.
Now with return of Eddie things are about to step up for the Bastards storyline especially as post Fowler so let's see what we can ALL do as we head towards the Season Finale.
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Post by Eddie Williams on Dec 12, 2023 16:28:38 GMT -5
Score out of 10: ... 7.5. A good solid show. I have seen some better CWF shows. Dare say I might be able to find a worse one as well. Overall I enjoyed the show.
Star of the Night: ... Well, (points to himself) it was my return to CWF. Besides that Valora Salinas had a huge present on the show.
Match of the Night: ... There was a few matches that stood out for me. The main event; Ravenna Jaeger vs Valora Salinas, Eron Hunter Vs Greg Salazar and Iro Waters vs Rob Riot.
Segment of the Night: ... Changing of the guard. Me taking Fowler's spot on the Bastards by force.
Spot of the Night: ... Same as above.
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Post by robriot on Dec 13, 2023 7:13:55 GMT -5
OK this might be long, but bear with me!
Score out of 10: I'm going to agree with my fellow Bastards and give this one a seven. Seven is a good score, by the way. Five is average, six is above average, seven is good. I enjoyed the show.
Star of the Night: It's got to be Eddie Havok/Eddie Williams, right? That's how you make a splash return! Honourable mention to Abbigail Dresden for a star-making victory over a giant.
Match of the Night: I'm giving this one to Hunter vs Salazar. I wouldn't normally plump for a draw, but this felt like an epic contest where both guys gave everything they had, and were denied a conclusion because time ran out on them. I'd like to see this happen again some time soon, but I'm also excited about going up against Hunter. Like Darth Vader, I have sensed this coming for a while now.
Segment of the Night: I'm tempted to give this to the Hard Brexit heard around the world, but I actually really enjoyed the Future Shock Society segment. The hint that they might be interested in acquiring a dissatisfied Abbigal Dresden away from Valora. The hint of a possible issue with Waters. The internal tension. There was a lot said in this segment, but there was also a lot unsaid and a lot of potential directions opened up.
Spot of the Night: Now this really does have to go to the Hard Brexit heard around the world. Farewell, Billy Fowler. Hope to see you again soon!
Notes/Thoughts: OK, so I have similar thoughts to Mr Windsor above, but I'm going to try to explain them a different way. I enjoyed the show as I've said, and it was a very long read. The reason it was a very long read is that there were perhaps too many segments, and most of the segments were very long. I don't think it was necessarily an issue of too many segments from the same writer or writers - it's just that Valora basically opened and closed the show so it felt like she was everywhere even though she actually wasn't. Plus she was in the main event, so a lot of this show was always going to be about Valora. We're in a way better position than we were months ago when we didn't have enough segments, but maybe now we have the opposite problem.
I think the closing segment is the perfect illustration of this - I've always felt like closing segments need to be short, snappy and impactful, but this one went on for what felt like a long time. Cross Recoba/Bailey gave us all a good measure of what a great RP or segment should do a few weeks ago - he said something should be different by the end of the segment than it was at the start. The segment began with Ravenna headed out in a neck brace to hospital and ended with Ravenna headed out in a neck brace to hospital - it's just that a lot of people did a lot of talking between the beginning and the end. I love Valora's writing, but I feel like some of the reflection and reaction stuff would have been better contained in an RP or perhaps a post-show IC reaction (we should maybe think about having a forum for that) instead of "on the show," because it felt like the show petered out a bit.
Please don't take this as direct criticism or dissatisfaction, I'm just not one of those guys who'll always say 9 or 10 out of 10 when I think there are things that could be improved. I loved a lot about the show. I especially liked the character moments that whoever wrote my match gave to Riot - the whack on the elbow to set up the Riot Rack was a great interpretation of Riot being a technician but also a bit of a sadist. I loved a lot of the segments and the quality was high throughout - everyone who wrote segments and matches is a very good writer. I'm just think that some things could have been more concise or placed within a better forum. Thanks for coming to my TED Talk.
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Post by Vox Falconis on Dec 13, 2023 8:27:21 GMT -5
Just want to comment about that one last segment. I agree with you, Riot, this last segment after the match was not really necessary. It was neither planned nor even known to me. I thought as well that the show ends as Ravenna is just put on the gurney and carried away.
Anything else, I don't agree with you about the number of segments. :-D Quite the opposite, I think we have too many matches on the card causing the danger of repeating pairings. In my opinion, 4-5 matches are fine, the rest can do the segments (however the high number of matches is understandable as we roleplay for the matches). It's interesting to see how different the viewpoints could be yet we can enjoy the show altogether.
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Post by blaisemcclancy on Dec 13, 2023 11:28:45 GMT -5
I would agree on too many matches... 4-5 is a good sweet spot, but we have a big active roster. A more perfect solution to this would be, eventually bringing on at least one more staffer to do a second show to break everything up between two shows so everyone can be booked and rping, but not everyone is on every show.
We had someone lined up for that, but they had computer problems that haven't been fixed yet. I'm thinking we're at the point in roster size etc that we need to really think about that and move in that direction.
But all valid criticisms. We've grown quickly and have people who are active and want to tell their stories. One show that's all PPV length is not enough to cover them all tbh.
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Post by robriot on Dec 13, 2023 12:24:14 GMT -5
Hey, it's a far better problem to have than the opposite!
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