TV One's Weather Forecast 10/04/2004

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sat 10/04/2004 19:13

How emabarrasing for Karen Olsen tonight when the weather graphics broke down.
I wonder how Kay Gregory would of dealt with the same scenario?

The new guy on TV 3 sounded a bit out of the picture, very much as if he was reading the forecast for Auckland from thre middle of the local community hall in South Springston, near Lincoln !!!

JohnGaul
NZTS

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Sat 10/04/2004 19:47

Didnt see the TV weather tonight but didnt need to as it will just be a "repeat" of the same forecast we had most of the time lately

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sat 10/04/2004 20:08

I think TV1 weather need a good plan B for when things go wrong. The current plan B didn't work well, for what ever reason.

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Sat 10/04/2004 20:22

NZstorm wrote:I think TV1 weather need a good plan B for when things go wrong. The current plan B didn't work well, for what ever reason.

Well I think she did a lot better than I would have, that's for sure!

Hell, if I'd been presenting tonight there'd be blood running in the streets!

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sat 10/04/2004 20:31

It wouldn't be my kind of job either.

Now, where were those holiday spots?

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Sat 10/04/2004 20:56

It's not how good you are when things are going well that really counts , it's how good you are when things are going bad.

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sat 10/04/2004 23:35

You could tell that Karen had a story planned along the lines of the grahics performing.
Despite many pushes of the 'phaser' in her hand, things weren't working despite pleas to the control room.

I wonder when the new TV3 weather comes on line?
Every Sunday or Monday. I expect the new format to come online ( I thought it was going to happen with the new male presenter making his debut last WE!!!

) .. but then my heart sinks when it is still the current TV3 weather format...

must go, there is a lightning doc on NATIONAL gEOGRAPHIC at the moment

JohnGaul
NZTS

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Sun 11/04/2004 07:50

Doesnt Sky TV have weather forecasts on it,What about CTV and the Family TV down there,do they do weather

NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote: must go, there is a lightning doc on NATIONAL gEOGRAPHIC at the moment

JohnGaul
NZTS

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Sun 11/04/2004 16:09

Sky TV does have a weather channel, but it's very basic. Showing what you'd expect to see from stingy MetService... Sat Map, Synopsis & Prognostic charts, radars (15 min updates!), Marine, town forecasts (2 days)

However it does show observations (wind, temp and rain rate)

Thats about it...

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sun 11/04/2004 17:09

I enjoyed the Lighning Programme on National Geographic last night.

Did anyone else see it?
I suppose it will be repeated.

I'm not to sure about CTV. I think they have a basic weather forecast, I don't know who supplies the information?

JohnGaul
NZTS

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Sun 11/04/2004 17:54

NO dont have sky tv

NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:I enjoyed the Lighning Programme on National Geographic last night.
Did anyone else see it?
JohnGaul
NZTS

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Sun 11/04/2004 22:44

NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:I enjoyed the Lighning Programme on National Geographic last night.
Did anyone else see it?
I suppose it will be repeated.
I'm not to sure about CTV. I think they have a basic weather forecast, I don't know who supplies the information?

JohnGaul
NZTS

I saw like half of it on National Geographic. It wasnt very interesting, just showing people's accounts. The quality of the documentaries on Nat. Geog. and Discovery don't have enough quality in them.

MetService gave us a good forecast today, which is unsual. (Wind speed forecast is always wrong)