Talk:Primeval (TV series)

message: Where is it mentioned or alluded to that Caroline had significantly superior strength than Abby? It's true that she pinned Abby at one point, but it wasn't long before she was rolled over, was she? It looked like a very close fight, nothing really claims that either was particularly stronger than the other.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.121.124.49 (talk) 00:00, 14 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Your point? The above isn't even mentioned in the article. MelicansMatkin (talk, contributions) 05:07, 14 November 2009 (UTC)

text: "Connor's former girlfriend who was secretly working for Leek during the majority of the second season" is all that it says. Nothing about strength at all. MelicansMatkin (talk, contributions) 20:58, 15 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Superior strength?

message: *Can anyone say what make Tom Ryan's rifle was? It seemed from the noise made to be fully automatic. Anthony Appleyard 16:25, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: That would be difficult, considering the SA80 has got nothing whatsoever to do with the Steyr. Nick Cooper (talk) 14:51, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Please identify guns

message: I cut down the cast list just to include the main characters, but the longer list has been reinstated with a request for discussion before re-deletion.  My rationale was that just including the main cast would keep the list a reasonable length and give readers an idea of who was key to the series - this seems standard for TV articles.  Perhaps the cast from individual episodes could be included in an episode list article or individual episode articles if/when these are created?  I chose those listed in the opening credits and on the official website (though we could add more if some of episode one's other characters turn out to be reoccurring). Jihg 13:03, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Some of the deleted characters (e.g. Ben and Ryan) had important parts in Episode 1. Anthony Appleyard 17:52, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed.  Ideally we move them to episode articles if/when that happens. Jihg 15:32, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Cast list

message: I removed the "cult" descriptions. It's an SF drama. No one is making Primeval into a religion. It's not the world's most serious show, but it's still demeaning to classify it with such a term.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Barsoomian (talk • contribs) 16:56, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It meant Cult following, not cult. I've disambig the wiki-links. Cheers, Mark t young (talk) 17:13, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Cult

message: Can I suggest we do a page on Mick Harper? Public interferance is a crucial story in Primeval, plus he is coming back. 06:08:08  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Primeval Demon (talk • contribs) 06:32, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The comment you replied to was written 3 years ago. Barsoomian (talk) 13:28, 31 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mick Harper 

message: I'm an avid Australian Primeval fan, but we only got the first series of primeval here in Australia. I have emailed the braodcasting station wether they would be showing Series 2 & 3, but they said they would not, because the ratings were low. (im personally upset by this). Now the DVD's are unlikly to be released here in Australia, because of that reason. 
Does anyone know if the DVDs are going to be released here in Australia, and if so when?. Also i they arnt, how can i get a copy. I think it will be difficult because i think there is a DVD code that is only playable in certain countries. 
If anyone could send me an Email at <email redacted> 
Thanks
:If it does not show up legally in your country, Wikipedia is not the place to ask. For legal DVDs just tell your local video store you will buy when they show up. That is the sort of thing most businesses start tracking when more than a couple people ask.69.23.124.142 (talk) 00:35, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Australian Series 

message: Reading the article, there appears to be conflicting information about the airdate of Season 3.. near the top it is indicated that ITV will air season 3 sometime in January, but further below it is redacted:
"It has been put back for a release date of February 2009."
So which one is it? January or February? Brynet (talk) 18:37, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Season 3 airdate 

