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Title: Weather Channel Going Downhilll
Post by: UC Davis Meteorologist on April 30, 2009, 09:04:13 AM

Does anyone know why the weather channel is going downhill?

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Post by: TWCToday on April 30, 2009, 11:40:03 AM

Partly thanks to NBC I imagine

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Post by: Localonthe8s on April 30, 2009, 03:01:44 PM

NBC and stupid corporate planning.

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Post by: jtmal0723 on April 30, 2009, 05:55:52 PM

This has to do with HD how? :thinking:

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Post by: Anistorm on April 30, 2009, 05:59:02 PM

The first thing that pops in my head for the reason why: NBC.  :thumbdown:

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Post by: toxictwister00 on April 30, 2009, 06:00:42 PM

TWC was going downhill well before NBC got involved, NBC just made it worse.

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Post by: CartoonJazzLover on April 30, 2009, 06:03:05 PM

Quote from: Vertical_Velocities on April 30, 2009, 09:04:13 AM

Does anyone know why the weather channel is going downhill?

Reasons why:
-NBC
-Blue Bar of Doom. It's f***ed up my inteset in TWC.
-Current YWT. I don't mind this current version and hosts of YWT so much.
-Hurricane Season and Severe Weather Covage
-Too much OCM's lay-offs in the past 5 months

Title: Re: Weather Channel Going Downhilll
Post by: Rico on May 01, 2009, 12:47:56 AM

Quote from: Felix Saenz on April 30, 2009, 06:03:05 PM

Quote from: Vertical_Velocities on April 30, 2009, 09:04:13 AM

Does anyone know why the weather channel is going downhill?

Reasons why:
-NBC
-Blue Bar of Doom. It's f***ed up my inteset in TWC.
-Current YWT. I don't mind this current version and hosts of YWT so much.
-Hurricane Season and Severe Weather Covage
-Too much OCM's lay-offs in the past 5 months

For once, I am agreeable with you.

Title: Re: Weather Channel Going Downhilll
Post by: WeatherSTARIII on May 01, 2009, 02:58:59 AM

Here's my point of view:
     

• August 2005 relaunch
• Storm Alert Music (I really can't stand it!)
• HD relaunch
• No more green screens
• Versions 2 and 3 of the IntelliSTAR
• No more Evening Edition
• Storm Stories is letter boxed (on SD feed) and has harsher theme music
• Job layoffs
• Too much infomation on the screen
• Trammell Starks backup playlist is becoming more harder to find
• More documentries that don't have anything related to weather
• Hurricane and severe weather coverage (it's not the same since the relaunch)

 
  I miss the old TWC! 1982-2005 was their good old days!

Title: Re: Weather Channel Going Downhilll
Post by: Mike M on May 01, 2009, 06:27:56 AM

I actually liked how TWC was right after the August 2005 relaunch, with those "laid-back" commercials. Sadly, they didn't last very long.

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Post by: Localonthe8s on May 01, 2009, 12:28:18 PM

Quote from: Mike M on May 01, 2009, 06:27:56 AM

I actually liked how TWC was right after the August 2005 relaunch, with those "laid-back" commercials. Sadly, they didn't last very long.

I agree with ya, they had some very impressive openers and promos. I also liked the "vocal" summer theme.

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Post by: Lovetwc on May 03, 2009, 10:17:45 AM

They started going down before NBC, NBC just helped the downturn go faster. Plus that blue bar has to go. Getting rid of the best OCMs was a bad idea. I barely watch anymore.

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Post by: CartoonJazzLover on May 05, 2009, 01:41:01 PM

Quote from: Lovetwc on May 03, 2009, 10:17:45 AM

They started going down before NBC, NBC just helped the downturn go faster. Plus that blue bar has to go. Getting rid of the best OCMs was a bad idea. I barely watch anymore.

I agree with the blue bar of doom thing. I will never like the BBOD because it's take too much space.