TD Charlie
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And the "look" is so coordinated. The personas match the outfits of the talent. The outfits match the mood lighting. The mood lighting matches the rustic styles of the set. The rustic style further matches the idea of "attitude." "Attitude" is matched by what we see in entrance videos. And entrance videos match the songs we hear. The songs we hear match the personas of the talent.
Repeat cycle in endless loop.
Whoever Vince had in charge of this was a f***ing genius. It just breeds an atmosphere of said "hype" and nothing about the product I've seen in years loans itself to any of these concepts
Pretty sure it's largely the same exact team, top to bottom. They just moved away from the sex and violence in favor of family friendly programming. Then the got stuck in between for the last 10 years.
EDIT: Which, don't get me wrong, they could be successful with a more family friendly program. They just ONLY seem to focus on that one aspect, and cater to the kids. Kids are spoiled, kids want merch, parents buy the merch when it's an appropriate product. and so on