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7 minutes ago, Contessa Donatella said:

San Diego has always been a little bit different, hasn't it?

I've lived here 6 years and that's how they have always had it. Prior to moving to SD I lived in NY and the lineups were very different. 

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1 hour ago, skiman12082004 said:

Here in San Diego, B&B airs at 12:30pm, Y&R at 1pm and BTG will air at 2pm

GH airs at 1pm on the ABC affiliate here.

Oh that's interesting but also makes sense; I am assuming the 12pm time slot is delegated to local news?

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15 minutes ago, Liberty City said:

Oh that's interesting but also makes sense; I am assuming the 12pm time slot is delegated to local news?

Yes, at 11am and Noon.

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3 hours ago, Efulton said:

I am hoping to get an answer to this as well!

 

5 hours ago, janea4old said:

Canada has Y&R and DAYS on Global, B&B on CTV, and GH on CityTV.

Does anyone know if there are plans for BTG to air in Canada?

DAYS used to air on Global, but it now airs on an affiliated cable channel, the W Network. This happened once DAYS left NBC and went to Peacock because it meant Global could no longer take advantage of simultaneous substitution rules (this is when a show airs on a US network at the same time as a Canadian network, the Canadian broadcast goes out on both channels). 

Y&R has always aired, in Canada, in the very late afternoon (usually 4pm or 4:30pm as a lead in for the early news), the ratings being so superior in that timeslot. 

The Talk currently airs on Global and given BTG is launching midseason, I expect it will air on Global in its place, at least until September when the new television season starts. 

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Just now, DaytimeFan said:

DAYS used to air on Global, but it now airs on an affiliated cable channel, the W Network

I knew that but had forgotten, and posted the wrong info.
Thank you sincerely for the correction!

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35 minutes ago, DaytimeFan said:

The Talk currently airs on Global and given BTG is launching midseason, I expect it will air on Global in its place, at least until September when the new television season starts

I assume that’s what will happen. That’s what happened when Passions launched. CTV aired Another World, it picked up Passions when AW ended in June. Aired Passions for a season and half, its ratings were dismal compared to AW which had a HUGE following in Canada, it switched to Global and stayed there till it was cancelled. 

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4 hours ago, skiman12082004 said:

I've lived here 6 years and that's how they have always had it. Prior to moving to SD I lived in NY and the lineups were very different. 

When I lived in CA in the late 80s the ABC Soaps line up was so different from the East Coast, here on the east coast it was Port Charles(or loving etc), AMC, OLTL and GH

 

There was OLTL AMC GH and the other soap on at like 11 lol 

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On the central coast of California the soap lineup was always half hour soap first, AMC, OLTL, GH. For CBS it was Y&R, B&B, ATWT and GL. The Los Angeles and Santa Barbara markets will follow the New York City lineup.

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Did anyone else find that in the clips used in the CBS Sunday Morning story that the lighting on BTG appears really bright and makes the sets look cheap (when it's clear they've spent money on them)? It may just be the way the clips were processed into the story but the lighting seems brighter than DAYS

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The right lighting is essential for taped shows. Otherwise things look cheap, with shadows etc.

I remember when Mary Ellis Bunim came to ATWT she introduced key lighting to focus and flatter the actors.

Of course, this takes time and money (and care)

Hopefully BTG will address this.

I found the promo a little cliche with the couple writhing around and a face slap. I get they need visuals to get attention, but a lot of viewers might think 'seen that all before' as it had an 80's soap feel.

Roll on Wk 1 and let the discussions begin!

 

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It was clear the clips used on Sunday Morning were raw and likely sourced from the taping when the news segment was there as they also had no background music, so I'm not putting much stock in that. I did think the lighting was fine.

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24 minutes ago, DaytimeFan said:

Did anyone else find that in the clips used in the CBS Sunday Morning story that the lighting on BTG appears really bright and makes the sets look cheap (when it's clear they've spent money on them)? It may just be the way the clips were processed into the story but the lighting seems brighter than DAYS

Yes, it's one of the things that bugged me big time. No shadows. I hate it.

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8 minutes ago, Aback said:

Yes, it's one of the things that bugged me big time. No shadows. I hate it.

The reality-show look that I despise. Makes everyone look the same. Back in the day... lighting could make a character appear as an antagonist before even uttering a word of dialogue. These days... everything is so so bright. 

But... I can't judge YET based from seconds of promo and the behind the scenes footage.  I think it will be fine... I just hope to God it's nothing close to DAYS in terms of lighting. And even GH, quite frankly. 

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24 minutes ago, Paul Raven said:

The right lighting is essential for taped shows. Otherwise things look cheap, with shadows etc.

I remember when Mary Ellis Bunim came to ATWT she introduced key lighting to focus and flatter the actors.

Of course, this takes time and money (and care)

Hopefully BTG will address this.

I found the promo a little cliche with the couple writhing around and a face slap. I get they need visuals to get attention, but a lot of viewers might think 'seen that all before' as it had an 80's soap feel.

Roll on Wk 1 and let the discussions begin!

 

Let the discussions begin indeed. I expect lots of them after that anticipated pilot episode has aired. I'll be all over the internet looking for what people are saying about it. This ain't gonna be our mother's/grandmother's soap that's for sure and I can't help being reminded of those character descriptions we got months ago. Let the games begin.

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1 hour ago, DaytimeFan said:

Did anyone else find that in the clips used in the CBS Sunday Morning story that the lighting on BTG appears really bright and makes the sets look cheap (when it's clear they've spent money on them)? It may just be the way the clips were processed into the story but the lighting seems brighter than DAYS

I had the same thought but also agree that it looks like raw footage. Since the same scenes look different in the promos I’m hoping that is something that gets adjusted for final airshow edits.

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