Talk:Wyrd Sisters (TV series)

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Original airing[edit]

Original airing 1997? Are you sure? I saw the first episode, then missed the rest of the series because I moved to Hong Kong, which happened in January 1992. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jgharston (talk • contribs) 23:46, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Episodes[edit]

The article says 6. The infobox says 2. I'm watching it now and there appears to be only one. Does anyone know definitively? ubiquity (talk) 00:40, 31 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Prompted by your post I've had a quick lookaround online, and unfortunately I don't! But I have some possible explanation. It's my understanding Wyrd Series first aired as a TV series on Channel 4. When it came time to release it to VHS, I found releases that had three tapes and releases with two. For the DVD it was compiled into one movie, which is probably the version most available online.

So, sorted, then? Originally episodic, compiled together when released on video; an early Wikipedian with their VHS listed it as being a two-parter and then you found it as one bulk.

Now, that's mainly me conjecturing. It's hard to find firm, reliable details online on what the show looked like as it first aired. There are amateur sites detailing it, but no guarantee they're not getting the info from here; it would explain why at least one site also listed it as both having six and two parts. So the problem I had is verifying for certain that it did, indeed, air in exactly six segments. After a brief attempt to find some online UK TV guide archives for 18 May 1997, I was mostly unsuccessful. Ultimately I found this site, which claims to list each episode as it aired. That lends credence, although if accurate it indicates that the show began airing a week earlier than our listed release date. On paper this should be easy to check, at least hypothetically, although I'm not carrying any '90s TV listings on me. – The Millionth One (talk) (contribs) 03:53, 1 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

On the airing date: it occured to me that the Discworld Monthly magazine would've covered the show. A few seconds later and, sure enough, they did in its second issue. It doesn't mention the episode count, but my assumption would be that they're accurate when they say they watched the first episode on the 18th, not the 11th. The issue beforehand mentions that Wyrd Sisters will be 6 parts and air on the 11th, but then mentions the possibility of it starting the week after; there might've been a delay. – The Millionth One (talk) (contribs) 05:52, 2 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]