tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post3289125754323059283..comments2024-03-27T06:22:50.868+01:00Comments on From My Mental Library: Why Do They Do This?Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-69861486202050638342012-06-27T20:31:37.191+02:002012-06-27T20:31:37.191+02:00By the way, this week Monday, I was amazed to find...By the way, this week Monday, I was amazed to find that the two episodes shown were actually in order - they were Season 1, Episodes 1 and 2, as I found out when I checked the episodes on a Midsomer Murder fan site. I wonder whether next Monday, we'll get to see episodes 3 and 4 :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-55897648556837613472012-06-27T15:01:10.892+02:002012-06-27T15:01:10.892+02:00How annoying! Luckily I can watch them in order on...How annoying! Luckily I can watch them in order on Netflix streaming otherwise I think I'd give up!soniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09699796086402523726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-69164609793700857072012-06-27T14:19:48.877+02:002012-06-27T14:19:48.877+02:00Not as important as the "normal" ZDF, I ...Not as important as the "normal" ZDF, I suppose, but not a channel to discard entirely; they seem to offer a mix of documentaries, old and new series (they are the only ones to show "Mad Men" in Germany, as far as I know), talk shows and strange game shows ("Kneipen-Quiz").<br />Even cheaply bought series probably do come in the correct sequence, I should think.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-67738317592026540132012-06-27T12:04:50.318+02:002012-06-27T12:04:50.318+02:00No idea, Meike. Repeat Channels are a law unto the...No idea, Meike. Repeat Channels are a law unto themselves; I imagine that ZDFneo is not a particularly important channel?<br />We have them too and the stuff they send out is mainly very old and therefore cheap to buy.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-85609672755251506562012-06-27T07:42:36.930+02:002012-06-27T07:42:36.930+02:00And to me, Graham, which is why I posted it here.And to me, Graham, which is why I posted it here.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-32474580210544704262012-06-27T07:42:15.773+02:002012-06-27T07:42:15.773+02:00That would be an explanation if the TV stations we...That would be an explanation if the TV stations were not publishing their schedules well in advance... It can't be a spur-of-the-moment thing when, months before, I can already read online what they are going to show on a certain day at a certain time.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-1158959984438549002012-06-27T07:40:31.381+02:002012-06-27T07:40:31.381+02:00Too late - I watched the 1st episode last night. H...Too late - I watched the 1st episode last night. How awful or not it is remains to be seen; so far, I don't feel as if I absolutely must find out how things are going to develop for the various characters.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-42597870618982498742012-06-27T01:44:04.907+02:002012-06-27T01:44:04.907+02:00The situation you raise is incomprehensible to me....The situation you raise is incomprehensible to me.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-39540385373457423692012-06-26T20:49:12.866+02:002012-06-26T20:49:12.866+02:00Oh, don't watch Downton Abbey! The writing is ...Oh, don't watch Downton Abbey! The writing is beyond awful (although most people seem to disgree with me...).Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-74367068574779858102012-06-26T18:37:37.396+02:002012-06-26T18:37:37.396+02:00Perl, you can't have met the Simpsons at the m...Perl, you can't have met the Simpsons at the mall just off the M-25 -- I'm sure they live at Walmart or Azda!!Canadian Chickadeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995693884248628958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-20759024415289236802012-06-26T18:34:02.346+02:002012-06-26T18:34:02.346+02:00I love Inspector Barnaby/Midsomer Murders too. As...I love Inspector Barnaby/Midsomer Murders too. As to the TV station not showing the episodes in any sort of proper order, I can only say that probably some little minion who hasn't seen any of the series and couldn't care less, just slaps a disc in the machine, hits "send" to put it out over the air waves, and then goes out for coffee!! Or so I imagine it happening anyway! :o)Canadian Chickadeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995693884248628958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-3014846151354895672012-06-26T17:41:45.617+02:002012-06-26T17:41:45.617+02:00No problem with reruns as such - it's the mess...No problem with reruns as such - it's the messing up that puzzles me.<br />What I have here is just the standard satellite TV with no extra money involved; it simply wouldn't be worth it for me, since I watch so rarely.