That’s definitely a decent guess! With the UK airings they only need to worry about the original UK English version (and maybe some audio visual dubbing/sign language footage too?), but with the Netflix release they have quite a couple of languages to dub over for a big simultaneous release.
My other guess for why it’s reached this point is because of what had to be done contractually in order for CBeebies to be able to license what is otherwise a Netflix Original, a series that would typically be exclusive to just that platform and prohibited from being on any other platform. So I can imagine getting to where we are right now wasn’t easy, especially since they expressed this desire to air it on UK television again as far back as over a year ago.
@TheSystemGuy99 All good! I understand that was your intention, and while it is quite humorous, unfortunately not many actually understand that the animators aren’t to blame, so there’s been a lot of misinformation about Season 5 perpetuated throughout the community with mean comments tossed at the wrong people. So while it’s fine to make jokes about Season 5’s major delays (because across the board the situation is still strange and gruelling), getting specific people or groups involved can get tricky. Hope you understand! :)
@TheSystemGuy99 Please don’t pin the wait for Season 5 on the animators or any of the creative staff. The season is literally complete, and we know this based on China’s airings. The problem here isn’t anyone who works on creating the show itself, the issue is in the licensing for the season (basically deciding who gets to air it and when, that kind of legal stuff).
If you want to point fingers, keep them away from Mainframe Studios and Meomi. Silvergate Media/SPTK is a company I’m not quite sure deserves blame here either, as they may have just landed a really restrictive contract with CCTV (the chinese company that co-created the season) that has potentially prevented the distribution of the season’s episodes.
I understand your impatience, but in any production/distribution hell situation with television shows, it is *never* the animators or writers or creative staff that are at fault here. It is almost always legal stuff with licensing and distribution, and being mad about *that* is justified.
Sorry, but I personally disagree with changing the background imagery. I think the Meomi book artwork that’s currently displayed represents the wiki quite perfectly. It’s subtle enough to not be too distracting or overwhelming to the eye compared to the article display, but is a nice nostalgic repeated image that is pleasant to look at.
Changing it to the orca picture or an image of lower quality to me is a downgrade. Nothing provided to this conversation is very convincing to me as a decent replacement, and I believe that this will require more thought and brainstorming without doing anything too impulsive.
I say all of this in the nicest way possible, as I am an artist, and I care a lot about the wiki’s visual cohesion. To me, there are many areas we have been working to improve aesthetic, particularly the main page, but the background is the least of those problems and not a high priority.
Hello! Happy A&B S3 day! Well, at least it is overseas.
But great news! We’ve found what seems to be an accessible (and official) source for the episodes as they air! To make the hassle of VPNs and website redirects not an issue for everyone else, Mariana Trench Productions will be doing their best to upload them to their channel!
Here’s the playlist they’ve created! :) enjoy!
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7KPUyhIJ2GbhhAk7A1CgYGKeou0aneaK
My friends with VPNs have been failing to watch these new clips :( still won’t work
I don’t have access to an Android device, let alone am I good with this kind of stuff, so I’m not sure that’s in my expertise :( since you know so much about this, maybe you can check it out yourself if you feel so inclined, but otherwise I’m not as pressed to check into this since the new season starts in a week.
Would yt-dlp work for non-youtube videos?
Based on certain patterns and other outside sources, I personally find it most likely to release sometime in June or July :)
So far, my friends with VPN’s haven’t had any luck. It seems that a certain application (maybe only on mobile?) is needed in order to watch it, as they’d always get sent to the App Store to download it. However, the app seems region-locked, and it was unable to be downloaded.
A VPN could probably help with this, but this also seems trickier to access then it seems :( its a good thing we only have to wait two more weeks, but with news being a little scarcer the past few days, it obviously doesn’t help with the impatience lol
I wasn’t here for this occurrence, but I’m sorry that this happened to you.
I might want to do requests for people for fun someday, just as a nice community thing :)
Hi! Welcome to the Wiki! >:3
Most likely around 10 or 11 if Above & Beyond keeps releasing 25 episodes per season, based on the math :)
@Octo lover We don’t know how official these characters or stories are, or how relevant they will be in the future, but for now we can’t make any assumptions. So far they seem minuscule and not a big deal for the worldwide degree of the franchise.
@TheSystemGuy99 Yeah, I suppose that’d be the safest thing to do once I have a good plan set. Thanks!
@TheSystemGuy99 So far many people have been telling me to do that. It sounds more risky for me personally (I may be a mod, but I still fear my actions might come across as suspicious because of how major the change is and get me in trouble), but it’s something I’m keeping in mind! :)
For example:
In the UK, the Whale Shark episode is the pilot. It aired sometime in 2010.
On Netflix, the Undersea Storm episode is the pilot. It aired sometime in 2012 in the US.
I plan on listing the Undersea Storm as the first episode, like Netflix says, but when writing down the release date, I will keep the 2010 UK date in tact.
Does that sound okay?
Hi! I’m a mod on this wiki! You probably see me around quite a bit.
I’ve been editing on the Octonauts wiki for two years, and it’s been my goal to make this place one with the most accurate information about the franchise, allowing newcomers to have a seamless introduction to the shows, movies, characters, etc.!
However, I’ve had a long term problem with one aspect of the wiki in particular that I’ve been meaning to fix, but I need to know some thoughts from you guys.
As you know, the original Octonauts show first premiered on CBeebies back in 2010, with all other countries, including North America, following much later. It’s also quite commonly know that the order the episodes were aired in on CBeebies originally is quite different from the episode order on Netflix! As such, the episode orders for Seasons 1 to 4 on their wiki pages are modelled after the original UK airings, and not what appears on Netflix.
Here’s the problem, though. As important as it may be to preserve the original airdates and episode order from the UK...it’s currently not being preserved well. The airdates listed on the episodes are outdated, some episodes are missing from the list on the pages for various seasons, and even the 22 minute specials aren’t given a proper place.
I don’t want to neglect the importance of working to retrieve the correct original UK airdates for all the episodes, but if it’s alright with other mods or UK Octonauts fans, I don’t think the airdates should dictate the order listed on the articles for Seasons 1 to 4 anymore.
Practicality is important, and that means adapting to what is most accessible for new Octonauts fans currently. The Netflix episode order is one I’d like to reference when listing all the episodes down instead, as that’s what most people nowadays are familiar with. Furthermore, it already ensures that the continuity between episodes, specials, and movies are correct and match up with what the streaming service entails.
TLDR; The articles for the Seasons and episodes in Seasons 1 to 4 are very disorganized currently, and instead of ordering them via their UK airdates, I’d like to order them via what’s listed on Netflix, whilst still keeping the OG airdates preserved if I can find them all. Is that okay with everyone, or are there objections/questions?
