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From: solar penguin <solar.penguin@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [NEWS] New "Doctor Who" trailer released
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2024 11:03:15 -0000 (UTC)
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Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>
> 
> Strangely enough, the US versions of the BBC "Doctor Who
> Collection" Blu-Ray releases already have multiple Season 1's.
> As every classic-era Doctor has a Season One in the USA!
> 
> The BBC Doctor Who Blu-Ray collections are marketed by Doctor
> number/Season number of that Doctor, in the USA. So the S26 Blue
> Ray Collection release was 'Doctor Who: The Collection - Season
> 26' in the UK and 'Doctor Who: Sylvester McCoy Complete Season
> 3' in the US... (etc.)
> 
> For some reason marketing people think people in the USA find
> multiple number one's less confusing than exclusive numbering in
> order. <shrugs>
> 

Maybe the American marketing people think that casual viewers
are more likely to start watching from season one rather than
trying to pick up the story from season 24 or whatever.

-- 
solar penguin