Remember when TWC used to... oh, ya know... just talk about weather all the time. Now it's filled with their stupid shows, Jim Cantore bragging about something he did and when they DO do their weather reports. They're awful. "And if you... um... uh.... look at um..." all of the anchors and reporters stumbling over words. What a joke.
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weather channel is unwatchable
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Darth_vader
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Re: The Weather Channel is unwatchable
That's the "M-TV syndrome".
That's the "M-TV syndrome".
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imhomerjay
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ThatGuyOnTheRadio said:
Remember when millions of people couldn't easily get that same information in anywhere near the number of ways they can now?
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Just because TWC is based in Atlanta, doesn't mean that they hire only locals. Just as in my state, they are probably swarming with unemployed carpetbaggers who fled their overtaxed and over progressified state of origin, seeking to undercut the wages of the local natives. For all we know, those "weatherpeople" could be working for minimum wages. Another reason could be the quality product that the higher places of education are turning out these days. Have you ever had to work with recent college graduates? Most have difficulty reading and writing, simple arithmetic, possess no knowledge of basic history and have no comprehension of what an attendance policy is. But they have no problem and plenty of time to play with their little electronic pacifiers, sending moronic or pornographic videos/emails/messages to their own kind 24/7 even while pretending to drive a vehicle. Yes, the internet and all of this world instantaneous connection is wonderful and used for the most productive purposes.
Along with all the insidious shopping channels, Lifetime, WE, et al, I took TWC out of my favorites list long ago.
I remember when I was working at a radio station in Connecticut. The station was located in Southington and our news Director lived in West Hartford. One afternoon the station got a phone call from a listener who was angry that our news guy mispronounced the names of several politicians.
Southington - People from out-of-state and the robotic voice that does the EAS Severe Thunderstorm Warnings always mispronounce the name of the town. They pronounce it as it is spelled - SOUTH-ING-TON. It's pronounced Suthington. The "O" is silent.
My last name is Bramhall. For all my life people have been misspelling it and mispronouncing it. They would pronounce it Bramull. The "H" is not silent. It's pronounced as spelled. BRAM is pronounced the same as BRAN except with an "M" instead of an "N." And HALL is pronounced "HALL" like I'm walking down the hall. I have a HALLpass. Put it together. BRAMHALL.
Southington - People from out-of-state and the robotic voice that does the EAS Severe Thunderstorm Warnings always mispronounce the name of the town. They pronounce it as it is spelled - SOUTH-ING-TON. It's pronounced Suthington. The "O" is silent.
My last name is Bramhall. For all my life people have been misspelling it and mispronouncing it. They would pronounce it Bramull. The "H" is not silent. It's pronounced as spelled. BRAM is pronounced the same as BRAN except with an "M" instead of an "N." And HALL is pronounced "HALL" like I'm walking down the hall. I have a HALLpass. Put it together. BRAMHALL.
While we could go the direction of mispronounced names, with great pleasure (or disgust, as I listen to Cleveland-based newscasters on "FM News Talk 104.7" here), I'd like to stick to the original point. The Weather Channel is just one more cable channel that decided it needed to expand its purpose.
To use another example, A&E is hardly "Arts and Entertainment" anymore, unless your idea of "entertainment" is reading the police blotter. Food Network still finds food-based programming in its reality shows, but I suspect a desire for original purpose is why also you now have Cooking Channel, which I presume is a spin-off.
On A&E there was a promise of a more highbrow approach, but A&E is about as highbrow now as WQED-13 in Pittsburgh or any other "public" station when they bring out old BeeGees and doo-wop concerts and helicopter flights over Italy in a bid to get donors who otherwise might see "Frontline" or "Washington Week in Review" and flee. But here even I digress.
TWC's original purpose can be seen on its Weatherscan channel. However, that hardly will keep a viewer beyond a check of the forecast and the current conditions. Ergo, this desire for programming such as "Weatherproof" (which is useful) and "Cantore Stories" and "It Could Happen Tomorrow" (which makes for great fiction and I guess is supposed to make a point about preparedness, ala "Weatherproof").
To use another example, A&E is hardly "Arts and Entertainment" anymore, unless your idea of "entertainment" is reading the police blotter. Food Network still finds food-based programming in its reality shows, but I suspect a desire for original purpose is why also you now have Cooking Channel, which I presume is a spin-off.
On A&E there was a promise of a more highbrow approach, but A&E is about as highbrow now as WQED-13 in Pittsburgh or any other "public" station when they bring out old BeeGees and doo-wop concerts and helicopter flights over Italy in a bid to get donors who otherwise might see "Frontline" or "Washington Week in Review" and flee. But here even I digress.
TWC's original purpose can be seen on its Weatherscan channel. However, that hardly will keep a viewer beyond a check of the forecast and the current conditions. Ergo, this desire for programming such as "Weatherproof" (which is useful) and "Cantore Stories" and "It Could Happen Tomorrow" (which makes for great fiction and I guess is supposed to make a point about preparedness, ala "Weatherproof").
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nocomradio
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I noticed a long time ago that TWC was going the entertainment route with all the shows like Storm Stories, etc. Even during a severe weather event, they'd still air all those shows instead of targeting the area affected by the weather as it was happening. They also seem to never actually show any weather forecasts on Sunday evenings.
Another thing I've always seemed to notice was that they acted almost as if the West Coast didn't exist, unless there was something very major happening weather-wise.
Another thing I've always seemed to notice was that they acted almost as if the West Coast didn't exist, unless there was something very major happening weather-wise.
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