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Title: When was TWC's best year?
Post by: phw115wvwx on February 19, 2009, 12:50:25 PM
In what year do you think the Weather Channel was at its best?  If you're unsure, just pick your favorite year of TWC programming.

If I only could pick one year, I would choose 1995.  This is the year when "WeatherScope" and "Exposures" debuted.  I would know everything about the nation's weather and the forecast in a nutshell after watching one segment of "WeatherScope", and the "Exposures" series taught me so much about the weather yet only aired once a week for 30 minutes (a feat that I cannot say is true with newer series like "Storm Stories", "It Could Happen Tomorrow", and "When Weather Changed History").  Coverage of the Atlantic hurricane season in that year when 19 tropical storms formed definitely helped out their ratings just like how 2005's season put in a new jolt for the modern days of TWC.  I admit that I'm more biased towards TWC in the 90's, so please feel free to disagree and weigh in your own opinion! B)
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Post by: lfmusiclover on February 19, 2009, 02:49:59 PM
I concur with 95. WeatherScope and Exposures were two of my favorite programs on TWC.
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Post by: yourweathertoday on February 19, 2009, 04:08:06 PM
The year I would pick would be late 2003, after the relaunch. The new programs that debuted and the Stephen Arnold music made that year, and the 2003-2005 era, the best in my book.
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Post by: TWCToday on February 19, 2009, 08:03:44 PM
You know I have been reading Frank Battens book on TWC and it seems like years leading up to 97 were the best years for TWC.
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Post by: Anistorm on February 19, 2009, 10:59:57 PM
I should say, 2003-2008 were the best years. (2009 is going downhill I am sorry)
But I must choose 2005, because it was one year I will never forget. ((Katrina))
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Post by: ABC7 on February 19, 2009, 11:04:02 PM
I don't have a definitive choice for best year, but I do have an opinion about its worst years. I say it is the 2005-2008 era, starting with the logo redesign to the day before TWC first went HD. Iheartstephanieabrams, I disagree with you. The OCM talent wasn't there, and TWC went to new lows then. The HD relaunch makes up for the apathy I had during that era.
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Post by: WeatherSTARIII on February 21, 2009, 06:10:18 PM
I think TWC's best years were 1986-96.
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Post by: CartoonJazzLover on February 24, 2009, 07:51:40 PM
2003-2005 were TWC's best years IMO.
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Post by: beanboy89 on February 24, 2009, 07:52:29 PM
1995-1999. :biggrin:
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Post by: WIWeather on February 24, 2009, 09:45:17 PM
The "Live By It" era were the time I watched TWC the most, so I choose that as my favorite era.
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Post by: Localonthe8s on February 24, 2009, 10:11:24 PM
1998-2005
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Post by: Alejandro on February 25, 2009, 12:31:35 PM
My favorite years were 1993-2003
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Post by: Mike M on February 25, 2009, 10:32:53 PM
1998-2006
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Post by: jtmal0723 on February 25, 2009, 10:47:52 PM
1998-2005,2008-present (despite OCM's being laid off)
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Post by: Mike M on February 26, 2009, 03:20:42 PM
1998-2005,2008-present (despite OCM's being laid off)
Oh yeah, TWC went way uphill after the HD relaunch on June 2, but by September it started going downhill again.
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Post by: CartoonJazzLover on February 26, 2009, 05:23:26 PM
1998-2005,2008-present (despite OCM's being laid off)
Oh yeah, TWC went way uphill after the HD relaunch on June 2, but by September it started going downhill again.
Same here.
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Post by: Localonthe8s on February 26, 2009, 05:30:56 PM
1998-2005,2008-present (despite OCM's being laid off)
Oh yeah, TWC went way uphill after the HD relaunch on June 2, but by September it started going downhill again.
Same here.
What makes you say the Sept part?
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Post by: toxictwister00 on February 26, 2009, 06:24:52 PM
2000-2005 (TWC died after that.) :thumbdown:
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Post by: yourweathertoday on February 26, 2009, 06:42:43 PM
2000-2005 (TWC died after that.) :thumbdown:
i kind of agree...I like the graphics and music from 2005-2008, but the presentation just began to get butchered :no:....2000-2005 ruled...  :yes:
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Post by: Mike M on February 26, 2009, 08:15:00 PM
What makes you say the Sept part?
September was when their production started going downhill because of all the hurricanes they were covering. It seems whenever they cover a hurricane, they forget about their original production format and their production ends up being really sloppy. Then of course just a few months later we saw the layoffs and the OCM pairings became more random than ever. We just can't ever go through a week with all "normal" pairings anymore. And now, we're saying goodbye to Evening Edition, Weekend Outlook, and the original Weather Center and hello to a Weather Center that will probably be just like EE. We basically don't have a show devoted to hard weather anymore. :(
