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Final BBC2 current Big 2 Close down

(November 2001)

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BH
BillyH Founding member
Last year I recorded Kebab 1 and 2. In the last 24 hours I've seen them both again!Hope ebab 3 will be on at 5:50!
AN
andyeighteen
the evening mail tv listings shows no closedown on sunday which is strange?  i reakon theres been an increase in the playing of kebab recently (or have i just noticed it more)
btw, both those compilations were great - i would have done a bbc 2 midlands compilation of lights, venus fly trap, paint, blade etc., but im using my video to record the final showing of the current idents.
(NB tomorow 1pm is the last showing of bbc 2 midlands(&english regions) of the current idents)
on the subject of replacing the idents - couldnt they have copied Carlton - by using the current set of idents for the first few seconds - then 'mix' (eg. on blade - introduce a reflection which blinds the camera to make the screen white) to reveal a common ending to the ident - thus giving the channel a coherant image - whilst keeping popular idents - and probably saving money

(Edited by andyeighteen at 11:33 pm on Nov. 17, 2001)
RW
RW
Spotted an odd looking trailer on BBC2 this evening; no |B|B|C| TWO displayed during the trail, which led me to think it was for BBC Knowledge, but then the details all appeared together at the end:

http://www.users.nascr.net/~rgwill/BBC2Trailer.jpg
RW
RW
andyeighteen posted:
NB tomorow 1pm is the last showing of bbc 2 midlands(&english regions) of the current idents
Except in the London region where a regional BBC2 ident hasn't been shown for months. Wonder if they'll bother making new versions for the English regions with opt-outs due to move to BBC1?
AN
Andrew Founding member
RW posted:
andyeighteen posted:
NB tomorow 1pm is the last showing of bbc 2 midlands(&english regions) of the current idents
Except in the London region where a regional BBC2 ident hasn't been shown for months. Wonder if they'll bother making new versions for the English regions with opt-outs due to move to BBC1?


And only about the 6th or 7th outing for the BBC TWO Yorkshire & Lincolnshire Ident, It was hardly worth bothering
JA
Jamez
Asa posted:
Same here Robert! Here's one I finished off today... (Basically same as that Balloon collection one I did a while ago - lots of clips of the 2's with the Silk backing track)

Right click to download (788kb-30secs)

KEBAB 2 Widescreen at 4.50!!!!! Oh the joys - 'just' Kebab 3 to get in widescreen before Monday!!

Cheers, Asa


I was planning to do a balloon farewell, but having listened to all the balloon soundtracks, they're all to fast and upbeat (I've tried slowing them down, but they sound tacky...) . Perhaps a slow, tear-jerking soundtrack would be best Smile
BH
BillyH Founding member
Andrew posted:
What they should do, as a final goodbye, is as follows:

01:58.00 'Paint' long version, with final announcement
01:58.30 'Catalyst' (showing 2 on fire)
01:58.40 'Car' (long version, where the Car exits at the end)
01:59.10 'Kebab 1' (showing 2 being set on fire)
01:59.20 'Groilla Tantrum' (showing the 2 being knocked down)
01:59.25 'Firecracker' (showing the 2 being blown up)
01:59.40 'Duck Predator' bumper (where the 2 exits left)
01:59.45 'Motorbike' bumper (where the 2 rides off into the distance)
01:59.50 'Door Close' bumper (which fades to black)
02:00.00 The Learning Zone
(Edited by Andrew at 4:49 pm on Nov. 17, 2001)


Why doesn't someone do a mock of this? Wink
BH
BillyH Founding member
BTW last night there was a 23 second 'Swan' ident at closedown-I wonder what it'll be tonight? Will it be extended? If you can,I'd like a few comments.
BH
BillyH Founding member
Tonight it was Swan. AGAIN!

At least there was no announcer,even though it was shorter than yesterday!

I'm off to bed now! Smile
AN
andyeighteen
yep, yesterdays was 23sec swan (with announcer) - tonights was 16second swan without announcer - i felt it was worth staying up for anyway! could be the last - depending on wether they fit a closedown in tomorow?
RW
RW
Jamez posted:
I was planning to do a balloon farewell, but having listened to all the balloon soundtracks, they're all to fast and upbeat
I think the one used on English 18 (St Michael's Mount ident), English 2 (South Downs) and Welsh 12 (Cardiff) sounds quite downbeat.

(Edited by RW at 9:41 am on Nov. 18, 2001)
CO
Conrad
Ok, the boss said I'll have to repost in here, so, here's my recap of the latest afterdark happenings with the '2'...

17/11/01 @ 02:40
Swan - 23secs with v/o

18/11/01 @ 02:40
Swan - 15secs without v/o (go on my son!!)

Final ident:
19/11/01 @ 12:50
Paint - extended with special v/o message

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First 'Personality 2' ident:
19/11/01 @ 07:00
Fish

19/11/01 @ 10:50
Bounce


(Edited by Conrad at 1:59 pm on Nov. 19, 2001)

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