TV Tuesday: Deja Vu

[yourlibrarian]

In the past, shows used to create “clip episodes” which were made up of segments of other episodes with a brief wraparound story. This was usually done to save money, extend writing time, or cover for the absence of a lead character.

Is this something you miss? Is there one you've particularly liked? Given currently shorter seasons, are these still being used in any shows you’ve seen?

Comments

[shadowkat]

They did it as part of their 63rd anniversary special. They also had a special for their 60th anniversary - that was bigger, and an hour. And they did a huge celebration for their 50th anniversary.

Keep in mind - it's the longest running scripted television drama (US). Doctor Who is also 63 years old, but I don't think they did a clip special? Also Doctor Who isn't quite the same - in that it may have been around for 63 years, but it wasn't steadily on during that whole period and doesn't have over 15,000 episodes. I mean GH is on about 200 days a year or thereabouts, and multiple that by 63...while Doctor Who has about 6-20 episodes each year, and was on infrequently, it skipped a good ten years in there before RT Davies rebooted it.