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General Discussion / Re: Happy Birthday WeatherStar3000!

« on: September 06, 2008, 03:54:05 AM »

Thanks you guys! I can't beleve I didn't look at the fourm until just now.

One of the presents that I got is a new EPSON Perfection 4490 Photo scanner. I even have a photo that I scanned from an old National Geografhic artical from October 1995 that features TWC. Click below for more infomation.
http://www.taiganet.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1503&st=0&gopid=19361&

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Local Forecast / Re: Future of the WeatherSTARs 4000 and Jr.

« on: September 06, 2008, 02:03:51 AM »

Quote from: Gil on September 04, 2008, 05:50:24 PM

You are an idiot.

Gil, you are so mean!

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Local Forecast / Re: Future of the WeatherSTARs 4000 and Jr.

« on: September 04, 2008, 12:41:41 AM »

I spotted some degration on a Junior. Here are some examples from the State College Junior. Notice the mixed up characters.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVoSaBamkC8&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2dkcugtBuI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OMFj1TzRec&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCscC6DALT4&feature=related

Lastly, even most Juniors are not sounding their alert tones whenever it displays a severe weather message. Again, here's the same STAR:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU37_abXXCM&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhrLJe7maiQ&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-WpFpTb86k&feature=related

Again, these 4000s and Juniors and starting to age and the public must be warned about severe weather.

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The Game Room / Re: TV Slogans

« on: September 03, 2008, 11:59:01 PM »

Anyways...

WEEK-TV: "Your Home Team in bed."
WHOI-TV: "Accurite, Ballenced, To the Point in bed."
WMBD-TV: "Taking Action For You in bed."

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General Discussion / Re: Sports Thread

« on: September 01, 2008, 03:56:06 AM »

Bad news:

My MLB team (Cardinals) got swepted by the Astros.

Final score: Houston 3, St. Louis 0

I hate the Astros!

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OCMs & Personalities / Re: Jim Cantore leaving?

« on: September 01, 2008, 03:51:17 AM »

I hope he doesn't leave. He's been on the network for 22 years (I think).

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Local Forecast / Future of the WeatherSTARs 4000 and Jr.

« on: September 01, 2008, 03:44:44 AM »

It's been 18 years since when the 4000 first came out and 15 years since when the Junior was released. Lately, most of these 4000s and Juniors are aging and becoming badly degraded. Also, I noticed that most 4000s and Juniors are not sounding their warning tones (like how the 3000 was durring its late days). Does anyone think that the FCC will soon ring the death bell for the 4000 and Junior?

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Programming and Graphics / Re: Worst TWC show ever

« on: August 31, 2008, 10:08:57 PM »

Quote from: lfmusiclover on August 31, 2008, 03:09:40 PM

Quote from: twcfansince99 on August 31, 2008, 03:02:09 PM
Quote from: Roland on April 26, 2008, 02:08:00 PM
Every one of these shows suck

Couldn't have said it better myself. When they just had Atmospheres on for two hours twice a week, it wasn't bad, but in the last 2 years they have come up with so many special programs that I believe are just fillers so they don't have to hire more meteorologists.

I actually quite enjoyed atmospheres. And I initially enjoyed Storm Stories too. But it got old really fast, and before long I found myself wanting more weather and less of the long form crap.

I enjoyed Storm Stories and Atmosperes too. I even enjoyed some of the early Forecast Earth epsiodes too (back when Nick Walker produced the show).

But I totaly agree. Ever since when they merged The Climite Code and Forecast Earth into one show, I started to think that that recent Forecast Earth episodes was starting to go downhill.

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The Game Room / Re: Ban the Person above you

« on: August 31, 2008, 09:58:06 PM »

Banned for liking Comcast.

I can't beleve you like Comcast! Comcast is a monopoly!

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Local Forecast / Re: WeatherStar XL Shots

« on: August 28, 2008, 12:24:04 AM »

Quote from: Robert92 on August 27, 2008, 07:15:25 PM

Quote from: WeatherSTAR 3000 on August 27, 2008, 01:28:11 AM
I thought Cincinati had a IntelliSTAR.

I have a local cable service called Insight. Insight is only in Northern KY, which is where I live.

You must be thinking of Insight Comunications. Insight used to be in our area too. Comcast recently took over the headend in my area. Insight was alot better than Comcast. Of course, we already lost our XL since March 2004. It was even back when Insight was still around in my area.

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