Chicago News Boy 33 Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Wanna know what i find weird? Is how cbs premiered its new street side studio in 2008 and had a sports center, weather center and a view for the morning show and a different view for the evening show as well as a nice desk that had a cutout for laptops to fit perfectly. Now they blocked out the streetview and dont use the weather center sports center or anything except the main anchor desk. Thats suchhhhh a waste for a studio that is perfect and should be used. Not to mention the lack of technology, so tv views little netbooks for the anchors etc. Why not use the studio like they did in 2008. That seemed like a time where that brand new studio was worth keeping now they dont use any of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 1. I don't know why they don't use the weather center anymore...the last time they used it was during the February blizzard. 2. They use the standup area to the left of the weather center from time-to-time, but mostly for sports. 3. The sports area was situated along the wall that is the current backdrop. It'd be cool if they used it and had the anchors turn around to throw to sports. The last time it was used was when Rob Johnson was anchoring solo. 4. The old desk area in front of the monitor wall still has the "Monsters" duratran in place. The huge screens on either side are also gone. 5. The window backdrop became an issue because of... people outside becoming a nuisance emergency vehicles/delivery trucks getting in the way daytime sunlight shining in (resulting in the shades needing to be down) I personally like the current desk set-up, if only the desk was a little bigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1811 Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 emergency vehicles/delivery trucks getting in the way There was also the issue of "Those trucks aren't actually delivering anything". The only good explanation for what they've done to that set is "Crazy management who think the set actually affects ratings". Now, they have a set that's partially dismantled, partially unusable, and to the point that restoring it might as well mean installing a whole new set (Which, of course, won't happen until they can get out of the streetside studio they desperately want out of). Don't know what it is about Chicago and their news sets... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 614 Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Well, at least the two leaders, WLS and WGN, have been content with their sets as they have been since 2006 and 2005, respectively. Which one will make a move first, and when? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1811 Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Well, at least the two leaders, WLS and WGN, have been content with their sets as they have been since 2006 and 2005, respectively. Which one will make a move first, and when? Key word there is "leaders". If you're not leading, you're either tearing your set apart and using it in ways the designer never thought it would be used, building a morning set in the newsroom, or your WMAQ and not doing anything. Because it's never your product that needs to be fixed, it's the set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess 1110 Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 I don't get why they don't just move to the newsroom. It looks spacious enough to be used as a main studio and it'd be a great throwback to the glory days of WBBM (the newsroom set/format). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago News Boy 33 Posted December 12, 2011 Author Share Posted December 12, 2011 HulkieD, i like the idea of using the newsroom! Its spacious, new and super nice! They have that circular thing with the tvs hanging throw a desk in and bam! It would look great and it would look 30 times nicer than wflds pathetic tiny newsroom thats a piece of garbage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago News Boy 33 Posted December 12, 2011 Author Share Posted December 12, 2011 2499j i like the sports center idea! That would be cool! N they need a bigger desk! Totally agree n they can still use a little street side area for various reports on not so sunny days ya know? And they have such a nice weather center it just doesnt make any sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Totally agree n they can still use a little street side area for various reports on not so sunny days ya know? Do you mean full-anchored broadcasts, or just some stand-ups? If you mean anchoring, the only issue is the labor...that's another reason why they stopped using the window is because of the fact that they needed staff to move the desk back and forth each day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago News Boy 33 Posted December 12, 2011 Author Share Posted December 12, 2011 No, just stand ups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Yeah, they should do that more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
15connects 4 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 What annoys me is that instead of the normal "Whoever is reporting, CBS 2 News", most of the time, they just say a simple "back to you". It doesn't affect the quality of the newscast, but this is one of my pet peeves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago News Boy 33 Posted December 13, 2011 Author Share Posted December 13, 2011 Yeah right? Its not just cbs 2 like wgn is starting to and fox like what? How about the traditional, john doe, cbs 2 news then maybe a back to you guys in the studio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbs2worksforyou 35 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 I wish they would use the studio as intended, or at least use the 4-person anchor desk. I HATE the small desk they use now with all of those awkward close up shots. When they have in-studio guests they don't even let them sit; guests have to awkwardly stand on the edge of the desk. They never "toss" to the weather center anymore. You can always see the awkward green and yellow backdrop from the Monsters&Money days when they have someone on the right side of the desk. If the problem was that they didn't want to rotate the desk every day, why not just leave it in front of the normal backdrop and call it a day? At least it offered more room and allowed them to use more of the studio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago News Boy 33 Posted December 14, 2011 Author Share Posted December 14, 2011 Cbs2worksforyou, i AGREE with you 100%.. The monsters and money backdrop makes it look a mess, the standing is dumb for guests and why not use the weather center? Ever since bruno cohen took over, i feel that station has become a mess! I also miss the old music theme! It spunded super cool! The old graphics 2008-2010 were nice to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 614 Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 The station is lucky to be where they are right now compared to back when Ahern and Fowler were running the show. I didn't it when Cohen's idea of fixing things was to make the weeknight news all solo-anchored broadcasts. At least they're headed in a better direction right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
former newsboy 50 Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Funny this thread popped up 'cause just the other day I came across this sample reel of WBBM's 2008 Hothaus package... http://vimeo.com/22719225 And I always meant to share this other link to several great pics of the studio when it debuted that year. You may have already seen them, but I don't think they were ever posted on here. Just scroll down the page. These shots also make me miss Anne State... http://www.avsforum....=815397&page=96 I just realized those pics are from a flickr collection, which contains quite a few more. so here's that link as well... http://www.flickr.com/photos/fsugino/sets/72157607421209990/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbs2worksforyou 35 Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Just thought this was interesting...If you look closely at the second montage (after chopper 2 swoops through) in http://vimeo.com/22719225 you can see channel 7's video sculpture across the street from the Chicago Theater. Although the time lapse moves very rapidly, you can still see the heads of various channel 7 talent move by. Later, in the same clip, the channel 7 video sculpture is obscured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago News Boy 33 Posted December 16, 2011 Author Share Posted December 16, 2011 Lol i see that! Totally never even recognized that!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbs2worksforyou 35 Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Haha, maybe thats why that particular open/rejoin was never used. All of these are so much better than their graphics now. I wish they would reconsider. Even in their HD debut in 2008, they used just a cold open with a modified/jaggy version of the graphics...wonder what they are/were thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago News Boy 33 Posted December 16, 2011 Author Share Posted December 16, 2011 Yes! Muchh better! And the music was awesome! I like how they called it the broadcast center too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action Newsroom 1150 Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I just saw the vimeo video, and it looks better than the gfx now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago News Boy 33 Posted December 16, 2011 Author Share Posted December 16, 2011 Totally agree! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctmajka 108 Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 I really wish they had put some frosted glass over the monitors with a see-through CBS2 logo in the middle. You can see the slots in the wood where one looks like it was supposed to go. That was a good set-up. It's a shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1811 Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 I really wish they had put some frosted glass over the monitors with a see-through CBS2 logo in the middle. You can see the slots in the wood where one looks like it was supposed to go. That was a good set-up. It's a shame. I believe when I saw the set while it was being built, that area just had plain glass in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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