Members Darn Posted March 24, 2023 Members Share Posted March 24, 2023 She needs to leave her lips alone. Bryton's suit is A+. Let me add this look to the rolodex of looks I need to try. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Liberty City Posted March 24, 2023 Members Share Posted March 24, 2023 What they gave us: Please register in order to view this content What we should have been given (in terms of typeface and it would move across the screen slightly): 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lucaslesann23 Posted March 24, 2023 Author Members Share Posted March 24, 2023 (edited) Please register in order to view this content Edited March 24, 2023 by Dylan 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ranger1rg Posted March 24, 2023 Members Share Posted March 24, 2023 The new open is fine, and I'd even call it good. It's not great, although like most of those commenting here, I don't know if it's possible to come up with an open that pleases viewers to the point of "greatness." I've now seen it multiple times on two U.S. episodes, and it looks better every time. Every actor looks great, hair and wardrobe. The font is getting heavy criticism, but I like it; a size smaller might be better. I think they went for a red font to match the lipstick color on the Y&R. The deep, dark background is a big contrast from the last open, so I think that was intentional. The skyline is being called "cheap," but I don't get that criticism at all. They're obviously going for some noir look with that and the font. If you don't like it, fine, but throwing out "It's cheap" doesn't work for me. Regardless of how poorly the business stories are today, Newman and Jabot are still at the center of Y&R. I don't know what else viewers would want as a background, other than generics. Importantly, they kept the actors' names on the screen. I love that. I also love it that they did not mess with the theme. I did like the jazz/porn theme, but not as a replacement for the classic. I'd use it today, but as the end credits music. One more thing I like that's continuing: that the music cue leads into the open theme and becomes a part of it. I'd say that works almost all of the time, and it's an example of extra work being done. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted March 24, 2023 Members Share Posted March 24, 2023 Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lucaslesann23 Posted March 24, 2023 Author Members Share Posted March 24, 2023 Agreed, I don't hate it either. It is what it is. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Liberty City Posted March 24, 2023 Members Share Posted March 24, 2023 It's wrong on Paramount Plus. Hilarious. Haha. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ranger1rg Posted March 24, 2023 Members Share Posted March 24, 2023 Just curious -- why is this hilarious? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vetsoapfan Posted March 25, 2023 Members Share Posted March 25, 2023 Nothing could ever be more egregious than the "Mary Stewart" tribute fiasco. UGH! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted March 25, 2023 Members Share Posted March 25, 2023 Yes, it is what it is ...but... The noir look skyscrapers don't say Y&R to me. How about a some earlier(flattering) clips of each castmember in B&W fading from one to the next as the color pose is superimposed over the top? eg Victor in his original cowboy look and then a couple of other clips throughout the years. A young Nikki on stage, a shot from the first wedding etc Highlighting the history and legacy of those characters. For newer cast members eg Brytni/Sean just find some clips where they look a bit different eg different hairstyles/haircuts In my mind it looks great !! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members All My Shadows Posted March 26, 2023 Members Share Posted March 26, 2023 I was actually thinking this myself - the really weird and creepy ATWT gold fields of wheat opening sequence did get one thing right, using classic clips in the background for each character’s (entirely too large) headshot. Perfect for an anniversary opening. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Darn Posted March 26, 2023 Members Share Posted March 26, 2023 For some people here the opening could have been 30 seconds of Josh Griffith setting fire to a lifesize cardboard cutout of Bill and Lee Bell and they'd comment "They're trying their best!". We have different standards I suppose. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members edgeofnik Posted March 26, 2023 Members Share Posted March 26, 2023 So TSJ the *last* of the new contract players makes the intro. We wait for CH (2020), CF (2021), SW and AL (2022). Why Y&R the first US soap to include actor images in its intro? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted March 26, 2023 Members Share Posted March 26, 2023 (edited) P AMC had a picture of Rosemary Prinz in the photo album for her 6 month stint 'with guest star' billing. There's an ep of Road of Life from the mid 50's where the actors posed in picture frames for the intro (live!). Maybe Never Too Young showed the actors in the opening with kids romping around (or were they just random teens?) So unless I've missed something Y&R with the character sketches was the first long running show to use images. Ryan's Hope followed their lead and then The Doctors and Love of Life when they revamped openings in the late 70's. Then Texas, Guiding Light and One Life to Live. Edited March 26, 2023 by Paul Raven 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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