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Contents 1 Mobile telephone broadcasts 2 Spoiler? 3 Images 4 TARDISODE 9 - Scooti? 4.1 Points 5 TARDISODE 7? 6 DVD

[edit] Mobile telephone broadcasts

This is pretty new to me, and I can't find much discussion of it in other Wikipedia articles. I know that there was a mobile-telephone season of 24, 24: Conspiracy, and there was supposed to be a similar series of mobile telephone mini-episodes of Lost starting this January, but I can't find whether it was broadcast as scheduled or not. I'd heard the term mobisode (mobile+episode) used to describe these mini-episodes, but apparently that's a FOX trademark. I figure there ought to be some category for the articles TARDISODE and 24: Conspiracy (and any others I don't know about), but I don't know what it should be called. (I guess it would be a subcat of Category:Mobile telephony?)

Also, is this the first time there's been original dramatic content made for mobile telephone broadcasts for a UK series? Did I hear something about mini-episodes of Spooks, or is that more like a game? If this breaks any new ground for British broadcasting, we should note that in the article. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 04:33, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

I don't think Spooks has done mobile episodes — as far as I know they've just done Attack of the Graske-style digital games following the episodes. Angmering 06:50, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

Ah, that's what I was thinking of. So should we note this as the first original video content for telephones in connection with a UK television series? (When I put all the qualifiers in, it doesn't sound as impressive.)

Also, anybody got any thoughts about category naming and placement? —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 14:59, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

I don't know if they precede the Tardisodes, but the Channel 4 drama series Totally Frank has some mobile-only content (which they call a 'mobi-soap'). Smatthewman 08:58, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Spoiler?

Are the Tardisodes really a spoiler, as they're designed as episode teasers without giving anything anyway but the most basic plot? I've removed it - if anyone genuinely thinks they are spoilers, they can put the tag back on. UK-Logician-2006

I second this. These are nothing more than trailers to upcoming episodes and can't really "spoil" anything. DonQuixote 19:20, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

It's not so much a spoiler for the upcoming episodes — it's a spoiler for the Tardisodes themselves since it describes exactly what's happening in them. There are people who are genuinely sensitive about these things and need some kind of flag. --khaosworks (talk • contribs) 22:29, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Images

Er... screenshot from each TARDISODE? I don't particularly like the glacier 'thing' on TV promotions. --Thelb⁴ 20:54, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

The glacier image is nothing to do with anything really, and rubbish in itself, and the screengrab is awful. Why not remove it?--Keycard ^(talk) 08:49, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

I've done just that. I think it would be a violation of fair use or something to have a screengrab of each episode, though. --Thelb⁴ 16:06, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] TARDISODE 9 - Scooti?

Just something that's been bugging me since putting down TARDISODE 9 - if anyone can watch it themselves and confirm, or find out through other sources: The girl who finds the man on the chair - is that Scooti or just some random crewmember? It reminds me of her but I'm not sure if it is (hence I only put "woman")... The_B 18:22, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

Watched it: it's not Scooti. --khaosworks (talk • contribs) 22:35, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Points

I'm sorry to have to bring this up but there is no need to remove points in a rude manner. If you do not agree with it, fine, it is perfectly acceptable to remove it with justification, but not to do it in a rude way. I refer to the phrase "Where is the connection...aside from your own head?" Is this necessary? After all, all anyone is trying to do here is provide comprehensive coverage of a television programme. There is really no need to become agressive and I would ask the user to refrain from such an aggressive tone in future.

[edit] TARDISODE 7?

Is the elderly woman in this Tardisode the grandmother from the episode itself? I'm not at home and cannot check this personally.

[edit] DVD

Anyone know if these will be on the Series 2 DVD? BillyH 17:46, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

According to the BBC webpage, no they won't be and neither will Attack of the Graske. Fortunately the Children in Need Special will at least be included. 68.145.238.33 04:07, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

I've had it confirmed from another newsgroup that the box set is missing the TARDISODEs. Also, the Children in Need Special is apparently a different version than the one broadcast, too. 23skidoo 04:27, 28 November 2006 (UTC)