Lupercali
Lupercali OP t1_ixuobjj wrote
Reply to comment by SlightlyScruffy in TIL that in 1939 Ernest Vincent Wright wrote and published a 50,000 word novel, 'Gadsby' which does not contain the letter 'e' . A warehouse containing most copies of the book burned down. by Lupercali
You reminded me of the excellent novel Ella Minnow Pea, written as a diary, on an island where the government progressively bans letter of the alphabet until it becomes virtually impossible to write.
Lupercali OP t1_ixulpeu wrote
Reply to comment by LanceaRupta in TIL that in 1939 Ernest Vincent Wright wrote and published a 50,000 word novel, 'Gadsby' which does not contain the letter 'e' . A warehouse containing most copies of the book burned down. by Lupercali
Yes, and it presented great difficulties for translators when it was published in English, as, for a start, the actual name of the book in English contained the letter e.
Lupercali t1_ixtd76a wrote
I'm actually not sure why that's interesting.
Lupercali t1_iy80fqi wrote
Reply to TIL During the 20th century TV series that reached 100 episodes were generally preferred for syndication, since that meant stations could run 20 weeks of programming without repeating a story. In recent years that number has fallen to 88 episodes. by UndyingCorn
Successful TV series in the 90's often ran to 26 episodes per year. These days it's more likely to be 10 to 13.