What would you do to improve TWC?

[Charismatic Applesauce]

6. Use the video wall again for weather.(fix the color though.)

They got a new video wall, so that's fixed.


Some more:
Stop hyping TWC Prime Time. It looks too much like something a movie channel would make.
As Max said, bring a unified look and sound to everything.
Bring back the 4-note chime.

[Donovan]

6. Use the video wall again for weather.(fix the color though.)

They got a new video wall, so that's fixed.


Some more:
Stop hyping TWC Prime Time. It looks too much like something a movie channel would make.
As Max said, bring a unified look and sound to everything.
Bring back the 4-note chime.

That's great, but I like it when they show the weather graphics on it instead of the greenscreens.

[Mike M]

I don't mind they way they use their graphics now... showing headlines and live cams on the video wall and forecast maps with chromakey. Although it would be nice to have that monitor back in between the two OCMs when they used the pillar bar wall as the background (I really liked that setup!).

Oh yeah that reminds me, bring back the star cave!

[Donovan]

I don't mind they way they use their graphics now... showing headlines and live cams on the video wall and forecast maps with chromakey.

I like the video wall because it so much bigger and I especially hate when the mets use the Chroma Key stand way to close to the camera, and that isn't really a problem when using the video wall.

[yourweathertoday]

I don't mind they way they use their graphics now... showing headlines and live cams on the video wall and forecast maps with chromakey.

I like the video wall because it so much bigger and I especially hate when the mets use the Chroma Key stand way to close to the camera, and that isn't really a problem when using the video wall.

The video wall may be big, but you can't match graphics resolution on it. A chroma wall will let you use the highest resolution available, and superimpose the meteorologist over it, vs. having them stand in front of a TV(basically). Much crisper on a chroma key. Standing too close to the camera, maybe so, but they can always move back towards the screen a bit. I personally felt they were too far away from the camera when using the video wall. That, combined with them showing the black bezel around it, further reducing the size of the map, made me detest the wall.

[Donovan]

I don't mind they way they use their graphics now... showing headlines and live cams on the video wall and forecast maps with chromakey.

I like the video wall because it so much bigger and I especially hate when the mets use the Chroma Key stand way to close to the camera, and that isn't really a problem when using the video wall.

The video wall may be big, but you can't match graphics resolution on it. A chroma wall will let you use the highest resolution available, and superimpose the meteorologist over it, vs. having them stand in front of a TV(basically). Much crisper on a chroma key. Standing too close to the camera, maybe so, but they can always move back towards the screen a bit. I personally felt they were too far away from the camera when using the video wall. That, combined with them showing the black bezel around it, further reducing the size of the map, made me detest the wall.

Oh, true. I like seeing the full resolution, but I think they need make the chroma bigger. (i like big screens lol).

[Charismatic Applesauce]

Bring back the 4-note chime.

And they did bring it back! When the new LOT8s squeezeback cues, there's a 4-note chime.

And a little more:

Stop hyping the weather.
Stop using red mode so much.
Change the YWT opener. It's boring, and it has way too much red.
Bring back PME on weekdays.

[TWCmatthew]

Pre-empt Primetime forever!

[Localonthe8s]

I'd make it the perfect channel.

[TampaMillTWC88]

Bring back the ETFs!! 

Extended Travel Outlook 2

[Eric]

Bring back the ETFs!! 

Extended Travel Outlook 2

I think this is covered quite adequately by the national LDLs.  SD viewers without an IntelliStar see them, and HD viewers without an IS2 see them, too.

[toxictwister00]

I just thought of another one. Actually show the Wekkly Planner go beyond like two days (precip and temps) They are always rushing it. It's basically serving no purpose now when they do that.

Figure out a way to schedule phone interviews better where there's time to finish them start to end. They always cut people off halfway through their conversation because they ran out of time.

[wxmediafan]

I just thought of another one. Actually show the Wekkly Planner go beyond like two days (precip and temps) They are always rushing it. It's basically serving no purpose now when they do that.

Figure out a way to schedule phone interviews better where there's time to finish them start to end. They always cut people off halfway through their conversation because they ran out of time.

I agree with you about the Weekly Planner.  They always blow through it, and it is very annoying.  How about you go day by day like you used to, and NOT stop and show a package from an NBC News reporter.  That'd be great.

[Donovan]

I just thought of another one. Actually show the Wekkly Planner go beyond like two days (precip and temps) They are always rushing it. It's basically serving no purpose now when they do that.

Figure out a way to schedule phone interviews better where there's time to finish them start to end. They always cut people off halfway through their conversation because they ran out of time.

I agree with you about the Weekly Planner.  They always blow through it, and it is very annoying.  How about you go day by day like you used to, and NOT stop and show a package from an NBC News reporter.  That'd be great.

I hate how they also know that there is a big blob of green or white on the map, and they don't even mention it and speed through it. If I was a OCM, that is something I wouldn't do.

[TWCmatthew]

6. Use the video wall again for weather.(fix the color though.)

They got a new video wall, so that's fixed.


Some more:
Stop hyping TWC Prime Time. It looks too much like something a movie channel would make.
As Max said, bring a unified look and sound to everything.
Bring back the 4-note chime.

Exactly. The 4 note chime used to be TWC's signature sound.