More Reality TV coming to the weather channel

[ansky212]

Lifeguard: Southern California premieres next Thurs. on TWC. So now, not only is TWC showing more reality TV, but this show has nothing to do with weather.

 

[trapper12]

Has anyone at TWC ever given any thought to doing more weather?

 

[nocomradio]

Once they started with Cantore's Stories and the like, I gave my DirecTV a boot anyway. If I want weather, I just hop online now and get it anytime without the fluff. The last time I tried to watch TWC was at a motel a few months ago and it was rare I'd scan across them when there was actually a weather report or forecast. It was always some reality-like show.

 

[firepoint525]

I am of the opinion that if a given TV cable channel moves away from its original "mission statement" (assuming that if it even has one), then it should also change its name. There IS a precedent for this: TNN-->Spike TV.

 

[FreddyE1977]

Lifeguard: Southern California premieres next Thurs. on TWC. So now, not only is TWC showing more reality TV, but this show has nothing to do with weather.

just like Baywatch but with a bunch of climate change propaganda thrown in

 

[imhomerjay]

I am of the opinion that if a given TV cable channel moves away from its original "mission statement" (assuming that if it even has one), then it should also change its name. There IS a precedent for this: TNN-->Spike TV.

So in other words, private businesses can choose to do what works best for their bottom line in individual circumstances.

 

[borderblaster]

There is a kind of "weather channel express" that some cable systems make available, it was the local graphics and forecast (Weather Channel logo) but nothing else. I see both points..having weather all the time is great, but you have a week or two of inactive weather and there's only so much excitement any meteorologist can give to "partly cloudy coast to coast" I can do without the GW propaganda.

 

[mgsports]

Theirs Accuweather,Weathernation and Weatherscan.

 

[whit979]

There is a kind of "weather channel express" that some cable systems make available, it was the local graphics and forecast (Weather Channel logo) but nothing else. I see both points..having weather all the time is great, but you have a week or two of inactive weather and there's only so much excitement any meteorologist can give to "partly cloudy coast to coast" I can do without the GW propaganda.

I hypothesize that I miss the way The Weather Channel used to be, and others miss it, because it was never changing, dependable and familiar. Kind of like The Price Is Right when Bob Barker hosted it for decades -- they were still taping that show with the same set design, games and format they used for umpteen years, and people still watch just because there's something almost medicinal in quality to the show since it was always the same.

TWC was great because you could turn it on at any time and there was the weather, no craziness, no hype, no reality shows, just the weather -- good, bad, boring and everything in between. Unfortunately it wasn't enough for the network's owners to just let it be what it was. They had to turn it into a money-maker. And by doing that, they destroyed the whole idea of an all-weather channel. It's just a relic of a time gone by in television.

 

[azumanga]

I liked the reality programming that The Weather Channel used to do -- when they reported on the weather. You can't get any real than that.

 

[Markxxx]

Lifeguard: Southern California premieres next Thurs. on TWC. So now, not only is TWC showing more reality TV, but this show has nothing to do with weather.

But the Wikipedia says:

The Weather Channel (TWC) is a US cable and satellite television network that, since May 2, 1982, broadcasts weather forecasts and weather-related news, along with entertainment programming related to weather 24 hours a day.

Did anyone consult with the Wikipedia before this decision was made

 

[DToTheJ]

Isn't there always a scroll with weather information on the bottom of the screen during their original programming? Slick way to uphold their quota of "24-hour weather"!

At least they're not bringing back "Weather And A Movie" or whatever that franchise was called...

 

[firepoint525]

There's a weather channel app for your i-phone. Wife has it on hers. Get that app and turn off TWC on your cable TV. Better yet, just cut the cable cord all together! :

I don't have all the fancy shmancy stuff, but I still like the local weather channel here in Nashville. They update it about every six hours or so during normal weather. www.nashvillewx.com The radar, however, constantly updates, so it's still good.

 

[ansky212]

There's a weather channel app for your i-phone.

Yeah sure you can get a local forecast on your phone or computer. But I like watching TWC to see the live reports during storms and to see what's going on nationwide.

 

[ixnay]

There's a weather channel app for your i-phone.

For those who can afford it.

ixnay

 

[DToTheJ]

You mean, like if you can afford cable? :-X

 

[jfrancispastirchak]

I am of the opinion that if a given TV cable channel moves away from its original "mission statement" (assuming that if it even has one), then it should also change its name. There IS a precedent for this: TNN-->Spike TV.

Excellent point!

 

[Darth_vader]

"Get that app and turn off TWC on your cable TV."

Even better yet, forget the cell phone software and cable and just listen to the local NOAA station. Doesn't cost a penny and it's always there.

 

[ixnay]

[Listening to NOAA radio d]oesn't cost a penny and it's always there.

Is it always accurate? 8)

ixnay

 

[firepoint525]

Okay, scratch my last suggestion. Just go out and buy a weather radio and program it for the area where you live. ;D

I am of the opinion that if a given TV cable channel moves away from its original "mission statement" (assuming that if it even has one), then it should also change its name. There IS a precedent for this: TNN-->Spike TV.

So in other words, private businesses can choose to do what works best for their bottom line in individual circumstances.

Who said that they couldn't? :