Monsoon's Forecast (and "Hasselhoffs" postmortem) for 10 December 2010
First, let me get this out of the way: I have just been informed that “The Hasselhoffs” has been pulled by A&E (they haven’t used the word “cancelled,” but really, that’s what is happening). Thanks go to Sue Fineman for ruining my damn day.
The first two half-hour episodes aired Sunday 12/5 to apparently disappointing ratings (718,000 for the first episode; 505,000 for the second one), so A&E has no plans to air the remaining 10 episodes that were produced this past spring and summer. I cannot deny that the show was a putrid mélange of show-biz clichés, ham-fisted reality-show scripting, and was made almost unwatchable by Hasselhoff’s two screeching, shiftless daughters, Hay and Tay. But there was potential in this show, if only because of its title subject. I mean, this is David Friggin’ Hasselhoff, folks. You know what? I can no more.
But despite this programming travesty, this capricious and hair-trigger decision on the part of shortsighted A&E execs, the weather goes on.
The next two weeks or so should be interesting: fluctuating temperatures, high winds, rain, ice, and snow. Here are the details…
Weather narrative: A nice-sized storm this Sunday will give us nearly all rain (and few, if any, travel woes), despite some models that were suggesting our first measurable snow earlier this week. Rolling in behind the moisture will be the coldest temperatures of the season so far (and really, winter hasn’t even begun). We won’t see freezing (looking up from below) until Thursday or maybe even Friday.
Next good chance of frozen precipitation is Sunday 12/19 into Monday 12/20; stay tuned. Look for a bit of moderation thereafter.
Beyond the forecast: More of the same here, with highs in the low 40s and lows around freezing. Precipitation is possible for 12/25 into 12/26, but I think it would be in the form of rain…