TVViewer256's posts, page 11

Alexander Bean is the name of the new voiceover.

https://www.voicesquad.com/app/uploads/BeanAlexanderCom.mp3

Looks like he’s done video games before.

He’s clearly got a strong voice, and whether it’s right for GMB is a matter of opinion. But clearly needs some training.

Hopefully he’ll be directed to get his tone and emphasis right for GMB.

Unpopular opinion incoming

From what I've seen, I don't mind the new ticker. Yes, there wasn't any need for it, and it does need some fine tuning, but I reckon it's something we'll all get used to.

As for the voiceover, I'm not the biggest fan of it right now. However, I think part of that might be because it's a drastic change from the V/O that came before it. I'm certainly not going to write it off straight away though.

I’m honestly struggling to think of a change presentation wise that has been a genuine improvement on what the show launched with in 2014. The original studio, titles, music and graphic package were all uniformly excellent, and flowed perfectly.

The 2017 refresh, on reflection, essentially butchered the original presentation in my opinion. Every element of the graphics package was based off the ‘teardrop’ logo shape; squaring off the entire package essentially removed what made GMB’s presentation unique. In terms of the music, I think it’s a testament to the quality of the original theme that they’ve kept returning to it after commissioning new, ultimately poorer versions.

The current presentation feels like a cheap, awkward and inferior version of what they started with. Although elements of the presentation would of course have needed updating - most obviously the move to TVC left the show needing new titles, and the original logo looks a little dated 6 years on, I think they would have been far better off mostly leaving the presentation alone. This latest update further reinforces that point I feel.

Maybe the producers are using him because they like his voice - the quality is subjective. There’s no evidence that he was employed as part of a diversity drive – just an assumption based on the fact he doesn’t sound white.

What exactly do you mean by this?

How do you measure bias? There's a few opinion polls every week and they all show the Conservatives in the lead. I've never seen Sky News report these or put the scores on the ticker. Yesterday, The Guardian had a poll that shows Conservative and Labour both on 40%. It's reported on Sky News and on the ticker.

If another poll is published showing the Conservatives in the lead it won't be reported or on the ticker.

MSNBC in particular is biased towards the Democratic Party. If you can't see beyond your own political bias, then what's the point?

If you look closely at the picture of the studio the autocue pedal isn’t where the weird couch seat thing is does that mean that there may be another chair for the anchor to sit in?


Edit: on a closer look the keyboard and mouse isn’t in the position for the couch thing either.