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Post by: phw115wvwx on February 27, 2009, 11:38:40 PM
It looks like 1995-2005 is the consensus pick for TWC's golden years based on the responses so far.
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Post by: yourweathertoday on February 28, 2009, 05:32:38 PM
It looks like 1995-2005 is the consensus pick for TWC's golden years based on the responses so far.
I concur with that  :yes:
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Post by: Gil on May 02, 2009, 03:14:18 PM
I would say 1996-1999, aka the "Trammell Starks" Era.
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Post by: wxntrafficfan on May 05, 2009, 03:38:07 PM
Yeah, I really liked it from 2000-2005, but my  favorite year was 2007, without a doubt.
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Post by: twcclassics on May 10, 2009, 02:04:53 AM
For me, it's 1993 with 1992 in close second.
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Post by: NicoleWasHere on May 21, 2009, 07:18:56 AM
1996 to 2000, then 2005-2006.
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Post by: twcfan68 on May 21, 2009, 08:00:01 AM
I though TWC was at it's best from 1995-2003. I also liked the HD relaunch in June, but I'm not too happy with TWC to this day, however.
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Post by: CartoonJazzLover on May 29, 2009, 10:57:12 PM
What makes you say the Sept part?
September was when their production started going downhill because of all the hurricanes they were covering. It seems whenever they cover a hurricane, they forget about their original production format and their production ends up being really sloppy. Then of course just a few months later we saw the layoffs and the OCM pairings became more random than ever. We just can't ever go through a week with all "normal" pairings anymore. And now, we're saying goodbye to Evening Edition, Weekend Outlook, and the original Weather Center and hello to a Weather Center that will probably be just like EE. We basically don't have a show devoted to hard weather anymore. :(
I think TWC went started going downhill when NBC brought it in November 2008 and become more worst with the changes in March 2, 2009. That's why I don't watch TWC that much anymore since April 2009.
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Post by: Jonathan on June 09, 2009, 01:44:47 PM
I would say 2000-2003 then 2005-Sept 2008. Then things went down the toilet. :no: :thumbdown: <_<
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Post by: CartoonJazzLover on June 09, 2009, 03:25:08 PM
I would say 2000-2003 then 2005-Sept 2008. Then things went down the toilet. :no: :thumbdown: <_<
I agreed, but it's went downhill when NBCU brought it last November.
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Post by: wxntrafficfan on June 09, 2009, 03:27:44 PM
I would say 2000-2003 then 2005-Sept 2008. Then things went down the toilet. :no: :thumbdown: <_<
I agreed, but it's went downhill when NBCU brought it last November.
NBCU bought TWC from Landmark in July, on the 6th I believe. Nevertheless, I agree too, that they have gone down the toilets, exponentially it seems.
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Post by: CartoonJazzLover on June 09, 2009, 03:38:16 PM
For me, TWC went downhill when they started layout OCM's, shows those annoying Thanksgiving/Holiday Bar, and when they disconuited the old Weather Center (best WC verison ever IMO).
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Post by: Mike M on June 11, 2009, 10:15:40 PM
Nope, it was September 12. July was when NBC reached an agreement to buy TWC, but the purchase didn't occur until two months later.
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Post by: radiodj1520 on July 27, 2009, 05:51:21 PM
1986 Was The Year That TWC Relaunched With Its Slogan, "You Need Us...For Everything You Do" Which Was Very, Very Excellent.  With The Hiring It's On-Air Personalities, Jim Cantore, Jeanetta Jones, Liz Jarvis And Tom Moore.
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Post by: WIWeather on July 27, 2009, 09:22:39 PM
2003-2005 (It all went downhill from there)
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Post by: Lightning86 on July 31, 2009, 04:04:43 PM
The best was 2003 to 2006, IMO.
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Post by: bumwolf on May 01, 2010, 12:54:16 AM
1995-1998 gets my vote.  Then ZDtv and Techtv came along and kind of stole my focus from TWC.  When I returned to having TWC on in the background it wasn't the same channel as it was in 1998.
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Post by: SpongeStorm4000 on May 01, 2010, 01:31:25 PM
1994-2005
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Post by: Eric on May 01, 2010, 04:45:57 PM
My vote would be the early-mid '90s.  Not high on the bells and whistles, but they presented the weather very well, and that's what they're supposed to do.
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Post by: Star4000 Fan on May 02, 2010, 01:11:36 AM
For me, it's 1993 with 1992 in close second.
I would agree with this, and include 1990-1992 as well
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Post by: Eric on May 02, 2010, 03:09:00 AM
I have such a great feeling of nostalgia from when I started watching The Weather Channel in the late 1980s, during the "You need us for everything you do" era.  Those were good days. :)  This was before I was even 10 years old... so I guess my reaction to reading my first-ever tornado watch scroll up the screen wasn't TOO unexpected.  Basically, I was scared to death.  :rofl2:

