General TWC Discussion

[toxictwister00]

And just wow, this is just the worst night for them to be doing this for those who remember two years ago on this same night...

Yes guys, as Zach has pointed out and told me, this is the exact two-year anniversary of the horrid FaaF incident, when TWC refused to report about tornadoes in Arkansas that did, unfortunately, cause deaths.  Jim, thankfully, gave his two cents about the situation, but this obviously did not help tonight.  It's very ironic that this incident occured on the same date.

And, we can't use a "general public" excuse here, because TWC is receiving some angry posts on their Facebook page.

I almost forgot that incident and yet here we are again still not learning anything from the past.  Sometimes I wonder why Jim bothers anymore. It's pretty bad when one of your leading guys calls you out on your BS. I'm sure there are plenty of other local news network that will move heaven and earth to have him work for them. Let's see how they like them apples. 

Don't worry, I know they wouldn't care if Jim just walked out on them for good tonight. I just like to believe they would be desperate to want to keep that from happening.

[jrhtwc]

And just wow, this is just the worst night for them to be doing this for those who remember two years ago on this same night...

Yes guys, as Zach has pointed out and told me, this is the exact two-year anniversary of the horrid FaaF incident, when TWC refused to report about tornadoes in Arkansas that did, unfortunately, cause deaths.  Jim, thankfully, gave his two cents about the situation, but this obviously did not help tonight.  It's very ironic that this incident occured on the same date.

And, we can't use a "general public" excuse here, because TWC is receiving some angry posts on their Facebook page.

I almost forgot that incident and yet here we are again still not learning anything from the past.  Sometimes I wonder why Jim bothers anymore. It's pretty bad when one of your leading guys calls you out on your BS. I'm sure there are plenty of other local news network that will move heaven and earth to have him work for them. Let's see how they like them apples. 

Don't worry, I know they wouldn't care if Jim just walked out on them for good tonight. I just like to believe they would be desperate to want to keep that from happening.

If Jim were to walk out because of this.......I bet it would make headlines and turn heads. Jim has alot of fans. The other OCM's may put their 2 cents in as well.

It's time for TWC to lose NBC, AL, Ice Pilots, All the other long form and dont even start Iron Men!!!  TWC Is turning 30 on wednesday and they are better than this!!  I hope someone high profile was in strike zone tonight, (Safe Of Cource) goes public and ask Where was TWC??????????

[TampaMillTWC88]

TWC is very inconsistent in their severe weather coverage. They have not prempted on severe weather or tornadoes other times too. See my post from the Kentucky tornadoes from last June.

https://twctodayforums.com/forums/programming/another-flick-and-a-forecast-situation-is-happening/

[WeatherWitness]

Well guys, I am just going to end with this before we try to put tonight's horrible situation to rest:

April 30th must be an infamous day in the life of TWC.  To my knowledge, there were tornado watches, there were 15 (maybe more at this point) tornado warnings, there were even tornadoes on the ground, and TWC did not bother to give any special coverage.  Maybe it was because the tornadoes were only in rural areas?  IMO, that shouldn't stop them from providing coverage.  Heck, TWC should really provide good coverage for severe t-storms (why limit it only to tornadoes?), but that's beisde the point.  But, alright, maybe they couldn't pre-empt because they didn't have enough OCMs available, or the right equipment, or whatever.  I don't know.  What really surprises me is that weather.com, their #1 go-to source for information, was also severely lacking.  No red banner.  The tornadoes weren't even the top story.  I don't CARE about April's best weather images, when other important weather is currently in progress.  At least there were no stories on the Top 5 about a "Nice Northeast" or "Cool Northeast," or I would really have been irate. (No offense to anyone living in that reigion).

Is TWC "mad" at Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas?  I don't think so, because they did a good job covering the DFW tornadoes, the Norman tornado, and the outbreak a couple of weeks ago.  Those were in heavily-populated areas.  TWC is definitely biased in their coverage, I guess, but it's never consistent!

And I am very tired of hearing the over-used statements: "If you don't like it, then turn it off" and "I'm sure the general public didn't care."  Both of the statements don't apply here.  Trust me, I turned TWC off the minute I saw they weren't providing any coverage, or any worthwhile coverage.  And the general public does care, because TWC's Facebook page had some comments from viewers complaining about the lack of weather coverage.  Granted, it wasn't swarming with posts every two seconds, but it still had quite a few.

Alright, I'm done with my rant.  If you read all the way through it, thank you.  Let's move on...

[IceManNYR]

The Episode of "Ice Pilots" they did not bother to pre-empt was from 2008.
So TWC is airing an old series as new programming.

Ryan Goswick is on at 1am subbing in for Paul and Kim who were subbing for Crystal and Chris.

[Zach]

The Episode of "Ice Pilots" they did not bother to pre-empt was from 2008.

That series wasn't out until 2009 though...

