WHAT IS EVERYONE'S PROBLEM WITH NATASHA KAPLINSKY?
My problem with Natasha K is partly that she's come a LONG way in a really short time which, to me at least, makes me feel like she's an unexperienced journalist who is simply doing as told. She never runs out of time during interviews as she never goes in depth enough compared to someone like Sophie Raworth who is always having to hold back at the end, I just feel everything's far too rehearsed and basic with Natasha.
On the note about Susanna, I still don't understand why she ever started on Breakfast in the first place.
telegraph posted:
Husain had only been back at work for seven months when she discovered she was going to have twins and she had just been given her big break, moving from BBC World to presenting BBC Breakfast, the traditional grooming ground for future network stars.
And for a long time on the Breakfast website under presenter profiles it said that Susanna was back to cover Mishal's maternity leave, so why did they then put Mishal back to Breakfast.
I understand that some people felt that Mishal was a bit too serious and experienced for Breakfast, which I strongly disagree, but compared to Susanna she was perfect. Like when Susanna knocked Bill's tea/coffee over, Sian or Mishal or even Natasha wouldn't have interupted Bill in the headlines to say 'Oh dear I've spilled your coffee all over your leg' but would at least have waited until after the headlines.
In my view Mishal should return to Breakfast, and Susanna should do some relief work across the BBC as well as the weekend news.
Do you actually watch the programmes you are commenting about
Breakfast has to use the screens because they share N6 with the National Bulletins.
The Nationals use the screens extensively to illustrate the stories both from the main desk and in the other half of the studio using either the presenters or reporters.
Yes I do and Im aware they share the studio with the nationals - my point is that I think they shouldn't and so should return to the politics show studios and with the nationals I meant when they are reading stories (ie not the first one) from the desk they should use images of them rather than just the blue skyline.
In fact, how can people say that the Breakfast clouds are cold and not the BBC Skyline???
But TC7 (where the Politics Show is broadcast from) is exactly the same layout as N6 with screens. What difference would it make except for a very late night redressing of the set after Newsnight in the evening and another redressing for Working Lunch, while N6 sat idle from 11pm until the morning bulletins.
The blue clouds on Breakfast were static and boring in close-up and showed the bad alignment of some of the screens. It wasn't making best use of the technology. The current breakfast and nationals backgrounds are more complex and actually quite nice IMHO.
The nationals use the screens for more than just the main story. Interviews are conducted that way together with introductions to reports.
I swear the Politics Show doesn't use the same type of screens though - and I meant the type of layout used previously by Breakfast.
I honestly think the background for the nationals should use either the BBC World image currently being used while in TC7.
But considering the BBC invested so heavily in those screens they should at least put more use into them -
on the news have a picture of the story behind them or something
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Do you actually watch the programmes you are commenting about
Breakfast has to use the screens because they share N6 with the National Bulletins.
The Nationals use the screens extensively to illustrate the stories both from the main desk and in the other half of the studio using either the presenters or reporters.[/quote]Yes I do and Im aware they share the studio with the nationals - my point is that I think they shouldn't and so should return to the politics show studios and with the nationals I meant when they are reading stories (ie not the first one) from the desk they should use images of them rather than just the blue skyline.
In fact, how can people say that the Breakfast clouds are cold and not the BBC Skyline???
Out of interest does anyone know (or have a guess) on who's doing the evening programs tonight? I think the beeb should make Sophie (as she was on the one) or a news 24 presenter (like Matthew A) do it as otherwise it would be a complete waste of money to bring someone like George or Natasha in today
I just don't like the idea of having the screens at all! I would much prefer to instead have a News 24 style set for BBC News, overlooking the main BBC News part of TC and go back to a warmer-feeling (for those idiots who thought it was cold) cloud design for Breafast that doesn't need to be on a screen.
But considering the BBC invested so heavily in those screens they should at least put more use into them - on the news have a picture of the story behind them or something.
And don't the BBC Realise that the audience warm to people with experience. I certainly warm more to older presenters and have no respect or credibility for presenters such as Natasha Kaplinsky who spent vast amounts of money in television presenter-training to get to where she is.
Love the bit at the end of Extras tonight (repeat) with Moira Stuart being arrested for drug dealing. Just why would the beeb want to get rid of her? They wouldn't get more viewings from bringing someone else in, just loose those who believe in integrity and experience in a newscaster, although I do believe Moira's previous slot on Sunday AM and the Politics show, heck even her Breakfast duties were all a waste of time and tax payers money. I wouldn't want Moira to move back to nationals though (as in 1, 6 or 10) as after her years doing these it would feel like moving back to the past, just like I wouldn't want Huw back on the ten...
It makes the studio look bigger i think .
But some how people think it looks to cold
I think the problem was with the close-ups. It was just totally blue behind the presenters and looked weird, especially when the clashing red sofa was visable
The close-ups were indeed one problem, but I think the most significant aspect of that was not the flat blue background, but rather the appalling joins between the screen panels, where some adjacent panels differed significantly in contrast and brightness.
It's visible enough on the above wide shot; it looked terrible close-up.
So how is that fixed now, and why couldn't they simply have fixed it on the sky shots. Also, actually what is the current design - is it just a load of orange boxes or actually meant to be something...?
People have already said that in the StoryFix thread and agreed she wouldn't be funny enough - then again how much of it is down to the presenters and how much to the researchers and producers...
I actually wouldn't mind seeing Breakfast come from the old (different in the soon-to-be-aired series) 'The One Show' set - smaller and 'cosy' but with a personal feel to it. And is it me or is the orange of the current set and titles to bright for mornings, at least the last set was a dark red on white/creamy background...
Breakfast has to use the screens because they share N6 with the National Bulletins.