Oh, those were good days, and the quality of The Weather Channel back then was first-rate.  :thumbsup:  Marney Stanier talking about ceiling fans, Jeannetta Jones talking about different cheeses you can serve, there was another PSA I enjoyed watching, but can't remember...  And those Trane commercials airing every 5 minutes...

Yeah, those were the days!  :D
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Post by: curtjr4 on May 03, 2010, 09:58:49 PM
2000-2006 for me  :biggrin:
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Post by: Mike M on May 03, 2010, 10:04:13 PM
3/10/98-11/30/08.
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Post by: wxntrafficfan on May 03, 2010, 10:48:20 PM
2000-2006 for me  :biggrin:
Add on 2007, and count me in :biggrin:
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Post by: Mike on May 04, 2010, 06:59:34 PM
Hard to choose just one. 1993 & 1995 equally. Also 2002-2003. 1990-1996 would be my favorite period of time.
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Post by: TravelCitiesFan on June 03, 2010, 08:42:41 PM
2000-2006 for me  :biggrin:
Add on 2007, and count me in :biggrin:

I liked 2007 the best too, especially the September 2007 Local Forecast playlist
Best songs ever
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Post by: Lightning on June 26, 2010, 02:49:23 PM
1986 until 2001. During that 15-year period, though, if I could give a single year, I'd say 1989 was my favorite, simply because it was my first, almost full year of watching The Weather Channel. 1990 was technically my first full year of watching The Weather Channel.
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Post by: Mike M on June 26, 2010, 10:25:08 PM
BTW Brian, I love that quote on your signature. I vividly remember hearing that following the Michelin-sponsored Travel Wise segments in the late 90's... "because so much is riding on your tires." :D
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Post by: wxretro on July 02, 2010, 05:04:40 AM
1996, still had the "friend next door" attitude, but was adding a more professional style.
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Post by: lionwxgirl10 on July 03, 2010, 02:38:14 PM
I would have to say that TWC's best year was 1995. That was the year when large tornado outbreaks occured in the Plains, "Exposures" was the show to watch on weekends, and the LOT8s were even more catchy than they are now. Plus they had classic OCMs and severe weather experts, not saying the ones we see now aren't good :-)
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Post by: classicTWC on February 13, 2011, 01:46:12 PM
1991-1995.  Great local forecast packages and the OCMs were great.
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Post by: TampaMillTWC88 on February 13, 2011, 01:52:11 PM
My favorite years were 2000-2001, and 2004-2008.
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Post by: TWCDude on March 01, 2011, 11:35:55 AM
1999-2008 are my favorite years. The LF and the OCMs are the most memorable.
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Post by: TWCmatthew on March 01, 2011, 03:44:29 PM
2003. However, 2000-June 2, 2008 were all good.
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Post by: TampaMillTWC88 on March 01, 2011, 05:26:35 PM
To me, any time before June 2009 was good.
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Post by: SpongeStorm4000 on March 08, 2011, 08:44:57 PM
Anytime in the 1990s.

Most of the focus was on the weather, and the Local Forecasts were generated by the WeatherSTAR 4000 (or a STAR XL in the late '90s) if you lived in a large city, or a STAR 3000, or Jr. if you lived in a small town. Other segments included Business/Weekend Travel Forecasts, Tropical Updates, and Business Planners.
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Post by: Pop Light Brown on March 18, 2011, 02:01:13 AM
I'm going to say 91-96. It's as if everything came together beautifully during that period.
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Post by: Thecoolwriter on March 18, 2011, 09:12:50 PM
For me, it was the "Live By It" era, and the year of 2008.
That's about it for me.
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Post by: Travis(: on March 23, 2011, 02:37:20 PM
2000-2010.