Weeters 1811 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Real Milwaukee was still in Studio A today, as tear-down of the set proceeded. I'm guessing today's show will be the last show done from the set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4167 Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 More like the O&O one (since 'ITI is a LocalTV station, not NewsCorp)? Hopefully. They need to. WJW (another LocalTV sister) has the O&O Logo with the "8" that's been used since 1997. Somehow, WITI never got the O&O-styled logo. Hell, WBRC/Birmingham got such a logo - with a "6" ident similar in font to WJW and WGHP's "8" ident. It doesn't make sense, especially as the other Fox O&Os - even those about to be sold to Local TV and never got the standard O&O news set (WGHP, WDAF, WBRC, KDVR, KSTU) - did get the O&O logo and first generation graphics. I don't see WITI ever getting a duplicate of WBRC's logo. If anything, it will either be status quo or an anti-O&O logo like KDVR's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1811 Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Somehow, WITI never got the O&O-styled logo. ... It doesn't make sense, especially as the other Fox O&Os - even those about to be sold to Local TV and never got the standard O&O news set (WGHP, WDAF, WBRC, KDVR, KSTU) - did get the O&O logo and first generation graphics. They actually had a vertical O&O logo designed for them while they were still under FOX ownership. It appeared in places on their MyFox website. My guess has always been they never adopted it on-air because the horizontal version was all over the set and vehicles. That and they don't seem to like change that much over there... Anyways, progress on striking the set has come pretty far, most of it is gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC 7 Denver 1554 Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 They actually had a vertical O&O logo designed for them while they were still under FOX ownership. It appeared in places on their MyFox website. My guess has always been they never adopted it on-air because the horizontal version was all over the set and vehicles. That and they don't seem to like change that much over there... Anyways, progress on striking the set has come pretty far, most of it is gone. Why is that a Fox Sports metal grid on that table? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 And I see a big garbage pail with a sticker of the old "TV6" logo on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trev57 46 Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Why is that a Fox Sports metal grid on that table? It used to be on the wall in the sports area. It always bothered me when they did sports with the anchor standing in the center of that thing. http://localtvwiti.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/demo-start-003.jpg?w=627 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoadStar 363 Posted November 30, 2012 Author Share Posted November 30, 2012 It used to be on the wall in the sports area. It always bothered me when they did sports with the anchor standing in the center of that thing. http://localtvwiti.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/demo-start-003.jpg?w=627 And of course, that really showed how dated the set had become - that was the mid '90s Fox Sports logo. They stopped using that variant LONG ago. Apparently no one thought to take it down and replace it with a newer version, even through all of the supposed facelifts the set had received. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1811 Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Ted Perry posted a video of (rollerblading in) the fairly empty studio. For some reason, the desks are still around and in their proper location. Still a ways to go before things can start going up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazynetjunkie 34 Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Ted Perry posted a video of (rollerblading in) the fairly empty studio. For some reason, the desks are still around and in their proper location. Still a ways to go before things can start going up! In their proper location to give perspective of where they used to be in that empty space. I'm sure the desks are being saved and maybe even being reused in the new set.. It appeared care was taken to protect them in the dismantling of the old set.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trev57 46 Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 In their proper location to give perspective of where they used to be in that empty space. I'm sure the desks are being saved and maybe even being reused in the new set.. It appeared care was taken to protect them in the dismantling of the old set.. If they keep the old desks, I get the feeling I'm going to be as disappointed with this set as I was with WISN's. Don't get me wrong, the current FOX O&O desk that they have is nice, but the new desks that FX has been using at WCCO and WBNS are awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1811 Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 I'm wondering what they're keeping them around for, but I also seem to recall during the "renovation" a few years back the old desk floated around the studio right up until the new desk went in. They wheeled it off into the storage room and it was never seen again. The Real Milwaukee desk I'd save simply because it would make a perfect remote desk. Throw some hinges on it and the top would fold down nicely. I'll cry if they're actually going to reuse the O&O desk on the new set. That thing needs to go. It should have never been to begin with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1811 Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151317662871826 Desks are gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazynetjunkie 34 Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151317662871826 Desks are gone. Probably in the storage area again. That's where they were put while the rest of the set was being dismantled.. They even built custom desk sized platforms out of plywood and 2x4's with wheels to cart them around. I'm not saying they're definitely going to reuse them but I doubt they would have built those if they didn't plan on storing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoadStar 363 Posted December 5, 2012 Author Share Posted December 5, 2012 I really do like Studio B a lot. I know Ted Perry's not a fan, since it apparently is a bit of an oven in there, but it does look really good. The only thing that would be better is if they would have had the duratrans for the "window" on a roll so they could switch to an evening-lit shot. (I also think that they could have ditched one of the "FOX6 NEWS" logos on the wall. I know one of them was where the FOX6 Wakeup logo was, but they probably could have just taken it down and not replaced it with anything. It looks a little redundant.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 SPECULATION IS FUN GUYS!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trev57 46 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 I really do like Studio B a lot. I know Ted Perry's not a fan, since it apparently is a bit of an oven in there, but it does look really good. The only thing that would be better is if they would have had the duratrans for the "window" on a roll so they could switch to an evening-lit shot. (I also think that they could have ditched one of the "FOX6 NEWS" logos on the wall. I know one of them was where the FOX6 Wakeup logo was, but they probably could have just taken it down and not replaced it with anything. It looks a little redundant.) I agree. Which is why I'm trying not to get my hopes up about the new set. If it's not a state of the art, non cookie cutter set, it's going to automatically look worse just because of how nice Studio B is. SPECULATION IS FUN GUYS!! What else are we supposed to do here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC 7 Denver 1554 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 I agree. Which is why I'm trying not to get my hopes up about the new set. If it's not a state of the art, non cookie cutter set, it's going to automatically look worse just because of how nice Studio B is. What else are we supposed to do here? Have meaningful conversation that ends in something productive being done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Studio B was a cookie cutter set. Just sayin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC 7 Denver 1554 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Studio B was a cookie cutter set. Just sayin'. From who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1811 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 From who? Graham Blyth/Blyth Design (Same people who designed the FOX O&O sets and a number of FOX News Channel sets before Clickspring entered the scene). The WITI morning set uses some of the same elements as a set they built for the AARP. The AARP is not real good at the internet (shocking, I know!) over there so I can't find shows using it other than the Obama Town Hall from 2009. I remember seeing a picture of it at one point, it was basically a larger, less refined version of the performance/interview area of WITI's set but with an additional "couch" interview area. You can kind of see what's going on in this picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoadStar 363 Posted December 6, 2012 Author Share Posted December 6, 2012 Interesting. Even the carpet looks like it is the same as what they used in Studio A. *shrug* It still is a good set, even if it is a "set in a box." Plus, it's not a terribly overused set in a box, at least, if this shot here is the first I've seen of anyone else using it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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trev57 46 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Studio B was a cookie cutter set. Just sayin'. Eh. I wouldn't necessarily classify it as a "cookie cutter" set if only 2 stations/organizations used one similar element in each of their sets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trev57 46 Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Seeing as there haven't been any updates recently, I thought it was interesting to note that they're remodeling at least part of the newsroom...again. Posted Dec. 11 on Ted Perry's Facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1811 Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Don't get too excited. They added some new fake wood laminate to the assignment desk and painted the wall. WITI is the new WDJT circa 2009. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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