TV Talk Discussion Group -- The movie 'Misery' is on....The Weather Channel?

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Topic: The movie 'Misery' is on....The Weather Channel?

Topic Posted by: jpa
Date Posted: Fri Nov 13 20:46:26 2009
Additional Comments: What??? This isn't even a weather-related movie like "Twister" ..(or is it?) What is going on with tv lately? I thought it was bad when Cartoon Network showed "Dumb and Dumber" (it's not even a cartoon). I don't get it. Spelling Bee's on ESPN, no music on MTV (or very little), ...what's next, all drama movies on Comedy Central, football games on Lifetime? Anything goes anywhere anymore.

Posted by: SpellingAddict
Date posted: Sun Nov 15 21:50:30 2009
Message:
I agree - it's bizarre! I saw that advertised somewhere myself and thought, OMG, all the cable channels are trying it - if you don't get enough viewers, start showing movies you know some people will watch, and maybe they'll stick with you (or at least be influenced by your ads). I think VH1 shows some odd movies, plus MTV, the History Channel, etc. etc. I'm not surprised to see any movie on any channel anymore! I guess movie rentals & purchases are selling more than anything else these days, and they want to get in on that market any way they can.

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And here's another one.....The Addams Family movie is showing on MTV right now. I can't even imagine why or how that would appeal to their audience agewise .... The 'M' in MTV doesn't stand for Music anymore. jpa

M in MTV stands for 'miscellaneous' now. And it depends on ratings whether you get weather on The Whatever Channel.

I loved MTV in the early years Thomas Dolby, She blinded me with Science ,The Tubes, She's a Beauty. More inside.)//S'mom

Posted by: Lucidity22
Date posted: Sat Nov 14 9:02:19 2009
Message:

What?! They now show MOVIES on the weather channel?

Geez, wasn't it bad enough that you couldn't get the weather on the weather channel?

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They didn't even put the weather at the bottom of the screen or anything....although during commercial breaks they did do some weather updates. It doesn't make any sense. jpa

Posted by: lisa3
Date posted: Fri Nov 13 22:27:18 2009
Message:
I don't mind the Weather Channel airing movies whose plots rely heavily on the weather. The Perfect Storm is a good example. But Misery? Their reasoning was that a snowstorm figures into the plot. Well, it wasn't exactly the leading factor! It just... weird.

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I never saw the movie before, but of course have heard of it. Saw the blizzard and figured that must be why. STILL, I don't get it ! : 0 jpa