January 4, 2010 | TV Don’t have a quarrel, man From Illico’s on-screen TV guide: Uhh… I guess that’s right…
TV Dude January 4, 2010 at 8:28 pm That description has appeared for over a decade. It may have even appeared on the old Videoway. You don’t see it often anymore however… Reply ↓
Alastair Yates January 4, 2010 at 8:29 pm Yeah, I’ve noticed that before too. Very humourous, but it irks me that it doesn’t mention what the actual episode is about! Reply ↓
Vahan January 5, 2010 at 7:10 am They are most probably outsourcing to an Engrish captions expert. Reply ↓
Franc January 5, 2010 at 8:23 am Whoa, I’ve never seen that one before! I remember the one that said “Cartoon By Matt Groening depicting a quarrelsome family” or something like that (there was also a French version). But that’s the first time I see that one… Reply ↓
POOL January 5, 2010 at 11:46 am They probably get their info from a 3rd party like TBS, and it’s less expensive to have a generic description. Reply ↓
TV Times and La Presse TV Listings Obsolete? January 13, 2010 at 1:31 pm […]On-screen TV listings aren’t perfect either as they can sometimes spit out some rather interesting and unusual content[…] Reply ↓
That description has appeared for over a decade. It may have even appeared on the old Videoway. You don’t see it often anymore however…
Yeah, I’ve noticed that before too. Very humourous, but it irks me that it doesn’t mention what the actual episode is about!
It’s the same description in French.
They are most probably outsourcing to an Engrish captions expert.
Whoa, I’ve never seen that one before! I remember the one that said “Cartoon By Matt Groening depicting a quarrelsome family” or something like that (there was also a French version). But that’s the first time I see that one…
They probably get their info from a 3rd party like TBS, and it’s less expensive to have a generic description.
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