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WEATHER it's right, whether it's wrong?!.....there's a big change a brewin' @ the Weather Channel.... - NewtonMP2100 - 10-20-2009
....movies....
....hopefully they will air 'Snowday'.....:wiggle:
Weather Channel to air movies for first time
.... – The Weather Channel plans to show movies for the first time in its 27-year history and it's easy to guess which one is leading off.
"The Perfect Storm," of course.
The George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg movie about a horrific storm off the New England coast will air on Oct. 30, the 18th anniversary of the actual storm. Network executives had been thinking about adding movies, and the timing proved too good to pass up, said Geoffrey Darby, the network's chief programmer.
The network in recent years gradually slipped in longer programming, including a morning show hosted by Al Roker, to complement its constantly rotating forecasts.
"The Perfect Storm" begins a four-week period in which The Weather Channel will try some Friday night movies.
The films are either weather-themed or have plots in which weather plays a key role, Darby said. Meteorologist Jennifer Carfagno will host movie night and offer commentary.
Other movies include the documentary "March of the Penguins," the thriller "Deep Blue Sea" and "Misery," for which Kathy Bates won an Academy Award.
The weather angle is pretty clear in "The Perfect Storm," but "Misery"? Darby noted the nightmare endured by James Caan's character begins with a blinding snowstorm.
For The Weather Channel, the risk lies in alienating its regular weather-obsessed viewers, who tune in for news of high pressure systems rather than high drama. The potential reward is that new fans will tune in, and they'll stay on the station for a longer period, pleasing advertisers.
Darby said most viewers on Friday night aren't interested in much more than the weekend forecast, and that will be updated on the screen six times an hour....
stormy WEATHER....?
Re: WEATHER it's right, whether it's wrong?!.....there's a big change a brewin' @ the Weather Channel.... - AAA - 10-20-2009
I know ONE movie they won't be showing....
Re: WEATHER it's right, whether it's wrong?!.....there's a big change a brewin' @ the Weather Channel.... - the_poochies - 10-20-2009
The Weather Channel used to broadcast weather conditions and forecasts just like MTV used to show music videos. :?
Re: WEATHER it's right, whether it's wrong?!.....there's a big change a brewin' @ the Weather Channel.... - Go To Top - 10-20-2009
Nekked weather girls?
Re: WEATHER it's right, whether it's wrong?!.....there's a big change a brewin' @ the Weather Channel.... - spacescape - 10-20-2009
Go To Top wrote:
Nekked weather girls?
Wow, I sure home your right!!!
Re: WEATHER it's right, whether it's wrong?!.....there's a big change a brewin' @ the Weather Channel.... - $tevie - 10-20-2009
I guess they won't be showing this one:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weather_Underground
Re: WEATHER it's right, whether it's wrong?!.....there's a big change a brewin' @ the Weather Channel.... - DeusxMac - 10-20-2009
Didn't they just show Twister last month? I could swear I channel-surfed past it.
Re: WEATHER it's right, whether it's wrong?!.....there's a big change a brewin' @ the Weather Channel.... - Grateful11 - 10-20-2009
the_poochies wrote:
The Weather Channel used to broadcast weather conditions and forecasts just like MTV used to show music videos. :?
I can't remember the last time I watched MTV for that exact reason.
Re: WEATHER it's right, whether it's wrong?!.....there's a big change a brewin' @ the Weather Channel.... - RAMd®d - 10-20-2009
I was hoping for Topless Weather girls to signal cold fronts moving in.
Something like the Naked News, only more-- interesting. The thing about Nekkid News is that none of the girls were from Brazil or believed in clear-cutting the underbush.
Re: WEATHER it's right, whether it's wrong?!.....there's a big change a brewin' @ the Weather Channel.... - DP - 10-20-2009
Ever since NBC bought it TWC has turned into crap. If I want to watch MSNBC or CNBC then I'll turn to them. Al Roker? Geez... Maybe Coleman can start a new weather channel and make it what it was before and what it should be.