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Your Local Weather / Re: Southern Indiana Weather

« on: August 14, 2010, 12:15:32 AM »

The heat continues.  Evansville, IN broke a record today, with a high of 99.  Old record was 97, in 2007.   

Wow! Stay cool

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General Discussion / Re: ABC Family to Become ABCF

« on: August 14, 2010, 12:15:10 AM »

Kid shows, family orientated stuff doesn't sell anymore.

Anything goes TV is the big ratings grabber these days.

Just look at TWC and how they have spread out to cover more topics of "interest".

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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: Comcast Sucks.

« on: August 14, 2010, 12:13:59 AM »

the signal gets blurry at times.

I've had  people who upgraded 6 months ago tell me that.

I AM a bit of a Technophobe, but I would'nt be so irate if it went smoother, or if people in Comcast's customer service/tech support actually knew what they were talking about.   

I have yet to see one benefit to this.

Customer support is key in transitions like this! Comcast hasn't been the gold star winner in that category! haha

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: August 14, 2010, 12:12:47 AM »

Yeah, I don't get why people believe any of this "Friday the 13th" stuff. It's just like any other day for me...

I don't think that many people believe it, its just fun to poke fun at!

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: August 14, 2010, 12:06:42 AM »

Very interesting to see all of the racked STARS. He is very lucky and I am glad they gave him the chance to visit

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Local Forecast / Re: Ryan Farish

« on: August 14, 2010, 12:02:22 AM »

Ryan Farish has some amazing work! I am a huge fan of even his newer work!

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General Discussion / Re: Tidied shirts

« on: August 13, 2010, 11:53:02 PM »

Too frilly! Though they were fun to make

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IntelliStar 2 Discussion / Re: Intellistar 2 LDL

« on: August 13, 2010, 02:09:43 AM »

Its like pixie dust there at the start. That could be reduced a little. Remember TWC is trying to get cable companies to shell out money for something they dont really need. Its gonna have all the bling bling and flashy stuff they can cram in

Eye candy does sell.  Remember "Day After Tomorrow" with all its special effects?  That's what TWC is banking on with this new IS and the new shiny graphics.  People will buy into it.

Avatar 

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Programming and Graphics / Re: Wake Up With Al

« on: August 13, 2010, 02:08:18 AM »

i wont be surprised if WUWA's ratings are towards the bottom of the barrel.

Certainly not. Morning shows have the highest ratings on TWC. Al is a huge name in the industry.

I think some of you need to realize that how you present yourself on TV and your personality matters way more than how much of a weather expert you are when it comes to broadcasting.  That's why some people who never have meteorology degrees end up doing really well presenting the weather on TV, because they have camera and people skills.  Al is a perfect example.  We as TWC fans may not be wild about it, but when you look from a business or casual viewer's perspective, this show is actually quite successful so far.

Lets be honest about it as well.... Al presents more of a "diverse" makeup in the media category. You are correct his name is worth more than anything else. Also how much actual forecasting do OCMs even do? Local weather is a bit different but OCMs I would say aren't making tough decisions when it comes to drawing the maps and writing scripts.

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The Game Room / Re: Ban the Person above you

« on: August 13, 2010, 02:02:51 AM »

Banned for having a tasty avatar

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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: Comcast Sucks.

« on: August 13, 2010, 02:02:25 AM »

This "digital migration" is a complete disaster.  EVERYBODY is pissed, I've never seen anything like it.

I don't understand what the problem is.  So long as people are prepared, then there's no problem at all.

In my family, most of the TVs already had digital cable boxes.  Those that didn't were equipped with the free digital converter boxes from Comcast before the cut-off date, so our house never lost service on any of its TVs.

I agree. People get all bent out of shape because they actually have to change something. Its like the people having to upgrade when the OTA signals went digital

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The Game Room / Re: "In my pants" Game

« on: August 13, 2010, 02:00:33 AM »

This summer is so boring so far because of no swimming for 2 months imp.

why imp?

I rarely go swimming imp.

oh! Go swimming then I go swimming and to the beach all the time in the summer imp.

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TWC Fan Art / Re: Al's Art

« on: August 13, 2010, 01:59:32 AM »

Great videos, Al.  I like your concepts.

I agree!! Great work

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IntelliStar 2 Discussion / Re: IntelliStar 2 Videos!

« on: August 13, 2010, 01:58:13 AM »

Why does Jim sound so awkward? His voice is so deep too like he's a robot or depressed or something.

Yeah, that's kind of what I was trying to say when I said "choppy." There is one point where his voice sounds almost like it is automated or something. Maybe, as TWCDude said, it has something to do with the beta.

Well you do have to realize he was reading a whole bunch of phrases and going down a list. If he happened to start changing the tone slightly by accident it was more noticeable when the parts were pieced together.

Also, the Local Forecast screen no longer has text. Can someone please confirm this? Is this a new permanent change?

While I can not confirm I assume if the forecast can be properly narrated then it is not shown, if there is an error or it can't the text will show.

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General Discussion / Re: Traffic lights

« on: August 13, 2010, 01:52:57 AM »

Just FYI cameras like these are not red light cameras. Only traffic monitoring cameras.


Here is what we have in our area. These are red light cameras. If its a huge box, its a red light camera! haha