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TWC Classics News / Re: New footage from 1991

« on: August 19, 2010, 10:35:03 AM »

These larger icons appeared in the 1990-1992 period.

Actually, the big icons only lasted a few months.

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General Discussion / Re: Anyone have Sirius/XM radio?

« on: August 17, 2010, 10:26:09 AM »

I've had XM for several months now and love it. Well worth it if you love music, talk radio, sports, etc and are in your car enough.

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General Discussion / Re: Dish Network: I *may* get it...

« on: August 16, 2010, 10:48:36 AM »

My questions are: How is Dish Network (in terms of service, and in general)? Are the HD channels good? What about the DVRs? Is the price for the basic package worth it? I'm also looking for opinions from some of you guys since I know plenty of you have Dish.

1) Terrible compared to the Cox cable I had prior to.
2) Don't know - I don't have HD.
3) Don't have this either.
4) Yes

Unless the person doesn't have a choice, I wouldn't recommend Dish to anyone. It's satellite, so whenever it sprinkles, the channels drop out. Also, every now and then (for no apparent reason), I loose about half my channels. Oddly enough, it's always the same ones. I can get them back by "resetting" the system once or twice, but WTF!?

Now when I say "resetting," I mean unplugging the receiver, waiting five minutes, plugging it back in, and then waiting another ten minutes for everything to load back up. So if it does this while you're watching a show that's on a channel that disappears, you're pretty much screwed. By the time everything is working again, the show is over.

The on-screen guide also has a habit of memory loss. By memory loss, I mean that it often has to "download" the guide. Which takes at least five minutes - each time. And 99.9% of the time, I have to download it 5, 6, 10 times before it actually works.

And don't bother calling customer service. They'll likely just tell you to reset the receiver when it happens. Maybe my standards are too high, but I don't think I should ever have to wait to watch something I'm paying for.

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Local Forecast / Re: Song Identification needed

« on: August 15, 2010, 01:38:16 PM »

Booby Love?

LMAO. I love Booby Love!

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TWC Today News / Re: Growing Everyday!

« on: August 14, 2010, 11:20:46 PM »

Wow, that's really surprising! I was under the impression that activity was about the same. Seems like whenever I view new posts, it's just the same 15 or so topics. And usually only one has to do with pre '00 (if I'm lucky).

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Questions, Comments, Suggestions / Re: Oops...

« on: August 14, 2010, 02:51:04 AM »

I made two posts in this section (tropical update maps and PSAs) that I probably should have put in the pre-2000 section.  Sorry about that slip... could someone move them for me?  I should have paid closer attention... I just saw the word "Classic" and I was off.

Fixed.

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TWC Classics News / Re: New footage from 1991

« on: August 13, 2010, 11:01:39 PM »

I loved the Fall Foliage Forecast that came later in the mid 90s.

Actually, the FFR goes back to at least 1988.

http://www.twcclassics.com/video/fall-foliage-report.html

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General Discussion / Re: Tidied shirts

« on: August 13, 2010, 11:00:00 PM »

Me either. I always thought they were lame.

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TWC Classics News / Re: New footage from 1991

« on: August 13, 2010, 03:40:27 PM »

There was an "International Weather" segment I used to love, from the late 1980s or very early 1990s.  Focusing on all the changes in Europe back then ("Our country has a new name, your visa is invalid," a customs officer tells an impatient traveler in the commercial), we were told that, even though the weather also changes, The Weather Channel will help keep us prepared.

You mean this one?

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TWC Classics News / New footage from 1991

« on: August 13, 2010, 10:22:33 AM »

I received some new footage on Monday from 1991. Below are links to video clips I made from these DVDs. Only a handful will get posted to the site, so enjoy them while they last!

Ads, Promos, and Station IDs

Memorial Day

Ahead - Ski conditions

Boat & Beach Report

Business Travel Forecast

Cable Ace Award

"You're Watching TWC"

International Weather

Michelin Driver's Report

Mideast Weather

Mother's Day

You're watching TWC

You're watching TWC #2

Weather You Can Always Turn To (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
Weather You Can Always Turn To (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
School Day Forecast (Embedding disabled, limit reached) (Warning: bad acting!)
Severe Weather coverage (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
The Unforgiving Sky (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
Winter features (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
Winter Storm Update (Embedding disabled, limit reached)

Local Forecasts
"After The Rain" by Michael Jones (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
"Love Struck" by George Howard (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
"Quiet City" by Michael Brecker (incomplete) (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
"Dark Passage" by Clifford Marshall Van Buren (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
"Field Day" by Jim Chappell (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
"Hopes and Dreams" by Jim Chappell (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
"I Just Want You To Be Happy" by Bob Thompson (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
"Whose Holding Her Now" by The Rippingtons (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
"The Man With The Panama Hat" by David Benoit (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
"Valley In The Clouds" by David Arkenstone (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
"The Calling" by Stein & Walder (Embedding disabled, limit reached) (notice the end of the TCF)
"Walking In Your Footsteps" by Greg & Bev Smith (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
"And You Know That" by The Yellowjackets (Embedding disabled, limit reached)

