To run a cable news network? MSNBC keeps trying to find out.
This week, “The Last Word” has been broadcasting from both its smaller studio and the main MSNBC studio, but with a new curvy desk.
The new desk has “Last Word” branding and has some nice LED lighting. Unlike MSNBC’s other shows, O’Donnell’s show doesn’t use the large RP screen as much, instead shooting the other direction on the main MSNBC set, creating almost a new space.
But back to desks, this is at least the fourth non-election desk we’ve seen on this set.
Main MSNBC desk, part of original set:
When Dylan Ratigan’s show “Morning Meeting” first debuted, it used a large desk with multiple television monitors built in, allowing the host to point to data. It’s now not in regular use, but was used for last weeks election.
“Morning Meeting” Desk:
Rachel Maddow use to anchor from the main desk, then on the desk that’s now in the smaller “Last Word” studio, now she’s on a larger desk that’s usually not shown wide.
If you add in all the election desks, it brings the total to at least 6, maybe even 7?!
Does the average viewer notice? Probably note, but that’s a lot of stuff to move around.
It looks like The Last Word has switched back to only using the smaller studio, which seems to suit O’Donnell’s style. The color scheme and graphics package are probably my favorite on msnbc. And has anyone else noticed that the “newspaper clippings” that are part of the set and graphics design contain Lawrence’s career bio and the intro shows LA, DC, and finally, NYC (all the places Lawrence has worked/lived)? Pretty cool.
Also, Martin Bashear’s new show in the afternoon uses this same studio, but with a yellowish layout and graphics. I’m assuming the panels in the wall can be changed out somehow for each show. This all makes me want to take the NBC studio tour and see where these studios are located. Anyone know? But then I’m a total geek. haha!
The Ratigan desk hasn’t “disappeared” – it was on the air all last week with the virtual capitol model on it.
Last Word isn’t in a “secondary” studio… it’s in the back corner next to the faux window matrix — same studio.
The Last Word original was broadcast from a secondary studio. This was confirmed via Clickspring and Blackwalnut, who built and installed the set.
This past week, they’ve been broadcasting it from the main set and using a different wall to give it a different look.
Msnbc has a really nice set
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