Question from a newbie on syndication...

If this has been discussed, I'm sorry. Why are the episodes in such a jumbled order on syndication right now? Thanks to the person who posted the schedule for the next two weeks, but I didn't see any topics on the reason for the disorder?

Fmotocrossracr wrote:

Even if it's been discussed before, this seems to be a major frustration point for dedicated fans of a show that goes into syndication.

It's been the same with "Frasier", which wasn't shown even _once_ in sequence for syndication -- which distressed at least one of that show's creative producers, David Lee, who discussed it occasionally when he was still posting to alt.tv.frasier.

My guess is the networks figure there is no 'real' continuity with sitcoms -- even though the best ones have always had strong elements of continuity -- and that most viewers just catch syndicated repeats on the fly in between getting dinner courses (or whatever).

CPJ.

    This could be the case, But I'm noticing something in the Seinfeld reruns
on our local affiliate. First, a general pattern...they mix in some of the
best-remembered "classic" Seinfeld episodes with some of the more run of the
mill ones (although no Seinfeld episode, IMHO, was ever anything but superior
to the typical sitcom). You need to break the chronological sequence to do
that, to a certain extent, since there were "classic" episodes scattered
through all 8 1/2 seasons. (I do notice that they keep episodes that are part
of a story arc in sequence, however.)
     But at least some stations are also doing "theme" weeks, with strings of
episodes with main storylines all centering around love, money, food, work,
whatever. I don't know if this is happening in every market...in fact, I'm not
sure it is, since sometimes on "theme" weeks the episodes airing locally don't
seem to  match what's being posted on the Internet for the national syndication
schedule.
     I think both strategies are designed to give extra life and audience
appeal to this particular syndication cycle. Judging by the season's Nielsens
so far, it seems to be working pretty well. Seinfeld reruns do not seem to be
losing much audience compared to last year, even though many of these episodes
have aired a half-dozen times in most markets now (counting both NBC and
syndicated play since the original run).

Bob Smith, afternoons WXXI-AM 1370, Rochester NY

Talk1370 wrote:

The syndicated show on our local Toronto station Mar. 17, was "The Summer of George" in recognition of St. Patrick's day I am sure. That shows the program manager knows his Seinfelds.

The News Guy (Mike) wrote:

<<<The syndicated show on our local Toronto station Mar. 17, was "The Summer of George" in recognition of St. Patrick's day I am sure. That shows the program manager knows his Seinfelds.

OK, I give up. What's the connection between "The Summer of George" (which aired in Philadelphia, and nationwide I assume, on 3/17/00) and St. Patrick's Day? Wouldn't "The Limo" have been more appropriate?

ArtVandelay2000 wrote:

The Dancing without moving your arms. "Riverdance" etc. - Irish dancing.

That connection is quite a stretch. I agree with the other post that The Limo with Murphy & O'brien had a closer connection to St Patrick's Day. In fact, I'd take the fake commercial that Kramer made up for Hennigan's Scotch in an early episode as even a better or closer connection to St Pat's Day than the River Dance reference in The Summer of George.

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River

If only St. Pat's was a Scottish holiday, I'd be with you.

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Limo

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River

The Hennigan's commercial was part of " The Red Dot' which is definitlely a Christmas time episode. They usually play "The Red Dot "around that time along with " The Pick"

Mo

I think the last time I checked there are 12 local stations on DirecTV showing Seinfeld in syndication. Without fail every single station has had exactly the same episode every night for the past 4 months (or whenever DTV started broadcasting all the local stations), so I find it doubtful your Rochester station is showing different episodes than every other station is showing. I'm sure the syndicator (Columbia (read Sony)) decides which episodes are broadcast on which day and everyone's local station is contractually obligated to follow the schedule.

As far as the original thread goes, I have been unable to find any pattern whatsoever over the last 4 months. They often seem to run shows from the same year in a given week, but what drives me crazy is even these 5 aren't necessarily in chronological order. It makes no sense!

I can't wait till I get my "master" collection that has all the episodes in order with no commercials from digitally mastered sets the studio gave to VIPs for the finale party. I should get it next week, then my Seinfeld life will be complete!!!

bossfan

On 18 Mar 2000 05:16:37 GMT, [email] (Talk1370) wrote: