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| Registered: May 8, 2007 |  Posts: 270 |
| | Posted: | | | | As per rules:
Enter the year of the original theatrical release. For films that have been updated (e.g., a Special Edition or Directors Cut) use the year of the original release, not the year that the re-release was “made” or released.
This films theatrical release was 1999, but it also has a TV premiere in 1998.
Which date should be used? | | | Jim
More than I need, but not as many as I want! |
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| Registered: June 12, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 2,665 |
| | Posted: | | | | If it premiered on TV in 1998 that is the release year. That is what the Oscar committee would use to disqualify it if it were Oscar-worthy (haven't seen it myself). | | | | Bad movie? You're soaking in it! |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 17,334 |
| | Posted: | | | | Agree... in such a case I would use 1998 | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 13,201 |
| | Posted: | | | | The use of the word 'theatrical' is unfortunate as it ignores everything television. I think I will agree with tweeter. | | | No dictator, no invader can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever.
There is no greater power in the universe than the need for freedom.
Against this power, governments and tyrants and armies cannot stand.
The Centauri learned this lesson once.
We will teach it to them again.
Though it take a thousand years, we will be free.
- Citizen G'Kar | | | | Last edited: by TheMadMartian |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,334 |
| | Posted: | | | | Yup... it also ignores everything Direct-to-Video. | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: June 21, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 2,621 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting TheMadMartian: Quote:
The use of the word 'theatrical' is unfortunate as it ignores everything television. I think I will agree with tweeter. Yeah, it should just be changed to "first public display" or "first public availability". First showing is too broad as I don't think test screenings should count, and theatrical misses too many. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 3,197 |
| | Posted: | | | | And please change the name from production year! | | | | First registered: February 15, 2002 |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,334 |
| | Posted: | | | | I think part of the problem that the name hasn't been changed yet... is what to change it to? Theatrical Release don't exactly work as it wouldn't be quite right for...
- TV Series releases
- TV Movies releases
- Direct to Video releases.
And if you combine those three things... I am sure it would equal out to at least as many if not more theatrical release that are out there. | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: May 26, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,878 |
| | Posted: | | | | Why not just be simple, and title the field Release Year or Year Released? | | | If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.
-- Thorin Oakenshield |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 13,201 |
| | Posted: | | | | Sounds good to me...with a good explanation in the rules. | | | No dictator, no invader can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever.
There is no greater power in the universe than the need for freedom.
Against this power, governments and tyrants and armies cannot stand.
The Centauri learned this lesson once.
We will teach it to them again.
Though it take a thousand years, we will be free.
- Citizen G'Kar |
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| Registered: March 19, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 6,018 |
| | Posted: | | | | Seconded! I have been asking for a name change for a long time (much like Total DVD's in the Collection list should be changed to Total Profiles). |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,334 |
| | Posted: | | | | While it definitely would be better then we have now... I would be afraid that people would get that confused with Release date (of the DVD). Especially if English isn't their first language. | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: March 19, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,018 |
| | Posted: | | | | Hm, there is that. You do have a point, Pete. Reminds me of all those users who confuse Locality with CoO.
Perhaps the best would be to rename both fields, e.g. Feature Release Year and DVD Release Date, respectively. BTW in the "Edit Profile" window, the latter is already called "DVD Release". |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,334 |
| | Posted: | | | | Now I think that would do it. | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 2,759 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting KinoNiki: Quote:
And please change the name from production year! Under the assumption that a film is in production until it is released the term production year is not wrong. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 3,197 |
| | Posted: | | | | There is no need to make arbitrary assumptions if we call it Year of Release. | | | | First registered: February 15, 2002 |
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