New Graphics for all shows

[Spring Rubber]

I think Steph even expressed her surprise whens she saw that map.

[Al]

question - how were you guys able to determine they began using Titan HD?

[tpirfan28]

question - how were you guys able to determine they began using Titan HD?

During WYT, it had Titan |HD| up in the corner.

[Al]

did it? shoot, i must have missed it when they used it.

[Spring Rubber]

They waited until the second hour of A&B to announce the new two-hour format. Mike, however, tried to tell us to check our local listings but instead wound up saying, "Check your local dealer."

It must be the memories of working with Sharon Resultan at that very desk coming back to him.

[Al]

They waited until the second hour of A&B to announce the new two-hour format. Mike, however, tried to tell us to check our local listings but instead wound up saying, "Check your local dealer."

It must be the memories of working with Sharon Resultan at that very desk coming back to him.

hahaha, i was able to catch that too.

[shadyjay]

New graphics/openers/studio look good.  Not a fan of the Weekly Planner maps, as the city names cover up areas of the map.  For example, the BOSTON tag covers up all of northern New England, where I am.  Oftentimes, this area (where I am) gets different weather which is invisible now due to the placement of the text.  Also, the maps are quite bland... no text.  Nothing differentiating the shades of green... rain... showers... scattered storms... isolated storms... etc. 

My LDL is still black... but I guess that's because I still have the XL.  But wait... the LDL is a national thing, right?  Meaning, everyone "should" see the same format, correct?  Nope...  forgot about the Jr still having all text.  Then they should'a kept the transparent bar for XL head-ends.  If the Jr still has all-text LDL, then the XL should be transparent..  but they switched that to all-black.  But we do have the XL font and icons so I guess that's why.  Is the I/S format changing for the LOT8s? 

[Stephen]

Is the I/S format changing for the LOT8s? 

No, just the LDL.

[tpirfan28]

As odd as this is gonna sound, I've taken some shots of the SD version of some of today's extravaganza, and I'll post them up shortly.   

[beanboy89]

As odd as this is gonna sound, I've taken some shots of the SD version of some of today's extravaganza, and I'll post them up shortly.   

Then I must be odd, too, because I've taken lots of shots of the SD version.

[tpirfan28]

http://twct.kellerbmk.com/hdsdtwc/vlcsnap-52926.png
http://twct.kellerbmk.com/hdsdtwc/vlcsnap-53171.png
http://twct.kellerbmk.com/hdsdtwc/vlcsnap-53291.png
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[Spring Rubber]

Didn't the shot behind Alex a few seconds ago look like the shoreline from the 03-05 Day Planner opener shot?

[Jake]

Yeah It did a little bit, I see what you were talking about. 

[Jae]

My take on today's relaunch -- AWESOME! 

Thus far, I have only been able to catch DP and EE. I would love it though if later on, someone could post all show openers on YouTube? That would be great! The music on DP is alright, whereas the EE music is terrible!  VERY repetitive music, almost as if it was a :10 clip that was vamped! :\ 

Moreover, I am still seeing some mixups between the new fonts. Apparently, TWC is no longer themeing the Intersate font. Now, it seems as if the Heveltica font is the new trend. The new radar is still showing some cities with the Interstate font, and so are some of the other graphics. I think that is a problem, but I know they'll fix it.

Also, the utilization of live bugs are so important,  IMO. The fact that they are only using them for live shots sickens me, and I hope they will make one soon that is perhaps in the upper-right corner so it doesn't interfere with the new radar titlebar.

The usage of two-person L3RDS are also very important, IMO. I am very glad we are finally seeing those. The new L3RD's themselves are very plain, which isn't a bad thing at all. I am still a lover of the 2005-2007 show L3RDs though.

The maps are amazing! It appears as if our prayers of simplicity have been answered. Thank you, TWC!   The only problem is, the cities are displayed in "squares" which block the surrounding areas, if that makes sesne.?

Even though this launch seems to be going great, the non-utilization of key walls will take some getting used to.  However, it all seems to be going great and I'm sure over the next few weeks the minor flaws will be fixed and done correctly.

Tell me if anyone agrees with my points!

P.S. What ever happened to Jennifer Lopez leaving TWC? Also, who are the new anchors of FO?

[Stephen]

Also, the utilization of live bugs are so important,  IMO.

Not really. They didn't use live tags (except for LIVE shots like now) before 2003. And it's not really needed - obviously TWC is live all day (except for the overnight hours), otherwise, radars and other things that change often would be useless. It's a little bit awkward seeing the shows without a LIVE tag, but it's really not THAT different, seeing as it's happened before.