Weather Channel

[EFrancis]

I've got sort of an odd "I was wondering" question about The Weather Channel. I don't know if anyone else has noticed this or even if anyone even cares, but with that said: During Katrina and Rita, the "Local on the 8's" music has been more of an "intense" music. Was noticing it during Katrina, it plays every time unlike most of the time where there are four or five differnet music selections. It went away for a while then, and with Ophelia I was wondering if it'd play again but it didn't. For Rita though, a major hurricane, it came back. Anyone have any comment on this?

[brunota2003]

Maybe it has something to do with them being in Storm Alert Mode for Katrina and Rita, but not for Ophelia... just my 2 cents...

[scostorms]

No storm alert for Ophelia? Gosh, The Weather Network goes into Storm Watch for pretty much a light spinkle. Lol.

[HurryKane]

I've got sort of an odd "I was wondering" question about The Weather Channel. I don't know if anyone else has noticed this or even if anyone even cares, but with that said: During Katrina and Rita, the "Local on the 8's" music has been more of an "intense" music. Was noticing it during Katrina, it plays every time unlike most of the time where there are four or five differnet music selections. It went away for a while then, and with Ophelia I was wondering if it'd play again but it didn't. For Rita though, a major hurricane, it came back. Anyone have any comment on this?

My comment is: that music is awful. I miss the old jazz and classical selections.

[brunota2003]

i dont think they went into storm mode for ophelia, but i could be wrong, as i lost cable about 1/4 of the way through it...

[arkess7]

I've got sort of an odd "I was wondering" question about The Weather Channel. I don't know if anyone else has noticed this or even if anyone even cares, but with that said: During Katrina and Rita, the "Local on the 8's" music has been more of an "intense" music. Was noticing it during Katrina, it plays every time unlike most of the time where there are four or five differnet music selections. It went away for a while then, and with Ophelia I was wondering if it'd play again but it didn't. For Rita though, a major hurricane, it came back. Anyone have any comment on this?

no yes the music is very dramatic.......they do it alot when a cane is really impacting people.......last year during CHARLEY....they played that music all night long........and we in ocala didnt get nothing.....but Frances and Jeanne we did...

[O Town]

My comment is: that music is awful. I miss the old jazz and classical selections.

Totally agree. They used to have some snazzy, jazzy little numbers that would make you bob your head. I miss them too.

[scostorms]

The Weather Network plays the same song for everything. If you have not seen the program, the colours are a dark blue and white... very depressing. All the music sounds the same, you can tell they used a keyboard with different instrument sounds to make it. I can't stand the local forecast, the music and the colours are enough to make you want to hit the TV.

[scostorms]

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[TexasStooge]

I've got sort of an odd "I was wondering" question about The Weather Channel. I don't know if anyone else has noticed this or even if anyone even cares, but with that said: During Katrina and Rita, the "Local on the 8's" music has been more of an "intense" music. Was noticing it during Katrina, it plays every time unlike most of the time where there are four or five differnet music selections. It went away for a while then, and with Ophelia I was wondering if it'd play again but it didn't. For Rita though, a major hurricane, it came back. Anyone have any comment on this?

My comment is: that music is awful. I miss the old jazz and classical selections.

Yeah, bring back the jazz stuff!

[HurryKane]

Whoa. Can you shrink that image a little/lot?

[skufful]

Oh look a picture of the local forecast I just took...

Your point?

[arkess7]

The Weather Network plays the same song for everything. If you have not seen the program, the colours are a dark blue and white... very depressing. All the music sounds the same, you can tell they used a keyboard with different instrument sounds to make it. I can't stand the local forecast, the music and the colours are enough to make you want to hit the TV.

well then dont watch it........i find it very informative....music or not....i always depend on the LOCAL FORECAST....with how many thunderstorms we get here and the tropics and everthing else........oh yea we dont have to worry about snow..

[Miss Mary]

It's pretty rediculous when a cable weather channel has to come up with a catchy phrase for breaking news alerts/segment. How about we just call it Weather! And stop telling us they're in Alert Status or whatever it is they keep announcing, every 15 minutes it seems like. Come on, we know there's a hurricane (or did)! Just get to the wx...

And also, quit re-introducing yourselves. We KNOW who you are too!!!

Okay, that felt good....thanks for letting me have my TWC rant....

Mary

[skufful]

It's pretty rediculous when a cable weather channel has to come up with a catchy phrase for breaking news alerts/segment. How about we just call it Weather! And stop telling us they're in Alert Status or whatever it is they keep announcing, every 15 minutes it seems like. Come on, we know there's a hurricane (or did)! Just get to the wx...

And also, quit re-introducing yourselves. We KNOW who you are too!!!

Okay, that felt good....thanks for letting me have my TWC rant....

Mary

Then don't watch it, turn the channel. I happen to prefer to watch them ove the Fox Cnn, etc. I think that they a little more objective, and believe it or not with less sensationalism.

[Micro Dee]

One thing I've noticed is that I don't see Dr. Steve Lyons on the air as often as he's been on in previous years.

[DoctorHurricane2003]

Basically all storm alert means is that they don't show storm stories or some other crap.

[SectionOne]

Has anyone noticed the warbdrobe? Early during the night of the hurricane, one of the men had on a blue pinstrip shirt with a red diagnoal tie. My eyes were almost crossed trying to watch. Notice the shirts and ties...it's getting bad.

ALSO what's with the excessive commercials? So many commercials they get cut off mid-sentence and only after a very small segment. I watched FOX the night it came in...I don't even think they had commercials did they?

[scostorms]

ALSO what's with the excessive commercials? So many commercials they get cut off mid-sentence and only after a very small segment. I watched FOX the night it came in...I don't even think they had commercials did they?

Oh dear, TWN has four minutes of programming every ten minutes. They are so poor, it's becoming the shopping channel. There is only one on-staff meteorologist, and he comes on once a day between 6pm and 11pm. It's just becoming a waste of money, they should close the whole thing down. No one really watches it unless they see the red banner on the bottom of the screen with warnings for their particular area.

[wxmann_91]

TWC music rocks. But when that guy kept talking over the music during the forecasts it got pretty annoying. WE CAN READ!!!!

If it weren't for the music I'd hate it.