Post by snsurone on Dec 24, 2018 0:51:49 GMT
Tele, I do agree that the very early voice-over announcings may have been a holdover from radio.
Trouble is, they continued well past that time, some even into the '60's.
And most of those announcers totally lacked the communications skill of a Walter Winchell!
And there were some shows even then that didn't employ voice-over intros, such as PERRY MASON and I LOVE LUCY.
Why was this?
Make no mistake, I have no objection to theme music, whether chords or vocals, announcing a program.
In fact, there is some theme music that I love, such as BONANZA and CIRCUS BOY.
As to the mentally impaired, did they actually benefit from voice-over intros?
If so, I'd like to know details.
I confess that this didn't bother me in my young years.
But today, watching classic shows on MeTV, I find it quite bothersome.
Maybe I'm just getting crotchety in my old age, LOL.
Trouble is, they continued well past that time, some even into the '60's.
And most of those announcers totally lacked the communications skill of a Walter Winchell!
And there were some shows even then that didn't employ voice-over intros, such as PERRY MASON and I LOVE LUCY.
Why was this?
Make no mistake, I have no objection to theme music, whether chords or vocals, announcing a program.
In fact, there is some theme music that I love, such as BONANZA and CIRCUS BOY.
As to the mentally impaired, did they actually benefit from voice-over intros?
If so, I'd like to know details.
I confess that this didn't bother me in my young years.
But today, watching classic shows on MeTV, I find it quite bothersome.
Maybe I'm just getting crotchety in my old age, LOL.