message: The article for Episode 13 (Primeval) was redirected to List of Primeval episodes per Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Episode 13 (Primeval) in September 2008. The other episode articles were tagged for lack of notability in November 2008, but no improvement happened, so most of them were redirected as well. However, Episode 1 (Primeval) and Episode 6 (Primeval) may make some claims of notability, but contain no non-plot content that can't as well be covered in the articles Primeval and List of Primeval episodes. I therefore propose to merge them here/there and afterwards redirect them as well. Another option is to expand these two articles (and also the other ep articles) with so much sourced real-world information that a merger would no longer makes sense. I'll probably leave this merge proposal open for four weeks. Please avoid WP:ILIKEIT comments, as this neither improves the articles nor addresses why the current real-world content of the articles can't be presented in a parent article like here (WP:NOT#PLOT explains wikipedias view on plot summaries). – sgeureka t•c 16:36, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I added several referenced episode reviews to Episode 1 a while back and worked to shorten the plot summary (which is still too long), but was unsure where to find production information to balance it out. I will set up sandboxes to work on these episode articles further. Is there a central "wikiproject" for this show where it would be possible to set up a communal sandbox? »S0CO(talk|contribs) 17:30, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: You can use the wiki articles as communal sandboxes, and the article's talkpages to drop usable sources so that other editors can use them. The articles already pass the minimum threshold for inclusion, and as long as I know that there is someone who is interested in improving these articles, there is no reason (for me) to merge the articles. – sgeureka t•c 18:43, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge proposal for [[Episode 1 (Primeval)]] and [[Episode 6 (Primeval)]] 

message: Shouldn't all the linked dates in this article be de-linked per WP:MOSNUM and WP:OVERLINKING? – ukexpat (talk) 19:17, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  De-linking dates? 

message: Who are the writers on this thing?  It's just unimaginably poorly executed at times.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.3.77.161 (talk) 15:46, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: So fix it! – ukexpat (talk) 15:58, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  writers? 

message: Is it my ears or does this show overuse the Wilhelm scream hilariously too much?! I bet the sound engineers love that scream sound effect a lot, because just about every episode uses it! --58.178.120.140 (talk) 06:06, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Ha! I agree, but I don't think that this is the place to discuss this. Jozal (talk) 14:14, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: A lot of shows and movies use the Wilhelm scream. It's probably something that they decided to include in each episode as a little continuity joke. MelicansMatkin (talk) 03:27, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

text: I know, I love the scream too. It's just something I couldn't help noticing. 58.178.120.140 (talk) 12:48, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: It might be intentional. The makers of the US series "The Middleman" deliberately used the Wilhelm Scream at least once in every episode. It became a signature for them. 69.201.159.57 (talk) 08:46, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Augh! Augh! Augh! Augh! Augh! 

message: I always thought it was Primaeval.
:The opening credits say Primeval. I think the original spelling in pre-production of the first seris was Primaeval (it was announced as such), but this was changed before the first airing for whatever reason. MelicansMatkin (talk) 03:26, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I find it non-notable for this article; might be more useful on the article comparing British & American English and other spelling articles, but not here. Jon (talk) 02:50, 18 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Not particularly American either...just not UK. 69.23.124.142 (talk) 00:40, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Oxford dictionaries give Primeval first, and Primaeval as a variant. And they say if you spell it with an æ thingy they will come round to your house and tease your dog and disrespect your Mum and stuff. (I may have paraphrased that last bit slightly.) DBaK (talk) 18:36, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is it notable that a british show uses an american spelling? 

message: does anyone know where to find a source for the broadcast date of season 3 in america? I think it should be added to the article so people don't keep asking. Star Hound (talk) 03:21, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Hasn't been revealed yet, and it really isn't any more important than the first air dates on any other channel. Only ITV is really necessary. If you want to see when it starts, I'd suggest checking the BBC America website. MelicansMatkin (talk) 03:24, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

text: Rumours are rumours. MelicansMatkin (talk) 01:18, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

text: Considering that season 1 just started airing in Sci-Fi last Friday, could be awhile for that channel. (Looking at May,  it looks like they are going to run season 2 immediately following season 1.) But BBC America ran at least all of season 1 last summer, so they might air season 3 sooner. Jon (talk) 02:53, 18 April 2009 (UTC)

text: Could be any number of reasons ranging from a full schedule listing for BBC American to a simple licensing issue for the series. There are plenty of reasons for delays, we just don't know what the actual ones are. MelicansMatkin (talk) 02:41, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

