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Weather channel airing movies ??

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KatieVanfleet said:
I don't know what the big deal is here. I work for TWC and think it's a great idea to air weather related movies. What weather fan wouldn't want to watch weather related movies?? - it's only for 2 1/2 hours on friday nights....no big deal.
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Let us simplify your comment...

TWC, no big deal...


I was looking for info on the approaching frontal system this morning and TWC was doing a GMA type presentation...

I found the info elsewhere...

If I wanted to see Al Roker, I would tune into NBC, which I haven't done for years (at any time of day).

RIP
 
KatieVanfleet said:
I don't know what the big deal is here. I work for TWC and think it's a great idea to air weather related movies. What weather fan wouldn't want to watch weather related movies?? - it's only for 2 1/2 hours on friday nights....no big deal.
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Kaite,
That's the problem right there. Those who are being naive and blind to the real concerns of viewers of TWC... Management has made up it's mind to perform a massive entertainment format change in place of 24/7 local and realtime conditions...They don't want to hear what the public is saying to them.... Sort of reminds me of my beloved Redskins....sad...sad...sad....
 
Joe Dorn said:
Let us simplify your comment...

TWC, no big deal...


I was looking for info on the approaching frontal system this morning and TWC was doing a GMA type presentation...

I found the info elsewhere...

If I wanted to see Al Roker, I would tune into NBC, which I haven't done for years (at any time of day).

RIP
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I concur! I used to flip on TWC if I wanted to get a quick update on what's going on- weather maps, radar, temperature maps, etc. for my region and for the entire country. However when I turn it on and see yet another "Storm Stories" episode I promptly turn it off and get my information elsewhere. I have now completely given up on TWC, haven't watched it in over a year.
 
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I happen to own one!

maybe I need to do a vintage report and post it here?
 
I agree with Joe and many of the other sentiments here. How many seconds go by before I see a freaking Wake Up with Al promo? It's so annoying.

First it was Storm Stories for a 30 minute block a few years ago.. and now there are 2 and a half hour movies that are playing BACK to BACK (so make that 5 hours) of movies on the freaking Weather Channel. Doesn't even make sense. Some people actually like to come home and see what weather is going on around the country (hence the name The Weather Channel).

The core product, although simple, was perfect. It has now been diluted with crap that eventually will pull in a handful of new viewers, but in turn, will create a mass exodus of its long-time loyal viewers. You don't try and fix something that's not broken.

R.I.P. TWC.

P.S. - I miss Dave too. Funniest dude ever!
 
I just checked my on-screen guide for the lineup tomorrow.

And get this:

No live weather from 7:00pm CDT Friday until 3:30am CDT Saturday. Yep, you saw right. That's 8 and a half hours of other programming. Now, I know not a lot of people view the weather from about midnight on, but are you serious?

That's a long time of not having one live shot.

5 hours of The Perfect Storm, followed by 3 hours of Surviving the Elements and a half hour of When Weather Changed History..

Sounds like TWC is cheapening it up and playing non-live programming.

What BS.
 
Honestly I some what like Storm Stories. I just wish they got more in to the technical details like say what caused the Greensburg tornado to be what it was, so it is a little bit more educational then entertainment. But movies?! Really? Sure I know some markets have that local weather scan thing (and at lease in my area ABC has a weather scan style channel also, but it's predictions are crap and the only use I have for it is a US regional radar map then just the SW Michigan map that weather scan has for my area) but I want to learn more about weather as my entertainment if I wanted entertainment I would watch a movie, go to Hulu, etc.


I remember as a kid watching TWC and their "break" from weather other then Michelin tires ads was a less then 15 min report on the weather on mars (and that was around Midnight or so).
 
Point well taken Katie, but as you can see by the posts here, most folks just don't want to wait for the weather they need, when they need it. No matter how good the movie is. They want to watch The WEATHER Channel and see real live WEATHER, not continuous weather based reality shows, and certainly not a bunch of gloom and doom environmentalist propaganda. That's what John Coleman understood, and successfully developed. If TWC would quit trying to "expand" the definition of weather, and stick to it's original core mission, it would have twice the audience and half the complaints.



KatieVanfleet said:
Very good points Damon but just an FYI, TWC will continue to deliver local forecasts throughout each film and severe alerts when appropriate! Just like we have the ability to interrupt Storm Stories and other long form programming in the afternoon if a severe event occurs, this can be done at any time.
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Today is the perfect example of what I was speaking of. Our long form programming from 2-4 pm is being overridden today with live programming/coverage of the flooding in the southern states.
 
KatieVanfleet said:
Today is the perfect example of what I was speaking of. Our long form programming from 2-4 pm is being overridden today with live programming/coverage of the flooding in the southern states.
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I'll check back in in an hour to see if that holds true, but that's great that you break into non-live programming for "big" events, but people don't want to just see "big" events. They want to see what the weather is doing right now, whether it's "big" or not. That's why the non-living program in general is a joke and eventually will lead to the channel's demise.
 
TWC wouldn't be successful if they were what we wanted them to be. Had they not stopped programming for the weather-saavy they would have gone bankrupt years ago. As much as we'd like them to 'return to their roots', they are in business to make money, not cater to an enthusiast minority. Their programming decisions are based on what is proven to attract the most viewers, not what will impress people like us. I don't like it, but that's the way it is. TV news viewership has been on the decline for a long time, so you can probably expect more of these types of moves to clamor for what's left of a dying industry.

This goes back to a brutal truth that needs said time and time again - 99% of people just don't care about storm chasing or weather like we do, and that is why TWC is they way they are. Weather is big business because people want to know what to wear to work or if they can have their barbecue on Saturday. No one but us cares about the hows or whys. Until we start paying for TWC's electric bill and staff salaries, it's not gonna change.

Case in point - how many chase DVDs did you sell last year? Doing what you love doesn't always pay your mortgage. You can't blame TWC for making concessions to stay alive in what has become an impossible business to be in.
 
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Bart_Comstock said:
Chaser 1: "The end of the The Weather Channel... it's coming!"
Chaser 2: "No.... It's already here!"
Chaser 3: "It's the Suck Zone"

Maybe the NBC and TWC executives took this report by The ONN to seriously and that is why they are starting the move away form their 24hr coverage of the weather.

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Wow Bart! Best use of the NEXT movie to air on the TWC Movie Night...you're the winner. :D A friend told me today, that TWC is "jumping the shark." If Ted McGinley is ever a guest host, I guess we will get our answer.
 
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