What the heck, British-type TV people!!!

headshrink · July 27th, 2011, 11:16 PM

It isn't often that I get into a TV show from the UK, but in the last 2 years have watched a couple on hulu. One thing consistent with these shows is the length of the TV season.... 6. That's right, 6 episodes a year! That is a month and a half of a weekly program, then ten and a half months of waiting, waiting, waiting, forgetting, forgetting...... Just found another one this week, and two evenings later, done. Now I'm waiting/forgetting again. Seriously though, aren't our seasons 3 to 4 times that?

zartan · July 28th, 2011, 12:41 AM

Waiting for season 2 of Sherlock.. only four or three episodes for season one. but 1.5 hour long. good stuff.

NathanUc · July 28th, 2011, 04:03 AM

I think each season of Top Gear is only 6 episodes now as well. It's not 6 a year, because instead they are doing two seasons a year... seems odd to me.

Sell more season dvd/blurays?

SSR · July 28th, 2011, 07:05 AM

Yeah, Top Gear used to have 10 episodes per season. Although I imagine they're down to 6 now because Top Gear is expensive to make (doesn't seem to justify that rational when 350 million people watch the show).

But they do have two seasons per year. Doesn't make any sense to me, but then again, they still have a monarchy (which makes no sense to me), so I just shrug my shoulders and continue on.

Liber · July 28th, 2011, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by SSR

Yeah, Top Gear used to have 10 episodes per season. Although I imagine they're down to 6 now because Top Gear is expensive to make (doesn't seem to justify that rational when 350 million people watch the show).

But they do have two seasons per year. Doesn't make any sense to me, but then again, they still have a monarchy (which makes no sense to me), so I just shrug my shoulders and continue on.

Yeh, I only watch Top Gear. It is strange, but I kind of like having 2 half seasons(they call them series) a year. However, I think it probably has to do with their production quality. British documentaries have always had incredible production value, and Top Gear pushes the envelope for regularly running documentaries.

headshrink · July 28th, 2011, 02:17 PM

There are some interesting answers on the net to my question. A lot has to do with money, differences in writing/production style, philosophy of quality, etc. I personally like a longer season, but I can see how it works for actors who can do more projects in a given period of time.

July 27th, 2011, 11:16 PM	#1
headshrink ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Bob Location: CA Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): '08 Ninja 250r, '14 CBR500r Posts: A lot.	What the heck, British-type TV people!!! It isn't often that I get into a TV show from the UK, but in the last 2 years have watched a couple on hulu. One thing consistent with these shows is the length of the TV season.... 6. That's right, 6 episodes a year! That is a month and a half of a weekly program, then ten and a half months of waiting, waiting, waiting, forgetting, forgetting...... Just found another one this week, and two evenings later, done. Now I'm waiting/forgetting again. Seriously though, aren't our seasons 3 to 4 times that? __________________________________________________ Honda Interceptor VFR800 DLX (2014, 8th gen) Honda CBR500r (2014) - FOR SALE Kawi Ninja 250r (2008) - Restored and passed-down within family, only to be abandoned

July 28th, 2011, 12:41 AM	#2
zartan ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: zartan Location: spam la Join Date: Oct 2008 Motorcycle(s): 08 250 R Posts: A lot.	Waiting for season 2 of Sherlock.. only four or three episodes for season one. but 1.5 hour long. good stuff. __________________________________________________ "Don't let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision" Colin Powell

July 28th, 2011, 04:03 AM	#3
NathanUc B-Town Ninja Name: Nathan Location: Bloomington, IN Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): Black 2013 Ninja ZX6R ABS Posts: 609 Blog Entries: 3	I think each season of Top Gear is only 6 episodes now as well. It's not 6 a year, because instead they are doing two seasons a year... seems odd to me. Sell more season dvd/blurays? __________________________________________________ Downgraded to a 2013 636. Previous owner of a 2010 250r --------------------------------- My moto-vlog YouTube channel http://www.youtube.com/bloomingtonninja

July 28th, 2011, 07:05 AM	#4
SSR ninjette.org guru Name: Jonathan Location: Ottawa, Ontario Join Date: Mar 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250 Posts: 398	Yeah, Top Gear used to have 10 episodes per season. Although I imagine they're down to 6 now because Top Gear is expensive to make (doesn't seem to justify that rational when 350 million people watch the show). But they do have two seasons per year. Doesn't make any sense to me, but then again, they still have a monarchy (which makes no sense to me), so I just shrug my shoulders and continue on. __________________________________________________ From here...to everywhere!

July 28th, 2011, 02:17 PM	#6
headshrink ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Bob Location: CA Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): '08 Ninja 250r, '14 CBR500r Posts: A lot.	There are some interesting answers on the net to my question. A lot has to do with money, differences in writing/production style, philosophy of quality, etc. I personally like a longer season, but I can see how it works for actors who can do more projects in a given period of time. __________________________________________________ Honda Interceptor VFR800 DLX (2014, 8th gen) Honda CBR500r (2014) - FOR SALE Kawi Ninja 250r (2008) - Restored and passed-down within family, only to be abandoned

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