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<blockquote data-quote="Daniel Avery" data-source="post: 40049" data-attributes="member: 27"><p>There is certainly a detectable change in &quot;outlook,&quot; for lack of a better term.&nbsp; I was struck by how this was reflected in changes to the opening credits.&nbsp; The second half of season seven had that highly-synthesized, over-the-top version of the theme that, combined with lots of darkened shots of characters/actors in their fanciest clothes and hair, was trying hard to keep up with the wealth and drama of the other nighttime soaps.&nbsp; In season eight, they gave the opening sequence a makeover, increasing the amount of screen-time for naturally-lit, outdoor locations (especially beach-side and/or wooded locations), with characters wearing more everyday clothing and doing everyday activities.&nbsp; They even elongated the first few seconds of the &quot;zoom-in&quot; on the coastline (effectively stressing the &quot;seaside town&quot; concept once again) and introduced a simplified flute/woodwind element to the music that cancelled out the over-produced synthesized music of the previous season.&nbsp; The overall effect was to give back the show&#039;s unique SoCal personality that had been de-emphasized in the effort to compete with the other soaps.&nbsp; It was as if the directive &quot;Why can&#039;t you be more like your soap cousins?&quot; was dropped in favor of &quot;Be Yourself...and be the best you can be at it.&quot;</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Daniel Avery, post: 40049, member: 27"] There is certainly a detectable change in "outlook," for lack of a better term. I was struck by how this was reflected in changes to the opening credits. The second half of season seven had that highly-synthesized, over-the-top version of the theme that, combined with lots of darkened shots of characters/actors in their fanciest clothes and hair, was trying hard to keep up with the wealth and drama of the other nighttime soaps. In season eight, they gave the opening sequence a makeover, increasing the amount of screen-time for naturally-lit, outdoor locations (especially beach-side and/or wooded locations), with characters wearing more everyday clothing and doing everyday activities. They even elongated the first few seconds of the "zoom-in" on the coastline (effectively stressing the "seaside town" concept once again) and introduced a simplified flute/woodwind element to the music that cancelled out the over-produced synthesized music of the previous season. The overall effect was to give back the show's unique SoCal personality that had been de-emphasized in the effort to compete with the other soaps. It was as if the directive "Why can't you be more like your soap cousins?" was dropped in favor of "Be Yourself...and be the best you can be at it." [/QUOTE]

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