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Title: TWC on Election Day
Post by: WeatherWitness 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"

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


This should be ... interesting. :blink:

Title: Re: TWC on Election Day
Post by: Jaden on November 01, 2016, 05:05:53 PM
I'd rather not do anything with Election Day. xD lol
Title: Re: TWC on Election Day
Post by: jrhtwc 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"

Quote
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:
[url]http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2016/11/01/election-night-weather-channel/93127818/[/url] ([url]http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2016/11/01/election-night-weather-channel/93127818/[/url])


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.
Title: Re: TWC on Election Day
Post by: twcclassics on November 02, 2016, 10:20:08 AM
Is this for real? The idea sounds like something the Onion might post.
Title: Re: TWC on Election Day
Post by: TWCJim 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:
Title: Re: TWC on Election Day
Post by: WeatherWitness 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 (http://weathergroup.com/newsroom/2016/11/01/escape-election-weather-channel)
Title: Re: TWC on Election Day
Post by: tpirfan28 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.
Title: Re: TWC on Election Day
Post by: Weatherman99 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.

[url]http://weathergroup.com/newsroom/2016/11/01/escape-election-weather-channel[/url] ([url]http://weathergroup.com/newsroom/2016/11/01/escape-election-weather-channel[/url])

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.
Title: Re: TWC on Election Day
Post by: cc17926 on November 03, 2016, 07:34:59 PM
Can't tell if this is the start of something good or bad..
Title: Re: TWC on Election Day
Post by: Localonthe8s on November 03, 2016, 08:37:48 PM
Wow.
Title: Re: TWC on Election Day
Post by: CartoonJazzLover 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.
Title: Re: TWC on Election Day
Post by: Jaden on November 04, 2016, 05:43:04 PM
I can't say anything. I have no words..
Title: Re: TWC on Election Day
Post by: Evan2015 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.
Title: Re: TWC on Election Day
Post by: Jaden on November 07, 2016, 08:02:48 PM
The Weather Channel is going into Longform Mode at 3:00PM Eastern Time.
Title: Re: TWC on Election Day
Post by: kuja killer 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.
Title: Re: TWC on Election Day
Post by: TWCJim on November 08, 2016, 03:43:38 PM
I'm watching the marathon as I speak. It looks so peaceful and calming, especially with all of the soothing piano music. :yes: There are ad breaks during as usual. The LDL is the long-form version, and the best part is, there are LFs on every 8s of the hour, not just at :18.
Title: Re: TWC on Election Day
Post by: weatherfan_2013 on November 08, 2016, 05:41:39 PM
Can someone post what songs they are playing and record a video? I don't get TWC and this is something unusual.
Title: Re: TWC on Election Day
Post by: kuja killer on November 08, 2016, 06:00:01 PM
Why is there not 1 single song ever with saxaphone/saxphinists ?? :( Is it because it's only just all feeded from this website which is displayed in the topright corner once per returning from commericial breaks
https://naturevisiontv.com/

so The Weather Channel has no control at all over the background songs ??
This wasnt what i expected at all. dang. :(
Title: Re: TWC on Election Day
Post by: TWCJim on November 08, 2016, 06:11:48 PM
Here's an excerpt video I recorded from the first hour:

! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNede66ucnY#)
Title: Re: TWC on Election Day
Post by: TWC Fan on November 09, 2016, 12:21:03 AM
I had no idea about this. I caught it around 7:47pm until 11:00pm ct.
Title: Re: TWC on Election Day
Post by: TWCC_DJK5555 on November 09, 2016, 10:02:07 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 don't think those songs will be heard on TWC EVER again.   :(