04-04-2023, 04:47 PM
Back to the News Central presentation, something more of a reflection than reality: if they brought back the Score Productions theme, they should had brought back James Earl Jones to re-record the "This is CNN" for the show pre-opener, and even record another voice-over for the main opener ("Live from New York/the nation's capital, you're on the CNN News Central" or something like that). This would had served as a last rite for Jones, partly due to his importance as CNN's most recognized voice-over (alongside the likes of Don Harrison and Jeff McNeal) and partly because he's already semi-retired (he's already 92 and he no longer voices Darth Vader). That would had been a delight for pres and CNN fans and would also signal the show's focus on hard news (like the heyday CNN did).
Jones didn't only do the This is CNN ident (he even re-recorded it in 2013, during the initial Zucker years, and was used also in the mobile app launcher for some time); he also did the open for the former New Day show, re-recording it when anchor musical chairs happen, up to the Berman/Keilar relaunch, when the VO was dropped:
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Jones didn't only do the This is CNN ident (he even re-recorded it in 2013, during the initial Zucker years, and was used also in the mobile app launcher for some time); he also did the open for the former New Day show, re-recording it when anchor musical chairs happen, up to the Berman/Keilar relaunch, when the VO was dropped:
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