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TWC on Election Day
« on: November 01, 2016, 05:04:28 PM »
From USA Today

"Weather Channel wants you to keep your head in the clouds on Election Day"

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The station hopes to draw Americans away from yammering political pundits and potentially terrifying election results by broadcasting a nine-hour marathon of "the most beautiful, awe-inspiring, and calming weather video and scenery ever caught on tape," it said in a press release Tuesday.

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http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2016/11/01/election-night-weather-channel/93127818/


This should be ... interesting. :blink:


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Re: TWC on Election Day
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2016, 05:05:53 PM »
I'd rather not do anything with Election Day. xD lol

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Re: TWC on Election Day
« Reply #2 on: November 01, 2016, 09:22:26 PM »
From USA Today

"Weather Channel wants you to keep your head in the clouds on Election Day"

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The station hopes to draw Americans away from yammering political pundits and potentially terrifying election results by broadcasting a nine-hour marathon of "the most beautiful, awe-inspiring, and calming weather video and scenery ever caught on tape," it said in a press release Tuesday.

Full Article:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2016/11/01/election-night-weather-channel/93127818/


This should be ... interesting. :blink:

I get the idea, but do they need to cancel WCL & WUTV for this? Since when is Election Day a holiday? If they started this after WUTV, I would love it but canning Live coverage for this bothers me.

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Re: TWC on Election Day
« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2016, 10:20:08 AM »
Is this for real? The idea sounds like something the Onion might post.
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Re: TWC on Election Day
« Reply #4 on: November 02, 2016, 12:01:23 PM »
Hmmm, this oughta be interesting. Anything to get me as far away as possible from all the tiresome political garbage, I guess.  :rolleyes: :lol:
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Re: TWC on Election Day
« Reply #5 on: November 02, 2016, 02:02:37 PM »
Is this for real? The idea sounds like something the Onion might post.


Well, here's the press release, so I guess it's real. :thinking:  Believe me, I was skeptical too when I first saw.

http://weathergroup.com/newsroom/2016/11/01/escape-election-weather-channel

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Re: TWC on Election Day
« Reply #6 on: November 02, 2016, 06:18:01 PM »
I can't believe that y'all jumped right over the fact they are playing smooth jazz with it.

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Re: TWC on Election Day
« Reply #7 on: November 03, 2016, 12:06:20 AM »
Is this for real? The idea sounds like something the Onion might post.


Well, here's the press release, so I guess it's real. :thinking:  Believe me, I was skeptical too when I first saw.

http://weathergroup.com/newsroom/2016/11/01/escape-election-weather-channel

I'm jumping with joy right now. :dance: I must say, this is probably one of the most brilliant ideas TWC has come up with.

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Re: TWC on Election Day
« Reply #8 on: November 03, 2016, 07:34:59 PM »
Can't tell if this is the start of something good or bad..

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Re: TWC on Election Day
« Reply #9 on: November 03, 2016, 08:37:48 PM »
Wow.

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Re: TWC on Election Day
« Reply #10 on: November 04, 2016, 01:24:06 PM »
Well, I know what I'm doing on elections day. Stay the heck away from Politics and watch some TWC and cartoons.

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Re: TWC on Election Day
« Reply #11 on: November 04, 2016, 05:43:04 PM »
I can't say anything. I have no words..

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Re: TWC on Election Day
« Reply #12 on: November 07, 2016, 06:33:38 PM »
I saw a promo for it this morning, sounds like the smooth jazz is just going to be same tracks they've been using during smooth jazz days, not that that's a problem.

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Re: TWC on Election Day
« Reply #13 on: November 07, 2016, 08:02:48 PM »
The Weather Channel is going into Longform Mode at 3:00PM Eastern Time.

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Re: TWC on Election Day
« Reply #14 on: November 07, 2016, 11:22:09 PM »
Is there ANY possibility or rumor that they may play any of the "Trammel Starks" smooth jazz songs from the 1996 to 1997 era tommorow during this 9 hour special??

I would LOVE that so much to death if they play any of those songs from him back in the old weather channel days.
just ONE even. That's my true hope.
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