text: It is all licensing and marketing. The original funding market gets to see it first. Plus secondary markets like to see the ratings before committing to buying. And unless Primeval does amazingly well on SciFi...well I am pretty sure the big UK ratings drop for season 3 will prevent US markets from buying. Networks do not like to pay top dollar or reserve prime time for known ratings sinkers. 69.23.124.142 (talk) 00:45, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:   Season 3 in America 

message: (Moved from top top page. — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 18:43, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I have no reason to doubt your facts, but could you give me the URL which verifies this? I had a look at BARB but couldn't find the relevant page. Thanks, — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 18:47, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Viewing figure

message: did primeval won any awards so far?
i read it won something in CGI.--Rex92 (talk) 08:31, 10 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: awards?

message: There are IDIOTS who are putting spoilers up for the final episode, which has not been shown yet in the UK. Stop it you stupid selfish people.(Discobadgers · talk)  —Preceding undated comment added 09:28, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Per WP:SPOILER we do not prevent spoilers from being added so long as they are sourced. If you don't want to know what happens, don't read it. MelicansMatkin (talk) 14:42, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: End of series

message: Some useful information can probably be gleaned from this intervew with Adrian Hodges. Cheers. MelicansMatkin (talk) 14:54, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Useful info 

message: The related article List of creatures in Primeval has been nominated for deletion. If you want to express an opinion for or against, please do so ASAP, before 6 Jan 2010 at . Barsoomian (talk) 16:32, 1 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  FYI: "List of creatures in Primeval" could be deleted 

message: I think that the cast section should have everyone under one heading and show the seasons/series they were in. similar to Stargate SG-1 --Superchicken781 (talk) 21:33, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Cast

message: According to a tag someone placed at the top of the article, this article needs sources.  My question is: where?  So far I'm not seeing a swath of unsourced information.
Please, if you see anything unsourced, tag it or fix it.  As it is I don't see anything that needs improvement. -- Y|yukichigai (ramble argue check) 23:53, 21 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sourcing 

message: This article repeats a lot of information several times, such the dates of each of the series and of the filming of the future series. Caeruleancentaur (talk) 14:47, 18 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Repititious 

message: It may just be me, but isn't it a bit misleading to count the series that're currently being filmed, and thus not out yet, in the "number of series" stat on the infobox? ∫eb²+1(talk) 12:52, 16 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes it is, so I deleted it. They shouldn't be listed until broadcast. Feel free to delete if (when) someone puts it back. Barsoomian (talk) 16:28, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Number of series 

message: A cast member is a main character appearing in the majority of episodes in a series not just one episode so could LucyBrownFan stop inplying her as a remaining cast member by series 4.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Marker10 (talk • contribs) 20:07, 31 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: There is a citation in the article stating that she has returned as a cast member. --AussieLegend (talk) 02:34, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, I added a citation saying she is returning as a cast member, as you should've seen.--LucyBrownFan (talk) 21:13, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cast Members 

message: I noticed something at the end of season 3 that I dismissed at the time, until the premiere of season 4. At the end of season 3, Helen is supposedly killed by a raptor while she attempts to murder the human race before it evolves at Site 333, but even though the series' producers confirm her dead, there was no body, and her anomaly machine was sent backwards through time to the cretaceous. So technically, her death is ambiguous, even if the producers confirmed it (a statement which we don't have a source for, by the way) ggctuk (2005) (talk) 16:55, 2 January 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: The machine was not sent backwards. If you rewatch 3.10, you can see it being dropped while everyone is still in the Cretaceous. Melicans (talk, contributions) 02:55, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
replies: text:  I didn't notice that, but I could swear she still had one though. It's possible she had another one in her possession. ggctuk (2005) (talk) 12:23, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Helen's 'death' is ambiguous 

message: Please note that, per long-established convention, we do not split cast lists on the basis of "current" and "former" members. Acts of fiction are presented as a whole, not "in the moment", given that the "current" state depends entirely on what episode you are viewing. This is no different than how we treat films, books, and the like; one would not say Darth Vader was a character in the Star Wars films, even though he dies before the narrative is complete. We also list the entire main cast in the infobox per the same principle, and do not delete them when they leave the cast. In a similar fashion, we would not write "Primeval was a series" once the series ends its run, since it continues to exist as a dramatic work despite the cessation of production. --Ckatzchatspy 03:49, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Current and former 

