Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

So when did the weather channel go all disaster waiting to happen...

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread
This topic is archived.
Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion (1/22-2007 thru 12/14/2010) Donate to DU
 
WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-10-09 01:41 PM
Original message
So when did the weather channel go all disaster waiting to happen...
Ever since NBC bought the WC, they've jumped on the History/Discovery/Nat Geo band wagon of trying to scare the people shitless about stuff we can't do anything about...

The WC's shows are just cheesey...

No weather on the 8's during the day now...
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
DJ13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-10-09 01:46 PM
Response to Original message
1. Ratings
Who wants to just look at always pregnant weather women in front of a map all day?
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-10-09 01:48 PM
Response to Original message
2. I didn't even know GENBC bought the weather channel
The Vortex 2 crap is really annoying.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-10-09 01:50 PM
Response to Original message
3. I used to watch it all the time!
I lived for the weather on the 8's too...

Damn.

Sounds like they're taking the low road in pursuit of the all-mighty dollar.

:(

Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
sandnsea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-10-09 01:56 PM
Response to Original message
4. About ten years ago
I quit watching it because it was always reporting on some horrible weather event and then you contact the people in that area and everything is snug as a bug. Probably part of the reason some people in New Orleans paid no attention, Weather Channel is always crying wolf.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-10-09 02:03 PM
Response to Original message
5. "Exciting" sells.
Informational, not so much.

If the public buys it, well... who do you blame?
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view 
this author's profile Click to add 
this author to your buddy list Click to add 
this author to your Ignore list Tue May 07th 2024, 09:58 AM
Response to Original message
Advertisements [?]
 Top

Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion (1/22-2007 thru 12/14/2010) Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators


Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC