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A former member
Its been said a few folk are also not happy with the music. TVAM was prefect for its era and you can see it being more British.
GM
TVam was 31 years ago, times and music have well moved on from then. What do you want instead? A 64 piece orchestra belting out God Save The Queen?
Its been said a few folk are also not happy with the music. TVAM was prefect for its era and you can see it being more British.
TVam was 31 years ago, times and music have well moved on from then. What do you want instead? A 64 piece orchestra belting out God Save The Queen?
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A former member
The GMB theme is SOOO american, it clear to a deaf person. I think some of the comments are missing the point here, Look back over the last 25 odd pages and you will find other who also dislike the theme.
MO
Good Morning Britain...what an interesting programme. Well as the one of few American's on this forum, I was able to see the premiere. I have to say it was essentially NBC Today with British accents. From the set to opening segment and the voiceover and the pacing it was very NBC Today. The program didnt seem stodgy and staid. But it seem seemed newsy. The repetitive headlines seemed odd. DROP ANDI PETERS AND THE CASH WHEEL. Wow that was really out of place.
Some have commented that its too American...well that may be the case but the UK has been doing breakfast tv for 30 years. TODAY has been on the air since 1952 so this format has been crafted over the years and kept up with the times. So if ITV was looking for a successful format to emulate than TODAY was probably the best one. GMA is fluff-central. CBS THIS Morning is quite serious (similar to BBC BREAKFAST) and TODAY falls right into the middle. ITV has had "less successful" breakfast launches recently, so attempting a format that is tried and true cant hurt. Well done ITV.
BUT having said that...they need to figure out the roles of the presenters. Way too many people chiming in. Susannah & Ben should be main anchors/presenters. They can easily carve out a significant role for Charlotte.
There has been comments about the hand-overs/opt-outs to the regions. Thats a problem and it looks messy and awkward. ABC,NBC,CBS morning shows go to the break near the bottom of the half hour and then after the break you are intro'd to your local update for news/weather/traffic. So there isnt an awkward handover to the regions/affiliates. Then it rejoins the main program. In addition to that, the local affiliate can strip in a ticker with the local time temp and news scrolling at the bottom.
Weather is a bit tricky and it usually goes off with out a hitch. Al Roker, after concluding the national forcast will say " and here is a look at the weather in your neck of the woods" [pause]. Local station inserts local meterologist on camera with forecast for about 30 secs. Then it switches back to Roker and he will intro one of his co-anchors. It usually goes seamless. If for whatever reason the local station misses their cut-in, after Roker pauses, he then shows a map with temps and just reads off forecast temps for various cities for about 30 seconds during the scheduled opt-out.
With the exception of a few tweaks and things. I think that ITV GMB needs to stay the course. Give the show a chance to breathe. That way viewer know what they are getting.
As previously posted, this is a really good article concerning the launch.
[url]
http://www.forbes.com/sites/neilmidgley/2014/04/28/is-that-nbcs-today-show-no-its-good-morning-britain/2/[/url]
Watch the intro to TODAY's 60th Anniversary.
Watch the opening to TODAY's recent revamp.
Some have commented that its too American...well that may be the case but the UK has been doing breakfast tv for 30 years. TODAY has been on the air since 1952 so this format has been crafted over the years and kept up with the times. So if ITV was looking for a successful format to emulate than TODAY was probably the best one. GMA is fluff-central. CBS THIS Morning is quite serious (similar to BBC BREAKFAST) and TODAY falls right into the middle. ITV has had "less successful" breakfast launches recently, so attempting a format that is tried and true cant hurt. Well done ITV.
BUT having said that...they need to figure out the roles of the presenters. Way too many people chiming in. Susannah & Ben should be main anchors/presenters. They can easily carve out a significant role for Charlotte.
There has been comments about the hand-overs/opt-outs to the regions. Thats a problem and it looks messy and awkward. ABC,NBC,CBS morning shows go to the break near the bottom of the half hour and then after the break you are intro'd to your local update for news/weather/traffic. So there isnt an awkward handover to the regions/affiliates. Then it rejoins the main program. In addition to that, the local affiliate can strip in a ticker with the local time temp and news scrolling at the bottom.
Weather is a bit tricky and it usually goes off with out a hitch. Al Roker, after concluding the national forcast will say " and here is a look at the weather in your neck of the woods" [pause]. Local station inserts local meterologist on camera with forecast for about 30 secs. Then it switches back to Roker and he will intro one of his co-anchors. It usually goes seamless. If for whatever reason the local station misses their cut-in, after Roker pauses, he then shows a map with temps and just reads off forecast temps for various cities for about 30 seconds during the scheduled opt-out.
With the exception of a few tweaks and things. I think that ITV GMB needs to stay the course. Give the show a chance to breathe. That way viewer know what they are getting.
As previously posted, this is a really good article concerning the launch.
[url]
http://www.forbes.com/sites/neilmidgley/2014/04/28/is-that-nbcs-today-show-no-its-good-morning-britain/2/[/url]
Watch the intro to TODAY's 60th Anniversary.
Watch the opening to TODAY's recent revamp.
BA
It's a bone of contention - but when I can hear Alastair Stewart saying "Election Twenty-Ten" in my head when thinking about it, I fail to see how it's not authoritative.
The voiceover they're using isn't exactly exuding gravitas, though.
So far the only real gripe I do have is to do with the VO, if they are going to do the day, date and year, I find 'twenty fourteen: just a bit eurgh really.
IMO 'two thousand and fourteen' sounds more authorative and has more punch...
IMO 'two thousand and fourteen' sounds more authorative and has more punch...
It's a bone of contention - but when I can hear Alastair Stewart saying "Election Twenty-Ten" in my head when thinking about it, I fail to see how it's not authoritative.
The voiceover they're using isn't exactly exuding gravitas, though.
BA
American orchestral themes for news and breakfast programmes are often quite saccharine - you need more pomposity, more percussion, a higher tempo, and quite often a less happy-clappy mood for a good British orchestral theme.
Less butterfly emerging from a pupa whilst puppies frolick in a meadow, more besuited men striding towards a cowering leader sitting at a desk, who is awaiting an ultimatum.
I think the music is great. Yes, its certainly very 'pomp and circumstance' but that doesn't necessarily mean American.
American orchestral themes for news and breakfast programmes are often quite saccharine - you need more pomposity, more percussion, a higher tempo, and quite often a less happy-clappy mood for a good British orchestral theme.
Less butterfly emerging from a pupa whilst puppies frolick in a meadow, more besuited men striding towards a cowering leader sitting at a desk, who is awaiting an ultimatum.