The response from CBBC mentions about viewers "not finding the presenters funny", which more or less
sums it up as every link has to be some sort of contrived comedy sketch, of which the viewer
is seemingly eavesdropping on.
It feels like that at least.
The Ed & Oucho comments are spot on as they set the standard,
and just about all their successors have failed to keep it up.
I'd even risk saying that Gemma Hunt in front of a CGI screen was better than what they've got now.
At least there was more viewer interaction and the presenters allowed to be themselves, without having
to be funny in every link.
Ed and Oucho were great, the thing about them is that the comedy was quite sophisticated, with a lot of retro references intertwined and older children and even adults appreciated their comedy. I feel that a lot of the current presenters are trying to imitate that style, and its just not working for them. Shame.
The clips of 'London' (what sort of name is London?) show that CBBC continuity could pass as Cbeebies continuity thesedays (or at least the old CBBC young kids section continuity pre-Cbeebies)
I think they go with sketches because it adds something different. Sure, they could stick Chris and London on a blue screen and have them be 'cool' and just link into shows with The Saturdays playing underneath it, but that doesn't add anything to the channel.
At least with sketches, it's something a bit different and they have repeat value on the CBBC website. of course the quality depends on the writers, because I think Chris and London can both be very funny when they adlib, even in the clip posted two pages back, Chris' "but I only had the soup, why should we split the bill evenly" dream made me laugh and I doubt that was scripted when the rest of the link was so poor.
I also saw this a few weeks back which I posted in the Daybreak thread because I caught it and found it amusing.
Probably blame the writers for the bad days, I think Chris and London can be quite funny!
There's an odd feeling of a show commissioned with no definite transmission slot confirmed during filming in the new "Friday Download" show due to constant references of "the week ahead" despite going out on a Friday afternoon. Has possibly the most disjointed flow in any programme of its type I think I've ever seen and quite clearly rushed into production - nobody talks or listens to each other, they just sort of talk all over each other.
Also future career options for every presenter on this show are secured, because they all speak, behave and generally gesticulate like they're, well, presenting CBBC at the moment, basically.
Few behind-the-scenes clips in the CBBC office set on Wednesday's Blue Peter (on iplayer and repeated Sunday) - I know it's been said before but that room really is tiny! Amazing what they do manage to achieve in such a small space really.
When CBBC moves to Salford, what will the technical arrangements be? Will their continuity studio be an outside source into RedBee's pres operation, or will it be handled BBC Parliament style?
I think at the moment, certainly for BBC1 and 2 broadcasts, pres play out the programmes and CBBC's studio picks them up from the same kind of clean feed as the nations get.
When CBBC moves to Salford, what will the technical arrangements be? Will their continuity studio be an outside source into RedBee's pres operation, or will it be handled BBC Parliament style?
I think at the moment, certainly for BBC1 and 2 broadcasts, pres play out the programmes and CBBC's studio picks them up from the same kind of clean feed as the nations get.
I've not heard about any major changes - so I'm assuming it'll be much the same as at present, except that the studios will be in Salford, not TVC.
I was under the impression that CBBC was actually run as a single programme in the eyes of TX and that Studio 9 (as it was then) actually played out the shows, hence the reason for ARCing 4:3 shows. Has this changed of late?