message: As is indicated in the above section, and as per MOS:TV fiction is always treated in the present tense and fiction does not necessarily follow real world timelines. A great example of this is That '70s Show where more than 7 years in real time represented just over 3.5 years in fictional time. Another is Star Wars where, despite airing 20 years after the original trilogy, the events of the "final" three movies occurred before the events of the before the original movie. The "Timeline of the Plot" section treats various events as happening on specific dates and while episodes may have aired on those dates, there is nothing to prove that the events actually occurred on those dates. Effectively, the whole section constitutes uncited original research with allocation of specific events to specific dates being WP:SYNTH. The section could be corrected by replacing the dates with episode numbers, but this makes the section effectively a summary of the episode sumaries and would be better included at List of Primeval episodes, if anywhere. --AussieLegend (talk) 13:20, 10 January 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: the difference is, in some form or another, a date is given in the show in some stages, but I agree. This section needs to be condensed into a "plot" section rather than a timeline which unnecessarily lengthens the article. ggctuk (2005) (talk) 13:24, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

text: Besides this, we have an episodes page for most of this info anyways. We have a synopsis there as well. ggctuk (2005) (talk) 15:15, 10 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Timeline of the Plot

message: I'm going to remove the merge proposal tags from this article and List of Primeval books and novelisations. The nominator never provided any rationale for the move and there has never been any discussion that I can find at either article so there seems no support after over a year. If the nominator, or anyone else, still believes a merge is necessary they can always add the tags again, hopefully this time starting a discussion. --AussieLegend (talk) 12:11, 31 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge proposal 

message: While repairing the article after some peculiar and unexplained changes today I discovered the existence of Anomaly (Primeval). It had been redirected after a contested prod without consensus of having been nominated at AfD. I've restored the article, as the anomalies are significant to the series but they are not discussed here. I tend to agree with the prod concerns and think that the article should be merged to this one. --AussieLegend (talk) 23:38, 1 February 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I have no opinion on merging, but I've added it to the Primeval template, delete it if it is merged. Barsoomian (talk) 02:19, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

text: In general I'm in favour of merging articles, but I'm not sure this merge is the right one to do. I'd ask the question of whether it is worth having lots of articles about various aspects of the Primeval series, or whether it would be better to consolidate into one article about the Primeval "universe". Icalanise (talk) 23:11, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Such articles, like Primeverse, end up being redirected. --AussieLegend (talk) 04:01, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: "Lots of articles"?  Aside from episodes, spinoff books, etc,  and characters (as normal for a TV show)  there is one for creatures, and this one about anomalies. Can't think of any other aspects that would deserve an article. And each of these is long and detailed enough to be best suited as a separate article, in my opinion.  The "Primeverse" was presented as  a platform for other shows, but nothing eventuated and it's basically forgotten now.  Barsoomian (talk) 09:29, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Oppose merge. What does it hurt? Leave it be. CarolMooreDC (talk) 00:02, 12 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge proposal: Anomaly (Primeval) 

message: Many articles related to Primeval were renamed with no warning or discussion by user  on 16 June 2011. I put a request at Wikipedia:Editor assistance/Requests to have these rolled back. Or if anyone else can do this expeditiously, please do. Such a dramatic change should be discussed before implementing. Barsoomian (talk) 03:42, 16 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Renamed to "Primeval (TV series)" 

message: The article Impossible Pictures was recently deleted due to a lack of external references. I have restored it and added a few refs. If anyone can improve the article, particularly by adding external references, please do so. Barsoomian (talk) 18:19, 2 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Impossible Pictures 

