This is not your grandfather's weather channel

[Localonthe8s]

They will lose millions if they can the LOT8s. There's a reason why they get so many ads during their local forecast segments

[TrevortonG16]

I looked at the schedule and I was mortified at what I saw. Especially Pyros. What does pyrotechnics have to do with weather anyway?

[Nathan - a.k.a. NWRGeek]

I looked at the schedule and I was mortified at what I saw. Especially Pyros. What does pyrotechnics have to do with weather anyway?

I know, right? I was trying to record LOT8's at my beach house on Sunday and because of the pyrotechnics show, they only showed the LDL! NOT EVEN THE L-BAR! Better luck today (HOPEFULLY)...

[Zach]

I looked at the schedule and I was mortified at what I saw. Especially Pyros. What does pyrotechnics have to do with weather anyway?

I know, right? I was trying to record LOT8's at my beach house on Sunday and because of the pyrotechnics show, they only showed the LDL! NOT EVEN THE L-BAR! Better luck today (HOPEFULLY)...

they dont even show the squeezeback during longform unless the live weather update is running

[Joe The Dragon]

If TWC was never put on sale, this wouldve never happened.

You're probably right. Landmark seemed to really care about the integrity of TWC.

cnn should of took over TWC.

[twcclassics]

cnn should of took over TWC.

I doubt CNN would have done much better. They don't have much integrity these days.

[Localonthe8s]

cnn should of took over TWC.

I doubt CNN would have done much better. They don't have much integrity these days.

Yeah. I always find CNN to be more of a neutral news network. I just don't see anybody else other than Landmark keeping TWC the way it was (even though the channel did go significantly downhill even with their ownership).

[Lightning]

cnn should of took over TWC.

I doubt CNN would have done much better. They don't have much integrity these days.

Yeah. I always find CNN to be more of a neutral news network. I just don't see anybody else other than Landmark keeping TWC the way it was (even though the channel did go significantly downhill even with their ownership).

CNN is not a neutral news network. The only neutral news network is Fox News - Fair and Balanced.

[Eric]

The only neutral news network is Fox News - Fair and Balanced.

You are being ironic now, right?

[phw115wvwx]

Let's keep this thread on topic please.  I don't want to see an argument over media bias here.

[IceManNYR]

I don't have a problem with TWC not being live 24/7. There are many other places you can get weather besides TV now compared to when TWC started.

My issue is the long form programming having almost nothing to do about weather.
TWC should be producing new episodes of their shows that are about weather like Storm Stories.
We don't need reality shows about people prospecting and fishing.

Remember this from October 2012,
"The details on the dayside lineup are scarce, but Weather acting head of TV Sharon Scott said at the meeting that the network will be moving to a new talk show format during dayside early next year." 
http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/weather-channel-plans-programming-revamp_b151244
I guess that's not happening?

[Lightning]

The Weather Channel was already beginning to deteriorate even before NBCU bought them. Remember Heidi Cullen and her constant topic of global warming?

[TWCJim]

There is a bright side on the current direction of TWC's programming: several of the shows that aired last year (Pyros, Plane Xtreme, Iceberg Hunters, etc.) got cancelled, possibly due to low ratings and very slim viewership. If TWC cancelled those shows, then my guess is that they're probably gonna pull the plug on the current shows (Prospectors, Loaded, Reel Rivals, etc.) as well, since nobody watches them anyway. But then again, this is just my best guess based on what I've been watching.