I caught a little of TWC’s new Storm Riders show. My impression is that it will be a short lived show. Obviously, the whole premise for viewership is adrenaline. The two tornado chasers get as close as they possibly can to the storms and start taking pictures. The problem is, how does this not become “if you see one show, you’ve seen them all?” Sure, it’s different for the two of them every time, but they’re actually doing the chasing.
The other comment I wanted to make was about the editing. They had some incredible pictures and video of tornadoes. But they way the show is edited together, it isn’t possible to actually see anything. The pictures are constantly changing and switching views and angles. They even show still shots taken, but only leave them on screen for a second.
I’m sure the intent is drama. But the effect is frustration. It would be nice, since these two guys are getting phenomenal video of tornadoes, to be able to actually see the storm as they see it- how the debris moves, how the clouds spin around the funnel. Instead, we get at most a few seconds of footage, followed by fancy editing and shot sequences that make it impossible to really see anything of interest.
They probably could have done these guys more justice by giving them a 2 hour show where they narrate their video and explain what they’re doing and feeling. As it is, there just isn’t much to get excited about.
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What did you expect from a ‘channel’ that doesn’t even give you the weather when you need it!
My expectations were low to begin with- truly, I was clicking through channels and stumbled on it and the images were interesting enough to keep my attention. But the editing I mentioned spoiled any chance at making a bigger impression.