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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: October 17, 2012, 06:15:16 AM »

I find it incredibly unprofessional and very distracting when meteorologists or news anchors in general do their segments holding and waving stacks of papers in their hands.... It's very tacky. See example attached.

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Programming and Graphics / Re: Wake Up With Al

« on: October 16, 2012, 01:08:13 AM »

Here is a shot of the big monitor on the wall of the "expanded" part of the studio.

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Programming and Graphics / Re: Wake Up With Al

« on: October 14, 2012, 05:52:13 AM »

I will be tossing my WUWA recording from Tuesday 10/9 Monday afternoon. Does anyone want anything from it? I cannot do video, I can get images, but you'd have to say what specifically you wanted. If no response, I'll assume all is kosher.

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OCMs & Personalities / Re: So Long Adam Berg

« on: October 12, 2012, 01:55:06 AM »

He wasn't laid off. He has a new 10-week-old baby at home and he's going to be a stay at home dad. They just gave him a "send off" goodbye on WCL tonight.

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: October 10, 2012, 06:08:14 AM »

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Contestant Fail from Monday:

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire - Math Is Hard. (Oct. 8, 2012)

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Everything Else TWC / Re: The Weather Channel Schedules Discussion Thread

« on: October 10, 2012, 05:04:58 AM »

Uh, hi, Ray Stagich, on First Outlook on a Wednesday o_O

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Programming and Graphics / Re: Wake Up With Al

« on: October 09, 2012, 06:10:53 AM »

They knocked down a wall. The left portion of the studio is the old WUWA studio, the touch screen monitor is now mounted to the wall. Towards the center of the new studio is a huge ass TV mounted to the wall. The WUWA studio now has a chromakey wall on the right side - and get this.... It has PERFECT LIGHTING! Unheard of on TWC these days, lol

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: October 09, 2012, 05:40:19 AM »

Because people don't have better things to do in their spare time: http://news.cnet.com/8301-10797_3-57528398-235/peta-wages-war-on-pokemon-for-virtual-animal-cruelty/

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: October 07, 2012, 05:23:00 AM »

The biggest highlight from SNL last night.....

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Everything Else TWC / Re: Why The Weather Channel is Naming Winter Storms

« on: October 02, 2012, 08:48:42 AM »

I always wondered about this. It's an interesting concept to me.

The Weather Channel to Name Winter Storms

Video Link: http://www.weather.com/news/why-we-name-winter-storms-20121001

*sigh* What is TWC thinking, with this concept?

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: September 29, 2012, 01:30:58 AM »

Anyone in the Philly DMA who has Comcast of Garden State, this is important to note:

IMPORTANT CHANNEL LINEUP INFO:  Effective Oct 23,
2012, WACP will be available on Limited Basic channel 4 as a
digital channel and WACP HD will be available on Limited Basic
channel 789.  In addition, the following channels will move
location, but will remain on the Limited Basic tier: PHL 17
(WPHL, Phila.) will move from channel 4 to 7; Fox 29 (WTXF,
Phila.) will move from channel 7 to 9; QVC will move from
channel 9 to 11; CW Philly 57 (WPSG, Phila.) will move from
channel 11 to 13; Univision (WUVP, Phila.) will move from
channel 13 to 16; TNT will move from channel 16 to 65.

Other Comcasts in the Philly DMA may be making moves as well... I don't know why they're moving these channels around, they've been in these spots since the 90s! Ugh.

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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: Comcast/Xfinity

« on: September 28, 2012, 01:29:14 AM »

Xfinity isn't a Cable company, it's just a brand name Comcast was using for their On Demand Service. (and branched out such as with their equipment/trucks whatnot) The company name overall is still Comcast.

Incorrect. Xfinity is the "brand" name they are utilizing for their consumer phone, internet, TV, and home security services. Business services are still utilized under the Comcast name. The company as a whole still exists.

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: September 22, 2012, 10:06:10 PM »

Someone at TVNewstalk noticed the Male OCMs are no longer wearing their suit jackets.

http://forums.tvnewstalk.net/index.php?/topic/12292-the-weather-channel-abandons-suit-jackets/

I'm surprised no one ever mentioned it here. I guess no one ever pays attention to current TWC anymore.

I point you guys, to this:

The male OCMs are still jacketless ever since Isaac passed through the US... I honestly feel they should be wearing their blazers/jackets as it makes them seem a little more professional. I mean, I don't really need to see what type of undershirt they have on underneath their dress shirts, if they even have anything on underneath... Just my opinion...

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: September 21, 2012, 01:12:17 AM »

My Comment on Facebook: I've been tested in the last 5 months and have tested negative. If anyone decides, jokingly or not, to say I'm HIV+ in a conversation with me or behind my back, I will permanently cut you out of my life. I'm beyond pissed because 4 people in my life have said I'm HIV positive, whether joking or not. I'm furious.

It's shit like this that makes me angry.

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: September 17, 2012, 03:45:41 AM »

Alas, my dear fellow members, we have 5 days left of the Front Porch before the first day of fall....