WSMV in Nashville - You need help
Before I get started, you might like to refresh your memory about the last time WSMV ticked me off and as a result I watch that station as little as possible. I also attempt to avoid any advertisers who advertise with them.
Tonight was the first night for NBC's The Office since the whole writer's strike debacle. I was enjoying the new episode when all of the sudden with three mintues remaining....maybe even only 10 seconds, they cut to their little weather boy to tell us about storms in west TN. I don't know how the show ended. Maybe I did see the end but the point is I don't know, because some program director forgot to remind the weather boy to tell us what exactly we are missing or what we aren't missing.
Then the little weather boy keeps saying, "let's just take one more look at yada yada, and we'll return to our regular programing." Well one more look must have meant 6 more looks because we didn't get back to our regular programming until well after Scrubs had started.
Had they waited 3 minutes or maybe even 5 seconds, all of this anger would be unnecessary.
As for those who live in Paris, TN and Henry County, I sincerely hope all of you are okay. I don't mean to take away from the station wanting to keep you safe, but they have other methods of informing you about a situation for a few minutes and since there was no actual tornado spotted, it was not that pressing.
WSMV...unbelievable.
[See comments below for an update to this issue.]
11 comments:
In the midst of my anger, I KNEW you were posting about this. We all need to write letters and jam their voice mails tomorrow.
The boycott of WSMV news continues.
I'm with you 100, baby. Why couldn't they just use the ticker across the bottom of the screen to show weather updates instead of going from the show to the studio?!!!
WSMV, get a clue!!!
WSMV sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hope I wasn't unclear.
So a morning that is usually filled with laughter and great discussions about The Office, we instead are pissed off and bad mouthing WSMV this morning. 12 hours later and I'm still mad.
Unbelievable. I emailed three different people at the station, including the guy in charge of advertising. I hope you will too!
Hey you stupid NBC affiliate - you gonna tell us who Micheal went to stay with or what!?
Hacked! Completely unnecessary. Up until a few years ago they'd play a few beeps then roll the warning across the bottom of the screen. Are storms so much worse now?
I've been waiting months for this show to come back, but that's not even the point. The point is the guy who has his finger on the button to interrupt the show, is he sitting there watching The Office saying, "Okaaaaay riiiight abouuut NOW" and then just decides to kill the show with a minute left?
Everyone who works with him knows who he is...release this man's name at once WSMV! Bart Gordon demands justice!
Made me angry also! Also read that we didn't see the end...Jim and Pam ended up in some diner eating cheeseburgers...grrr!
This was absolutely ridiculous! Do have any idea the emotional toll 6 more storm views has on a man! Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock! We waited 100 days for the return of one of the most popular shows in the country only to be interrupted by some pea sized hail.
@Smitty, storms are no worse now than they were just a few years ago. Meteorologists need to get off of their high horse, it's only a storm. This too shall pass. But alas, I will not know what happened until lunch.
I echo your sentiments...very disgusting. I know there were two young men in M'boro who were fuming!!!!!!!! We will all do what we can.
WSMV did reply back to one of the emails I sent. We are now in good standing, but I will admit that it will take some time before I form any new habits around watching their news or using their website. It will take sometime to reestablish trust.
The apology I received was a nice gesture, and had they done that back when they first delayed The Office a while back for American Baby it would have been a lot better.
Thanks for following up WSMV!
We totally agree with you!
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