Stupid Weather Promos

[Zeke]

Here's one I just saw last night:

It shows the local NBC guy, AKA Cyclone Jones (called that for his exaggerated storm tracking skills and general radar madness) walking a tree line collecting apples with his daughter (she's cute). He's talking about how much you can depend on him and his weather team WHEN FALL ARRIVES! Hey, there's not a leaf left on any tree in the state of Kansas, we just had an ice storm last week... FALL is long gone, and we're not pulling apples off trees anymore.

WHY!!!! do they air this crap!? It makes the station look pretty stupid, in my opinion. I know, the Winter Solstice has not come to pass just yet, but really...when it's raining ice and causing states of emergency in rural counties, why bother calling it fall/autumn. It's practically winter, and showing your weather guy strolling a tree line pickin' apples as if they just shot the promo that day doesn't feel right. You might as well recycle a promo that was recorded a year ago, but with images of snow, wrecked cars, fallen trees, lightning while it's snowing...you know, that typical Cyclone Jones disaster montage. We're getting ready for winter, man! Not FALL!

[been around a while]

You know there is a very real possibility that it aired by accident. It can happen.

[That Camera Guy]

Your gripe is with the traffic department, not he weather guy

[Ralphie the buffalo]

Here's a weather promo you will never forget.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVKa83zBfh8

[ISTHISTHINGON?]

Originally posted by Ralphie the buffalo:
Here's a weather promo you will never forget.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVKa83zBfh8That one is gggrrrreeeeaaaatttt! Hard a$$es I'm sure hate it...but it kinda makes me feel all warm inside graemlins/eusa_whistle.gif :eek: graemlins/hug.gif

[Irony]

Holy crap. I caught the gay watching that.

[Sir Dropham Pants]

This is my favorite weather promo ever:
(couldn't find the video)
Lame Weatherman: So this low pressure systme is going to be very active. We're ognna have a cold front that's gonna push through - it's really gonna result in some precipitation, so you may want to bundle up and put on your galoshes..

http://snltranscripts.jt.org/95/pics/95imackey.jpg
Announcer: Are you tired of little boys trying to talk like weatherman, telling you what the weather may or may not be? Then turn to News 4's John-John Mackey and his Storm Tracker Accu-Cast. John-John doesn't just tell you about the weather. He grabs that bastard weather and pounds it into little, pathetic shards. Then shoves those shards into your pink, puffy face.

John-John Mackey: I'll get you inside the storm! I'll let you live the storm, be the storm! And then, baby, I'll make you love that storm Froggy-Style!

Announcer: So, if you want to hear vague forecasts full of hot air - watch someone else. But for Storm Tracker in Accu-Cast, turn to John-John Mackey, who will fill every hole you've got with the latest breaking weather! So, when you want to know what storm is breaking, count on John-John Mackey to lasso the storm, take it apart, and show you how sad it really is.

John-John Mackey: When I see a storm front coming, I'm all, "What's up, *****?!" And the storm is all, "Not, much, Sir." And I'm all, "That's right, *****! Now, go make me a sandwich!" And you want that kind of confidence in your weatherman!

Announcer: "Confidence." So, for earlier warnings, more accurate forecasts, count on News 4's John-John Mackey and his Storm Tracker Accu-Cast! When the weather leaves its house, John-John bangs its wife. "Confidence."

John-John Mackey: Weekdays, 7 and 11, Channel 4 Pulse News. Be there!

[the original buttongod]

This is the same guy who said HIS radar could pick up the sunset !! graemlins/eusa_doh.gif graemlins/bs.gif

[The Fedora]

Did that Charlotte thing actually hit air? It looks like something for the christmas party tape.

[MesoCyclone]

That charlotte one is hilarious!

[cinehead]

Originally posted by That Camera Guy:
Your gripe is with the traffic department, not he weather guyActually, at most stations the Promotions Department places the promos on the logs, not traffic. Even if they don't at this particular station, Promotions should have pulled the spot as soon as it became dated.

[rdale]

Originally posted by the original buttongod:
This is the same guy who said HIS radar could pick up the sunset !!All doppler radars, both TV station and National Weather Service, pick up sunset and sunrise. They are called 'sun spikes' and are also used to make sure the doppler is configured correctly (since we know exactly where the sun rise and sets.)

[the original buttongod]

Originally posted by rdale:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by the original buttongod:
This is the same guy who said HIS radar could pick up the sunset !!All doppler radars, both TV station and National Weather Service, pick up sunset and sunrise. They are called 'sun spikes' and are also used to make sure the doppler is configured correctly (since we know exactly where the sun rise and sets.)</font>[/QUOTE]Yes, but do Mom and Dad in Wamego Kansas care if it's a calabration thing ? They hear that and think, "wow, this guy is good"

[cinehead]

Originally posted by the original buttongod:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by rdale:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by the original buttongod:
This is the same guy who said HIS radar could pick up the sunset !!All doppler radars, both TV station and National Weather Service, pick up sunset and sunrise. They are called 'sun spikes' and are also used to make sure the doppler is configured correctly (since we know exactly where the sun rise and sets.)</font>[/QUOTE]Yes, but do Mom and Dad in Wamego Kansas care if it's a calabration thing ? They hear that and think, "wow, this guy is good"</font>[/QUOTE]My windows can detect sunrises and sunsets, sadly Mom and Dad aren't impressed.

[STRMCHSR]

MY G-Shock Old school 90's Casio watch knows when the sun rises and sets. It also knows the current temperature, moon phases, etc.. I tested the G Shock by running it over w/ my truck.. It still going.. tongue.gif I remember when those watches were BIG in the 90's.