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The Bold and the Beautiful Updates Their Opening Title Sequence Adding Recent Cast Additions
For the first time since March of 2017, CBS’ The Bold and the Beautiful premiered a new opening sequence at the top of Thursday’s episode.
In it, viewers can see some of the more recent additions to the talented cast including: Ingo Rademacher (Thorne), Nia Sioux (Emma), Adain Bradley (Alexander) and Annika Noelle (Hope), in addition to some new images of the other cast members.
You can catch it online by checking out yesterday’s episode of B&B at CBS.com
The show took to its Twitter account and let fans in on the updated opening stating: “Attention all #BoldandBeautiful fans! Today we debut our updated main titles. Only on @CBSDaytime #Gorgeous #Hot #Sexy #Bold #Beautiful @BandB_CBS”
So, what do you think of the updated opening titles of B&B? Do you think that each soap opera should be constantly refreshing their openings when new characters are added?
Which opening title sequence of the soaps,is still your favorite? Let us know via the comment section below.
I think it’s good to have continually updated opening sequences that feature the current cast. However, in the case of B&B they should just show 30 consecutive photos of Scott Clifton as Liam and be done with it. He’s a good actor and I’m sure he’s a great guy but how many consecutive days has he been on now? The way he is written it’s no longer possible to see Liam as a romantic lead or a hopeless romantic in search of true love. He’s now an emotionally stunted, serial proposer who is impossible for any sane viewer to empathize with. Going by the show’s history, Liam’s real perfect match would be…..Brooke.
Was so nice seeing Sally back today. What a breath of fresh air, this fiery redhead is, especially after the insiped and clingy Hope and Steffy. Hope that Wyatt is man enough for her and his old man, just doesn’t decide he wants her too!
No, until the new character becomes a solid fan favorite after a year, stop switching it up. Now Xander Avant, likely a keeper! He completely fits in the world of this show. So, NO, we don’t need the whole opening switched up to see these people that have been on 5 times.
I watch Hollyoaks online which airs on the BBC. Anytime a character exits they’re normally out of the opening sequence within 2 days. If someone has “left” the show it’s normally a clue that they’re coming back if they are not cut from the opening.
What makes if more impressive is that in the opening sequence is normally video shots of 1 – 5 cast members meaning if there are multiple characters in the shots they’re not just having to cut the one person out, but also accommodate the remaining cast members.
I’m an American ‘Oakster, too and I love their opening credits!
I watched today’s episode while at home for lunch (Monday). These new interns are awful to watch. It’s cringe-worthy, along with nuHope.
dmrEvrything you said, in triplicate!
I still prefer the simplicity of just having a single shot, that of the hourglass (Days), city skyline (EON), clouds (SFT), ambulance to GH, ocean waves (Secret Storm), flowers (Love of Life), spinning globe (ATWT), etc. And I also love the accompanying theme songs. This would mean that outdated photos would not have to be updated all the time. Plus the fact that those openings take way, way too long.
But then, I am remembering shows of the past, and perhaps those “single shot” openings were just that: past and irrelevant today.
Wait Ingo Rademacher appeared on the opening credits on the day he started. And Annika Noelle appeared opening credits a few shows after she started.
Hate to admit it, but this was not the first time the opening was updated. Ingo was added shortly after his debut, and Annika Noelle already had one-shot in the opening after hers, too. Nia and Adain were the only two added, while Annika got a second shot. Those were the only changes that were made.
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George Cheeks, CBS President & CEO, on Timeline to Launch New Daytime Drama, ‘The Gates’: “We’re So Focused on Getting it Right”
March 2024 will be remembered in the TV and soap world when the news broke that CBS is prepping a brand new daytime drama. Many had thought a major network would never bring a new daytime soap into the world, given that the last time it was attempted was 25 years ago when the now defunct Passions bowed on NBC.
However, The Gates is definitely in development and moving forward with some major players associated with it including: Michele Val Jean as The Gates writer, showrunner and one of its executive producers, and Sheila Ducksworth from NAACP Venture
Now, for the first time since its announcement, George Cheeks, the president and CEO of CBS and chief content officer for news and sports at Paramount+, spoke on the project that will feature a Black family as its central focus who live in a wealthy gated community.
Speaking with Vulture, and when asked if The Gates is really something that truly has a chance of getting on the air, Cheeks clarified, “It’s super real. And just to give you a little bit of the backstory, when we hired Sheila Ducksworth to run the NAACP Venture, she and I had multiple meetings talking about what different genres she was going to lean into, and we talked a lot about daytime.”
Cheeks added, “One of the things that the data made very clear to both of us is that daytime soap operas over index with Black women, and yet when you look at soap operas, it’s usually sort of a white-led family with supporting characters that reflect more of our society. So we just thought, wouldn’t it be interesting to flip that and make the core anchor family a Black family, and then make the other characters reflect more the broader scope of society?”
The CEO gave props to Michele Val Jean, and how Ducksworth came to the table with the former B&B and GH writer. “She found this great writer, Michele Val Jean, who’s been in the soap opera space for 30 years. She came up with a pitch, and we loved it,” shares Cheeks. “We brought Procter & Gamble into it as well, because if there were going to be (product) integrations, we could do it more holistically and organically. All of that is to say, we did a lot of work on the front end to put this together. So while yes, it’s development, it’s accelerated development.”
When prodded on the timeline of when The Gates could come to full fruition, Gates related, “The actual timeline and when we’re going to do it is still uncertain, because we want to get this right. I mean, there hasn’t been a new soap opera launch since I can’t even begin to tell you when. But we have great success with Bold and the Beautiful and Young and the Restless, and so we think we’re the right folks to be launching a new soap. I wish I could tell you more about exact timing, but we’re so focused on getting it right, and that will dictate when we’re ready to launch it.”
The CBS exec also shared that whether The Gates will wind up an hour soap or half-hour is not yet determined, but that it is being developed as an hour show.
So, after reading what George Cheeks, the CBS President & CEO had to say about ‘The Gates’, are you even more excited for what looks to the first new network soap in 25 years? Comment below.
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Robyn Bernard, ‘General Hospital’s’ Terry Brock, Dead at 64
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51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Announce Broadcast Date on CBS
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) revealed on Tuesday, that the 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards will be broadcast live on Friday night, June 7th (8 – 10 PM, ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+*.
This year will mark the 18th time CBS has broadcast the Daytime Emmy Awards, which is more than any other network.
The 2024 Daytime Emmys will take place at the Westin Bonaventure in downtown Los Angeles. Back in December of 2023, the delayed 50th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards were also held at that venue. The June 7th date for the upcoming ceremony will be the first time in several years that the event is scheduled a few weeks earlier than normal; excluding last year’s revised date to the actors and writers strikes.
Lifetime Achievement honoree, nominations, host, and additional information will be announced in the coming weeks.
In a statement, Adam Sharp, President and CEO of NATAS noted, “We eagerly anticipate our return in June as we once again partner with CBS to recognize the exceptional and talented individuals who make daytime television great. We’re thrilled to kick off our second half-century of the Daytime Emmys.”
The Daytime Emmy Awards have recognized outstanding achievement in television programming and crafts since 1974, honoring work in a variety of categories, including daytime dramas, talk shows, instructional programming, hosting, culinary, and legal/courtroom programs. In 2021, NATAS and the Television Academy jointly announced plans to realign the Daytime and Primetime Emmy Awards to be organized by content genre, as opposed to program airtime.
The 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards will once again be produced by NATAS and Associated Television International (ATI), which produced Daytime Emmy Award ceremonies on The CW in 2009 and on CBS in 2010, 2011, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. Adam Sharp and Lisa Armstrong are executive producers from NATAS, while David McKenzie is executive producer from ATI.
So, glad to know that the 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards honoring performance and shows in the 2023 calendar year, will be held in early June this year, and once again broadcast on CBS? Comment below.
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