Thank you for the information! You're absolutely right... if you say "Series", it is generally meant as different incarnations of a show (I get it because of my exposure online). We do use 'Season' to mean 'consecutive run of the same incarnation of this series, even if writers, or even stars are changed').
For instance... "Being Human" or "Queer as Folk" would have the 'British Series' and the 'American Series' with each having their 'seasons'.
I actually assumed you were in the U.K. just because you're online so late, so knowing you are actually much closer is sort of cool (no particular reason - I just like Canadians).
I did not know this about British TV. How do they function?! (Wow, us Americans really are addicted to our TV) without regular seasons?!
Due South... see, while having plenty of fans, the fact it "only" lasted three seasons would be seen as a disappointment, if not an 'interesting failure'. (We are also generally harsh on 'half-seasons'... which we would call 'mid-season replacement' ... see BTVS, S1.)
It is a 'sign', to our business model anyway, that the network didn't have complete confidence. This is all about the suits, not about the public (again, see Buffy, and Firefly - which was discounted by the Suits, but has a rabid fanbase).
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Re: Difference between Canadian and American TV....
Date: 2011-03-06 08:54 am (UTC)For instance... "Being Human" or "Queer as Folk" would have the 'British Series' and the 'American Series' with each having their 'seasons'.
I actually assumed you were in the U.K. just because you're online so late, so knowing you are actually much closer is sort of cool (no particular reason - I just like Canadians).
I did not know this about British TV. How do they function?! (Wow, us Americans really are addicted to our TV) without regular seasons?!
Due South... see, while having plenty of fans, the fact it "only" lasted three seasons would be seen as a disappointment, if not an 'interesting failure'. (We are also generally harsh on 'half-seasons'... which we would call 'mid-season replacement' ... see BTVS, S1.)
It is a 'sign', to our business model anyway, that the network didn't have complete confidence. This is all about the suits, not about the public (again, see Buffy, and Firefly - which was discounted by the Suits, but has a rabid fanbase).