1. Don't add them to regular cast, they're probably more like guest stars who appear on a regular basis. Or well, we'll see! I don't know why @David Haller/Paszt Is doing that, because it's obviously wrong.. (though if Sarah Steele keeps being credited as main cast for every episode after the first, I think it's OK to add it as main cast. Because it then probably was decided to add her as a main cast after the pilot was filmed and such. Just like the change of the "black guy" of the pilot and rest of the season of New Girl) But I think Patszt probably didn't watch the episodes and is purely going by press releases.. So yeah. And about the add to all seasons.. I would just do that after season 2 is released and we know they are appearing again, otherwise you gotta disable it again before you can remove the person.. which is just much more work.
2. I'll see to that!
3. You don't need to put every single episode's runtime. It's more a general thing. I'll put 50 there. Every episode is bound to be around that number. Now if next season they go with 88/90 minutes episode, we'd add that number too. But a difference of a few minutes doesn't really matter. It's crazy to have "46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54" put there..
4. Usually it's listed in the press release. Otherwise we'll wait for the DVD release and see what it gets there.
5. I'll get to that one! :)
6. Are the scenes appearing at all, just not those exact moments? Or are there no such scenes at all? If not, I'll delete them.

My two cents:

• When credits and press release contradict themselves, you have to try to figure what's going on (ex: a human error, a Series Regular left the show after a few episodes or an actor was promoted as a Series Regular half-way through the season) and do what you think is right.
• In this particular case, CBS didn't release any episode press release so it doesn't look good. However, the season is just starting so I would maybe advice to wait and see.
  
• Plus, if they turn out to be Series Regular and are in like 8/10 episodes, I think that's reasonnable, especially if they are regulars in future seasons.
• I think a lot of us mark cast as being in all season by default. For most series, the cast doesn't change that much from the first season to the next... It's neither wrong nor right.
• For certification, I'd say TV-MA. CBS is an okay source.

@alltimemarr Thanks for your answers!

1. Don't add them to regular cast, they're probably more like guest stars who appear on a regular basis. Or well, we'll see!

I think that's a good idea - we just wait until all 10 episodes aired and decide then about their status. The infos from CBS are very confusing, and it might even change later (like you wrote regarding the "black guy" of New Girl). And to change it every week and on and on seems to exhausting to me.

And about the add to all seasons.. I would just do that after season 2 is released and we know they are appearing again, otherwise you gotta disable it again before you can remove the person.. which is just much more work.

Yes, that's what I was thinking. I mean, it's not that much work, but changes between seasons happen quite offen, I think ...

1. I'll see to that!

Thanks!

1. You don't need to put every single episode's runtime. It's more a general thing. I'll put 50 there. Every episode is bound to be around that number. Now if next season they go with 88/90 minutes episode, we'd add that number too. But a difference of a few minutes doesn't really matter. It's crazy to have "46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54" put there..

Understood and noted.

1. Usually it's listed in the press release. Otherwise we'll wait for the DVD release and see what it gets there.

I'll look for it in the next press release - if there's gonna be one, that is.

1. I'll get to that one! :)

Thanks!

1. Are the scenes appearing at all, just not those exact moments? Or are there no such scenes at all? If not, I'll delete them.

The stills of these scenes are definitely not in those episodes. I guess they are from later episodes; I just wonder why CBS put them as photos for the episodes? Weird ...

Best wishes,

janar

"Love [...] is the most incredible gift to give and to receive as a human being." - Ellen Page

@banana_girl Thanks for your two cents!

• When credits and press release contradict themselves, you have to try to figure what's going on (ex: a human error, a Series Regular left the show after a few episodes or an actor was promoted as a Series Regular half-way through the season) and do what you think is right.

That's true, I didn't think about the different reasons. On the other hand - regarding TMDb: When someone was promoted, let's say, starting with episode 3, but he wasn't in episodes 1&2 at all - what should I do? When I add him to the season as a regular, his name will automatically appear on every episode, number 1&2 included. When I enter him as a guest star, he's not recognizable as a regular. Both options are factually not completely correct; it's really confusing. On the other hand, at the end, it's not that important, to be honest ...

• In this particular case, CBS didn't release any episode press release so it doesn't look good. However, the season is just starting so I would maybe advice to wait and see.

Yes, I think that's what we should do.

• Plus, if they turn out to be Series Regular and are in like 8/10 episodes, I think that's reasonnable, especially if they are regulars in future seasons.

Yes.

• I think a lot of us mark cast as being in all season by default. For most series, the cast doesn't change that much from the first season to the next... It's neither wrong nor right.

It does not? I don't watch much tv - I thought it changes quite often.

• For certification, I'd say TV-MA. CBS is an okay source.

Did you find this somewhere on CBS? I think I missed this. But I've read so many about the show, no wonder. I'll change it then ...

By the way: Why can't I see your avatar here? It's always broken when I see you around and in your profile. It also happens to some of the cast/crew names in the data base - they're not properly displayed like your's. Either there's a broken picture or the alternative name description in the circle - but it's every time the same name like your's. I have no idea why this happens ...

