Watched 4 news this evening and the desk is horrible and looks awkwardly uncomfortable for the anchors as the desk is so small for all them to sit next to each other. That desk does not belong on a news set. The video wall screens are nice and love how they can walk to it and it fills up the camera...

April 22 Marist General Election: Biden 51 Trump 48 Biden 43 Trump 38 Kennedy 14 West 2 Stein 2 Siena New York General Election: Biden 47 Trump 37 The Marist poll with Biden up is introduced this way: Despite a still close contest between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, Trump...

Honeyman wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 22, 2024 1:25 am

Biden leading in on-line betting.

https://www.predictit.org/markets/detai ... l-election

By 10 no less… bettors usually don’t put their necks out and make fanboy bets so I count this as a good sign for now.

Saw some weathercasts on 4 this morning. The graphics on that diagonally positioned monitor look truly AWFUL! There is a ton of light glare, and the color contrast and sharpness of the weather maps is totally piss poor. Do directors / producers / whomever not think this shit through before going to...

April 19 FOX News Michigan General Election: Trump 49 Biden 46 Trump 42 Biden 40 Kennedy 9 Stein 2 West 2 Georgia General Election: Trump 51 Biden 45 Trump 46 Biden 39 Kennedy 7 West 2 Stein 1 Pennsylvania General Election: Trump 48 Biden 48 Trump 44 Biden 42 Kennedy 8 Stein 2 West 1 Wisconsin Gene...

If I remember the story correctly he came to them with the idea to do reports like that. The overhyped sounding nature of it which he isn’t as fond of but has to do was on 4’s management. Even better, then. Yeah, I'd believe that. He seems pretty good at his job. Just don’t be the intern that gets ...

Looks a lot like the old one based on what I saw this morning. A ton of bright blue, bright silver and spansive video walls. The 1300some LCD screens or whatever is new… the desk isn’t as nice as the old one… it’s too tall and the anchors look rather strange straight on… I agree they didn’t exactly...

I always liked the guy. He does a bit, which is clearly engineered for ratings. Like, he must have come to them all those years ago with the whole pitch of, "look, this is what I do. You don't see my face, ever. It adds intrigue and action, and I'm cheaper because I'm my own camera! And who can res...

I see 7 has quietly stopped broadcasting its weekend morning news from its fish bowl like studio inside the Chase Bank building in downtown Detroit. I will miss the absurdly giddy Brian Lee voiceover plugging the fact the newscast originates from downtown (where viewers could see deserted streets t...

Adam Schiff? Bill Maher? Kamala Harris? Lara Trump! https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/lara-trump-four-years-of-scorched-earth-if-trump-wins.html Basically if you think of the Presidents since FDR as a continuation of one another in attitude and style… Trump functions somewhere on the outside ...

MWmetalhead wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 20, 2024 1:01 pm

Exactly. It's bizarre that 7 is carried but 20 is not. Scripps bought channel 20 maybe eight years ago?

Worse than that… 2014.

WMYD is not carried by any of the big three streaming services: YouTube TV, Hulu, and DirecTV Stream. WKBD is found on all three. Mike Murri or some flunky Scripps corporate SVP needs to get off their ass and find a way to improve distribution of WMYD. I would have hoped if 7 is carried by the stre...

They both are doing it and candidates have done it since the beginning of time. I just ignore it. We know the truth. Well informed voters do anyhow. The media sure doesn’t seem to be in the bag for Biden… they harp on his gaffes like it was manna from heaven and use it like a cudgel to hit him over...

TC Talks wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 19, 2024 11:53 pm

It's working for Trump to win over idiots, why shouldn't Biden give it a try. BMW, how do Biden's comments make you feel?

It should make him switch sides…

The "local sports" reference is interesting. We saw some Pistons and Wings games air on 20 this month. I wonder if more of that is in store for this autumn? There has to be something inherently wrong with how CW approaches affiliation. Losing multiple major station groups as affiliation partners is...