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| Josh the cat |
Posted - 07/10/2006 : 23:47:10
Benj,
This was, I believe, a tv mini series that I watched as a child, is it really a film?
Shogun
IMDB has it as a mini of 10 episodes (under the heading of runtime).
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| Demisemicenturian |
Posted - 12/14/2006 : 11:18:40
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| Demisemicenturian |
Posted - 10/18/2006 : 13:50:12
quote:
Originally posted by Whippersnapper
I don't see how "Sport Relief 2004" can possibly be called a film.
http://www.fwfr.com/display.asp?ID=15577
Show it a red flag please!
P.S. If this were disallowed, then this (which I also added) would also have to be, which I don't think most people would like. |
| ChocolateLady |
Posted - 10/04/2006 : 07:38:48
quote:
Originally posted by Salopian
Have you already submitted "Mirren's 1st Queen Elizabeth" too?
Nah! I haven't submitted anything for Elizabeth I, since I thought the film wouldn't be accepted. But now that I know you're trying to get it added, I'll wait until its in and then I'll submit my other two ideas for reviews for that movie.
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| Demisemicenturian |
Posted - 10/03/2006 : 13:30:22
Have you already submitted "Mirren's 1st Queen Elizabeth" too? |
| Demisemicenturian |
Posted - 10/03/2006 : 13:26:28
And it should highlight the point of my review here, and yours.  |
| ChocolateLady |
Posted - 10/03/2006 : 13:12:46
quote:
Originally posted by Salopian
I've already got it pending. 
Ah, good. I thought Helen Merrin was marvelous and I've got an idea for a review waiting for it to be approved.
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The rule is that on the I.M.D.B. only things in quotation marks count as television programmes. '(TV)' just means that it is a film made for television, which even includes things like Sybil.
Well, that clears it then!
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| Demisemicenturian |
Posted - 10/03/2006 : 11:59:10
I've already got it pending.
The rule is that on the I.M.D.B. only things in quotation marks count as television programmes. '(TV)' just means that it is a film made for television, which even includes things like Sybil.
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| ChocolateLady |
Posted - 10/03/2006 : 11:16:51
quote:
Originally posted by Salopian
I added this. The I.M.D.B. lists it as a film. It varies with regard to how it treats miniseries, e.g. the current one of Jane Eyre it treats as a television series. I assume that length has something to do with it, such that ones like Byron are considered to be a film shown over two nights. Miniseries do in fact have more in common with films than with television series - the episodes are not to anything like the same degree planned as units with their own shape.
As always with this issue, until benj announces that he is not going to strictly follow the I.M.D.B., then the best thing to do is to take it up with them instead of mentioning individual cases here.
I see. Okay, so say I wanted to add Elizabeth I to the database here, since it doesn't say it's a TV-Series in the title, I could do so, despite it having run for two nights?
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| Demisemicenturian |
Posted - 10/03/2006 : 09:53:47
I added this. The I.M.D.B. lists it as a film. It varies with regard to how it treats miniseries, e.g. the current one of Jane Eyre it treats as a television series. I assume that length has something to do with it, such that ones like Byron are considered to be a film shown over two nights. Miniseries do in fact have more in common with films than with television series - the episodes are not to anything like the same degree planned as units with their own shape.
As always with this issue, until benj announces that he is not going to strictly follow the I.M.D.B., then the best thing to do is to take it up with them instead of mentioning individual cases here.
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| ChocolateLady |
Posted - 10/03/2006 : 09:29:09
Ooops! I see from the new films that the TV movie Byron was just added, but when I clicked on the IMDb link, I see it is actually a 2 part mini-series. |
| Demisemicenturian |
Posted - 09/29/2006 : 18:50:18
This is just a standard answer, though. They have not understood your point. It is irrelevant that the I.M.D.B. lists non-films; that was not your query. They have not given any information as to why the title in question should be listed as a film. Essentially, your point is that the "TV" category should include more television programmes than just television series. I agree that it should; I simply exploited the fact that it did not, as it was more important to me to have Ben Fogle on this site than to exclude a title than I didn't consider a film.
