jamesanthony
06-30-2004, 10:51 PM
It seems like in the main titles of old shows the regular actors' names were listed either along with the names of their characters or with a visual of them (either live or a cartoon fascimile). I guess this was done so the viewing audience would not be confused about who played which part. This practice seemed to be done away with in the 70s. Are there are pre70s shows that just list the actors and not the character names or a visual for them? I was thinking of The Honeymooners but I'm not sure if the fireworks opening that I see in syndication was used in the original airings. Same with I Love Lucy.
One 70s show I was thinking of was the Jeffersons. In its 3rd and 4th years the names of the actors on screen don't match the actors in the scenes shown on the screen (Ex: Zara Cully's name appears on the screen while they show a scene of Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover and Sherman Hemsley). If you didn't know who played who on that show that would be confusing.
From the 90s on there have been a lot of shows that just show the main actors' names at the bottom of the screen while the episode itself plays and if you didn't go to a website you wouldn't know who played which part.
One 70s show I was thinking of was the Jeffersons. In its 3rd and 4th years the names of the actors on screen don't match the actors in the scenes shown on the screen (Ex: Zara Cully's name appears on the screen while they show a scene of Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover and Sherman Hemsley). If you didn't know who played who on that show that would be confusing.
From the 90s on there have been a lot of shows that just show the main actors' names at the bottom of the screen while the episode itself plays and if you didn't go to a website you wouldn't know who played which part.