I have two questions:
1. Some TV shows, in particular comedy shows (e.g. Futurama, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia) will produce a longer episode for DVD release and then later air the episode (sometimes broken into parts) as part of the regular show. Should this episode be added to the series as an episode (with a DVD release date) or as a standalone video title (with a TV premiere date) or both?
2. If a series has a different episode order in different countries, which order do we follow? If it's the country of origin, what if the show is a co-production and thus has multiple countries of origin? What if the seasons are significantly different in English-speaking countries to the country of origin, e.g. Pokemon, which has 6 series in Japan (with some series divided into chapters) but 21 seasons in the US?
1. Some TV shows, in particular comedy shows (e.g. Futurama, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia) will produce a longer episode for DVD release and then later air the episode (sometimes broken into parts) as part of the regular show. Should this episode be added to the series as an episode (with a DVD release date) or as a standalone video title (with a TV premiere date) or both?
2. If a series has a different episode order in different countries, which order do we follow? If it's the country of origin, what if the show is a co-production and thus has multiple countries of origin? What if the seasons are significantly different in English-speaking countries to the country of origin, e.g. Pokemon, which has 6 series in Japan (with some series divided into chapters) but 21 seasons in the US?
Posted 2 years ago
Steve Crook, Champion