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Originally posted by Whippersnapper
OK, I now have an answer from those nice folks at IMDB:
Thank you for your message to the Internet Movie Database.
The IMDb lists all kind of titles, not just films. We also list appearances in TV specials, documentaries and other non-fiction productions. The recent surge in popularity of 'making of' featurettes (especially due to the DVD sales boom), reality TV series and other productions where famous (and not-so-famous) people routinely appear as themselves.
To see what types of titles we list, please see: http://www.imdb.com/help/show_leaf?titletypes
To see how we format titles in the database, please see:
http://www.imdb.com/help/show_leaf?titleformat
Please note that not ALL television shows or other types of titles are eligible to be listed; titles are examined by our title editors to verify their eligibility for listing in the database.
Every title submitted to the IMDb has to be approved by our editors, who
need to verify that it's eligible for inclusion in the database. For more details, see: http://www.imdb.com/help/show_leaf?resumetitle
Eligibility is not the same thing as existence. We do not ask whether the film or title exists: we verify that it fulfills our requirements to be listed.
Unfortunately, this means that either Benj changes his rule of always following IMDB to determine inclusion, or we will have to put up with all kinds of non-film entries added here. 
Personally I'm unenamoured by the idea of including the likes of "Sports Relief 2004" on fwfr.
But what does Benj think?? 
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| benj clews |
Posted - 09/29/2006 : 16:14:24
quote:
Originally posted by M0rkeleb
The recently added FLCL is not a film. It is a six episode OVA series.
FLCLeared. |
| MM0rkeleb |
Posted - 09/29/2006 : 15:54:00
The recently added FLCL is not a film. It is a six episode OVA series.
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| Whippersnapper. |
Posted - 09/18/2006 : 00:28:36
quote:
Originally posted by Rovark
quote:
Originally posted by Whippersnapper
Unfortunately, this means that either Benj changes his rule of always following IMDB to determine inclusion, or we will have to put up with all kinds of non-film entries added here.
Personally I'm unenamoured by the idea of including the likes of "Sports Relief 2004" on fwfr.
But what does Benj think??
My personal bugbear is that "Bambi meets Godzilla" is listed as a film and has a couple of hundred reviews on this site.
It's a minute and a half long, animated gag.
I've seen movies with opening credits that have higher production values than this chuffing 'film'
Benj doesn't have the time to research all films on the database, so if the criteria is IMBD, then I think we're gonna have to just live with it.
nb Benj, I've got a lot of 'reel'(sic) films in my pending pile just waiting to be added..... hint hint 
Not the strongest argument I've ever been faced with Rovy.
Exactly how long does it take Benj to realise "Sport Relief 2004" isn't a film?
Actually the reason for the slowness of Benj adding new films is that, unless he knows the film, he does have to research it to check that the review is valid, so for entries which are clearly not films it would save Benj time to reject it rather than spending tiem checking the review was factually correct.
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| Rovark |
Posted - 09/17/2006 : 23:24:12
quote:
Originally posted by Whippersnapper
Unfortunately, this means that either Benj changes his rule of always following IMDB to determine inclusion, or we will have to put up with all kinds of non-film entries added here.
Personally I'm unenamoured by the idea of including the likes of "Sports Relief 2004" on fwfr.
But what does Benj think??
My personal bugbear is that "Bambi meets Godzilla" is listed as a film and has a couple of hundred reviews on this site.
It's a minute and a half long, animated gag.
I've seen movies with opening credits that have higher production values than this chuffing 'film'
Benj doesn't have the time to research all films on the database, so if the criteria is IMBD, then I think we're gonna have to just live with it.
nb Benj, I've got a lot of 'reel'(sic) films in my pending pile just waiting to be added..... hint hint
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