How do you number episodes in a complete series box set?

There are 4 seasons. The first 2 discs are season one. The 3rd disc is Season 2 and the 4th is season 3.

(This is option 1). The first two discs are numbered 1, 2, 3 and so on. Then for disc 3, which is the 2nd season, are restarted at 1.

(Option two). The change up for discussion is numbering all episodes one right after another. So instead of starting over with the 2nd season at number 1, it's continuing. 14, 15, 16 and so on.

I'm not sure what's right and could use some advice on how to vote. I don't care either way, really, but it does make more sense for me that the first way (starting over with the 2nd season) would make sense.

Thanks!

I'd say that this depends on the numbering used in the boxset.

If they are still keeping up with the season numbering we should keep it using one of the methods pointed out by cvermeylen.

Boxsets that are re-numbering the episodes consecutively (e.g. "Sanctuary" 01 - 59) should be entered this way.

I didn't bother to vote in the poll here as the answer can be different depending on the release and whether there is numbering already on the case.

The way I do it when I see no numbering on the cases is start with number 1. title and then go from there numbering each episode.

Agree with those that say it depends how they're presented in the packaging/menus. If they restart the numbering, use what they do. If not, either restart or don't. I would personally restart with each season.

I have considered that myself... making it consistent and locking it down. Only problem with that is it will completely lock down the cast and crew sections. Which means I wouldn't get the not so obvious corrections and such. So I haven't done so... at least not yet.

The back of the box does not have numbering, but it does divide them by seasons. The discs do this as well.

I checked the menus and there was no numbering there. But every disc and all the cases are labeled separately with the seasons.

Thanks for the help!

Quoting cvermeylen:

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I've seen both options being used. The neatest solution in my opinion is either to add an extra episode divider:

Season 1
1. Episode 1
2. ....

That's actually the worst method. Why? Because DVD Profiler doesn't see a"relation" between such a season header and the cast or crew that is listed under it. It'll be attached to "1. Episode Title", yes, but it won't be attached to that "Season 1" header.

So when I look at the list of acting credits of a certain actor in my database, and one of his credits is in a TV profile that contains four entire seasons, then the program tells me in what episode number he appears, but the program doesn't tell me in what season - because the empty season divider is meaningless, and is not actually "attached" to those credits. So to find the episode in which he appears, I'd still have to scroll through through the entire cast list, through those four seasons. That's ridiculous, as I consider something like "show me the episode of show X in which actor Y appears" one of the more basic functions of this software.

So, since "empty" dividers are in no way attached to the data that is listed under them, I don't ever use them.