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Everything Else TWC / Re: The Weather Channel | HD Discussion
« on: July 09, 2008, 07:34:40 AM »
This video's gone again, and the audio sounds garbled every few seconds.
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Everything Else TWC / Re: Blooper Thread
« on: July 09, 2008, 07:19:06 AM »
Something got screwed up at the start of YWT today that caused the whole teaser/opener combo to take a whole ~55 seconds, with most of the time being spent showing the frozen opener on the screen.
The positive side? They played through the whole YWT theme without anyone talking over it, and I have it recorded! I'll post it later today.
The positive side? They played through the whole YWT theme without anyone talking over it, and I have it recorded! I'll post it later today.
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General Discussion / Re: Happy Birthday Jae!
« on: July 09, 2008, 07:02:45 AM »
Hippo Birdie, Jae!
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Programming and Graphics / Re: New schedule to come June 2nd?
« on: July 09, 2008, 06:47:07 AM »
I think Chris Hoitsma is smoking something (kidding) because I just got sent this out of nowhere yesterday despite not having contacted TWC since last week.
As you can see, it's the same old canned response. I wonder if it was somehow accidentally sent out automatically.
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I will forward your email message, expressing your frustrations with the lack
of severe weather coverage due to the airing of our long-form programming to
our producers and programming directors. When there are widespread outbreaks
of inclement or severe weather, our producers are given the option of
pre-empting any scheduled programming features or going live to Dr. Forbes in
our storm center. Hopefully, they will choose the later option more often in
the future!
- Hide quoted text -
We are always happy to hear from our viewers and hope you will continue to
watch The Weather Channel for many years to come.
Sincerely,
Chris Hoitsma
Solutions Center/TWC
As you can see, it's the same old canned response. I wonder if it was somehow accidentally sent out automatically.
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Everything Else TWC / Re: The Weather Channel | HD Discussion
« on: July 09, 2008, 06:11:08 AM »
The HD feed on DirecTV is on the fritz right now. For about the last five minutes, it has constantly been cutting in and out; right now, I'm staring at a black screen, and the channel won't even attempt to load. All of the other channels, including TWC SD, are fine right now.
EDIT: Now it just came back for like two seconds, froze, and went black again.
EDIT: Now it just came back for like two seconds, froze, and went black again.
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OCMs & Personalities / Re: Jen Carfagno - Your new First Outlook co-anchor
« on: July 09, 2008, 05:36:24 AM »
I don't know; it could go either way, IMO.
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Programming and Graphics / Re: Late night HD launch, part Deux.
« on: July 09, 2008, 05:29:07 AM »
It looks like the First Outlook identity crisis continues this morning; they're back to using the techno opening theme that premiered last week. I wonder if it's the same producer that's constantly switching theme selection or if there's a different producer that's using this theme.
They're also doing a pretty stupid feature for the Weekly Planner temperatures this morning; they're using a lower third that describes the main temperature story for each day that displays. The only problem is that, like some of the lower thirds they tried during the last era, this lower third completely blocks southern Texas and Florida.
They're also doing a pretty stupid feature for the Weekly Planner temperatures this morning; they're using a lower third that describes the main temperature story for each day that displays. The only problem is that, like some of the lower thirds they tried during the last era, this lower third completely blocks southern Texas and Florida.
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OCMs & Personalities / Re: "Yeah, let's do that."
« on: July 09, 2008, 04:05:13 AM »
I think this clip applies to this topic... 
| http://c.imagehost.org/download/0144/EE-20080708-TWT_2ndhour.avi | |
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Everything Else TWC / Re: Al Roker on A&B
« on: July 09, 2008, 02:59:11 AM »
Al, how's Jennifer doing in Dallas?
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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion
« on: July 08, 2008, 11:33:02 PM »
She took the same days off last year, so this must be a regular thing for her.
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Everything Else TWC / Re: The Weather Channel | HD Discussion
« on: July 08, 2008, 11:31:41 PM »Is Weekend Outlook still showing the old Weekend Planner segment openers?
Yep, apparently they care very little about the program. They'll probably deal with it when they have to deal with it. (HD launch day)
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Everything Else TWC / Re: Al Roker on A&B
« on: July 08, 2008, 10:21:20 PM »
I've got the second hour in HD and the first one in SD.
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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion
« on: July 08, 2008, 10:19:26 PM »
It's also in HD now. 
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Everything Else TWC / Re: Al Roker on A&B
« on: July 08, 2008, 08:03:27 PM »Yeah, that's it. Remember, the general viewership doesn't know yet.What was it about?I'm gonna just guess and say it's likely about a TWC/NBC partnership,or at least about the TWC buyout.