I haven't been in the Smackdown thread, and I don't even know if this deserves a whole thread.
But my goodness, the crowd edits have gotten worse!!
During MIZTV (HORRIBLE segment btw), there were fake cheers, fake boos, and fake LAUGHTER! The laughter sounded worse than anything, straight from a laugh machine for a sitcom that doesn't have a crowd. You could hear individual laughs like they were in a studio or something. Absolutely embarrassing! I cringed a ton during MizTv, can't even believe I sat through it.....
Theyve used the same pathetic laughing that Sheamus got for years. Back when DDP was on Smackdown he got the same lame ass laughs. Man no wonder I have wanted to quit watching WWE lately. This stuff is getting ridiculous.
I still haven't seen that MizTV segment as it was edited out of the Australian broadcast for some unknown reason. They've been using the piped in stuff for a long time. I first started noticing it on Smackdown probably about a year ago. It has likely been used for a lot longer than that. I was watching some old Velocity match a little while ago that had piped in reactions too.
For the last month or two I've been noticing that the edited reactions don't even flow or fit well with what is happening sometimes. They appear to be getting sloppy with it. Like someone will punch another guy a few times and for some reason on the 3rd punch the crowd will pop randomly. Also I noticed Wade Barrett hit a power move and got a face type reaction for it. It has always been pretty obvious though, maybe they have just slipped up a couple of times and I'm noticing it more.
The crowd this week seemed pretty dead when there was no fake cheering. I think the Smackdown taping event might be getting too long. They tape Superstars and Saturday Morning Slam before it. And now they tape Main Event as well don't they? That's got to be 4 hours in one night. 3 hours at the very very least.
The piped-in crowd reactions is one of, if not, THE reason why I haven't watched SmackDown in a long time and will probably never watch it again. It's extremely annoying to hear the exact same piped-in noises that have been used since 1999.
I agree with the OP, but I didn't notice some of the stuff he was pointing out. Probably because I wasn't paying very close attention during that segment.
What irks me the most about the crowd edits, is the "OOooooo!" reaction during generic, lame ass moves. Some dude kicks someone's legs out, and there's a very loud "OOOOOOOOO!" right after. . .as if someone just got put through the announce table.
Or the "stop and start" cheers during promos. The "YEAAAAAAAHH---*instantly shuts up when wrestler starts talking again*" crap. There's no no crowd noise dissipation, it just stops instantly.
I agree they need to tone it down.
It's nobody's fault but your own for reading spoilers. Even if you post on this site, almost all Smackdown spoilers are forced into the "SPOILERS FOR SMACKDOWN" thread. No excuse for being spoiled except that you wanted to be.
lots of enhanced crowd noise during the Primo v Ryback match - lots of 'oooohs' and 'ahhhhhs', yet the front row of the crowd, who were visible on screen, appeared more reserved than the noise would suggest....
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