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Forecast? Fail. Weather Channel Adds Movies to Schedule

Source:The Weather Channel

October 20, 2009

We're guessing there will be a "Roland Emmerich Month" sometime on The Weather Channel, as the network has announced it is going to start adding feature films to its schedule:

For the first time in its 27-year history, The Weather Channel® (TWC) will add movies to its programming schedule with “The Weather Channel Presents…” This new movie series launches Friday, October 30, with the TWC premiere of The Perfect Storm, starring George Clooney, which coincides with the anniversary of the ferocious “perfect storm” of 1991, on which the movie was based.

Following The Perfect Storm on Oct. 30, TWC will air feature films every Friday night in November. Weather plays a central role to the story, plot or overall theme in each of the movies selected.

TWC meteorologist Jen Carfagno will host the new series, introducing each film and providing relevant commentary.

“From the Nor’easter in The Perfect Storm to the tornado that takes Dorothy to Oz, weather has a long history as a film star,” said Geoffrey Darby, executive vice president of programming for The Weather Channel. “Adding films to our Friday night lineup is a great way for us to further demonstrate how weather is an all-encompassing part of our lives that entertains and inspires us.”

“The Weather Channel Presents…” will feature the following movies:

The Perfect Storm – Premieres Friday, Oct. 30, at 8 p.m. ET (18-year anniversary of the “perfect storm” on which movie was based)

* Based on actual events and Sebastian Junger’s best-selling book, this dramatic story chronicles a group of Gloucester fishermen on their vessel’s ill-fated journey into the North Atlantic, as they ignore warnings of a monster storm brewing with winds at 50-60 knots. Their captain, played by George Clooney, tries his best to save his crew and battle the fiercest storm of the 20th century. The film also stars Mark Wahlberg, Diane Lane and John C. Reilly.
* March of the Penguins – Premieres Friday, Nov. 6, at 8 p.m. ET

The 2006 Academy Award winner for Best Documentary Feature, this beautiful story narrated by Morgan Freeman chronicles the heroic, harrowing journey by emperor penguins amid subfreezing temperatures and violent snowstorms at the South Pole in order to hatch a new generation.

* Misery – Premieres Friday, Nov. 13, at 8 p.m. ET

When novelist Paul Sheldon, played by James Caan, crashes his car during a blinding snowstorm, he ends up writing to stay alive when “rescued” by obsessed fan Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates in an Academy Award-winning role), who is less than hospitable when she finds out he has killed off her favorite character.

* Deep Blue Sea – Premieres Friday, Nov. 20, at 8 p.m. ET

A group of medical researchers finds themselves stranded aboard a remote marine laboratory working with genetically enhanced Mako sharks. With a tropical storm swirling around the now-sinking lab, the mutant sharks strike back at those who used them as lab rats. This action thriller stars Samuel L. Jackson and LL Cool J.

During “The Weather Channel Presents…,” viewers will continue to receive their localized weather forecasts throughout the film, where it can be seen on the lower portion of the screen in addition to any severe weather alerts or warnings.

To learn more about the series and other TWC programming, visit www.weather.com/tv.

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COMMENTS (19)

Posted by:

Roger, Roger

October 20, 2009

Wow. Just wow.

Posted by:

HiImRichard

October 20, 2009

I love how some are vaguely weather related. Misery and Deep Blue Sea are movies that just happen to have a storm in a few scenes to trap the main character in a location to experience the main plot. They couldn't have gone with stuff like Twister, Earthquake, hell, even The Day After Tomorrow is more weather-related than some of those films. What the hell???

Posted by:

Braedan

October 20, 2009

might be a good idea that would suck if they had disaster movie

Posted by:

Chaos

October 20, 2009

Love the title.

Forecast? Fail.

Posted by:

SuprTorque

October 20, 2009

"Are they gonna have Back to the Future because lighting strikes the clock tower?"

LOL... I seriously laughed pretty hard after I read that comment. :)

Posted by:

DKM

October 20, 2009

@ Call Me Mr. Joshua

1. Lethal Weapon, awesome.
2. Your comment, awesome.

Posted by:

revolver

October 20, 2009

DEEP BLUE SEA! it doesn't get any better than that... lame

Posted by:

Nick The Whistler

October 20, 2009

They should get "Sleepless in Seattle" because it rains in Seattle a lot. HI TATER!!!

Posted by:

Dr. Agon

October 21, 2009

I see an epic fail in the near future for TWC. A few suggestions for friday movie night:
1. The Day After Tomorrow
2. Twister (not the game)
3. 2012 (as soon as it's rushed out of theaters).
4. Fargo (it has a bad snow storm in it)
5. The Ten Commandments (hello, the parting of the waters)
6. Ice Storm (title only)
7. Any of the crapy weather related movies form the Sci-fi Channel (excuse me, the Sy-Fy Channel)
8. Star Wars (they'll figure something out thats weather related)
9. The G.I. Joe movie with the Weather Dominator in it.
10. Airport (snowstorm)

Posted by:

trekkerfinch

October 21, 2009

The guy who started The Weather Channel 27 years ago head just exploded...