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Season 2 - TheTVDB (discuss.as200950.com)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by stanford@discuss.as200950.com to c/futurama@lemmy.world
 

Currently reorganizing my library and now I am kinda confused.

Why is the data on TheTVDB so messed up?
https://thetvdb.com/series/futurama/seasons/official/2

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[–] digger@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

TheTVDB has the episodes ordered five different ways: Aired Order, DVD Volumes, Absolute Order, Streaming Order, and Production Order. Your link is for the order in which it was aired.

Maybe you want the DVD Volume order? https://thetvdb.com/series/futurama/seasons/dvd/2

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why so many orders? Why is streaming different?

[–] digger@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Certain networks, especially Fox, have the tendency to air episodes in a different order than production might have intended. They did this with Futurama, Firefly, American Dad!, etc. As such, you'll get different episode orders between broadcast and DVD/Blu-ray.

The streaming order is different for Futurama because the four direct-to-disc movies were broken into "episodes" for Season 6 for streaming... They might have also aired on Comedy Central in that format.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

What a mess. Thank you for the explanation.