Katrina, The lost episode

#1 Postby **Ivanhater** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 12:38 pm

Tomorrow the weather channel will be airing an "It can happen Tomorrow" episode. The show never aired because, well, it happened. Should be quite interesting.

Website · #2 Postby **Brent** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 12:46 pm

Yep, I'm defintely watching this. I'm interested to see how close to right it was.

Rainband · #3 Postby **Rainband** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 12:47 pm

what time??

Derek Ortt · #4 Postby **Derek Ortt** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 12:47 pm

I believe that the scenario depicted by TWC did NOT actually happen. I believe it was a direct hit from a cat 3, not the western eye wall of a collapsing cat 3.

This from the previews seems as if it will be a recap of Katrina, along with a what would have happened had it have hit at 150KT directly in the center of the city

I any event, TWC is only 1 year late with this

Matt-hurricanewatcher · #5 Postby **Matt-hurricanewatcher** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 12:49 pm

The western side was weaker then the eastern by a good amount. Cat2 winds max hit new orleans.

#6 Postby **Ivanhater** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 12:55 pm

Rainband wrote:what time??

9 PM Eastern
http://www.weather.com/newscenter/stormstories/

Rainband · #7 Postby **Rainband** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 1:31 pm

ivanhater wrote:
Rainband wrote:what time??

9 PM Eastern
http://www.weather.com/newscenter/stormstories/

Thanks

#8 Postby **Pearl River** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 2:16 pm

The reason it's 1 year late is because they had planned on showing it in a time frame immediately after Katrina, but because of the devastation, they pulled it.

cajungal · #9 Postby **cajungal** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 2:23 pm

Pearl River wrote:The reason it's 1 year late is because they had planned on showing it in a time frame immediately after Katrina, but because of the devastation, they pulled it.

I plan on watching it just to see. Worse case scenerio for both me and New Orleans is the track on your advatar. It was still scary when it looked like the eyewall of Katrina was headed straight for me.

GalvestonDuck · #10 Postby **GalvestonDuck** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 2:34 pm

Pearl River wrote:The reason it's 1 year late is because they had planned on showing it in a time frame immediately after Katrina, but because of the devastation, they pulled it.

Actually, it isn't a year late, it's just 6 months late.

The series "It Could Happen Tomorrow" premiered in January of this year, although many episodes were filmed and completed some time ago. The debut episode, scripted before Katrina, was going to be one about a Cat 5 hitting New Orleans. In light of the events of last season, they pulled that episode and went with another one for their pilot. Originally, they planned to never air that episode....

http://press.weather.com/index.php/pres ... s/103.html

The original pilot created for the series, developed and completed a year ago by The Weather Channel, is a “lost episode” that will never be aired – it eerily predicted the “what if” scenario of a major hurricane hitting New Orleans. When viewed today with the imprint of Katrina still in our minds, it is chilling to realize that the production was so prescient.

“Though our viewers will never see this episode, it does illustrate how likely it is that the potential weather events we cover will actually happen,” noted Wonya Lucas, Executive Vice President and General Manager of The Weather Channel. “When this worst-case scenario came true, it brought home to us how important it is to present this type of series to the public.”

Not sure what changed their minds.

#11 Postby **Evil Jeremy** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 5:07 pm

i think it is about how katrina affected the episode filming and what the original epiode was about.

Swimdude · #12 Postby **Swimdude** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 5:48 pm

It's almost annoying how we're arguing over what the episode is / will be / should've been about. I think we should all watch the episode, come back here, and discuss then.

#13 Postby **Pearl River** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 6:29 pm

The episode was filmed in April last year. Another poster was the one who stated it was a year after, I just stated what he said. If you want to be technical about it, the episode is over a year old. :wink:

beachbum_al · #14 Postby **beachbum_al** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 6:50 pm

I will be watching it!

#15 Postby **wx247** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 7:48 pm

I dont watch TWC anymore so I guess I won't be. When is S2K going to start its own channel?

Jim Cantore · #16 Postby **Jim Cantore** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 7:55 pm

taping it and watching it

#17 Postby **cycloneye** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 6:24 pm

Ready to roll the tape.

cajungal · #18 Postby **cajungal** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 7:05 pm

I am watching TWC now. They are having footage of the day before Katrina hit. Brings back so many memories. Feels like yesterday. Never will I forget the only time I ever fleed from a storm. I will never forget the nervous looks on the people faces as they waited for lines a mile long. Not knowing what was going to become of them.

#19 Postby **cycloneye** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 7:38 pm

cajungal wrote:I am watching TWC now. They are having footage of the day before Katrina hit. Brings back so many memories. Feels like yesterday. Never will I forget the only time I ever fleed from a storm. I will never forget the nervous looks on the people faces as they waited for lines a mile long. Not knowing what was going to become of them.

The main event will be (It could happen tommorow) series about Katrina never seen before will start at 9 PM EDT or 8 PM Central.

#20 Postby **Evil Jeremy** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 8:02 pm

it is a caomparison episode on the original episode and the actual event! watching it right now!!

Katrina, The lost episode

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