Best wishes,

janar

"Love [...] is the most incredible gift to give and to receive as a human being." - Ellen Page

That's true, I didn't think about the different reasons. On the other hand - regarding TMDb: When someone was promoted, let's say, starting with episode 3, but he wasn't in episodes 1&2 at all - what should I do? When I add him to the season as a regular, his name will automatically appear on every episode, number 1&2 included. When I enter him as a guest star, he's not recognizable as a regular. Both options are factually not completely correct; it's really confusing. On the other hand, at the end, it's not that important, to be honest ...

I asked the same question before regarding cast changes in Heroes, and Travis said back then that we'll just add then as guest stars for the time being, and with the next season, they get added to the main cast. The same for characters that leave the series (dying, or otherwise just written out). We keep them as regulars and we'll remove them at the next season. (just not if the character only appeared as a regular in the pilot).

@janar72 Honestly, the most important rule is "only season regulars as season regulars". We do our best and don't always agree when it comes to series regular politics, but it's not worth fighting for

It does not? I don't watch much tv - I thought it changes quite often.

IMO it's usually small changes. ex: remove one series regular, add two new ones

Did you find this somewhere on CBS?

I clicked on "Info".

When you watch something on TV, the parental guidance/rating is also visible during the program (or well, begin/after commercials), but I don't know about it being a web series. But well, ;D

Since you are talking about guest stars vs season regulars, I thought I should make a comment here. I made a change to The Leftovers season 2. Two season regulars only appeared in 3 and 4 episodes respectively (out of 10). So I added them as guest stars instead. I still think the best solution for the future would be to add a feature where you could just click (credit only) for those episodes where season regulars don't appear.

wouldn't (uncredited) make it sound like they did appear, but weren't credited? Maybe (no appearance) or (not appearing), but that doesn't sound catchy

Yes, I changed my post to amend my mistake!

@alltimemarr said:

I asked the same question before regarding cast changes in Heroes, and Travis said back then that we'll just add then as guest stars for the time being, and with the next season, they get added to the main cast. The same for characters that leave the series (dying, or otherwise just written out). We keep them as regulars and we'll remove them at the next season. (just not if the character only appeared as a regular in the pilot).

Okay, that makes sense. I will write that down in my notes ...

@banana_girl said:

It does not? I don't watch much tv - I thought it changes quite often.

IMO it's usually small changes. ex: remove one series regular, add two new ones

Okay. I was under the general impression that it changes a lot, but I don't watch much tv.

Did you find this somewhere on CBS?

I clicked on "Info".

Oh, wow, it took me some time to even find the info link now - after you wrote it would be on this page. Thanks!

Best wishes,

janar

"Love [...] is the most incredible gift to give and to receive as a human being." - Ellen Page

@alltimemarr said:

When you watch something on TV, the parental guidance/rating is also visible during the program (or well, begin/after commercials), but I don't know about it being a web series. But well, ;D

Now I remember this from tv movies - you're right. However, in this case, there wasn't something like that. Anyway, "TV-MA" ist correct and I changed it.

EDIT - I forgot: My point 6. at the top was about the images that don't belong to the episodes that already aired. I just saw that you didn't delete them right now - can you keep it that way for a short time? I changed my mind because it's easier to keep them now and - if those scenes pop up in later episode - I can just copy them easier. They can be deleted later; I don't think anyone cares that much about it.

Best wishes,

janar

"Love [...] is the most incredible gift to give and to receive as a human being." - Ellen Page

@lineker said:

Since you are talking about guest stars vs season regulars, I thought I should make a comment here.

Thank you!

I made a change to The Leftovers season 2. Two season regulars only appeared in 3 and 4 episodes respectively (out of 10). So I added them as guest stars instead. I still think the best solution for the future would be to add a feature where you could just click (credit only) for those episodes where season regulars don't appear.

Yes, such a feature would be great. But I think there's a tiny difference between your example and this case here in this thread. As long as I understand your comment, the two season regulars from "The Leftovers" were still credited in those episodes they didn't appear in. Or not? Which means "(credit only)" makes sense for those 2 - because there was a credit in the opening sequence.

However, regarding Sarah Steele (only episode 1) and Justin Bartha (both episodes 1&2) in "The Good Fight" - they didn't appear in those episodes and they were not credited during the opening sequence. For example - here's the sequence for TGF S1E2 (I can't find the one for TGF S1E1):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Gr1lTGUMeg

The name "Justin Bartha" is not in this sequence. Which means "(credit only)" in this specific case wouldn't be the correct term - there is no credit. @alltimemarr suggested the terms "(no appearance)" or "(not appearing)" - but that really doesn't sound very good.

I'll think about it - but this isn't really a big deal in my opinion ...

Best wishes,

janar

"Love [...] is the most incredible gift to give and to receive as a human being." - Ellen Page

Yes, I'm following. Wait and see is the only option at this point. That also gives us time to figure something out.