message: This  article on Digital Spy says :
Broadcast reports that Indie production company Impossible Pictures has secured an order for the "older, darker and scarier" Primeval: New Order from Canadian sci-fi broadcaster Space, which previously acquired the UK series.
The 13, one-hour episodes - said to have a budget of $2.5 (£1.6m) per episode - will follow a group of North American scientists and animal experts who investigate the arrival of prehistoric and futuristic creatures in the modern day world. The show will feature a "younger, sexier" cast, while storylines will also explore characters' relationships.
But I can't find any confirmation from Impossible, Space, Broadcast. So I didn't put it in the article. If it's for real a reliable source should have the story in a day or two. Trolls have been posting similar rumours of new series here for months, maybe this is a hoax that suckered a reporter. Barsoomian (talk) 13:30, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: It isn't the first time Digital Spy has commented on a Canadian version. I think older reports are still in the article, next to the film mention. Melicans (talk, contributions) 16:45, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
replies: text:  Series 6, a movie, a spinoff, have all been mentioned as "under discussion", but this is saying "secured". Which I find a bit odd without any press release from the principals to be found. Barsoomian (talk) 17:45, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Quotes from OMNI and Bell Media, with production information. I'd say it is official: link. Melicans (talk, contributions) 18:12, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

text: Also a blog announcement from Space. You have to click blogs to get to it. Currently the top post. Melicans (talk, contributions) 18:14, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: And here is the press release from Bell Media, one of the largest media companies in Canada. It's official. I've begun an article at Primeval: New World. Should be developed enough already to avoid any worries about notability/deletion discussion. Will try to keep the page neat and tidy as info becomes available. I'll turn it into an FA if I can (eventually). Melicans (talk, contributions) 19:30, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Primeval: New Order? 

message: This edit by Aussielegend claims "Still a special to go". What "special" would that be?  Why isn't it mentioned in the article? Barsoomian (talk) 15:05, 31 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Ummm, it was me with too many articles on my watchlist. I got this and "The IT Crowd" mixed up. However, the discussion archived at Template talk:Infobox television/Archive 12#Last aired is still relevant. --AussieLegend (talk) 15:08, 31 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text:  As I thought.  So, 5 months off the air, no renewal in sight, yet you insist it's "present". Wikipedia looks more foolish every day. Barsoomian (talk) 15:41, 31 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Futurama was cancelled and off air for 5 years while The Jetsons was cancelled and off air for 22 years. Both came back. Primeval's future has been in limbo for extended periods previously and it was off air for 17 months as a result. Five months is not a long time compared to those examples. As you're well aware, everything on Wikipedia has to be verifiable and we can't verify that it has ended forever. The discussion that I cited is a lot bigger than you or me. --AussieLegend (talk) 16:42, 31 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text:   Look, I would not respond on this if you hadn't again gone on about "verify that it has ended forever". No one said it has. And as your examples show, you can NEVER say that because any show can be revived. But I, and you, can verify the last date a new episode aired (28 June, 2011). You can't verify that it is "present". Yet you insist we must pretend it is.  Forever. Setting a "last aired" date is not putting a tombstone on a show. It can be revised like any other information if and when circumstances change.  But you insist  it reflect an imaginary possible future rather than the verifiable facts. Barsoomian (talk) 17:35, 31 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I refer you back to the earlier discussion, as well as the discussion above. This has all been said before. --AussieLegend (talk) 17:51, 31 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text:  All you had to do was to cite the rule you were enforcing. When you tried to justify it, you invite debate. Since you can't logically justify it, that would have been a better tactic. Barsoomian (talk) 03:34, 1 January 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Very well then. --AussieLegend (talk) 03:41, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

text: Series 5 was shown on Watch, ending 28 June 2011. Reruns on other networks are just footnotes. The  infobox records only the "Original run".  Regardless, any renewal is just a pious hope by dedicated fans and cannot justify the bland statement that the show is "present". Or we should make Firefly present because I believe that Nathan Fillion will buy the rights and revive it. Barsoomian (talk) 03:34, 1 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Special? 

