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Different from the past segments, which were actually "live" on the Today Show set with an operating layout. But almost any mention of Lionel trains on a show like this is a good thing.

If I had been at the pre-production meeting, and heard it said that an interview was being filmed with a standard gauge collector, I would have wondered, how will this tie in with the hobby now? But as it was done, someone did a nice job with the editing and the piece worked well, between the nostalgia of yesteryear to the technology of today.

Given how critical this audience here is, I wouldn't be surprised to read "well, that wasn't much of a layout in the studio, at the end of the clip." Yes, maybe true, but then again, it was a more accurate representation of how many of us first saw that very first train set we ever got.... which was probably a starter set! And thus the tradition lives on.

 

Great to watch.  I also thought the editing was done in an intelligent manner.  One point I must complain about however, is the Today show logo on the screen.  God forbid anyone loose track of what channel they are watching.  It should have been minimized after a few seconds.  

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Dan Padova posted:

Great to watch.  I also thought the editing was done in an intelligent manner.  One point I must complain about however, is the Today show logo on the screen.  God forbid anyone loose track of what channel they are watching.  It should have been minimized after a few seconds.  

It's called Branding.  Everyone network wants you to know what you are watch and whether someone else is using the footage.  Or at least make it difficult to use.  IMO the lower 3rd could have been lost though with only the network bug left.

Dan Padova posted:

Great to watch.  I also thought the editing was done in an intelligent manner.  One point I must complain about however, is the Today show logo on the screen.  God forbid anyone loose track of what channel they are watching.  It should have been minimized after a few seconds.  

The constant logo appearance has nothing to do with reminding viewers what they watching, Dan, but rather it's protection against unauthorized use and pirating of the Today show's programming.

Good publicity for the hobby.  Since most of the train displays and layouts in NYC have disappeared this news show piece shows that the hobby is still alive and well.  For my family trains have been part of the Christmas holiday season for two generations. I hope to run trains with my first grandson once day but he is only 3 months old and if God wills it, we will be running trains by 2019.

Yes, this was better than the prior years where they just all stood around talking around the layout.  This had more impact and I believe could translate into more sales and interest.  People need to know the why about trains and could just get turned off by just watching the anchors stand around the layout as in past years.  

Thanks for sharing.

Totally agree. Much better segment than the Today reports on toy trains over the last several holiday seasons. Excellent set-up for the piece showing the vintage Lionel layouts and giving the audience some background history.

Always wonder when I see these how many in the viewing audience are saying, "...wow, I didn't know Lionel was still around."

And then go out and buy some trains!

 

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John DeSantis  is also the promoter for one of the largest venues that takes place at the Pittsburgh, David L Lawrence, convention center.  The Pittsburgh Home and Garden Show.   A 9 day event, March, each year.  The Pittsburgh TCA group, (Fort Pitt High-railers) sets-up a large modular O gauge layout, and a kids club layout, for the show, front lobby over the Allegheny river.   

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