WTVJ recently rolled out their new “Be Glad You Live in South Florida” promos, featuring all of their meteorology team in “real South Florida situations” you can do with the “great weather we should be thankful for.” Take a look:
What do you think?
Thanks to our friend TmBtD for the video.
I think this promo is OK — could have been better if they fixed a few minor things with John Morales — he really doesn’t look like he’s “having fun” like the other three are. Give the man a surfboard!
The other part is that the underpart of his tie is showing and sticking out near his belt-line — was there no art direction in this piece at all?
Otherwise, I think Ryan and Trina on a bicycle built for two (with Trina in a dress, no less) is pretty funny.
I do like these promos. They’re funny, which I expect more from a weather promo than for news.
The person who conceived these should be given a urine exam. I’m all for brave out of the box thinking, but these are just horrendous.
i laughed it was cute and different
This isn’t new. Been running for some time now.
Funny and different. If i didn’t know any better I’d actually watch 6
Whoever’s coming up with this garbage needs to be fired. Moreover, whoever hired those that created this garbage needs to be fired.
Moving on up the ladder, the whole decision-making team seems to have their collective head where the sun doesn’t shine. The whole Kevin “co-anchor” / Jackie “anchor” thing is just ridiculous. WTVJ has been living in a bubble for far too long.
And their audio during local news broadcasts is still out of phase – it’s been that way for about a year now.
The way WTVJ operates, you’d think their DMA was down in the high 100s or beyond.
I aggree with Joe, these promos are all garbage including those for their web site. They show you that the budget has been cut big time !
Ok at first I laughed but c’mon guys what is going on in that place? I bet John Morales is asking himself what did I get into. This guy is too much of a serious meteorologist to get himself into this, just like John Gerard. Now Trina and Ryan ok. I dk I think tvj finally realized they have lost it and are just trying anything. I don’t think they will ever have it unles they clean house. What’s next the triple J + K promo. They should have kept Joel Connable and created a quadruple J promo. What a shame with this channel. Below is a link to an old sprots/weather duo promo with Tony Segreto.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dir8F2DJtOM&feature=player_embedded
People, come on!
You are all too damn critical of a station that is trying to bounce back. Your constant negative attitudes make it a fruitless effort. They are running on vapors and trying to make the best of it…
Anyway, I do like the new promos, even though they [or will] have no one locally to manage the image, they get the point across, and believe me, these types of promos are the ones that stick in a viewer’s head. Not some generic “John Smith with 20 years experience joins Blah Blah News” or “(Random Footage or Reporters) (some catchy slogan) at 6 and 11”
My two cents..
Critical?!? Nonsense. We’re just calling it like it is, and it’s pretty freakin’ bad. If this crap played to a national audience it would get shut down in a nanosecond.
These promos might stick in your head, but in the way that “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” sticks in your head.
A student-run middle school TV production team could’ve done better.
A middle school, even high schools now dont even produce a newscast or barely anything. I also doubt they’d have HD Cameras.. You’re not saying it how it is, you’re just stating your bias. You dont like it, dont watch it.
The standard of television as a whole has dropped. They will air anything now. Case in point: that promo. Was it an effort? Yes. The best one ever? No.
Dude, you have to start reading. I already said how it is – it’s BAD! That’s not bias, that’s an opinion.
The whole concept is bad, the graphics are bad, and the promo says nothing.
My point about the middle school was this: The spot is comparable to what a middle school TV production would do, and NOT that of a professional television station.
Play something like that to a national audience and it would get shut down before it finished.
I have been reading, dumbass.
A middle school cant even touch that with a fingertip, give me a break…
The graphics are bad? What? You want lasers to etch the news open on your forehead? What about the peacock feather to slam you in the face? Have you even seen WFOR? >.>
I don’t comment for this particular reason, too many thick-skulled idiots roaming the place.
this is the stupidest commerical…
Not sure why there’s no ‘Reply’ button under your post, Alain, but this one’s for you.
If you really think that promo’s good, you’re definitely in the wrong business. Just took a quick look at your stuff, and it’s pretty lame – it explains why you like the TVJ promo. BTW, it’s interesting that your “Motion Design” video consists of a few cheap-looking stills – no “motion” at all.
Now, before you get your panties in a wad, these are my opinions which I’m entitled to. Don’t like them? Then don’t read them.
Cheap-looking stills? I have no video on my website as of now by the way.. What are good graphics then?..
Oh, and…
Find something better to do than shit on people, thanks.
Just giving it right back to you as deserved. After all, you’re the one who accused me of “bias” and started the name calling. Up to you if you want to continue.
Just a question. Pretend you are at a bar, TVJ is on TV, volume is off. Based on what you see in this spot, what part of it visually suggests this team has experience, professionalism and is qualified to provide me with a forecast? Cute-maybe, funny-could be… but it does nothing to convince me of their credentials other than they like to be at the beach, look at the sky and ride a bike.