Comments on: Thrown For a Loop

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 12 May 2005 09:22:38 +0000

I think everybody has at least one TV series like this. I have a couple. Dragging the topic back to web development, did you know SG-1 are responsible for Mozilla supporting text-decoration: blink?

By: Mark Reeves

Mark Reeves — Fri, 06 May 2005 00:29:24 +0000

It is alleged that there are 350 episodes of the Simpsons. I have seen one – six times

By: Tom Barnett

Tom Barnett — Wed, 04 May 2005 17:33:04 +0000

Hah, you’ve got a point there. Whenever I (frequently) flick through the channels on the satellite television package, it always seems to be the same episode – and the same point too.

There are some episodes of the Simpsons that I have seen over a dozen times now, and many which I have never witnessed. 300-odd shows? Closer to 30.

By: neill harmer

neill harmer — Wed, 04 May 2005 01:10:22 +0000

That always happens to me with movies. I can NEVER catch the begining of a movie. Such as StarShip Troopers as of late, I keep catching the movie 20 mins in. Not the worlds greatest movie, but I keep getting sucked into it … although my wife hates it!

By: Andy Baker

Andy Baker — Wed, 04 May 2005 00:41:32 +0000

Stargate is absolutely the hottest cast on TV…and most of it is on DVD already! ;) I seem to catch the Thor episode a lot myself.

By: Eric TF Bat

Eric TF Bat — Tue, 03 May 2005 22:59:06 +0000

For me, it was Seinfeld – the “master of your domain” episode. The only times I ever turned on the TV when that irritating so-called comedian and his tedious friends were going through their motions, that would be the episode I’d see – and then I’d switch off and go and read blogs.

By: Ian Hickson

Ian Hickson — Tue, 03 May 2005 21:42:10 +0000

Right in the middle of my backswing?!

By: Mike W

Mike W — Tue, 03 May 2005 18:08:25 +0000

This happens to me with Star Trek: The Next Generation. I couldn’t even count the number of times i’ve seen the enterprise crew turned into children, or the episode where they get trapped in the time loop and keep exploding. I’m prety sure they only show the same 5 episodes over and over.

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 03 May 2005 17:50:36 +0000

Whenever I used to come home from a date depressed I’d flip on the television and there would be, no matter the late time of night, the episode of “Mad About You” in which Paul and Jamie first meet. Never failed to cheer me up.

By: Johnnie Blevins

Johnnie Blevins — Tue, 03 May 2005 16:55:23 +0000

Hah,

I have also always called this “deja-view.” I guess it’s the obvious term.

By: Cheryl Colan

Cheryl Colan — Tue, 03 May 2005 15:37:44 +0000

I understand that this happens, and it does happen to me for some shows, but never for Stargate. I have tried to see the episode that loops for you, but I never manage to catch it. So far, I've never seen it. Seems to be the one I'll never catch no matter how hard I try. And my spouse refuses to get a Tivo because he doesn't like the idea of a subscription service. But he forgot to record Stargate for me! Arrrgh.

By: John Athayde

John Athayde — Tue, 03 May 2005 14:29:19 +0000

Ah yes, that was a good one. Heck, I wouldn’t mind a time loop like that to see what you could and couldn’t get away with. That could rule. (That and the whole “kissing Carter” thing).

By: Damien

Damien — Tue, 03 May 2005 14:06:47 +0000

I’m the same way with The Simpsons, its always an episode from the first half of season 1. Bah.

By: Dougal Campbell

Dougal Campbell — Tue, 03 May 2005 13:46:08 +0000

Yup, that happens to me a lot, too. In fact, I made up a Sniglet for that: "deja view". You do remember Sniglets, don't you? I'll date myself by also volunteering that I made that one up back when Sniglets were still pretty new (my high-school years: mid-80s).

By: Scotty

Scotty — Tue, 03 May 2005 13:30:50 +0000

I have my Tivo recording all eps of SG-1. Many I just delete without watching. I watch this ep *every* time!