Eh?
I used to think Julie Evans (before she got married) was actually quite a looker, but then nobody's been able to see her in HD... lol!
A test for whether CTV London really
is getting worse: does Julie do formulaic, irritating teases like her counterpart at CTV Kitchener? Tonight's example from Kitchener:
"Well they say April showers bring May flowers, but will all this stormy weather clear out in time for the weekend? Your weather forecast is just ahead"
My reaction to these talking heads? Okay, quit wasting time pandering. Everybody knows the forecast (that for some pointless reason is now called "futurecast") isn't coming up next, but not for at least another ten minutes. If you absolutely
must give multiple mini-previews of what's to come in the newscasts, please, almighty CTV writer staff: stop using rhetorical questions!! It's so incredibly oldschool to script newscasts that way, and almost condescending to viewers. The lame sensationalism annoys me to no end, and it's made 1000 times worse when the anchorwoman's delivery has forced intonation as if that exaggerated dramatic effect will create interest.
Anyway, inspired by this thread, I checked out a bit of CTV [Two] London's newscast, this evening, and the end-of-show ad-lib among the three people at the anchordesk was painfully - nay, hilariously - awkward. Ahh, so that must be a common thing among CTV stations!