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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: September 28, 2010, 09:14:47 AM »

Well, three weeks in to the new season, they finally made it to the "classic" millionaire portion of the game on Who Wants to Be a Millioniare?. They do get progressively harder, yes. If you choose to walk on the first question, you keep your "bank." If you miss the question at any time in classic millionaire, you walk away with $25k, like in classic millionaire. Sadly, it's not the old music. It's 100% gone.

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Questions, Comments, Suggestions / Re: Site/Forum Performance

« on: September 28, 2010, 12:22:12 AM »

I just got a 505 Server error message, i think it was 505.

HTTP Version Not Supported is error code 500... it is a very rare error to have. I have a feeling you meant 500, which is Internal Server Error...

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TWC Fan Art / Re: Al's Art

« on: September 26, 2010, 06:43:55 AM »

Bored. also incomplete, still in the works.

Tropical Update Concept

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h317/al_l/TropicalUpdate.png

Looks very TWC 2006-ish... Needs more glass, pizzazz, flare, you know.... EYECANDY, lol

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Schedule

« on: September 26, 2010, 02:16:20 AM »

I like the idea of Storm Stories from 5-7pm... but Day Planner until 5? WTF? I'm done planning my day around 10 or 11. Thanks though TWC. 2-5pm needs a different name...

I'm guessing the 2-5pm Day Planner is for west coast viewers, where it's 11am-2pm there.

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Schedule

« on: September 24, 2010, 12:48:09 PM »

It is a good schedule change. Makes sense to put longform 5-7pm, because local news is going on then. They still could have shown more weather reports on the weekends, IMO.

You know, as well as I do, that weather doesn't happen on the weekends(tm)

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Schedule

« on: September 24, 2010, 11:03:20 AM »

It makes alot of sense to put longform on 5-7pm Monday - Friday because thats when local news is on and that's what most viewers are watching between that time.

I honestly think this was a wise decision on TWC's part. We shall see how this pans out.

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: September 24, 2010, 09:52:27 AM »

11AM-2PM: Day Planner
2PM-5PM: Day Planner
5PM-7PM: Storm Stories

From my Comcast box

EDIT:  Weekend changes too?

2-4PM: longform
4-5PM: PM Edition Weekend
5-7PM: longform
7-8PM: PM Edition Weekend
8-10PM:  longform
10-11PM:  Weather Center

Is Weather Center still 7pm and 10pm and 1am respectively? Also, I think the weekend "Weather Center" is most likely PM Edition. Also, do you have the "full" schedule?

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: September 24, 2010, 09:10:48 AM »

I think a major programming shift is happening at TWC, and I don't know the details... Nick Walker just tweeted: "Starting Monday, Vivian and I move to a new time. Watch us on "Day Planner" 2-5pm Eastern."

Seeing as how Day Planner has been on at 11am, and not 2pm, I think some major digging around has to be done. Zap2it and TV Guide show no shifts in the schedule also.

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: September 21, 2010, 12:41:03 PM »

at 9:35, they are using a different version of radar, and it looks really smooth and nice. I like it, anyone notice?

Screenshots or video are necessary....

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Everything Else TWC / Re: Microsoft Surface Debuts on The Weather Channel

« on: September 20, 2010, 10:42:04 AM »

I don't mean to troll, but Microsoft, Schmicrosoft.

Steve Jobs' RDF at work…

Uhh.... ok. Great contribution there. Just because a product is made by Microsoft doesn't mean its horrible. Other companies besides Apple make decent products.

Microsoft rarely makes decent products. The only things I can think are the Xbox, and the Trebuchet MS and Georgia fonts.

ANYWAYS........

I'm curious to see how much further TWC will further implement this technology in to their broadcasts, if they so choose to keep it.

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: September 20, 2010, 07:38:06 AM »

Oh  I agree. I like how they do the questions. Although I would also add the clock back too. Adds more suspense to it!

I was never a fan of the clock... glad they got rid of it.

Millionaire hasn't had a good season since 2007-2008. I'd watch it more often back in the day, but my affiliate airs it during a time no one can catch it, at 12:30 PM.

WPVI (6 ABC) airs it at that time due to talk show and soap opera obligations... syndicated programming typically isn't aired in the country until after 9am local time, due to contract reasons (which is why Meridith Vieira isn't allowed to be on the Today Show after 9am, it's in her Millionaire contract)... Live with Regis and Kelly, Rachael Ray, The View are all live 9am-12pm, so you can't place it there. They air their 12pm news cast at 12pm. Soap Operas air at 1pm, 2pm, 3pm... Oprah has to air at 4pm, because due to contractual obligations, Dr. Phil and Oprah are not allowed to air at the same time in the same market, I don't know the real reason behind this. 5pm-6:30pm is local news, 6:30pm is ABC News. that leaves just 7pm and 7:30pm, which are taken by Jeopardy! and Wheel, respectively, so unfortunately... That only leaves 12:30pm. That's not the station's fault.

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: September 20, 2010, 07:30:02 AM »

http://billy.mozfaq.org/twc/misc/prod_music_list.txt is the entire list so far, from last year.

Are you sure that's accurate? I've tried searching in there and the ones I searched for don't match what's on the list (like the 2006 storm alert ID one, for example).

You'd have to ask Billy and Steve... They built the list.

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: September 19, 2010, 01:13:52 PM »

I am going to see if it will let me make an account!

VH 33.0 #48 is Day Planner
VH 33.0 #50 is Weather Center

http://billy.mozfaq.org/twc/misc/prod_music_list.txt is the entire list so far, from last year.

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TWC Fan Art / Re: wxgatlin's artwork

« on: September 19, 2010, 08:26:32 AM »

different base map

muuuuuuch better 

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Everything Else TWC / Re: Microsoft Surface Debuts on The Weather Channel

« on: September 18, 2010, 05:21:24 AM »

Anyone know what kind of software they use for drawing those arrows and lines on the screen?

Most likely some expensive telestration software that has to be licensed.