TWC Poll

[wxntrafficfan]

On Air/ LF Graphics

Heh, the same reason I gave it a 2! NBC only cares about the advertising and the money, not how much work they put into their graphics.

[TWCToday]

On Air/ LF Graphics

Heh, the same reason I gave it a 2! NBC only cares about the advertising and the money, not how much work they put into their graphics.

Its called a business. Please tell me a company that does care. CNN? Fox News?

[lionwxgirl10]

As much as I love TWC, I'll have to give its current state a 3. They're still managing to get the weather information out there accurately and in a timely manner, but at the same time, the programming kinda stinks. Sometimes the quality is poor, I definitely don't like the idea of showing movies on Friday nights (that's what HBO, Showtime, and other movie channels are for LOL), and since the merge with NBC, I don't care too much for them axing a lot of great OCMs. Even the LOT8s has kinda gone downhill because there's barely any original-sounding music!

[Tyler]

I was that insane lunatic who gave it a 7

I did to.

On Air/ LF Graphics

Heh, the same reason I gave it a 2! NBC only cares about the advertising and the money, not how much work they put into their graphics.

Its called a business. Please tell me a company that does care. CNN? Fox News?

Thank you!

[Zach]

I'm slowly starting to like the way of TWC's production of stuff, although it isn't as good as it was 2 years ago.

[Stephen]

I'm really unsure what I'd rate it. I like some parts of the "new" TWC, like the new LDLs and lower thirds. However, it seems as if they either went low budget or are taking their sweet time on getting everything done. For instance, the only completely relaunched package was Your Weather Today, and honestly, it isn't even good. It looks like they put it together in less than a day, the color scheme is quite ugly and has a more First Outlook-ish feel to it, and the music is definitely not "morningy", not to mention they rarely use the opener theme. I'm guessing that theme, and all the other new themes for the new shows are production music, seeing as the theme PM Edition is using was used before by TWC (25th anniversary).

There is definitely room for improvement - I really hope we see a "full relaunch" in graphic packages within the next year, if there are more things still to come, I hope they're better than what we're seeing now. :/

[wxntrafficfan]

I agree with your sentiment about the openers. Most of them are boring and don't appear to have had much go into their development. However, the new Weather Center intro is extremely catchy, and I do like the 25th anniversary music. While basic, I also like the Sunrise intro. Still sticking with a two though.

[Mike M]

TWC did a nice job relaunching in 2003 and 2008, releasing new graphics for all the shows and the maps at the same time. Now they seem to make a change or two once every couple months, just like how it was in 2005-2006. I don't get it.

[toxictwister00]

I agree with Stephen about the YWT graphics, they are HORRIBLE. Who wants to see all that bloody red for a morning show? Plus the opening music sucks and it may be me, but it seems to change a lot and it's hard for me to even hear it sometimes.

[TWCToday]

TWC did a nice job relaunching in 2003 and 2008, releasing new graphics for all the shows and the maps at the same time. Now they seem to make a change or two once every couple months, just like how it was in 2005-2006. I don't get it.

Those were major network changes. There isn't a need for a full relaunch

[Spring Rubber]

I agree with Stephen about the YWT graphics, they are HORRIBLE. Who wants to see all that bloody red for a morning show? Plus the opening music sucks and it may be me, but it seems to change a lot and it's hard for me to even hear it sometimes.

Plus the lower thirds are still yellow, which doesn't match the new graphics at all. Pretty disjointed if you ask me.

[ABC7]

I rated TWC a 1 because it became a shadow of its former self. There is too much fluff and too little focus on the weather. The screen is harder to read because the LDL enlarged recently and I can't read the weather maps well. I can't enjoy Local on the 8's as much; the music is repetitive and I don't like the updated Intellistar. Of all the OCM's that are still on the network, I can say that Betty Davis, Kim Cunningham, Heather Tesch (if I can stand Carl co-anchoring), and possibly Paul Goodloe are the only one that I can listen to attentively. NBC's involvement might have put another nail in the coffin. Too much long-form and too much fluff news add up to an unwatchable network.

[Mike M]

Out of curiosity, who voted a 9?

[TWCToday]

Out of curiosity, who voted a 9?

Haha I was curious as well

[jtmal0723]

Out of curiosity, who voted a 9?

Haha I was curious as well

I know who, as they have told me, but they have asked to remain anonymous. The reasons they gave have already been mentioned in the thread by others.

I'm the third insane lunatic to rate it a seven as well.