1337Delta764 From United States of America, joined Oct 2005, 5819 posts, RR: 2 Posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 12684 times:
According to insider info from another site, Delta will be introducing a new safety video starring Richard Anderson himself. Deltalina will have a cameo role in this new video.
I will miss Deltalina's finger wag, but hopefully this new video is good. IMO Deltalina should record the new voice for The Plane Train at ATL when Concourse F opens.
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UALFAson From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 588 posts, RR: 4 Reply 1, posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 12628 times:
Hopefully this one will be a little shorter--I feel like the current video just lags and takes forever.
Also, I hope they cut out the cutesy stuff. If you're gonna incorporate chessy elements like the finger wag and the guy's sparkling tooth, you have to totally commit to the idea, like Air New Zealand's body paint and Richard Simmons videos. Random inserts in an otherwise straightlaced video just come across as odd.
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akelley728 From United States of America, joined Dec 1999, 2105 posts, RR: 6 Reply 2, posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 12561 times:
jr From United States of America, joined May 1999, 961 posts, RR: 7 Reply 3, posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 12557 times:
Good. About time. I was tired of that stupid video the third time I saw it. Hopefully, it will be something more neutral sticking to planes and basic safety without making frequent fliers run for ear plugs and eye masks before take off!
1337Delta764 From United States of America, joined Oct 2005, 5819 posts, RR: 2 Reply 4, posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 12551 times:
micstatic From United States of America, joined Jul 2001, 762 posts, RR: 1 Reply 5, posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 12478 times:
I never liked it. I enjoyed the old video as the song was memorable. The new one was a tad cheezy for my taste
NASCARAirforce From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 3099 posts, RR: 5 Reply 6, posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 12468 times:
Safety video wasn't even working on my flight from DTW-MCO
Delimit From United States of America, joined Jan 2009, 1436 posts, RR: 1 Reply 7, posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 12332 times:
The most recent one was extremely popular and generated a ton of good press. Mission accomplished. They all get old after a while. Even the NZ one (which was excellent).
Anderson's current opener is seriously dry. Hopefully he'll be more personable if this is true
RyanairGuru From Australia, joined Oct 2006, 2670 posts, RR: 2 Reply 9, posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 11959 times:
Quoting UALFAson (Reply 1): If you're gonna incorporate chessy elements like the finger wag and the guy's sparkling tooth, you have to totally commit to the idea, like Air New Zealand's body paint and Richard Simmons videos. Random inserts in an otherwise straightlaced video just come across as odd.
I agree. NZ's are obviously rediculous meaning they can get away with it. Also they update them fairly regularly meaning that they don't get too old.
QF's John Travolta safety demonstration, on the other hand, was just downright lame. The into and ending had Travolta, but with a completely straight faced traditional safety video in between. He was just completely out of place. Thankfully it got cut after 6 months since it wasn't even good the first time.
n7371f From United States of America, joined Jul 2008, 1505 posts, RR: 12 Reply 10, posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 11886 times:
Please please edit it down to a few minutes from the way-too-long, current version. I've had numerous flights where the taxi is slowed down or stopped just to finish the frickin' thing!
jetjack74 From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 7338 posts, RR: 52 Reply 11, posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 11807 times:
Quoting 1337Delta764 (Thread starter): I will miss Deltalina's finger wag, but hopefully this new video is good.
I won't. I found it annoying
Quoting jr (Reply 3): Good. About time. I was tired of that stupid video the third time I saw it. Hopefully, it will be something more neutral sticking to planes and basic safety without making frequent fliers run for ear plugs and eye masks before take off!
I didn't think it was the best idea we could've made. Yes, it was a departure from the conventional, and a novel idea, but how long can you really go on with something like that.
Quoting 1337Delta764 (Reply 4): Deltalina will at least have a cameo role in the new video from what I heard.
Yeah, it's the old "veteran passing the torch to the all-star draft pick" scenario. Now that she's married, and off the market, they have to find another bit of crumpet to strut across the screen.
I know a few people who went down to audition for it, and I couldn't help but laugh.
Glad I am not the only one who felt that way. It was half way between amusing and annoying the first time I saw it ... and all downhill from there. I actually thought about writing delta about it, but didn't.
fanoftristars From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 1578 posts, RR: 5 Reply 13, posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 11659 times:
Strange that so many didn't like it. The DL FFs of Flyertalk are sad to see it go... On the other hand, get rid of the stupid Richard Anderson video. Not needed at all.
CuriousFlyer From United States of America, joined Oct 2006, 662 posts, RR: 0 Reply 14, posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 11654 times:
Good for them if it got tem press but yes it was annoying. Maybe they should change more often. Although I understand they are probably difficult to make, with lots of safety and regulatory concerns. Another one which is getting very old is their partner AF's one.
catiii From United States of America, joined Mar 2008, 2302 posts, RR: 3 Reply 16, posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 11542 times:
USAirALB From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 2681 posts, RR: 1 Reply 17, posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 11540 times:
Finally.
