CircleSeven 1944 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 2 hours ago, Dk_mediaNYC said: Do you have video? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abc7 Man 25 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 If they are supposedly getting new O&O standardized graphics sometime soon, why would they introduce a new intro now? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabceyewitness 767 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 Notice that the new weekend open has the talent against studio backdrops and not the plain white background of the other opens… also they skipped the “team shot” at the end of the open. If I had to guess, they threw this together based off recently filmed promo material or recently filmed material for the upcoming graphics update. If the latter is the case, no clue why they wanted to get this to air quickly unless they’re not expecting the full O&O graphics rollout to them for a few more months. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5262 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 Note, this is the first time in 20-plus years that the co-anchors aren't intro'd in the same shot, which is surely a distancing measure. That said, these exact same shots could be spliced into the new graphics. Assembling these opens should be a fairly simple cut & paste job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningNews 1282 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 (edited) Going by Mike’s tie and Michelle’s and Brittany’s dresses, those studio shots are from the weekend AM promos that have been airing since earlier this year. Edited August 22, 2022 by MorningNews Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dk_mediaNYC 29 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 6 hours ago, abc7 Man said: If they are supposedly getting new O&O standardized graphics sometime soon, why would they introduce a new intro now? This intro very rushed and crappy and probably used existing shots that’s why they did it I think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5262 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 (edited) [Station ditches talent opens] "Booooooo, they suck! No sense of tradition!" [Station updates talent opens] "Booooooo, not good enough! These are crap!" This new open is absolutely fine. The fact that they're using existing shots makes keeping talent opens a more viable option, in the future. Edited August 22, 2022 by 24994J 4 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycnewsjunkie 1388 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 (edited) 22 minutes ago, 24994J said: [Station ditches talent opens] "Booooooo, they suck! No sense of tradition!" [Station updates talent opens] "Booooooo, not good enough! These are crap!" This new open is absolutely fine. The fact that they're using existing shots makes keeping talent opens a more viable option, in the future. I mean, these particular talent opens aren’t going to be around for very long anyway, so this is much ado about nothing imo. Edited August 22, 2022 by 24994J 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC 7 Denver 1547 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 17 hours ago, CircleSeven said: The text animation and location of "Brittany Bell" needs work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYPhillynews 103 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 1 hour ago, nycnewsjunkie said: I mean, these particular talent opens aren’t going to be around for very long anyway, so this is much ado about nothing imo. It’s just a matter of time before Brittany is named a Permanent Weekday Meteorologist. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceManNYR 220 Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Mike Marza was in for Bill tonight. Has he anchored the weekday 6pm newscast before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningNews 1282 Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 7 hours ago, IceManNYR said: Mike Marza was in for Bill tonight. Has he anchored the weekday 6pm newscast before? Can’t remember seeing him anchor 6pm but he’s done the 11pm a number of times. Has Sade ever anchored 11pm solo? The reason is likely going way over my head but it seems they always use the most odd fill-in dynamics for Bill at 11pm though when Sade is off, Bill or his fill-in are usually solo. Also have never seen Sade fill in at 6pm though she often fills in on First@Four. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nynewsguy 66 Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 7 hours ago, MorningNews said: Can’t remember seeing him anchor 6pm but he’s done the 11pm a number of times. Has Sade ever anchored 11pm solo? The reason is likely going way over my head but it seems they always use the most odd fill-in dynamics for Bill at 11pm though when Sade is off, Bill or his fill-in are usually solo. Also have never seen Sade fill in at 6pm though she often fills in on First@Four. 6pm is anchored solo unless Sandra is in specifically for Liz @ 4 - then she will join Bill at 6. Sade prefers not to anchor alone, so David will generally join her at 11 in Bills absence. Mike has been in for Bill at 5 a lot this summer. This is not by accident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad 272 Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 8 hours ago, nynewsguy said: 6pm is anchored solo unless Sandra is in specifically for Liz @ 4 - then she will join Bill at 6. Sade prefers not to anchor alone, so David will generally join her at 11 in Bills absence. Mike has been in for Bill at 5 a lot this summer. This is not by accident. Hmm.. Could they be trying something? Haha. Perhaps maybe lightening Bill's workload so he's only on the 6 and 11 and Mike Marza taking over the 5?... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin M. 95 Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 On 8/20/2022 at 4:07 PM, Newsfan said: It’s about time. I wish they would do that for the 5 & 11pm newscasts Wonder what the new graphics will be for talent. Now they need to start oh running for 5pm/11pm News why Dont they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabceyewitness 767 Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 They have 5pm & 11pm weekday talent opens but stopped running them many years ago as a way save time and retain viewers during the transition from the 4pm to 5pm news and from prime time to the 11pm news. They did bring back the 5pm talent open for one week in September 2019 as a nod to Diana Williams who was retiring that week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGSJenkins 431 Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 5 hours ago, wabceyewitness said: They have 5pm & 11pm weekday talent opens but stopped running them many years ago as a way save time and retain viewers during the transition from the 4pm to 5pm news and from prime time to the 11pm news. They did bring back the 5pm talent open for one week in September 2019 as a nod to Diana Williams who was retiring that week. Plus the 5 & 11 o’clock newscasts tend to be move faster than the other shows since they don’t banter with weather before or after the forecast since COVID. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediaZone4K 1463 Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 On 8/21/2022 at 12:52 PM, Vlad said: I feel like Talent opens are a thing of the past though now. If i'm not mistaking, I think only WABC does talent opens the rest of the stations don't have them. Talent opens are like lengthy old TV theme songs. It adds something to the program. i'm glad WABC still does them. But as someone pointed out earlier, it's hard to retain talent opens when station anchor lineups get unstable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterBill 75 Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 Happy to see Alexis Christoforous reporting on the local newscast for ABC News, but they really need to teach their anchors how to pronounce her name. More than one has gotten it wrong. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceManNYR 220 Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Sam Champion was just announced as part of the cast of Dancing With The Stars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TellyGenic 30 Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 6 hours ago, IceManNYR said: Sam Champion was just announced as part of the cast of Dancing With The Stars. Well now we know why WABC needed to hire another meteorologist. Sam will be busy dancing in L A (at least for a little while, I don’t see him lasting very long in the competition) rather than reporting the weather in NYC or lounging on the beach in Miami. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVNewsLover 709 Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 1 hour ago, TellyGenic said: Well now we know why WABC needed to hire another meteorologist. Sam will be busy dancing in L A (at least for a little while, I don’t see him lasting very long in the competition) rather than reporting the weather in NYC or lounging on the beach in Miami. I doubt that’s why they hired another meteorologist. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningNews 1282 Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 DWTS has never had real celebrities but how desperate were they?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterBill 75 Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 On 9/8/2022 at 6:40 PM, MorningNews said: DWTS has never had real celebrities but how desperate were they?? I read some comments online from people who were excited about this year's mix. I'm not (didn't even look at the entire list), but given that it's now on Disney+, I wouldn't be watching it anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5262 Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 I've watched all 30 seasons, but won't be following it to D+. If the previous hosts hadn't been replaced, I might sign up, just for season 31. As someone who doesn't have his head under a rocked, I'd always be familiar with all but 1 or 2 cast members, every season, even if only by basic name recognition. This season's crop features 5(!) individuals who I've NEVER heard of. If my awareness is any barometer, this year's cast is a step down. Anyway... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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