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Saturday, October 6th, 2018 2:04 AM

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Years listed for revived shows is misleading

Usually, when a TV series is listed on IMDb the page includes, among other information, the years in which the series originally ran (for example, 1994-2004 for the show Friends). Unfortunately, this gets a little confusing for shows that have been revived for additional seasons years after their original run ended (shows such as The X-Files, Arrested Development, Futurama, etc). In this case the shows are listed with the year they originally premiered and the year the revival ended. Futurama’s IMDb page, for example, says that it ran from 1999-2013. While this may be somewhat true, it’s also not true at the same time. Futurama did not run for 14 years. It ran from 1999-2003, then from 2008-2013. So technically it ran for 9 years, not 14 as is stated on the IMDb. I know this is a minor issue, but it really annoys me. One example of a solution for fixing this could be by adding a semi colon between the years of a particular show’s various revivals. In Futurama’s case, it would look like this: Futurama (199-2003; 2008-2013).

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6 years ago

I'd say it's a good idea, but it should be noted that not every revived show gets listed in the same title. As it is a case-to-case scenario very much based on how both network/distributor and production company approach what they do it may end up as "Twin Peaks": with separate titles for 1990-1991 and 2017. I'd say, considering how different productions were it was a right decision, although I've heard many people arguing that 2017 limited series should be just listed as Season 3.