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by Creepy Crooner
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Just out of curiosity - do you ever actually add the references that we point out here to the episode capsule? I know some are questionable but you missed a bunch in What Goes Up and Dr. Quymn that were pointed out by the likes of us here in the comments, but you didn't actually add any of them to the notes in the capsules. Just wondering.

Jul. 24, 2008, 2:53am

by Mike
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I do try to add as many as I think are feasible, though a lot of things people point out are debatable references and I don't post any of those unless I am 100% sure (such as being able to find an exact quote somewhere). I do miss some, and other times I don't add stuff right away because I'm busy with other things (I actually went back and added a couple things from Dr. Quymn like a week ago).

It's sort of a tough thing to call sometimes, because a lot of people sometimes think there is a reference when there isn't actually one (the number of times I have seen Jackson himself say that something pointed out was an unintentional reference are numerous) because the show has so many.

Also I don't do it on purpose or to hurt anyone's feelings or anything. There aren't any breaks in the airings this season and writing the capsule/notes and getting screenshots takes me a couple of days and I don't always want to spend all my free time figuring out what references are 'real' and which aren't. It's a tough thing to get right, and I don't want to flood the notes with an over-abundance of information.

Anyway the short answer is I'll get around to it eventually. I'm very busy at my actual job right now, plus I have a freelance (paid) project I am working on and this site plus attempting to not totally ignore my girlfriend. You know how it is.

Jul. 24, 2008, 4:04am

by Mike
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Also I wouldn't bother asking people to submit their own notes or ask for corrections if I didn't want them. :P

Jul. 24, 2008, 4:05am

by Creepy Crooner
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My feelings aren't hurt. I was just wondering about the whole process. I totally understand that you're a busy dude and just the fact that you take the time to put this site together is an awesome service to us fans! I do want to thank you for your hard work. I also understand the problems in validating some of the reference claims, but I do enjoy the notes sections (my personal favorite part of the capsules) because they often point out or clear up references that I missed.

Jul. 24, 2008, 4:55am

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