Travel Forecasts
"Techno" by John Scofield (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
"Chattahoochee Field Day" by Patrick O&;Hearn (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
"Constructive Critism" by Omar Hakim (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
"Field Day" by Jim Chappell (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
"The Road Goes On" by Eric Marienthal (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
"I Thought I&;d Be Free" by Bob Thompson (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
"Love Will Come Again" by Michael Paulo (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
"Welcome To The St. James&; Club" by The Rippingtons (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
"Spoons" by Eric Marienthal (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
"The Man With The Panama Hat" by David Benoit (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
"Up To Stay" by Danny Heines (Embedding disabled, limit reached)

Before and After / Local Forecast overhaul
"Clara&;s Heart" by Eddie Daniels (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
"First Time Love" by Dave Grusin (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
Extended Forecast - Title made lowercase (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
Extended Forecast - "Area" removed from the title (Embedding disabled, limit reached)

Before and After / Current Conditions overhaul
"Jesse James" by Skywalk, "Where Are You Now" by Dan Siegel, and "London Interlude" by Lonnie Liston Smith (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
"Seguaro" by Lanz & Speer (Embedding disabled, limit reached)

Before and After / On-air overhaul
5 Day Business Planner promo (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
5 Day Business Planner promo (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
Local Forecast intro (Embedding disabled, limit reached) (w/"Kei's Song" by David Benoit)
Local Forecast intro (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
Stay tuned for the Good Morning Forecast (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
Stay tuned for the Good Morning Forecast (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
Stay tuned for your local forecast (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
Stay tuned for your local forecast (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
Stay tuned for This Evening&;s Weather (Embedding disabled, limit reached) (after)
"Wednesday&;s Child" by The Rippingtons (BTF) (Embedding disabled, limit reached) (after; Rich Johnson mentions "the new look"; President Bush on the Houston background for only a few days)

Misc
Cable Ace Awards song (Embedding disabled, limit reached) (not for the faint of heart)
TWC wins the Cable Ace Award (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
Cable in every room promo (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
Cable TV promo (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
Preview Guide - March 6 (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
Preview Guide - March 21 (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
"Flight" by Network Music (Gardening Tips) (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
Prime Time Tonight - During the Cable Ace Awards (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
Prime Time Tonight (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
Prime Time Tonight (Embedding disabled, limit reached) (notice the background for "Movies" and the animated moon graphic on "Later Tonight" - look familiar?)
Prime Time Tonight (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
Prime Time Tonight (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
Vacationer&;s Atlas - Alabama (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
"Flight" by Network Music (Ski conditions) (Embedding disabled, limit reached)
Skiers Forecast West intro (Embedding disabled, limit reached)

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General Discussion / Re: When did you start watching The Weather Channel?

« on: August 11, 2010, 10:39:07 AM »

I think the backgrounds were also for the benefit of (the few, at the time) satellite viewers or those whose WeatherStar was malfunctioning.  Back then, there wasn't the "Travel Cities Forecast" on the national feed, so, without the backgrounds, you just saw a black picture while hearing the local forecast music (and narration!).

Wow, really? I didn't know that (or maybe I did and just forgot ).

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General Discussion / Re: Songs You Love To Hate

« on: August 11, 2010, 10:37:08 AM »

anything from Country (no one listen to this crap. )

Hate to burst your bubble, but lots of people listen to country.

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General Discussion / Re: ABC Family to Become ABCF

« on: August 10, 2010, 10:27:36 AM »

Oh it definitely has some "non-family friendly" television. I've caught some of it. Some of the movies and even some shows are a little too adult for younger children to see

Some? I'd say the non family-friendly shows are the norm, rather than the exception. Aside from "Full House," I honestly can't think of one show I'd let little kids watch.

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General Discussion / Re: ABC Family to Become ABCF

« on: August 09, 2010, 03:32:12 PM »

I'm not surprised at all. In fact, it makes sense. I've asked for awhile why it's called ABC Family, when judging from its programming, it clearly is not a "family" channel. Sure, they're nowhere near as bad as MTV, but having the word family in the channel name is rather misleading.

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General Discussion / Re: "Beavis and Butthead" Returning to MTV with New Episodes

« on: August 09, 2010, 03:25:15 PM »

Oddly enough, the show still fits on MTV. In fact, I think it fits even more. MTV is basically the go-to cable network for all things trash.