XPost: alt.fan.starwars, aus.sf   
   From: anybody@anywhere-anytime.com   
      
   In article <1193828813.415983.284370@i38g2000prf.googlegroups.com>,   
   Duggy  wrote:   
      
   > On Oct 31, 6:09 am, Anybody  wrote:   
   > > From TheForce.net ...   
   > >      Live action:   
   > >        - He will have a contract for 100 episodes and Rick hopes   
   > >          it will be extend to 400, maybe with Expanded Universe   
   > >          characters after the first 100.   
   >   
   > 100's about 4 years, right?  400's 16!?   
      
   It depends on how you play them.   
      
   If you play them like most other shows (eg. here in New Zealand that's   
   a new episode every week, then a break until next season), then you're   
   probably about right with 100 episodes = 4 years.   
      
   If you play them like a weekly soap opera (ie. every week without a   
   break between "seasons"), then 100 episodes = 2 years, being 50 weeks   
   in the year minus 2 for Christmas break.   
      
   If you play them every weekday, like a daytime soap opera or many kids'   
   cartoons, then 100 episodes = 100 days, which is roughly 3.5 months.   
      
   :-)   
      
      
      
   > >      The Clone Wars Animated Series:   
   > >        - The first season will have 21 episodes of 22 minutes.   
   > >          Steve Sansweet has already seen 6 of them.   
   >   
   > That's nice.   
      
   Nice for Steve Sansweet ... what about the rest of us.  ;-)   
      
      
      
   > >       - The series may be broadcast in many countries at the   
   > >          same time   
   >   
   > That's happening more and more.   
   >   
   > In Australia last year a couple of shows were shown within a week of   
   > the US broadcast (Jericho & The OC maybe more).   
   >   
   > This year a whole lot are, Heroes, Life, Bionic Woman, many more, but   
   > I can't remember them all.   
   >   
   > So, it's hardly a surprise.   
      
   It's been happening here in New Zealand that way too, at least for the   
   bigger name shows for a while (eg. shows like Lost, ER, even   
   Australia's McLeod's Daughters being played up to only a few weeks   
   later). Even some of the lesser, niche, stuff like Stargate: Atlantis   
   isn't THAT far behind, although other shows like the new "Battlestar   
   Galactica" has only recently been playing season 2 (and that was   
   dropped part way through).   
      
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