[toxictwister00]

The Episode of "Ice Pilots" they did not bother to pre-empt was from 2008.

That series wasn't out until 2009 though...

Maybe it began production in 2008 and just didn't start airing until the following year. Plenty of live action shows tape a year or two in advance.

[IceManNYR]

The episode had a © date of 2008 and checking wiki the show started broadcasting in Canada November 18, 2009.
Season 1 of Ice Pilots began airing on the National Geographic Channel in the US on April 22, 2011.
This show is from a Canadian production company and TWC simply bought the rights to broadcast it in the USA after the contract was up for renewal.
So for TWC to call this a new show or the episodes airing from season one new is incorrect.
If seasons 2-3 have not aired in the USA then they are new when they are broadcast.

[Adrian]

The episode had a © date of 2008 and checking wiki the show started broadcasting in Canada November 18, 2009.
Season 1 of Ice Pilots began airing on the National Geographic Channel in the US on April 22, 2011.
This show is from a Canadian production company and TWC simply bought the rights to broadcast it in the USA after the contract was up for renewal.
So for TWC to call this a new show or the episodes airing from season one new is incorrect.
If seasons 2-3 have not aired in the USA then they are new when they are broadcast.

So National Geographic Channel no longer airs the show because of TWC? If so, that is pathetic because the show belongs on National Geographic Channel not The WEATHER Channel. 

[Zach]

The episode had a © date of 2008 and checking wiki the show started broadcasting in Canada November 18, 2009.
Season 1 of Ice Pilots began airing on the National Geographic Channel in the US on April 22, 2011.
This show is from a Canadian production company and TWC simply bought the rights to broadcast it in the USA after the contract was up for renewal.
So for TWC to call this a new show or the episodes airing from season one new is incorrect.
If seasons 2-3 have not aired in the USA then they are new when they are broadcast.

So National Geographic Channel no longer airs the show because of TWC? If so, that is pathetic because the show belongs on National Geographic Channel not The WEATHER Channel.

No, Nat Geo decided to give up airing the show and TWC took over

[IceManNYR]

"Crystal Egger
25 minutes ago
Heading into hour #4 now - continuing coverage on TWC of severe weather (possible tornadoes) in MN, IL, IN, OH, KY & NC! Be safe everyone...it's gonna be a long night!"

They are done with storm coverage at 8pm and not back till 10pm ET. This is getting embarrassing.
If there are tornadoes on the ground they should provide live coverage.

[Lightning]

Tomorrow is TWC's 30th anniversary! 

[WeatherWitness]

"Crystal Egger
25 minutes ago
Heading into hour #4 now - continuing coverage on TWC of severe weather (possible tornadoes) in MN, IL, IN, OH, KY & NC! Be safe everyone...it's gonna be a long night!"

They are done with storm coverage at 8pm and not back till 10pm ET. This is getting embarrassing.
If there are tornadoes on the ground they should provide live coverage.

What "continuing coverage" and hour #4 is she talking about?!?!   Right now, Turbine Cowboys is on, and I surprisingly saw the tail end of Weather Caught on Camera at 7:58 CT, which is odd because weather.com advertises that WCL was supposed to be on then.

[Zach]

"Crystal Egger
25 minutes ago
Heading into hour #4 now - continuing coverage on TWC of severe weather (possible tornadoes) in MN, IL, IN, OH, KY & NC! Be safe everyone...it's gonna be a long night!"

They are done with storm coverage at 8pm and not back till 10pm ET. This is getting embarrassing.
If there are tornadoes on the ground they should provide live coverage.

What "continuing coverage" and hour #4 is she talking about?!?!   Right now, Turbine Cowboys is on, and I surprisingly saw the tail end of Weather Caught on Camera at 7:58 CT, which is odd because weather.com advertises that WCL was supposed to be on then.

They must have preempted at 5 and 6 PM for storm coverage.. if you're gonna preempt those two hours, then preempt all night for petes sake

[toxictwister00]

"Crystal Egger
25 minutes ago
Heading into hour #4 now - continuing coverage on TWC of severe weather (possible tornadoes) in MN, IL, IN, OH, KY & NC! Be safe everyone...it's gonna be a long night!"

They are done with storm coverage at 8pm and not back till 10pm ET. This is getting embarrassing.
If there are tornadoes on the ground they should provide live coverage.

What "continuing coverage" and hour #4 is she talking about?!?!   Right now, Turbine Cowboys is on, and I surprisingly saw the tail end of Weather Caught on Camera at 7:58 CT, which is odd because weather.com advertises that WCL was supposed to be on then.

They must have preempted at 5 and 6 PM for storm coverage.. if you're gonna preempt those two hours, then preempt all night for petes sake

They can't, they have multiple overdue electric bills to pay. Why do you think the lighting is not always that great in the studio sometimes? They count on these shows to get them by.