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Postby Bandersnatch » June 18th 2008 10:29 am

I'm a little embarrassed to admit this, but I am totally annoyed by what has become of what was once The Weather Channel.
They seem to have forgotten their original vision.

It's all "Storm Stories" and programs that seem to be more about the "personalities" hosting the weather programming than the weather itself. Not to be a grumpy old fart, but just tell me what the fucking weather is supposed to do!

It's easier and faster to turn on my computer and go online to find the local forecast than to wait for the now unreliable "Local on the 8's."

Next they'll be showing feature length movies like Twister and The Day After Tomorrow with all-new "weather expert" commentary.

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Postby dusith » June 18th 2008 11:28 am

yeah, NOAA is a lot easier to deal with, no annoying personalities alerting us about the next disaster that will wipe out trail parks everywhere. i suppose it's better than listening to shortwave radio weather, but not by much.
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Postby ETandElliott » June 18th 2008 4:11 pm

I don't even watch the Weather Channel anymore but I remember being annoyed several years ago when they changed the layout of the local forecast (now referred to as "Local On The 8's" I believe) and ditched the iconic jazzy music. That guy Dave Schwartz was still on occasionally though and he's fucking hilarious for a weather man.

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Postby Raveers » June 18th 2008 4:36 pm

I too used to watch The Weather Channel but don't any more. Hell they don't even show a local forecast for Salt Lake City, as ET pointed out it's "Local On The 8's". WTF? I don't give a shit about other cities' forecast, I just care about the one I live in.
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Postby Cryostar » June 18th 2008 6:28 pm

I waiting for TWC to come up with Original, Reality based shows.
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Postby dusith » June 18th 2008 6:57 pm

Cryostar wrote:I waiting for TWC to come up with Original, Reality based shows.


It would have to include trailer parks, loud and angry neighbors, random gun violence, and a tornado.
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Postby Cryostar » June 18th 2008 8:39 pm

So Jerry Springer with weather?
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Postby TroyObliX » June 18th 2008 9:30 pm

I used to have it on in the mornings just so I could see the time/temp and to check the radar on days when it might matter. Since I switched from cable to satellite I no longer get to see anything local and I don't even know what channel # it is anymore. Without real-time info I can use, it's a waste of a nice little broadcasting frequency. I usually just go straight to the NOAA satellite page. Weathermen are a bunch of fucking paid guessers anyway. If you get paid to just "speculate" about anything, you are a lucky fuck. I want your job.
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Postby CloneCommander » June 18th 2008 11:24 pm

Cryostar wrote:So Jerry Springer with weather?

During a hurricane or in the middle of a flood. :)
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Postby Cryostar » June 19th 2008 6:02 am

Troy, you ever thought about being a stock broker? :P

Sweet, now we just need to find a producer to give us money to film rednecks about to die.
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Postby CloneCommander » June 19th 2008 6:26 am

Just wait till they come out with some stupid CSI show of their own as well.
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Postby Bandersnatch » June 19th 2008 7:14 am

Cryostar wrote:I waiting for TWC to come up with Original, Reality based shows.


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I would only watch that if it involved Kristina Abernathy and Alexandra Steele in some sort of hot lesbo action.
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Postby Bandersnatch » June 19th 2008 7:39 am



So now he's a Weather Sexpert? :)
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Postby Cryostar » June 19th 2008 8:09 am

We could have a Law and Order: Katrina, if each show was one of the lawsuits against FEMA, it could go for the next 10 years.
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Postby Obi-Wan Starkiller » June 19th 2008 9:13 am

Bandersnatch wrote:Alexandra Steele

Look at the nipples, man! There's a cold front coming through the studio!

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Don't forget Stephanie Abrams too.
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Postby Raveers » June 19th 2008 11:24 am

They also repeat the same reports after the "original" airs, that's fucking annoying.
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