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Present - The Weather Channel 2000 => Programming and Graphics => Topic started by: Adrian on May 25, 2012, 02:01:09 PM
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The Weather Channel© Companies (TWCC) announced today that it has greenlit "Pyros," "Iceberg Hunters" and "Reefmakers." The three miniseries join "Turbine Cowboys," "Iron Men," and "Lights Out" (premiering Aug. 14) as the latest installments in "Braving the Elements," a new docu-series anthology revealing the work, subculture and characters of professions exposed to the elements and impacted by the weather.
More Info: http://press.weather.com/press_detail.asp?id=395 (http://press.weather.com/press_detail.asp?id=395)
These shows make TWC look stupid. I can't believe how the network has changed in a year.
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Here we go again with more long-form shows... :hammer:
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The OCMs are going to have to find part-time jobs to supplement their incomes.
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I laughed out loud when I saw this title. Mainly b/c I thought it said "reefERmakers." :lol: Pyros sounds cool, but iceberg hunters? Really? I swear they just pick show names/ideas out of a hat.
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Don't we have enough shows about "ice" already? :wacko: The addition of new long-form shows is bad enough, but it's even worse when the shows become repetitive.
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Do you guys have any evidence that they are just adding and adding more shows and not just bumping out others?
Anyways, these shows are part of the "Braving the Elements" series, meaning that once Iron Men is done these will fill its place.
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Guess this is where the 3-consecutive hour long form programming comes in. Oh, joy :thumbdown:.
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(Sighs) They expect folks to watch these shows and yet they can't even come up with creative names.
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These shows make TWC look stupid. I can't believe how the network has changed in a year.
Well when there is no more live weather shows like Weather Center Live or Day Planner we'll know why.
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I would wait for the full TV schedule later this summer to find out if these are extra shows being added to the current schedule or simply acting as replacements. You all realize this onslaught of long-form is only going to continue indefinitely, so we might as well learn to expect it even if we all agree that it's not good.
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https://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.tv/browse_thread/thread/4e1050af3743406b/500400bb750e6259?lnk=raot
According to this post.. If I can interpret everything together, I am seeing where each show is 30 minutes long, 4 episodes each, starting at 9pm, would either cancel Weather Center Live at the 10pm slot, or move it to 11pm.
Please correct me if I'm not understanding that correctly.
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I watched Pyros last night, and it is a really good show. I would be watching every episode if it weren't on TWC. Discovery would be a perfect network for it.
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Exactly, the show belongs on any of the Discovery Network as does most of the Braving the elements series.
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This just proves that NBC now treats all of its (non-sports) cable networks as "one and the same" in terms of programming.
I just had a thought - how much longer until The Weather Channel becomes "Discovery 2"? :cry3:
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I'm done with this channel. It should cease operations as far as I'm concerned. :thumbdown:
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I like fireworks, but won't be watching "Pyros" or the other two shows. :no: Maybe "Hurricane Hunters". :dunno:
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I refuse to watch Hurricane Hunters because of the factor that the squadron the production crew filmed is the same squadron Nicole Mitchell is a part of, and based on what I've read and heard, NBC asked the producers not to film Nicole Mitchell. Such hatred. :thumbdown:
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I refuse to watch Hurricane Hunters because of the factor that the squadron the production crew filmed is the same squadron Nicole Mitchell is a part of, and based on what I've read and heard, NBC asked the producers not to film Nicole Mitchell. Such hatred. :thumbdown:
Did not know that. I definitely won't be watching now. :angry:
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What's next? Rainbow Watchers?
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Isn't it ironic that this show is like the only new show this year to actually have some serious relevance to weather yet it's clouded around the fact that they are being sued over work discrimination by a former employee who happens to work as a hurricane hunter? How many times must they keep FAILING before they wake up and do something right for once? :rofl2:
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Iceberg Hunters premiered tonight and for me it is so boring.
If this show gets decent ratings I'll be surprised.
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Iceberg Hunters premiered tonight and for me it is so boring.
If this show gets decent ratings I'll be surprised.
To be fair, the show's name strongly suggested it would be boring.
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RED = Subtle Sarcasm.
In all seriousness, they could have came up with a more appealing name to fool us into thinking it's interesting.
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I mean, who seriously hunts for icebergs? so stupid.. :dunno:
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i won't be surprised if they come up with Rainbow Raiders next.
