Quote of the Day: Dana White's Mob Drama

by Chris Nelson on Oct 8, 2008 9:58 AM EDT in News Comment 25 comments

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"I know who I'm catering to, and that's 18- to 34-year-old males who are the ones watching Spike TV," he said. "We're going to push the limits on this show, like 'Nip/Tuck' and 'The Shield' -- violence, sex, bad language. We're going to see how big Spike's balls are on this one."

-- UFC President Dana White, speaking about the just-greenlit, as-yet-untitled two-hour drama pilot he's creating/producing, which is set to shoot for Spike TV this fall. The show will deal with the Irish mafia and "centers on the explosive fallout when a Boston mob boss vacates his position and rival factions face off in a battle to control the streets." In other words, The Sopranos with different, more obnoxious accents and considerably less of everything that made The Sopranos awesome because this won't be on HBO. Best of luck, Dana, but Spike doesn't exactly have a strong track record with original dramas. (See: Blade: The Series, The Kill Point).

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I can’t wait to not watch this.

by Luke Thomas on Oct 8, 2008 10:19 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

i probably won’t be watching either but, Spike does have 1 good show. The Shield.

by asmiley420 on Oct 8, 2008 10:33 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Agreed

I love the shield, but this is the last season, and they pretty much killed the show by having like three episodes per season, and seasons starting and ending seemingly on a whim.

by mythbuster on Oct 8, 2008 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh and also

Its on FX, not Spike lol

But also the stream of “guest stars” pointlessly added to the cast. Glenn Close my ass!

by mythbuster on Oct 8, 2008 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The Shield does rule. Kinda happy it’s the last season though, I’m sick of watching Chiklis’ daughter try to act.

In other MMA/cable TV crossover news, Stephen Quadros is gonna be on Dexter next month.

by Chris Nelson on Oct 8, 2008 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

In other Stephen Quadros news, he is an assbag

by dt3 on Oct 8, 2008 12:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He is going on a show with a killer, so maybe he will die. That might be fun.

by szucconi on Oct 8, 2008 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

What’s wrong with Quadros? I enjoy me some Fight Professor.

by Chris Nelson on Oct 8, 2008 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think he is up him own ass and its a little off putting, but he is not as bad as Mauro. I can deal with Quadros, but I would prefer not to. I also think the fight game has past him by a little.

by szucconi on Oct 8, 2008 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I agree. She also probably has to be the ugliest girl i’ve seen in a while. The story line for Shield though is awesome. Some really good shit to see them get out of the messes they get into. I agree with Mythbuster though they only have a few episodes per season and it seemed like a whole year in between this season and the last.

by asmiley420 on Oct 8, 2008 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed

Cant stand her, but I still watch the Shield every week.

While the subject is out there…I hope Tavon offs Shane!

by Slica on Oct 8, 2008 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i just hope anybody off’s shane… and his wife/fiance..

by asmiley420 on Oct 8, 2008 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed.

Long as Ronnie is left standing in the end!

by Slica on Oct 9, 2008 1:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The Kill Point had potential.

Didn’t NBC try a similar show last year – The Black Donnellys?

If Dana does the show more like Oz, then I’ll watch.

"My job is a decision-making job, and as a result, I make a lot of decisions." --George W. Bush, The Decider, Lancaster, Pa., Oct. 3, 2007

by lovingmma25 on Oct 8, 2008 12:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, Black Donnellys was similar except set in NYC. I think it lasted about a month.

by Chris Nelson on Oct 8, 2008 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yep...

I think you can do a lot on cable TV (Nip/Tuck being a good example of everything you can get away with) but the problem is we’re seeing Dana get a bit too Vince McMahon here. Venturing off into other entertainment ventures…simply because he can. This is likely going to suuuuck…

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by Brent Brookhouse on Oct 8, 2008 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Pardon, but did you just refer to Blade: Feat Onyx as a drama?

by asa on Oct 8, 2008 12:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Kill Point was a miniseries and the Shield is an FX original series with replays on Spike. Blade the series was pretty decent, but cost way too much to have another season. It’s not going to be anywhere near Brotherhood (Showtime), but Spike can put some production behind a show. He should’ve shopped it to FX though.

by Fatal Error on Oct 8, 2008 2:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

In unrelated news

Seems that shot of mine of Dana White at the post-fight presser for UFC 72 keeps popping up everywhere… though I get the feeling that this version might have been (cough) borrowed and not licensed from its correct source, WireImage

by VikingPhotography on Oct 8, 2008 6:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Sorry dude!

I just found it through Google image search. It’s a nice shot of ol’ baldy.

I thought about using this one…

by Chris Nelson on Oct 8, 2008 6:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Was it from this link, perhaps?

http://assets.espn.go.com/i/mag/blog/DanaWhiteTop.jpg

by VikingPhotography on Oct 8, 2008 6:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Whoops!

My comment was supposed to be a reply to Chris Nelson’s post – dang button mix-up!

by VikingPhotography on Oct 8, 2008 6:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, from this article – http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=3427527

by Chris Nelson on Oct 8, 2008 6:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks for clearing it up

… but it’s situations like this that highlight why the Orphan Works bill is a nasty, nasty piece of legislation. All creative folks (writers included, BE staff!) take note and oppose this bill!

by VikingPhotography on Oct 8, 2008 6:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs