Also at 7:37am I saw a rehearsal suring an ad break, I saw two minutes of a music rehearsal, to a caption of gmtv and then back to the ads and cut straight to Kate. No apologise though.
GMTV needs to get a complete overhaul. I think the show is dreadful right now but the standard of the show has been slipping for a few years now. Firstly, I'd rename it: 'GMTY' (Good Morning to You). I'd also axe all the Today presenters - Fiona, Andrew, Kate and Ben as I think they are awful. There would not be one hour devoted to Newshour and the next 2hrs 25mins being Today. The show would combine news and 'human interest' stories in one whole programme, a similar format to Breakfast, broadcasting from 6-9am. A more modern looking studio set, similar looking to the ITV News set but with warmer colours and obviously a bit smaller. No more titles with the presenters in it, looks weird and Americanised. I'd place Penny Smith and John Stapleton on the sofa as the main anchors of the programme. Now that ITV News Channel has gone off air, there are plenty of presenters 'GMTY' could poach (if the programme became completely owned by the corporation). Chris Rogers, Nina Hossain, Andrew Harvey or the BBC's Suzanne Virdee would be good choices. Andrea and Claire, the weather girls would stay but Richard Arnold and Keith Chegwin would have to go, so irritating! The news reading at ' TOTH' would be shared by Nick Dixon and Amanda Sergeant. All current correspondents and reporters would remain. Stop the trashy competitions and 'Inch Loss Island' - the programme just doesn't work! GMTY would have more emphasis on news/current affairs with some focus on showbiz and light-weight stories.
The announcers comes on.... "Good Morning, your watching GMTY Today, with Chris Rodgers and Nina Houssian"
Chris - Good Morning and welcome, you are watching TODAY, coming up in this hour we will be meeting the parents of 15yr old Lola Lola who was suspended because she refused to take out her ear stud. We will be discussing that later.
Nina - Good Morning, also coming up Lynn Folds Woods will be here to show us the right way of going about getting value for money. But first a news summary with Owen Thomas.
Owen - Thank you Nina and Chris, Good Morning, its great to have you with us... Tony Blair has come under fire......
GMTV needs to get a complete overhaul. I think the show is dreadful right now but the standard of the show has been slipping for a few years now. Firstly, I'd rename it: 'GMTY' (Good Morning to You). I'd also axe all the Today presenters - Fiona, Andrew, Kate and Ben as I think they are awful. There would not be one hour devoted to Newshour and the next 2hrs 25mins being Today. The show would combine news and 'human interest' stories in one whole programme, a similar format to Breakfast, broadcasting from 6-9am. A more modern looking studio set, similar looking to the ITV News set but with warmer colours and obviously a bit smaller. No more titles with the presenters in it, looks weird and Americanised. I'd place Penny Smith and John Stapleton on the sofa as the main anchors of the programme. Now that ITV News Channel has gone off air, there are plenty of presenters 'GMTY' could poach (if the programme became completely owned by the corporation). Chris Rogers, Nina Hossain, Andrew Harvey or the BBC's Suzanne Virdee would be good choices. Andrea and Claire, the weather girls would stay but Richard Arnold and Keith Chegwin would have to go, so irritating! The news reading at 'TOTH' would be shared by Nick Dixon and Amanda Sergeant. All current correspondents and reporters would remain. Stop the trashy competitions and 'Inch Loss Island' - the programme just doesn't work! GMTY would have more emphasis on news/current affairs with some focus on showbiz and light-weight stories.
If it was changed to what you have suggested it wouldn't last a week, it would be called: 'Britain's Worst Breakfast Show' reaching under 10 people a week.
GMTY (very american)
ITV NEWS - CRAP
ITV NEWS STUDIO AND TITLES -CRAP
The current presenter's are brilliant and they are like a family.
The current ITV NEWS presenters should be axed.
I would give it a massive relaunch for this September...
6.00am : First Edition
An hour of hard hitting news, business and sport in a fast paced way. Weather would be after news summarys. An indepth morning paper review at 6.10 and sports back pages at 6.40. Local News now at 6.30 for 5mins. Also latest travel news at 6.25 and 6.55.
7.00am : Good Morning Britain
From the new studios, which includes a glass live backdrop of London as people get ready to work or school. GMB brings you the latest news, feature reports and investigations that matter to you. Regular slots include ...
"Whats up Doc" Resident Dr Hillary takes questions from viewers and the latest news from the health scene.
"Hammond's Help" Richard Hammond gives you advice on how to get the best out of everyday things
"TV Pick of the day" Richard Arnold with his tv selections.
"Britain on the move" Live from the South Bank, fitness guru's show us how to keep fit.
The studio would now have a nice new glass window backdrop, like what This Morning has, but lower. They would have a sofa area, a two seat area - like This Morning. News Summarys would now be at 7.30 and 8.30.
I see it as a cross between NBC TODAY Show and This Morning
Why would you rename it Good Morning Britain? A name that hasn't been used on TV for almost 15 years, a name that means nothing to most of today's viewers
Why would you rename it Good Morning Britain? A name that hasn't been used on TV for almost 15 years, a name that means nothing to most of today's viewers
Err... a name doesn't have to instantly mean something. Good Morning Britain sounds better than GMTV Today. Or is it just because it's a name associated with the old ITV, rather than your favourite PLC.
Why would you rename it Good Morning Britain? A name that hasn't been used on TV for almost 15 years, a name that means nothing to most of today's viewers
Err... a name doesn't have to instantly mean something. Good Morning Britain sounds better than GMTV Today. Or is it just because it's a name associated with the old ITV, rather than your favourite PLC.
People don't realise that if TV-AM was still around now, it'd be identical to GMTV in every way
Why would you rename it Good Morning Britain? A name that hasn't been used on TV for almost 15 years, a name that means nothing to most of today's viewers
Err... a name doesn't have to instantly mean something. Good Morning Britain sounds better than GMTV Today. Or is it just because it's a name associated with the old ITV, rather than your favourite PLC.
People don't realise that if TV-AM was still around now, it'd be identical to GMTV in every way
No-one's suggesting TV-am returns. I was under the impression the post was about the name of the show...
