Jess 1110 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Considering that the last real talent open we had was in 1995 - and yes, I know WPVI has a voiceover identifying the talent, but that doesn't count - I'm not as sentimental about it as some others are. I actually kind of think WABC made a mistake going back to talent opens, because the shorter cut of their (really awesome IMO) theme is way more powerful. I still think their open from the early 2000s is one of the best ever - you can't be more to the point than " " Then again, I also think any WABC Eyewitness News talent open must end with And probably include the phrase Another good example - the WCAU opens from late 2000 to 2003. As much as I love the cheesy, overlong opens that preceded it, the opening with the NBC chimes effectively gets your attention. Right before tossing to local coverage during the Columbia Disaster, NBC just ran the profiles of the lost astronauts with just silence in the background. Then WCAU's open with the chimes hit... I swear I got chills then and there. ...though that WNBC open... I agree on "what the hell is that". And I'd probably sub out "hell". Honestly, it makes the You can't spare the five seconds needed for a coherent open? I know Look F's open is long, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1806 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Nice new graphics but they're falling into the trap of "everything must be blue and white!" It gets old quickly. The other package was more colorful, especially with the gold in lots of places. I feel like it was "classier" than the new look. I'm also not a huge fan of the Eyewitness News logo. Seems pretty dull. Not to mention that this is now the third station in the market where shiny circular elements spin behind the logo as it comes in, over a cityscape background that has minimal graphical treatment. Look at the end of the opens for WMAQ and WBBM and then at WLS again and they all look similar. Is this the new trend???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5269 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Not to mention that this is now the third station in the market where shiny circular elements spin behind the logo as it comes in, over a cityscape background that has minimal graphical treatment. Look at the end of the opens for WMAQ and WBBM and then at WLS again and they all look similar. Is this the new trend???? Time to welcome back the TVNT Investigative Unit... Similar, yes, but not hardly close enough to say that any one might be ripping off the other. All three definitely go about it differently. - WBBM/CBS uses the shapes to animate the eye, and the angle gives it a very multidimensional appearance. - WLS uses the glassy circles to briefly emphasize the CIRCLE 7, only after the logo has landed on-screen. - And WMAQ's just looks like horseshit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 609 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Hulkie, your video reminds me how much I wish WMAQ had gotten the WCAU music. I like your cuts a lot better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnothy 43 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 I like the Eyewitness news theme music they used at the end of the Saturday morning news for the short closing. The long close someone posted from Sunday I think, I didn't care for as much. I think the News Series 2000 Plus music should remain on the 5, 6, and 10pm newscasts. It's been a staple for 21 years and people identify with it. Besides, isn't ABC 7 still #1 in the newscasts, just have experienced a ratings drop? It's not whether they change the news title or the theme music, they have made bad schedule changes...first Inside Edition/Jeopardy! at 3pm were a #1 lead in to the 4pm news, Katie isn't at 3pm. Then they drop a #1 11am newscast to make room for Live with Kelly and Michael, practically handing WGN their viewers at 11am. Emily Barr leading the station always kept it unique from other O&Os while maintaining the #1 position. Now it just seems like with all these changes, WLS is just conforming to be another clone of the other ABC O&O stations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 609 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 I kind of slept through the morning news and didn't even bother to record. Is it still the same as Sunday morning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5269 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 I kind of slept through the morning news and didn't even bother to record. Is it still the same as Sunday morning? Basically, but they did make one key change. They used Series 1 for the close, and it was a long one, too (about a minute). It sounded MILES better than stretching the evening close. The poorly cut short open remained, but the talent open is really growing on me. I still have the morning show on tape, I'll upload the close a little later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 609 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 They did a long close on the weekday show? I always thought they ran super tight on weekday mornings with barely a few seconds to say goodbye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5269 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 I know, it totally surprised me, too. Another thing, unlike the Sunday show, the talent opens at 5(:10) and 6(:10) AM were branded (verbally and visually) as 'ABC 7 Eyewitness News at 5/6'. I didn't see the 4:30 half hour, and I don't recall what the short open at the top of the hour said, but the #:30 rejoin remained as just 'ABC 7 EWN (continues)'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5269 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 They did a long close on the weekday show? I always thought they ran super tight on weekday mornings with barely a few seconds to say goodbye. I know, it totally surprised me, too. Another thing, unlike the Sunday show, the talent opens at 5(:10) and 6(:10) AM were branded (verbally and visually) as 'ABC 7 Eyewitness News at 5/6'. I didn't see the 4:30 half hour, and I don't recall what the short open at the top of the hour said, but the #:30 rejoin remained as just 'ABC 7 EWN (continues)'. [yt]cavashP4pdI[/yt] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 609 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 The anchors read through the traffic rejoin on the 4 PM news instead of just having music play over it. That's new, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aleckrohto 20 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 The anchors read through the traffic rejoin on the 4 PM news instead of just having music play over it. That's new, right? That is normal. Some days the anchors do, some days they don't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5269 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 They've been doing it every day for the last few weeks...sometimes at five, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyNewsGuy 13 Posted October 28, 2013 Author Share Posted October 28, 2013 The music used here for the opens by WRTV is what WLS is currently using for bumpers, it is ABC EWN NG2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.L. Hughes 746 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 If you listen to the opening theme carefully, it sounds more similar to the signature of the "First News" package with the NS2000+/Stimulus signature than it does the signature from the original main theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5269 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 I'm uploading the afternoon rejoins right now. My internet went out right at 4, and the main open at 5 looked kinda bad. I'll try again for those tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5269 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 My internet went out right at 4, and the main open at 5 looked kinda bad. I'll try again for those tomorrow. Enjoy! 4PM Talent: 4:30PM Open: 5PM Talent: 6PM Open: 6PM Talent: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnothy 43 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 After seeing the 10pm news, I don't like the music changes. News Series 2000 Plus/Stimulus was iconic to the station and Chicago. It needs to be reinstated. Call the news Eyewitness News, but don't change the music! They also need Ron Rolland back as the announcer. Nothing beats these days, even before HD. Imagine how cool this would look in HD with the swishing 7 logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYNewser_676 26 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Just FYI, in case you guys don't check the WABC forum often- a morning producer for WABC confirmed tonight that they will not be getting new graphics, but they will be updating their talent opens and there is a major design upgrade coming soon for the website! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfomspphl 453 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 For an update the open / talent music could have been a lot worse. They kept part of both the Sitmulus theme but also included the signature of NS2K+ to bridge the two eras of Eyewitness News. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5269 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Here's the 10PM open... The live stream only skipped once during the ENTIRE late news, but it was for the middle 10 seconds of the talent rejoin...so I'll get that, the 4 and 5 opens, and as much of the morning cuts as my sleep schedule will allow tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1366 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 In honor of the return of Eyewitness News, I'll be uploading full vintage newscasts of WLS Eyewitness News from the 1980s to the 90s this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrelevator 28 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 I can't believe how much that music sounds like Advantage NG... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 609 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 I wonder if they'll also have a summer version of the 6 pm opener; the current one is set completely at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mannym13 15 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 It may just be me, but I don't like how sports is before the weather in the talent opens. To me, it doesn't flow/sound right, but maybe that's just because it's been the other way around for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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