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-48391601735809987072012-06-26T17:40:18.011+02:002012-06-26T17:40:18.011+02:00Never heard of Dexter, Frances. I simply don't...Never heard of Dexter, Frances. I simply don't watch enough TV in order to buy much on DVD - for several weeks now, I've had a box of DVDs with Downton Abbey on the little telly table, lent to me by a friend, and have not even opened the box yet...Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-19176223463730072772012-06-26T17:39:01.116+02:002012-06-26T17:39:01.116+02:00Carelessness could be a reason, Kay. Still, it see...Carelessness could be a reason, Kay. Still, it seems so much easier from a logical point of view to simply assign each episode its slot in the schedule according to its order - it seems more work to mess this order up first before assigning the slots!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-32782574026693175742012-06-26T17:37:40.503+02:002012-06-26T17:37:40.503+02:00I wouldn't pay for that either, I think! If I ...I wouldn't pay for that either, I think! If I were that much into a series that I'd be prepared to pay for reruns, I suppose I'd simply buy the DVDs.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-40621863848305223722012-06-26T17:36:49.336+02:002012-06-26T17:36:49.336+02:00Please ask your man at the BBC, Pete! It would be ...Please ask your man at the BBC, Pete! It would be good to have a professional explanation for this strange phenomenon :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-64379414552886477572012-06-26T17:36:06.944+02:002012-06-26T17:36:06.944+02:00Jenny, they do that here with the Simpsons, too; I...Jenny, they do that here with the Simpsons, too; I hardly watch them these days but I remember that happening (Halloween- and Christmas-specials being shown in the summer) from when I was still watching more TV than nowadays.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-67306462848393983262012-06-26T16:09:28.675+02:002012-06-26T16:09:28.675+02:00This would irritate me, too, and I don't have ...This would irritate me, too, and I don't have an explanation for it either. It does happen here in the States with reruns, but not to the degree you are describing.<br /><br />BTW, we get a lot of reruns in the summer and I only have the cheapest cable, for reception rather than content.Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-14368631467385463582012-06-26T13:10:05.636+02:002012-06-26T13:10:05.636+02:00I haven't come across this, and it sounds mad....I haven't come across this, and it sounds mad. Try Dexter instead! ( One of the best series ever. My family are all huge fans. It's out on DVD.)Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-67178836566992894952012-06-26T13:05:43.900+02:002012-06-26T13:05:43.900+02:00TV has gotten so bad. And if it is not bad enough...TV has gotten so bad. And if it is not bad enough, even the older shows like Midsomer Murders, they will show out of sequence! It just comes down to respect, I think, the TV programmers could care less about the viewing public. That's how it seems to me, anyway.Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-90015426609172410732012-06-26T12:20:30.026+02:002012-06-26T12:20:30.026+02:00Meike, it's not just German TV which does this...Meike, it's not just German TV which does this. They do exactly the same with all the reruns of any of the popular ITV series. Can't speak about the BBC as their reruns are only on subscription channels and we're too mean to pay to watch things again. :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-34793892369580399402012-06-26T12:15:42.835+02:002012-06-26T12:15:42.835+02:00I know a man at the BBC. Perhaps he may be able to...I know a man at the BBC. Perhaps he may be able to shed some light on it. But as long as they keep the correct order in such thigs as "The Killing" and "The Bridge", I think I can let the anachronistic nature of Midsomer Murders and the Simpsons pass.<br />And what do mean the Simpsons are cartoon characters? I have met them, in real life, I am sure! They were at a mall just off I25 somewhere.Perlnumquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13719930860859412405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-49368810681619045272012-06-26T10:32:37.232+02:002012-06-26T10:32:37.232+02:00You have identified a thing which has puzz\led me ...You have identified a thing which has puzz\led me too. Not this particular programme - for me the programme is The Simpsons. We saw their Halloween special the other day, and are quite likely to see a Christmas special at this time of year too. <br /><br />Since The Simpsons are cartoon characters of course they do not age, at least, but it bugs me that they can't be bothered to put the "special numbers" on at the correct time. <br /><br />I wonder if any of your readers will be able to offer the explanation for this. I'll try and remember to look back at the comments on this post in a couple of weeks time!Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.com