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Sure, the show titles might be stupid :rolleyes: but the network is just trying to make more money. Not to mention they're also probably praying for good ratings... :hmm:
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Okay, I'm bumping this because I have to get this off my chest. After The Weather Channel talks about global warming for so long, they talk about how sea levels are going to rise... and they glorify people going and getting the ice that is melting to cause those problems. WTH are they even using the icebergs for? I can't get myself to watch it... or any of the other shows to be honest. They just don't seem interesting. I watched Pyros a couple times around July 4th, but it was kind of boring and had little to do with weather, if at all.
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WTH are they even using the icebergs for?
I think they sell them for use as drinking water. :rolleyes:
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Okay, I'm bumping this because I have to get this off my chest. After The Weather Channel talks about global warming for so long, they talk about how sea levels are going to rise... and they glorify people going and getting the ice that is melting to cause those problems. WTH are they even using the icebergs for? I can't get myself to watch it... or any of the other shows to be honest. They just don't seem interesting. I watched Pyros a couple times around July 4th, but it was kind of boring and had little to do with weather, if at all.
I was LMAO when I saw the promo. TWC pro global warming and making a show of people who are depleting the icebergs for profit. :wacko:
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November 14, 2012
The Weather Channel announced today that it has greenlit “Deadliest Space Weather,” (working title) a new series that reveals extreme weather conditions that occur throughout our solar system, and explores the premise “What would happen if these harsh conditions could ever prevail on Earth?” Produced by Flight 33 (“Life After People”), “Deadliest Space Weather” features 6x 30-minute episodes and will premiere in January 2013.
http://press.weather.com/press-releases/deadliest-space-weather-strikes-the-weather-channel/ (http://press.weather.com/press-releases/deadliest-space-weather-strikes-the-weather-channel/)
Seems like a show that should be on the Science Channel. At least it's not a non weather reality show.
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November 14, 2012
The Weather Channel announced today that it has greenlit “Deadliest Space Weather,” (working title) a new series that reveals extreme weather conditions that occur throughout our solar system, and explores the premise “What would happen if these harsh conditions could ever prevail on Earth?” Produced by Flight 33 (“Life After People”), “Deadliest Space Weather” features 6x 30-minute episodes and will premiere in January 2013.
[url]http://press.weather.com/press-releases/deadliest-space-weather-strikes-the-weather-channel/[/url] ([url]http://press.weather.com/press-releases/deadliest-space-weather-strikes-the-weather-channel/[/url])
Seems like a show that should be on the Science Channel. At least it's not a non weather reality show.
That actually sounds like a very interesting show. Somewhat like When Weather Changed History.
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But then there's this.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/490758-Weather_Channel_Greenlights_Game_Fishing_Series.php (http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/490758-Weather_Channel_Greenlights_Game_Fishing_Series.php)
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The names...the names they come up with for these shows...it's...it's killing me! Ahahaha! :rofl2:
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But then there's this.
[url]http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/490758-Weather_Channel_Greenlights_Game_Fishing_Series.php[/url] ([url]http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/490758-Weather_Channel_Greenlights_Game_Fishing_Series.php[/url])
If only they would let the 2 min flavors come back i wouldn't care how many long form shows they add.
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The names...the names they come up with for these shows...it's...it's killing me! Ahahaha! :rofl2:
Subtle undertones - promoting bad behavior....
PYROmania, Iceberg Hunters (isn't there a drug nicknamed ice or something like that), and REEFERmakers.
Wow. :nono: :rofl:
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Reef Makers got renamed and has a primer date,
ORANGE BEACH, Ala. - The Weather Channel is introducing a new series “Reef Wranglers,” set in Orange Beach and premiering Tuesday, Feb. 12, at 8 p.m.
Set off the coast of Alabama, “Reef Wranglers,” (formerly “Reefmakers”) follows a family of experienced divers and demolition experts at Walter Marine in Orange Beach who work to reduce erosion and pollution and to restore the area’s once thriving ecosystem by creating artificial reefs – sinking everything from a Vietnam-era plane to a local shrimp boat.
http://www.gulfcoastnewstoday.com/area_news/article_d061f390-5cf4-11e2-8a7d-001a4bcf887a.html (http://www.gulfcoastnewstoday.com/area_news/article_d061f390-5cf4-11e2-8a7d-001a4bcf887a.html)