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I think the policy of merging sequels into older versions of that show may need to be reviewed.

I believe the current rules are as follows, based on the many legend of Korra threads (correct me if I'm wrong):
If a show is in the same universe, even with a different title, it belongs in the same "show" on TVDB (same ID)

If I understand these rules, the following shows that are in the same universe also need to be merged:
Stargate series (SG-1, Atlantis, Universe)
Battlestar Galactica and Caprica
Eureka and Warehouse 13
Bones and The Finder
Doctor Who and Torchwood
Star Trek, TNG, Deep space 9, Voyager, Enterprise
and a few others I may be missing

I think that remakes would also fall into that category, so shows like:
Battlestar Galactica (1978 & 2003)
Doctor Who (1963 & 2005)
Thundercats (1985 & 2011)
V (1984 & 2009)
and a few others I may be missing also need to be merged.

This just gets confusing, and hard to maintain...

I would like to propose a new set of rules for dealing with sequels, remakes and in-universe shows:
The shows are separate IDs if it meets any of the following criteria:
- The title is different
- Official websites list the show as a new series or new episodes are listed starting with season 1
- It's a remake (story starts over, like BSG)
- The show has not been aired for more than 5 years AND the casting is more than 90% different
- (This would include shows like Doctor Who, but not shows like Futurama)

This would fix shows like Legend of Korra and future shows that have the same problem.

According to these sources, Legend of Korra is a new show, based in the same universe as the old show, but with new characters, and a new title.

http://www.tvrage.com/shows/id-26254
http://www.tvguide.com/News/Nickelodeon ... 20816.aspx
http://www.tv.com/shows/avatar-the-legend-of-korra/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1695360/

With the new rule set, starting with Legend of Korra, here is my suggested fix:

74852 - Avatar: The Legend of Korra - Remove 5th season and fanart, Remove this name
251085 - The Last Airbender The Legend of Korra - Keep, add first season and fanart
74852 - The Last Airbender: Legend of Korra - Remove 5th season and fanart, Remove this name
258169 - The Legend of Korra - Delete
74852 - The Legend of Korra - Remove 5th season, Remove this name

I hope you consider my request, as I know the mods here can be very reasonable when presented with good data on which to make a decision.

No. We already have basic guidelines of our own and your input isn't needed. For the billionth time The Legend of Korra is not up for debate. You like all the others don't care about anything but the Avatar and are only trying to imply otherwise. Just stop. Stop stop stop, stop stop. Batman tacos hamburger.

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