The CBBC Thread

Ed and Oucho sketches have been classic this week it must be said!

The new ident music, as previously mentioned here is rather poor. I liked the idea of having different styled themes, Dance, Rock, Ska, but the new batch of themes... Vocoder, Kids, Belch, Ed and Oucho VO, all seem rather 'cheap'.

There were some fantastic themes made for 'chin' BBC, those have also disappeared from promotions. Shame, I thought it was quite original!

I think its time they updated the main beds and ident themes, they are getting a bit tired from my point of view.

Yeah, the music bed used during the links is getting quite boring now. Maybe they could reintroduce different music (like how they used to use instrumental versions of songs).

Also episode 9 of Ed and Oucho's Excellent Adventures featured a cameo from Warwick (Oucho's Assistant):
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00j239x/Ed_and_Ouchos_Excellent_Inventions_Solar_Jacket/
(about 2 mins in)

have you been on the game on the cbbc website where you can make you own ident it good

The guy who opened the door I take it?

I notice the subtitles for Excellent Inventions are beginning to transcribe Oucho now in a sort of broken English type of fashion - "What you da babble is it?" is a published subtitle. Whether this is actually scripted or somebody in subtitling is scribbling down what they think the little cactus is saying is anybody's guess.

I notice kids are being sought for Series 2 of Excellent Inventions. It's not a bad little show. I was particularly tickled by a moment in episode 3 (the walk-on-water shoes) where Oucho's suggestion to lose weight from the kid was to chop his head off. *ahem* Well I liked it anyway. He's very witty, that cactus.

Somebody's written on YouTube (a 25 year old calling herself Louise who lists her occupation as "Ed's stalker" and who has every episode of Excellent Inventions on her YouTube channel) that apparently Ed and Oucho are getting a weekend show of their own in two months. Wishful thinking?

Yep thats true, it's supposed to be in an 'Airline' style:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/cbbcshows/beonashow/edandoucho/

I was looking on the TMi page on Wikipedia, and it claims: "TMi is back for series 4, Same time slot and show lengths as series 3. All 3 presenters are confirmed to return. Studio 9 at TVC (Blue Peter garden studio) has been booked for filming as per series 2 and 3. The shows format is under going some exciting changes."

It is great if the programme is indeed returning. The changes in the format sound interesting too - the last series seemed to lack the interaction with the audience without the 'Be My Friend' theme.

TMi - Wikipedia

CBBC announce that Tracy Beaker is returning, but now as an adult...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/mar/26/tracy-beaker-brought-back

That should keep the kids happy, that dislike the Tracey Beaker repeats/'why no new episodes?'

Tracy Beaker moves up to the North East.
Do I see a potentially repackaged Byker Grove under the Tracy Beaker alias?

It's still nice to see CBBC is creating new programming as in "brand new", not as in the other side are doing "New to the CITV Channel", sandwiched in-between the sixth repeat of Horrid Henry and the umpteenth showing of My Parents Are Aliens.

Yes, it all does sound very interesting. A return to TMi would be great and I agree it does need some fresh changes and as for the last series it did seem to lack interaction I think a new website similar to eries two would be good if they are maybe competing for hits because then it might not be Caroline winning constantly

On another note read somewherethat Sam and Mark are making the transiton to primetime tv with their own early Saturday eveing show. Sounds interesting

it's about time sam and mark got a show it ant and dec all over from kids tv to all age and now sam and mark they have gone from all age tv to kids to all age

Ed has just announced that him and Oucho will no longer be presenting on Fridays, due to their live saturday morning TV Show starting in May.