Hopefully they get rid of that creepy guy with the gold tooth, and the "SMOKIN'S NOT ALLOWED" part. I guess it would be okay if they filled their whole video with humor, but I just can't take them seriously.
My favorite DL video was with the background music that went: duhhhda duhhhda duhhhda duhhhda duhda da da and had this blue background.
It seems all US majors are coming out with a new video this year. UA/AA came out with a new one this Winter, DL this Spring, and US will have a new one this summer.
jetjack74 From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 7338 posts, RR: 52 Reply 18, posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 11514 times:
dlramp4life From United States of America, joined Jun 2011, 716 posts, RR: 1 Reply 19, posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 11470 times:
MSPNWA From United States of America, joined Apr 2009, 1590 posts, RR: 4 Reply 20, posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 3 days ago) and read 11284 times:
Thank goodness. The current video is cheesy and too long. The most fun I've had with it is timing the length of it versus other carriers. At one point UA's video was a full minute shorter. Hopefully the new one is professional and to the point.
panamair From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 4595 posts, RR: 25 Reply 21, posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 11199 times:
I would hardly call a few people on a.net "so many"..LOL! The over 2.6 million hits on YouTube for the video is probaby a better gauge of its popularity.....
delta2ual From United States of America, joined Dec 2007, 585 posts, RR: 1 Reply 23, posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 16 hours ago) and read 10831 times:
B727FA From United States of America, joined Jun 2011, 557 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 9827 times:
Quoting UALFAson (Reply 1): I feel like the current video just lags and takes forever.
At first it wasn't that long. What really killed it was the merger and all the extra a/c types, doors/exits and equipment types/locations. If you look at the first vid from when it came out it was much shorter, had better flow and made more "sense." The doors, equipment and differences are spliced in and it feels choppy and awkward.
My comments/opinions are my own and are not to be construed as the opinion(s) of my employer.
25 flashmeister: I agree. I actually really like the current DL video (but it has gotten a bit long in the tooth with all of the splice-ins needed after the merger).
26 L1011TGU: Hopefully Deltalina's cameo will be the finger wag.
27 Josh32121: Ugh, I think Richard Anderson's intro on the current video is so douchey...now he's going to be the star of the entire video? I work in corporate Amer
28 PagoFlyer: Actually, being a retiree, I like that he mentions C.E. Woolman.
29 SLCGuy: OK, does anyone really want to watch a boring Richard Anderson instead of Deltalina?
30 SLCGuy: Only thing wrong with Richard Anderson at C.E. Woolman's desk is that C.E.Woolman isn't sitting there!
31 N776AU: Eww. That video was more of a cartoon to me than something serious, but I agree in hopes of a better video I want the old voice than ran through 2002
32 PHX787: I don't know, maybe good ol Richy has a sense of humor and might be entertaining here!
33 TeamInTheSky: My guess is there will be a Lincoln MKZ or Coke Zero commerical right in the middle of the Safety Video
34 jetlanta: LMAO! Best post of the thread. Those who know...know!
36 SeatMap246: I don't think we'll see deltalina waiving her finger in her camio appearance. I Asian cultures, any form of pointing is considered offensive. I believ
37 C767P: Have you seen the current UA one? Smisek comes across as a little weasel to me. Maybe that isn’t just the video though. I personally think Richards
38 DTWPurserBoy: "Deltalina" is actually an EXCELLENT instructor at DL's training center in ATL, in addition to being a primo flight attendant. She bops around the bui
39 FlyPNS1: A woman bursting an abscess in her mouth has over 7.3 million hits on YouTube, so I'm not sure I would use YouTube as a gauge.
40 cloudboy: The safety video isn't going to get any shorter. That's all stuff that has to be in there, so you'll have to live with it (pun intended). The bit that
41 EA CO AS: You say that like it's a state secret. LOL But yes, she's an awesome lady!
42 SkyTeamTriStar: I cannot find the video on YouTube. Where is everybody else getting this new vid from??
43 AWACSooner: AWESOME!!! MacGyver in a safety video!!!
44 pilotanthony: OH NO! I Love Delta's safety video!
45 ghifty: Hm. When I flew Delta to Spain with a group of friends, it would seem Deltalina piqued their interest. On the outbound flight to ATL, almost nobody w
46 jetjack74: It's not done yet. They're talking about the current video intro.
47 Mir: "In case of a water landing, your life vest can be assembled from the SkyMall magazine, the airsickness bag, three used beverage cups, and a five dol
48 113312: You don't turn off flip phones by just flipping them closed. You don't wave fingers at people; it's RUDE. Hope they get it right this time.
