I see BBC TWO NI is using the 'fluffy' clouds original version of the Laughing Snowman ident, rather than the 'solid' clouds version introduced last year on Network. Did they do the same last year?
They did. Wales and Scotland (when not showing the Network's feed) also show the original, non-solid version.
Network are now showing the laughing snowman cloud ident!
For the past two days they've also been showing the previously mentioned 1998 Christmas ident before Vintage Antiques Roadshow. Today however they showed the laughing snowman ident with solid clouds.
I have to say, although it's obviously much better than the last 2 years, it isn't the best ident since records began like many were proclaiming when it launched, I think people were just over excited that BBC1 had actually gone to any effort this year.
I agree it's ok, but had this come along in 2011, the reaction may have been different.
After a re-captured upload at TV Ark, it's stuff like this which really makes me think - as nice as this year's efforts are - nothing will ever match the creativity and imagination of the 80s-early 90s presentation. I've watched the clip below far too many times over the last couple of days...
