Les Jones

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Big Orange Michael asks what the time limit on spoilers should be these days.

So how long after something airs do we have to keep the SPOILER rule? I know some people who prefer to pick up the entire season of a show on DVD rather than waiting a week in between episodes. So, do we not give away SPOILERs for the new season of 24 because some fans prefer to wait and see the whole day in one large gulp? Where does my responsiblity to not spoil end and yours to not be spoiled begin after something is out there and part of the popular culture? With movies and books it's a bit easier since we can assume not everyone sees the movie on opening weekend and not everyone can consume the book the second it comes out. But what about TV?

Tough one. Melissa and I don't have HBO, so we catch series like "Deadwood" and "Six Feet Under" a year or two after they air. From reading a blog I found out that one of the main characters died last season on one of our shows. I hated finding out, but I couldn't really blame the blogger. It's not his fault we were like two years behind the curve.

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