Talk:Clip show

message: Shouldn't Wolf's Rain be added to the list, as it had 3 clips shows right in a Row.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.46.24.96 (talk) 01:47, 8 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Comment 

message: I've attempted to describe various formats of clip shows that have been used on US television shows. The descriptions could probably used some improvements but I think it's a good start. --Cab88 16:37, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: No, not at all. --Mugsywwiii (talk) 04:57, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  Clip shows where the 'clips' are all new material are a subversion of the trope. The final episode of "Warehouse 13" is another one that did that. Bizzybody (talk) 11:53, 28 September 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Types of clip shows 

message: Should this be added in the animation section? I think it's notable for having a notoriously high ratio of clip shows to the number of actual episodes, with six clip shows against 32 actual episodes; they added no new footage whatsoever, merely cobbling clips from previous episodes together with added explanatory narration. There apparently were six additional clip episodes made and released on video and laserdisc, but my knowledge of those is shoddy so they probably shouldn't be mentioned in the article; apparently, rather than following the traditional clipshow style, they apparently actually edit the 32 episodes into six and add new footage and dialogue, thus showing the entire series at breakneck speed. Takeshi357 10:42, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tansformers: Victory 

message: I'm curious - how can Letters from Pegasus be "... a clip show airing right before the finale" (Ye Olde Luke), if according to the episodes list it was episode 17 of 20 total in Season 1, and they are still producing Season 5 (the season finale slated for January 2009)?  It may be a clip show, but it doesn't particularly seem to be used for the reasons stated ("The episode was the final episode before the series finale" / "Sometimes clip shows air before a series finale as a way for audiences to reminisce about their favorite moments") ZeBoxx (talk) 02:26, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Stargate: Atlantis - Letters from Pegasus 

message: Do you think a parodies section should be added?
Clip shows have been parodied several times, such as the second episode of Clerks: The Animated Series.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.14.145.26 (talk) 04:54, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Parodies 

message: Was there really a clip show on Sex and the City? I only know the show from DVD but I can't remember a clip show. Somehow I would find it difficult to believe that they broadcast a show with actual clips of former episodes.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.177.99.37 (talk) 22:21, 7 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  SATC Clip Show? 

message: This is a very interesting gem (from the article's Rationale section): in the past, people often missed the first airing of an episode, and there wasn't enough air time for reruns.  Clip shows often contained content that was new to the audience, although previously aired.
So, in this modern day, when there are enough channels (thus enough air time) for reruns of everything, this excuse no longer holds.  Is there evidence that clip shows are disappearing?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 140.180.191.170 (talk) 23:40, 16 October 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: That sort of clip show was used, in the form of special "recaps", by Lost to bring new viewers up to speed with the show's dense plot elements. IIRC those recaps are not considered part of the produced series. Daniel Case (talk) 05:20, 17 October 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Not only that, the respective recaps do not even match the article's definition of a "clip show". Having a recap of previous story arcs in the first two minutes of an episode is not "an episode of a television series that consists primarily of excerpts from previous episodes". I think that example should be deleted. 85.179.244.8 (talk) 18:48, 1 February 2015 (UTC)

text: Alternatively, is there evidence that clip shows keep appearing, but that they are becoming increasingly hated by the audience (at least in certain types of series)? Would be interesting to have some numbers on this. 85.179.244.8 (talk) 18:51, 1 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Are clip shows going extinct? 

message: When there is a plot around the clips, is it a clip show or not ? For example I remember at least an episode of Stargate SG-1, and also I believe one of X-Files, where the plot is the same, basically the higher ups want to shut down operations because of all the events showed in the clips, and the main characters must defend their jobs. As an aside I hate such episodes and it has always seemed to me like they were done to cut costs, not to add anything to the series. Aesma (talk) 00:17, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I think we have included them on this list if it appears the nominal plot is really just a justification for showing the clips, such as, for instance, the "The Banker" episode of The Office. Your complaint about them being done to save money (or for other limitations, see "Shades of Gray" (which should reflect that not only was money short, the writers had gone on strike, as someone mentions on the talk page) is as the article suggests a common one. Daniel Case (talk) 01:24, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  clips + plot 

message: I've only seen it in reruns but it seems like Grey's Anatomy regular ran clip shows in its early years, mainly to bring in new viewers. Unlike other clip shows, they were narrated and used not to air clips of fan favorites but to introduce the characters and their storylines to those who were unfamiliar with the show. I think Desperate Housewives did this as well but I know I've come 3 or 4 of these episodes of Grey's. 
The problem is that I'm not a fan of the show and I didn't watch more than ten minutes. I just came across the episodes when I was flipping through channels. So, I don't know the program well enough to assess whether my opinion is accurate or not. I'm hoping someone who is a regular viewer can judge whether to include this. I have no doubt that these episodes were mentioned in sources like TV Guide. Liz Read! Talk! 23:26, 2 October 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: What you're describing sounds like a recap (see above). Perhaps we should have a separate article on them. Daniel Case (talk) 15:32, 3 October 2013 (UTC)
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