1.   Frank Thomas swung hard, a nasty uppercut unleashed against a blank green studio backdrop.

2.   The Bill Gates reporters saw Monday was carefully groomed and positioned before a homey studio backdrop complete with mantlepiece, bookcase and potted plant.

3.   The couple especially loved posing against a studio backdrop that made it look as if they were standing on the deck of a luxury yacht.

4.   The studio backdrop, once a blank wall, has been replaced with a crude but colorful mural of the universe.