Beyond the Gates: Premiere Date, Time Slot Set by CBS

[dragonflies]

Ooh I like the opening

Definitely a change from YR and BOLDs

[Alan]

It looks beautiful! I love the motif of the characters being glimpsed beyond the gates. I'm glad they reshot the footage we saw from the first teaser. The core four have the same wardrobe except for Dani, who is now in a green dress. This looks so well done. It's heads and shoulders above the other soaps. I hope it will be easy to update the cast images.

The theme music will take some getting used to. It doesn't strike me as "unforgettable classic soap theme" like Nadia's Theme or Jelinda's Theme or Faces of the Heart or Hold Onto Love. Maybe the closing credits version will be a bit more tuneful.

[Liberty City]

OH THIS IS EVERYTHING!!!!!!!! This is a soap opening and is giving BUDGET!!!

[BoldRestless]

Everyone looks great but I feel like they didn't take full opportunity to make this stand out.

Edited Thursday at 09:38 PM by BoldRestless

[Khan]

My grandparents knew many entertainers who'd pass through our area, including Miss Horne.  One thing I do remember them saying - along with the fact that Tina punched and slapped around Ike just as much as he punched and slapped her around - is that Lena Horne was stuck-up as the day is long and not as "down" as she protested to be.  (Nancy Wilson, on the other hand, was very bougie, but way more supportive of Black people).

[dragonflies]

I love it but the names make me think of when ABC did that years ago lol 

[BetterForgotten]

Y&R does the names, too. 

[Alan]

lol at least they used the actor names and not character names!

[dragonflies]

Yep! BOLD did that years ago too  with this opening 
 

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[Alan]

After several rewatches the theme song is growing on me. I like the bluesy descending melody that kicks in at the middle of the sequence.

Kurt Farquhar is doing a lot with this theme, you have a symphonic composition for the Duprees, a blues-like melody that kicks in for the rest of the cast, a percussive hip hop beat throughout, and then it ends with pulsing electronica when when we see the final title card.

[dragonflies]

BTG really feels like it's in a class all by itself! 

[Liberty City]

As it should be.

[Joseph]

THIS! Competition is key! 

[BetterForgotten]

I’m heading out to the Paley Center event soon! So excited! 

Edited Thursday at 10:06 PM by BetterForgotten

[BoldRestless]

Awesome!!!! Enjoy

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