Today Show

[Georgie56 3318]

Looks like they’re trying to align themselves with Nightly.

[JosiahCubed 281]

12 minutes ago, Georgie56 said:

Looks like they’re trying to align themselves with Nightly.

And the new graphics are reminding me of the 2013 graphics.

[MediaZone4K 2233]

Overall, it's very similar to what they had before. I think the look as a whole needs an overhaul.

 

The NBC bug without the white lining looks too cheap and 2D.

 

I'd add some some translucence to the L3, it's very solid.

Edited July 31, 2023 by MediaZone4K

[Geoffrey 872]

They seem to change their graphics very often. 

 

I guess they're really going all-in on the end-to-end lower-thirds. 

[noggi 604]

This actually looks really nice. Kinda reminds me of the GMA look but not as cheap/sloppy. 

I thought they just relaunched their look but I checked The Other Site and the last redesign was May 2021… so I guess it’s been a few years. 

[MorningNews 1483]

I still maintain that Savannah Guthrie is one of the weakest anchors in Today’s history BUT she really shines as part of NBC’s breaking news coverage given her legal background.

Edited August 3, 2023 by MorningNews

[G2000 30]

https://www.today.com/news/laura-jarrett-weekend-today-anchor-rcna98847
Laura Jarrett joins Saturday Today

[TheNewsTV 255]

 

1 hour ago, G2000 said:

https://www.today.com/news/laura-jarrett-weekend-today-anchor-rcna98847
Laura Jarrett se junta ao Saturday Today

And they're going back to 1A in New York

[MediaZone4K 2233]

Congrats. I was seeing her a lot during recent legal coverage and got a sense that her profile was rising.

Edited August 11, 2023 by MediaZone4K

[freelanceproducer 182]

Sunday Today (sans Willie) updated to the new Today Show look this morning. Its bug has a white horizontal NBC News logo, versus the colorized stack one used during the week.

 

Wonder if Hoda and Jenna are next to update to the new look?

 

 

[kdex86 54]

I tuned into the Today show this morning for the first time in quite a while.  I have some questions:

1. Why is there both a “cold open” AND a “warm open” at the very start of the broadcast at 7:00 AM Eastern?  It seems rather redundant.
2. From 8:00 AM to the first commercial break, all of the news headlines are accompanied by a graphic that reads “the news at 8”.  Why is this?  Doesn’t the viewer know it’s 8 AM?  It seems kinda tacky to me.

[Jman7885 64]

When did the monitor behind the anchor desk (covering the corner column) change to have a thick border? Noticed it this morning on Saturday Today - it’s directly behind Laura on the 3-shot

[HSV cheesehead 101]

2 hours ago, Jman7885 said:

When did the monitor behind the anchor desk (covering the corner column) change to have a thick border? Noticed it this morning on Saturday Today - it’s directly behind Laura on the 3-shot

I think they made the change about three Saturdays ago on the sixth.

The fake mullions (referred to as border), help distract from the fact that its a camera feed, and in my opinion it is an improvement.

[Jman7885 64]

Just now, HSV cheesehead said:

I think they made the change about three Saturdays ago on the sixth.

The fake mullions (referred to as border), help distract from the fact that it’s a camera feed, and in my opinion it is an improvement.

Having the border around the top throws it off in my opinion, otherwise it’s good

[MorningNews 1483]

What exactly did they do with that column back in the day? It’s always been there but I don’t remember all of these attempts to disguise it before. The techniques they’ve tried the last few iterations have all been somewhat distracting.

[Drew 152]

Way back in the day with Katie & Bryant/matt it was shown as a green marble column and they would pull up the screen that said today all over it when they started the show and then pull it down to show the window. Then when they went HD is when the different tv screens came in. They dropped the fabric type screen when they remodeled again and add the now dropped Orange Room

[MediaZone4K 2233]

It looked better when the camera feed monitor was frameles

[HSV cheesehead 101]

4 hours ago, Drew said:

Way back in the day with Katie & Bryant/matt it was shown as a green marble column and they would pull up the screen that said today all over it when they started the show and then pull it down to show the window. Then when they went HD is when the different tv screens came in. They dropped the fabric type screen when they remodeled again and add the now dropped Orange Room

the column has always been there, they have just tried to hide it for the last 30 years:

[gbsgeo 25]

Plus they wouldn’t center the anchors. The third host/anchor would just sit to the side. 

[Geoffrey 872]

I've never been a fan of this look. Either don't put the desk in the corner, or embrace that piece of the building and stick logos there. It looks so poorly done this way.

[Drew 152]

[JustinH 43]

Or put the Today logo in the middle as they do at the beginning of the show. 

[HSV cheesehead 101]

20 hours ago, Geoffrey said:

I've never been a fan of this look. Either don't put the desk in the corner, or embrace that piece of the building and stick logos there. It looks so poorly done this way.

They have been using the "simulated window" look for years, and when the camera is positioned just right, it is barely noticeable. That is until someone walks by.

[NowBergen 690]

1 hour ago, HSV cheesehead said:

They have been using the "simulated window" look for years, and when the camera is positioned just right, it is barely noticeable. That is until someone walks by.

I wonder if they can use the technology in the new Telemundo 47 studio and have it as an LED column, which can change from a live view to specific titles or looks (wishing WNBC had that in their half of the audio).

 

[MediaZone4K 2233]

21 hours ago, Drew said:

That column was nice and it worked! Embrace it, maybe even stick a Today Show rainbow at the base, similar to the 80s.

 

Edited January 29, 2024 by MediaZone4K