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I think next week they should have Benoit apologise to Eugene for hitting him but Eugene says that HE is sorry because Benoit, Regal, etc. got hurt because of him and that if his friends get hurt because of him, then maybe he shouldn't be around anymore.

I really enjoyed the review on the Austin/HHH vs. Benoit/Jericho tag match as you -besides pointing out storytelling and technical aspects- also talked about how they manipulated the crowd. You seemed to have forgotten about that in (most of) the other match reviews, but focused on it here. I think if Wrestlers go a step-up to involve the crowd and get them hot, then it should be factored into how good (or at the very least "effective") the match was.

Universal wants a sci-fi franchise, so I think they'd want _at least_ 60 million. This is based on the 30/40 million budgeted. Of course, we don't really know until they start promoting it - if they give it a ton of hype, then they might want 80 million. Also, it depends on how Universal sees it - is it a straight Sci-fi, do they want a sci-fi comedy, do they want action-adventure, do they want to capitalize on a cult-favourite, do they want something "interesting, fresh and creative"? What are they expecting?? Historically, I think 60 million is about right to be considered a "success". For straight-up sci fi 12 Monkeys (a Universal Sci Fi) did $57,141,459 + had greater Star Power in Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt (it made more world wide - $168,839,459). Galaxy Quest (an oddball sci fi, DW) made $71,583,916 domestic and $90,683,916 worldwide. The Shadow (Universals attempt at a remake with franchise potential) made $32,063,435 domestic and $48,063,435 WW. There were no more Shadows, which should tell you that this return wasn't enough for them to invest more. HOWEVER, Demon Knight (Tale from the Crypt being a cult show) made $21,089,146 domestic and they still chipped in for the sequel. I don't know how much they invested in this, though. With all this said, I don't believe _any_ of these movies were released in April. 12 and GQ were released in December, DK in Jan... April is generally a tough month, so their expectations could be lower. Then again, The Matrix opened in April.

It's the most well-written storyline/character on RAW which capitalizes on the bizarre nature of wrestling fans. Case in point - Roadkill was over HUGE when ECW came up here. Hurricane -at one point- was pretty big. Funaki had some appeal, once. It's goofy and the fans dig it because it stands out and is fresh(er) than the lame, uninteresting characters out there today. So they take that initial interest and stretch it further with their formulaic plot points. I think the Regal/Eugene relationship is the best one on RAW by-far. I love what they've done with it. The HHH/Eugene match and story -IMO- was great. This character is able to get things out of other wrestlers -emotions and development- that you can't normally get. There is a problem with over-exposure, as when he talks too much and becomes too much of a focal point, the fans lose interest. The key with Eugene is how the other wrestlers react to him. He should be used as a tool, because that's the most you'll be able to get out of him. He can't be champ, he can't headline PPV's, and I don't know if ppl will pay to see him at house shows. But he CAN help wrestlers who'll be that.

I know what you're doing. I know what this column is about. Yet I find myself wondering -on paragraph #3- "what the fuck is he going on about". You gotta introduce the point of the article in the first 2 paragraphs dude. We're wrestling fans -which was pointed out in your article many times- and as the all-time greatest smark yelled out to Shawn Michaels on that fateful night, "Get to the point".

Screw TV time, screw promos, screw achievements. The one thing you should be asking is: "Is Benoit the most important wrestler on the show?"

*starts a "kill her off" chant*

From Jewel. I am going to enjoy every fucking second of them making this movie if they keep posting

I think Faith is too much of a major character to be part of a another characters spin-off. Maybe part of a big arc that spans a good chunk of the season, but I don't think she'd work as an opening credits player. I say, have her for the first half of the season and then find another slayer for the second half.

And bring back Ethan. He could be one of the good (?) guys.

Shit, I'd love to have Whistler in there permanetly! I loved that character and wish they had done more with it. He would be good for some exposition and setting the tone. And now that I think of it, you gotta have a Firefly cast member involved! They've used Fillion, Torres, Glau, and Baldwin already, BUT, you still have Baccarin, Tudyk, GLASS(~!) and Staite as possibilities. Maybe the guy who played Badger as a watcher RRR: Must know when to step back and leave it to Brian...

Curry and I discussed this, and if the Hockey Strike does indeed go down, Canada will need a new national obsession. We want it to be Dodgeball.

I don't think you really need to do a "script" at all (though I _was_ the one who used the word ); I'd be just as happy with dialogue and action with some important camera views and character/scene descriptions... well, I guess that *is* basically a script - but I don't think you need the formality. Unless you want to publish it. If it's just for your and our benefit, do it the way you want to.

Holtz was one of my favourite villains because he wasn't a villain - he was Angels antagonist. Do you plan on showing young Connor - which is to say played by another actor?

HOO BOY! You don't nearly give yourself enough credit. The only problem is Kent - WHAT DOES HE LOOK LIKE?! And is he English?

Awesome stuff Pin and Slap, are you guys going to get the PRIDE show as well??? Goddamn, I want to see a St. Pierre UFC fight! The guy is awesome, let's hope they don't fuck it up by giving him Hughes so soon. Build up the wins, get him on the main draw, and have the match next year.

So overall Pin, what were your impressions?? Is it worth the download (that will hopefully be up sometime this week)?

You're still not actually responding.

And how over is Kimo? For some reason, in all the fights I've seen him in, he's been a huge fan favourite.

Maybe she's afraid of the blood and gore and violence 2 old guys well past their prime can muster up.

True, and it was symbolic as well since Xander represented the viewer in the show - the only "regular guy" of the Scooby Gang - so when he lost his eye, the shows perspective for us changed as well with Buffy getting thrown out and the gang breaking up. However, seeing Xander in an eyepatch was not fun.

There's various reports on that, but to me it looked more like exhaustion. Shamrock doesn't really have much heart - his fucking perspective on fighting is "I don't have to beat them, they have to beat me".

I like the NDP's approach of "we don't have to win it all, but if we win some we're happy as pigs in shit - let's all work together". So if anything bad happens to either of the leading parties, the NDP will just go "Hey, we see there's a problem and we want to help." It's the Next Door Neighbour approach - they'll lend the sugar for the cookies that make up national politics

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