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Re: TWC HD STAR shot?
« Reply #75 on: April 08, 2008, 03:51:23 PM »
IMO, the narration is a perfect example of - laziness.

Most americans these days are too lazy to walk to their TVs and flip on the channel to TWC. They'll just sit tight (again my opinion, no offense) and listen to the narration at their own pleasure.

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Re: TWC HD STAR shot?
« Reply #76 on: April 08, 2008, 05:15:42 PM »
IMO, the narration is a perfect example of - laziness.

Most americans these days are too lazy to walk to their TVs and flip on the channel to TWC. They'll just sit tight (again my opinion, no offense) and listen to the narration at their own pleasure.

omg. are you even thinking about those who are blind? gosh.

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Re: TWC HD STAR shot?
« Reply #77 on: April 08, 2008, 05:33:14 PM »
Yes I know it's a major advantage for the blind but even then, not every visually impaired person will watch TWC

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Re: TWC HD STAR shot?
« Reply #78 on: April 08, 2008, 05:35:35 PM »
True, but I think that a responsible network has to try and cater to every possible viewer. Or at least as many as possible.

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Re: TWC HD STAR shot?
« Reply #79 on: April 08, 2008, 06:21:19 PM »
IMO, the narration is a perfect example of - laziness.

Most americans these days are too lazy to walk to their TVs and flip on the channel to TWC. They'll just sit tight (again my opinion, no offense) and listen to the narration at their own pleasure.

omg. are you even thinking about those who are blind? gosh.
Let's use NOTHING but common sense here: Why on EARTH would a BLIND person have a TELEVISION???????????????????

If that's not indredibly rediculous, than i don't know what is.
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Re: TWC HD STAR shot?
« Reply #80 on: April 08, 2008, 06:23:27 PM »
Adding to that, back in the 90's, wasn't it viewers that COMPLAINED about Dan Chandler's narration, resulting in it being removed? It seems like the network did just the same with and without it, over the years.
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Re: TWC HD STAR shot?
« Reply #81 on: April 08, 2008, 06:25:46 PM »
Adding to that, back in the 90's, wasn't it viewers that COMPLAINED about Dan Chandler's narration, resulting in it being removed? It seems like the network did just the same with and without it, over the years.
Wrong... The introduction of the Local Update product on the 4000 in 1995 caused Chandler's narration to be removed.
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Re: TWC HD STAR shot?
« Reply #82 on: April 08, 2008, 06:30:24 PM »
Really? I could've sworn someone at TWC Classics said that a few years ago...

Couldn't they have just added narration for the Local Update? It's not like it announced that actual information, anyway. In fact, Up until the IS, the narration was 100% pointless, as it didn't read the actual info.
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Re: TWC HD STAR shot?
« Reply #83 on: April 08, 2008, 06:46:17 PM »
In fact, Up until the IS, the narration was 100% pointless, as it didn't read the actual info.
Dating back to 2000, the XL's Current Conditions and Extended Forecast narration was actually useful.
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Re: TWC HD STAR shot?
« Reply #84 on: April 08, 2008, 06:47:10 PM »
In fact, Up until the IS, the narration was 100% pointless, as it didn't read the actual info.
Dating back to 2000, the XL's Current Conditions and Extended Forecast narration was actually useful.
Yeah, but when it only says "Your forecast", thats pretty useless.
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Re: TWC HD STAR shot?
« Reply #85 on: April 08, 2008, 06:48:07 PM »
IMO, the narration is a perfect example of - laziness.

Most americans these days are too lazy to walk to their TVs and flip on the channel to TWC. They'll just sit tight (again my opinion, no offense) and listen to the narration at their own pleasure.

omg. are you even thinking about those who are blind? gosh.
Let's use NOTHING but common sense here: Why on EARTH would a BLIND person have a TELEVISION???????????????????

If that's not indredibly rediculous, than i don't know what is.

lets use your OTHER common sense...what about other people in that household who aren't blind?

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Re: TWC HD STAR shot?
« Reply #86 on: April 08, 2008, 07:23:27 PM »
IMO, the narration is a perfect example of - laziness.

Most americans these days are too lazy to walk to their TVs and flip on the channel to TWC. They'll just sit tight (again my opinion, no offense) and listen to the narration at their own pleasure.

omg. are you even thinking about those who are blind? gosh.
Let's use NOTHING but common sense here: Why on EARTH would a BLIND person have a TELEVISION???????????????????

If that's not indredibly rediculous, than i don't know what is.

All I have to say is: THEY CAN STILL HEAR YA KNOW.  :whistling:

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Re: TWC HD STAR shot?
« Reply #87 on: April 08, 2008, 07:32:28 PM »
IMO, the narration is a perfect example of - laziness.

Most americans these days are too lazy to walk to their TVs and flip on the channel to TWC. They'll just sit tight (again my opinion, no offense) and listen to the narration at their own pleasure.

omg. are you even thinking about those who are blind? gosh.
Let's use NOTHING but common sense here: Why on EARTH would a BLIND person have a TELEVISION???????????????????

If that's not indredibly rediculous, than i don't know what is.

All I have to say is: THEY CAN STILL HEAR YA KNOW.  :whistling:
So use a radio, not a TV :P
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Re: TWC HD STAR shot?
« Reply #88 on: April 08, 2008, 07:34:02 PM »
So use a radio, not a TV :P
How did I know you would say that? :whistling:

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Re: TWC HD STAR shot?
« Reply #89 on: April 08, 2008, 07:35:21 PM »
So use a radio, not a TV :P
How did I know you would say that? :whistling:
Probably because it's common sense, and I'm a man who takes common sense to heart.  :whistling2:
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