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More Light, Less Shake

CBS has renewed GL for one more year, which keeps it on the air through 2009. But that doesn't mean we're stuck with the show's new artsy-fartsy, uberjumpy format. "I'm very pleased with some of it, and some of it needs to evolve," says CBS Daytime boss Barbara Bloom. "I agree that some of the camerawork is shaky and frenetic and some of the close-ups are too tight--and that maybe we've broken rules that didn't need to be broken--but this is a work in progress. We're just a few weeks into this new production model. I think everybody who's complaining needs to lighten up." Oh snap!

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WTF?

Edited April 8, 200817 yr by Noel

I agree with Ms. Bloom's response to the complainers wholeheartedly. The bemoaning and complaining is quite nonproductive and endless. IMHO, GL has improved 1000% since day one when their new production format made its debut and I truly enjoy the changeover.

GL has improved in viewership (much higher than AMC & OLTL), 12-17 ratings, and 18-49 demo ratings despite of the time slot differences across the country.

A little note for GL, I enjoy Wes Ramsey's Sam today (bring him back), still hoping GL would cast Martha Madison as Marah, and give Reva/Billy more screentime.

Edited April 8, 200817 yr by Rocket Man

It's good that people are complaining so they know what to fix. I see changes each week, positive changes. Now if they just hire a good writer and give that cast a much needed revamp all will be okay. Sam sticking around would be a good start for the younger characters.

GL viewers have reason to complain, not only does the new model have countless problems but the show is trash. I don't even think that the model will evolve - EW is probably thrilled with it and doesn't want to change a thing.

GL is still awful and the production won't change it at all.

It's awful and so is Y&R's WTF are they doing over at CBS???

The format really stinks and needs to be re evaluated

Fix the problems Babs and maybe I'll "lighten up".

Someone should set fire to the equipment that is filming GL and that way it would "lighten up"

Lol love what she had to say. I think she's right.

I doubt she needed fans to tell her the camera work is too shakey. Actually I'm just impressed she admitted there are aspects that need to go or change. Rarely do network execs admit anything is even remotely wrong.

The production is much better than when the new format started and I like it now. Now if we can get some scenes at night because it always seems to be daytime.

Oh and most importantly get some new writers.

Someone should set fire to the equipment that is filming GL and that way it would "lighten up"

Well, by today's eppy, GL figured out how to shoot in the rain without drowning out the actors. But I still don't see how BB can defend some of the "new model". Most of the actresses look bad, and the camera men are suddenly obsessed with shooting "through" things (today...it was those cheap ass steps at Company), just because they can.

I refuse to "lighten up", when GL tested out this format for months before the 2/29 launch, and went bat-[!@#$%^&*] crazy and regressed because they loved playing with the "new toy".

CBS has renewed GL for one more year, which keeps it on the air through 2009. But that doesn't mean we're stuck with the show's new artsy-fartsy, uberjumpy format.

Yeah, right. We're stuck with it and we all know it. They didn't bother spending every Wednesday's episode for the last year preparing and practicing with the new equipment/technique and putting out all that ridiculous hype just to go back to the way things were just because of a little viewer discontent. When has that ever meant anything to this regime anyway? Josh & Cassie ring a bell? How about Harley & Cyrus? Or Alan & Beth? Or Wheeler's decision to rip Ed Bauer, Ross Marler, Phillip Spaulding, and Holly Reade completely off the show while keeping Ava around all this time? These people don't care what we want. It's like Wheeler is on a quest to make the most horrific TV program imaginable and go down in history as the less-talented soap version of Ed Wood.

"I'm very pleased with some of it, and some of it needs to evolve," says CBS Daytime boss Barbara Bloom. "I agree that some of the camerawork is shaky and frenetic and some of the close-ups are too tight--and that maybe we've broken rules that didn't need to be broken--but this is a work in progress.

The fact that it's a "work in progress" is part of the whole problem. This isn't a 10th grade media class or a film school project, this is a major network TV series that's been on the air for 70 years. Where is the professionalism, pride in their craft, and desire to only put out the best work possible? Or do they have such little respect for the fact that they're in daytime that they don't think it matters if their product is horrible? They're airing material that is shot in such a way that at times you honestly can't tell if the director and camera operator are incompetent or pretentious jerks who think they're conceptual brilliant artists. It doesn't really matter, either way, it reeks.

We're just a few weeks into this new production model. I think everybody who's complaining needs to lighten up."

And I think that everyone in charge of this debacle needs to stop saying "lighten up" as if their viewers' complaints have no validity, listen to their customers, realize that they are in big trouble and that today is the day that things must start changing or it'll be too late, and do their jobs properly or have the decency to re-sign. That's what I think.

LIGHTEN UP?

I'm a devoted P&G soap fan, and you, Barbara, need to get a life.