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Saturday Night Takeaway 2021

New series started on 20th February

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JO
Josh
Odd that the last minute or so of that clip comprises of a black screen and a slide with the old ITV logo.
JO
Josh
I don't think that clip actually shows the studio off.
MA
Meridian AM
Looks like they've now taken the studio part of the interview off it for some reason, unfortunately.
Well, they showed the video wall filled with people who were relatives and friends of the production crew for the rehearsal. They unveiled the wall by opening a virtual red curtain.
I guess you can see This Morning on the Hub if you want to see the full interview. It was at 12pm.
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iloveTV1
Not sure why Ant and Dec are the only presenters on live TV who get to bubble. Made sense for I'm a Celeb filmed in a bubble, as indeed was BGT, but a bit different for a weekly show - and means if they lose one they lose them both.


I was thinking about this yesterday. Holly and Phil present together 5 days a week at the moment but they’re not in a bubble as far as I’m aware.
DM
DeMarkay
A better view of the 2021 set:
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JO
Jon
Basically the same set as usual with the virtual wall.
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UBox
Bit of a shame they haven't taken the opportunity to come up with something different but I guess a lot of the money will be going on making it covid-safe so unsuprising.
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Jon
UBox posted:
Bit of a shame they haven't taken the opportunity to come up with something different but I guess a lot of the money will be going on making it covid-safe so unsuprising.

I think they probably want it to be as normal looking as possible. The lack of a real audience is already an unavoidable change, so might as well keep the shots not featuring the audience the same as they would be.

Also, if they update the set, it’s only going to be a generic looking set with screens but maybe in a different formation.
itvblocks and DeMarkay gave kudos
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Jonwo
In regards to Ant and Dec, I think they have the same or similar arrangement to Strictly and DOI where they’re tested regularly in order to work closely.
WA
watchingtv
Jon posted:
Basically the same set as usual with the virtual wall.



JK
JKDerry
I do like the video wall. It is the best alternative to having no audience present at all in the studio. It will give some sense of atmosphere, a very decent alternative.
JK
JKDerry
Jonwo posted:
In regards to Ant and Dec, I think they have the same or similar arrangement to Strictly and DOI where they’re tested regularly in order to work closely.

BBC Studioworks who own the studio have excellent Covid safe protocols in place, as do other studios, but Studio TC1 is very well served, and shows like The Graham Norton Show, The Last Leg and The Jonathan Ross Show have all used the studio during the pandemic, and have remained safe and secure.

I do wonder, have The Last Leg been kicked out of TC1 once again? They were kicked out last year and moved to Elstree when SNT was in TC1.

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