[Marsh.]

That's what I thought. If the show itself starts Americanising then we can worry. But for now, it's not.

[MTVN]

Originally Posted by Firewire

And fyi, you're complaining about people "Americanizing" our Big Brother (which I don't think many people do) but yet you've Americanised the title of this thread. Oops.

Lmao good point, it's a bit rich to complain about American terms being used when you're using them yourself

[daniel-lewis-1985]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Lmao good point, it's a bit rich to complain about American terms being used when you're using them yourself

Its not that i was using an American term its the fact that i cant spell lol.

[Matt]

Originally Posted by 08marsh

If the show itself starts Americanising then we can worry. But for now, it's not.

Exactly.

The only thing that kinda gets on my nerves is when people say those facing the public vote are 'up for nomination'.

It's up for EVICTION. ALL the housemates have to nominate!

[iRyan]

For the record, SEASON is actually the correct terminology.

series plural of se·ries (Noun)
Noun:
A number of things, events, or people of a similar kind or related nature coming one after another: "a series of lectures".
A set of related television or radio programs, esp. of a specified kind: "a new drama series".

Series should refer to Big Brother as a whole.
Season should refer to a specific Big Brother, ie Big Brother 13. Because television seasons are usually run for a specific season (Fall, Winter, Spring, or Summer).

Though i've gotten in a habit of referring to Big Brother 13 as a series and not a season.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by iRyan

For the record, SEASON is actually the correct terminology.



Series should refer to Big Brother as a whole.
Season should refer to a specific Big Brother, ie Big Brother 13. Because television seasons are usually run for a specific season (Fall, Winter, Spring, or Summer).

Though i've gotten in a habit of referring to Big Brother 13 as a series and not a season.

But that's where British TV differs from American. We don't have pilot season and all the rest, all our shows don't return in the fall and have "mid-season" and all of that. Shows can literally start at any time of the year, and different runs of the same show won't start at the same time every year. So, technically, we don't have "television seasons".

[iRyan]

Originally Posted by 08marsh

But that's where British TV differs from American. We don't have pilot season and all the rest, all our shows don't return in the fall and have "mid-season" and all of that. Shows can literally start at any time of the year, and different runs of the same show won't start at the same time every year. So, technically, we don't have "television seasons".

True, I didn't think about that. However - it still doesn't make sense to refer to a new, individual continuation of the show as a "new series", because calling it a new series seems to be describing an entirely new show.

[MTVN]

Originally Posted by iRyan

True, I didn't think about that. However - it still doesn't make sense to refer to a new, individual continuation of the show as a "new series", because calling it a new series seems to be describing an entirely new show.

Isn't each Big Brother episode it's own show? So therefore each Big Brother is "a set of related television or radio programs" and thus a series?

[nicole_burks]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Isn't each Big Brother episode it's own show? So therefore each Big Brother is "a set of related television or radio programs" and thus a series?

Our terminology for things is:
A show is something that comes on frequently, usually once a week. I.e. Big Brother, NCIS, CSI
A Season is a show that is on for months, like Jan-May and then again in Aug-Nov, our shows aren't usually year round
A series is several seasons put together like Season 1, Season 2, Season 3 would all be a series.
You call several books i.e. Harry Potter a series don't you? Why wouldn't you call shows/seasons that too?

[emmetmcl]

I HATE it.

Though it does add a bit color to the forums.

[Firewire]

In Britain we refer to a show as a series as a whole as well as it's individual series.
In America, I believe, they refer to a show as a series and it has individual seasons.

[nicole_burks]

Originally Posted by Firewire

In Britain we refer to a show as a series as a whole as well as it's individual series.
In America, I believe, they refer to a show as a series and it has individual seasons.

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[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Firewire

In Britain we refer to a show as a series as a whole as well as it's individual series.
In America, I believe, they refer to a show as a series and it has individual seasons.

Yes, I think we got that a while back. lol

He was just saying how he understood the words to mean something different.

[Samuel.]

Blows my mind that anyone could care in the slightest.

[Marc]

Season/Series are interchangeable to me. It's cool how it means different things for America

[Scotty07]

I will always call British programmes series 1, 2, 3 etc. and American ones seasons 1, 2, 3 etc.

[Petershaw1984]

Doesn't bother me at all because in the grand scheme of things they are only words.

[daniel-lewis-1985]

Most intellectual thread ever?

[rk3388]

why does it matter what americans say on youtube ? :S its not like were going to go out of our way to change our vocabulary to make all of yous feel better

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by rk3388

why does it matter what americans say on youtube ? :S its not like were going to go out of our way to change our vocabulary to make all of yous feel better

I always thought Canadians got very upset when referred to as "American". lol

[Jords]

Couldnt give a toss stuff like this is really pedantic and life is way too short for it

And tbh BBUS is better than todays BBUK.

[Jake.]

Couldn't care less. It's stupid and pretty petty tbh