message: The Primeval Wikia has this:
February 2nd 2012
"Tim Haines says that it is very unlikely that a sixth series of Primeval will be commissioned in the UK. We won’t know for 100% certain until after it has transmitted on ITV in June or July, as they were the main investors in the series and will make a decision based on the ratings and success of series 5 for their audiences. But all signs are that it won’t be renewed which is, of course, very sad."
―Grant Bushby, Head of PR and Marketing for Impossible Pictures
I know that a Wikia isn't an RS, but I don't doubt this is true. Fans fake stuff to make their show come back, not kill it off. If anyone has a citeable source confirming (or refuting) this, please put it in the article. There's nothing on Impossible Pictures' site. Series 5 actually starts on ITV on June 16 2012. Barsoomian (talk) 05:56, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: It was probably quoted from another website that might have been an interview. While we're on the subject of season 5, should we not add the ITV viewing figures too? ggctuk (2005) (talk) 17:29, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: The Wikia seems to be the original source. Can't find anything older. Add the ITV figures if you want to and can fit them in. Barsoomian (talk) 03:27, 30 June 2012 (UTC)
replies: text:  The original source was an email sent by Impossible Pictures to Primeval Wiki, or probably more accurately a member of Primeval wiki. Eshlare (talk) 14:14, 30 June 2012 (UTC)
replies: text:  Where is that cited? Under the idiotic rules enforced here, despite the show last being in production almost two years ago, it must be stated as "present" in the infobox, until there is official confirmation that it isn't. So if they don't, it will be eternal, according to Wikipedia. Barsoomian (talk) 14:27, 30 June 2012 (UTC)

text:  Google directed me to this facebook page which made the above claim. I was trying to say that as it (allegedly) originates in an email it won't be in any RS. Would this June 2012 quote from H. Spearitt be useful? "If we made another one, by the time it's shown again, all the fans will have been waiting a couple of years and I don't know if that's entirely fair." It's the only thing that comes close to indicating that the UK series won't return.Eshlare (talk) 20:52, 1 July 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: According to the source, it's still playing in July so I there's hope they'll renew it - or at least state they've cancelled it for wikipedia purposes. Just wish BBC america would give us the last few episodes. CarolMooreDC 18:52, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Series 6 ( not) 

message: I just glanced through the air dates and noticed that series 5 apparently began and ended some point in 2011. Since there's still a lot of speculation about whether there will be a series 6, I have to assume the series that is currently being shown on ITV (which they appear to be advertising as first-run broadcast) is series 5 yet it's 2012 now. Can anyone please confirm whether the current broadcast is actually a repeat, or (as I suspect) the listed dates are incorrect? Pobatti (talk) 18:41, 7 July 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Series 5 did air in 2011 on the dates shown. I'm not sure why you'd think the air dates are wrong, given that there's a source for the episode 1 air date in the episode list article, and ratings figures for each episode dating from last year. The lead of the episode list also explains that series 5 "began on 24 May 2011 on digital channel Watch and was repeated on ITV from 16 June 2012." So yes, it is a first run on ITV, but not the first run for the series. --AussieLegend (talk) 18:56, 7 July 2012 (UTC)
replies: text:  Series 5 hasn't been shown on ITV before so to them it's a first run. There isn't any hope of it being renewed for a sixth series. The only speculation is to when this will be admitted. According  to Wikipedia, if no one does, it will be "present" forever. Barsoomian (talk) 01:46, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Series 5... currently showing repeats, or are the listed dates wrong? 

message: should we not list the ratings of series 5 for when it was shown on ITV1, as this is undoubtedly the more prominent one and the one which will have got the highest viewer ratings? Frogkermit (talk) 16:15, 7 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ratings for Series 5 

message: The use of the world "series" makes this page very confusing. An entire "series" of a TV show contains one or more season. In this case Primeval is the name of the series and there are 5 seasons. Calling each season a series is misleading as it gives the impression that each season is a different TV show. --Jimv1983 (talk) 08:04, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Regardless, the correct UK term is "series". "Season" is American. --AussieLegend (✉) 09:25, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Use of world "series" 

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