Stupid Media Comments thread

[inotherwords]

Mister Y. said that he was watching one of the newsies doing the obligatory pre-storm broadcast from Key West the other day, and behind the newsie, someone was spray painting something like "F*** the media and their hype machine" on their storm plywood.

I love this.

Did anyone else see the Today Show footage of Al Roker taking a header on a Naples condo balcony because the guy who was supposed to hold him down in the wind lost his grip? I hate to laugh at people's misfortunes and I'll probably be going straight to hell for it, but I could not stop giggling.

[shaggy]

did anyone see the guy get hit by some vinyl siding at his feet he jumped and said "wow that could hurt someone" if it had hit him chest high he would be the one hurt!!!!

[WALT]

Well here in St. Pete, we were all upset we had to go to work this morning, but on the web at work and TV tonight, they just don't have the media present on TV from Wilma, I think because no huge numbers of people died or were standed. Thank god for the people of Florida that prepare for storms. (even though 80% of the Keys stayed home) GO FIGURE. And i'm sorry, I can't think of a stuid thing the folks on TV said, cause nothing they said was true, even the local stations. 90% of our workforce was at work this morning. Still, I feel for the folks in South Florida. Same thing happened there as in NOLA and Houston, but in 24 hours they will forget about Florida.
Sorry!

[jimvb]

Actually I think the first two posts in this topic depict reasonable comments - a descriptive way of describing a piece of debris and a remark saying that things are going to get worse because the hurricane (meaning closest approach to its center) has not arrived yet.

However, the hypermedia do make some incredible statements at times. Sometimes they just ignore whoever is talking to them. That is what resulted in the clockwise statement, in my opinion. Others say that this the worst they have ever seen things in a hurricane; people from New Orleans will disagree with that.

Here are a few more examples of idiomedia and hypermedia:

Meteorologists on TV keep saying that the storm, front or other system or clouds are rolling in. I have looked up at the sky many times and have seen no clouds with wheels on them. Or else they will say that storms or rain are marching into the area. I have seen no weather phenomena with feet on them.

In the winter, when a cold front passes through, causing the temperature to dip from 80 to 32 degrees, they will say the temperature is heading "south". Huhh? South is where the warmer temperatures are, at least in the Northern Hemisphere they are.

One really classic case came up a few years ago when a local met was describing severe thunderstorms on a radar map. He pointed at a twisted bunch of red and yellow and said that is where the hot spot was. He said that a tornado was possible there. Tornadoes can cause major destruction, but I didn't know the temperature could exceed 100 degrees in one.

One meteorologist attempted to say on his weather map that it was 522 degrees Kelvin. He was trying to show his knowledge by displaying the map with degrees in Kelvin.

And so it goes. The ultimate idiocy may be these CNN hurricane fools who insist on going to the worst part of every hurricane that comes along, just to show us all what a hurricane can do. Sooner or later, one is going to be seriously hurt.

[HalloweenGale]

Did you see I think it was Mike Seidel, or Jeff Morow, almost get blown away?

[inotherwords]

Actually I think the first two posts in this topic depict reasonable comments - a descriptive way of describing a piece of debris and a remark saying that things are going to get worse because the hurricane (meaning closest approach to its center) has not arrived yet.

However, the hypermedia do make some incredible statements at times. Sometimes they just ignore whoever is talking to them. That is what resulted in the clockwise statement, in my opinion. Others say that this the worst they have ever seen things in a hurricane; people from New Orleans will disagree with that.<snip>

I think the real problem is that what passes for news today would have gotten people fired 25 years or more ago. The bar has been lowered so far that blatant false information or ignorance is not only acceptable, but it seems to be encouraged if it results in higher ratings. People watch the guys out in the storms for the same reasons they watch car races. They want to see a crash.

I really miss Peter Jennings. You'd never see him standing outside in a slicker as a storm approaches. I respect Anderson Cooper, but am always disappointed to see him stooping to this level of banality and pandering to the lowest common denominator.

Sorry...I'll get off the soapbox now. Regardless, I still enjoy watching the bloopers and hearing dumb quotes.

[aerojad]

How about talking about the creation of a category 6.

I hear CBS is cooking up a movie named "Category 7"


Logic surrenders.

[cjrciadt]

How about talking about the creation of a category 6.

I hear CBS is cooking up a movie named "Category 7"


Logic surrenders.

Category 7, End of the World is the full title. That will blow badly

[aerojad]

worse than a sequal to "The Day After Tomorrow"?

[inotherwords]

How about talking about the creation of a category 6.

I hear CBS is cooking up a movie named "Category 7"


Logic surrenders.

Have you seen the show "Invasion"? The pilot dealt with a hurricane that hit south FL near Homestead, and the script would have you peeing in your pants laughing at all the ridiculous "facts" about the storm.

[aerojad]

How about talking about the creation of a category 6.

I hear CBS is cooking up a movie named "Category 7"


Logic surrenders.

Have you seen the show "Invasion"? The pilot dealt with a hurricane that hit south FL near Homestead, and the script would have you peeing in your pants laughing at all the ridiculous "facts" about the storm.

Something about hurricanes + aliens.

did that show get cancelled yet?

[Brent]

Something about hurricanes + aliens.

did that show get cancelled yet?

No... in fact, it got picked up for the ENTIRE season.

[aerojad]

Something about hurricanes + aliens.

did that show get cancelled yet?

No... in fact, it got picked up for the ENTIRE season.

ugh. can't they just show twice as many episodes of Desperate Houseskanks?

*shakes head*

[cjrciadt]

Something about hurricanes + aliens.

did that show get cancelled yet?

No... in fact, it got picked up for the ENTIRE season.

ugh. can't they just show twice as many episodes of Desperate Houseskanks?

*shakes head*

I just want Alias to get that timeslot back to boost its ratings sorry OT.

[inotherwords]

Something about hurricanes + aliens.

did that show get cancelled yet?

No... in fact, it got picked up for the ENTIRE season.

Oy.

"Did you see the lights?" "Mommy, you smell funny."

The whole show smells funny, IMO.

[tronbunny]

Great, now all we need is a show to spawn some whacko conspiracy theory about aliens and record hurricane seasons.
I know someone will find a way to politicize it, too.
Wait isn't there something in "Lost" about all that???
Wouldn't be surprised to find that Dharma logo in a satellite shot of a hurricane, eh?

[Brent]

Oy.

"Did you see the lights?" "Mommy, you smell funny."

The whole show smells funny, IMO.

I tried to get into it, and it lost me. It moves WAY too slow and I can't place it, but something isn't right with it.

[Brent]

I just want Alias to get that timeslot back to boost its ratings sorry OT.

Enjoy this season because this is probably the last one.

[Brent]

Something about hurricanes + aliens.

did that show get cancelled yet?

No... in fact, it got picked up for the ENTIRE season.

ugh. can't they just show twice as many episodes of Desperate Houseskanks?

*shakes head*

[clambeau01]

from Wolf Blitzer..CNN

"Is it not the wind that's the main problem down there ?"[quote][/quote]