49 RyanairGuru: Out of interest, why do flight attendants in North America use two fingers? I've been thinking about it and I am 99% sure that I've never seen a non-
50 PHX787: The moment one of these airlines uses Chuck Norris in their video I'm gonna start flying them. (Unless it's DL, which I already have skymiles for.) I
51 jetjack74: It's rude to point, not to wag your finger. Wagging your finger is a light-hearted way of visually saying no. The issue was raised 3 years ago and wa
52 PIEAvantiP180: Does anybody have a link to the new video?
53 LAXdude1023: One more video and Delta gets a free sandwich.
54 questions: I look forward to seeing it. On my wish list: 1. A clean, modern, global feel 2. No Southern (US) accents... nee howdy y'all doesn't cut it in PVG 3.
55 sevenfeet: I'd just like to see an electronic device that I'd recognize. What the hey is that in he Delta video? It looks like it was obsolete in 2007.
57 RyanairGuru: I thought they were for the livery
58 lucce: Well, AA does it in 3 minutes and they obey to the same laws about safety demo's so it can be done. My pet peeve about safety videos is hand bags. By
59 GSPSPOT: Don't be so literal - everyone already knows how to turn their own device off - it's simply in illustration. And I, like many, many others, find the
60 skymiler: and get rid of the commercials that follow it. They are MOST annoying!
61 blink182: I've heard it in the US before, but I've often notice the "the FAs are here for your safety" line rather than be taken seriously, is often caricature
62 DTWPurserBoy: Actually, it became a cultural issue. In Asian cultures it is considered extremely rude to point with one or two fingers--either at people or their c
63 USAirALB: What I wonder is why AU/NZ carriers do a manual demo while the video is playing.
64 AWACSooner: And then they'd collect the $5 bill from you in the water as a "saving your ***" fee...ancillary revenue!
65 B727FA: Oh, I'll say it, her name is Edith Kaphaloweicz. (joke) In all seriousness...she is a truly wonderful woman. LOVE her!
66 catiii: It's only in about a million articles on her in CNN, the AJC, etc...
67 ATLgaUSA: The term "howdy" is not even in the southern vernacular anymore. In fact, it has been gone for at least a generation. Regardless, the southern accent
68 L1011TGU: Excellent! I want HAL back on the train. He had those cool laser sounds when one would stand too close to the doors. That's another great Hartsfield
69 peanuts: Your "wish" list looks rather bland and boring. Personal tastes aside, the current safety demo was all this, a few years ago. Now it's time to move o
70 GSPSPOT: Completely true I'm sure, but he just doesn't come across on the video as impressive, considering he's Head Honcho of such a huge worldwide organizat
71 N776AU: Someone here posted a sound file of that. I know I have it somewhere on my computer. I'll have to find it and post it.
72 WesternA318: and this is different from reality how?? Smisek IS a weasel...
73 crj200faguy: Everyone acts like Deltalina is the hottest woman in aviation. I know at least 20 women fas hotter than her who don't have chemically assisted lips.
74 DL_Mech: Here it is: http://www.gregburrus.com/fb/Atlanta_shuttle_robot_voice.mp3
75 N766UA: I never liked Deltalina… there was something creepy and false looking about her and the video was meh.
76 gigneil: Correct. The video has won a number of awards for creative professionals, and is to this day one of the most watched videos on Youtube. Its celebrate
77 76er: Agreed. Although I always thought the voice was Cylon, not HAL.
78 1337Delta764: BTW, I actually learned that the new voice was introduced last month: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95DW1JOmWXA Voice is by Sharon Feingold, the same
79 L1011TGU: That's great! Certainly brings back memories for my siblings and I when we used to be allowed to escort my father to the gate when he would leave on
80 questions: Do you remember the voice pre-1996? "Caution. Doors do not rebound or spring back."
81 crj200faguy: The plane train thing is so retarded. everytime I get on it people are making fun of it.
82 armitageshanks: I saw the new video onboard a 757 yesterday and its just the intro thats different. The whole thing is pretty stupid anyway. Just show the safety inst
84 DL_Mech: I do. Southern drawl at its finest. They should've kept it for the Olympics.
85 armitageshanks: Well, I saw one with the CEO or something blabbing on then the standard "Deltalina" video afterwards. The whole time I was thinking "Holy plastic sur
86 PHX787: Yeah Goold Ol' Rich has been doing this for a while, i see
87 FlyboyOz: It's sad that the old safety video will no longer available. Why such as a short time??
88 timf: The old safety video has been in use for at least 4 years now, hardly a short time. It predates the merger with NW. It's well overdue for replacement
89 DTWPurserBoy: The video will be available on Youtube until hard drives and servers disappear. And you are correct--the video does predate the merger. On the "chang
90 jetjack74: It's really no secret. Just google Deltalina and NUMEROUS articles about her and her new found fame will pop up. She's an applause-junkie and obviousl
91 PHX787: She has a wiki page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deltalina Good ol' Kathryn Lee
92 SkyCub: Google: "Deltalina's real name" and BAM! Not that I cared what it was, but it's certainly no secret. LOL.
93 delta2ual: Not anymore. She took her husband's surname.
94 DTWPurserBoy: Good for her--wise decision. There are too many weirdos out there. And I have never known her to be an "applause junkie." She is a hardworking profes
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