Watching Doctor Who on the Sci-Fi Network
Well, The Fires of Pompeii was cut, just like Partners in Crime. :(
Spoilers under the cut.
What they did to Partners in Crime was a shame. They cut out most of Donna's conversation with her Gramps "up the hill", which of course led directly into where Ten suddenly realized that he was talking to himself in the TARDIS, and stopped and looked around. That was a heart-breaker of a moment.
But this sort of thing, the cutting of a character-building moment (i.e. no action/adventure or other exciting stuff) is so typical of SFC and the USA network which still owns it, right? At any rate, I remember with great sadness the first time I watched the second eppie of Quantum Leap on USA, and I was stunned by the fact that they had left out a very important conversation between Sam and Al, one that established how and why they had come together to build Project Quantum Leap. Whoever cuts these shows just Does Not Get It.
Okay, just found this on the latest mailing of "The Week in Doctor Who" (May 3rd, 2008)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho/
The SciFi broadcasts should improve for the next few weeks. Partners
In Crime and The Fires Of Pompeii were over 48 minutes long each, and
SciFi edits to about 44 minutes, so important and interesting bits
were cut from the episodes to fit SciFi's time slot (including the
final scene in Fires Of Pompeii). Planet Of The Ood (SciFi airing on
May 9) is under 44 minutes, The Sontaran Stratagem (May 16) is about
44 1/2 minutes, and it looks like the next few episodes beyond will
be about 45 minutes long. So - the next few episodes should be either
unedited or experience much less editing. Expect a better viewing
experience heading forward.
Also from the newsletter, for those of you who watch the Sarah Jane Adventures:
USA - SciFi USA http://www.scifi.com has put preliminary June
schedule information on their website. Sarah Jane Adventures will not
air in June - the last episode premieres on May 30, with
Canadian/South African triple universe saga Charlie Jade airing at
8PM from June 6, making its US premiere. Doctor Who Series 4 airs all
4 weeks with new episodes at 9PM and 11PM Eastern, paired with
Battlestar Galactica (new) on June 6 and 13 and Stargate SG-1
(repeats) on June 20 and 27. Series 3 continues at 5AM EDT Fridays.
One Series 2 marathon on Thursday June 19 - 8 episodes from 8AM EDT.
For those of you who get BBCA:
USA - BBC America http://www.bbcamerica.com starts a weekday repeat
run of new Who at 6PM and 3AM EDT from May 12. BBC America has the
right to air the first 3 series (41 episodes).
Spoilers under the cut.
What they did to Partners in Crime was a shame. They cut out most of Donna's conversation with her Gramps "up the hill", which of course led directly into where Ten suddenly realized that he was talking to himself in the TARDIS, and stopped and looked around. That was a heart-breaker of a moment.
But this sort of thing, the cutting of a character-building moment (i.e. no action/adventure or other exciting stuff) is so typical of SFC and the USA network which still owns it, right? At any rate, I remember with great sadness the first time I watched the second eppie of Quantum Leap on USA, and I was stunned by the fact that they had left out a very important conversation between Sam and Al, one that established how and why they had come together to build Project Quantum Leap. Whoever cuts these shows just Does Not Get It.
Okay, just found this on the latest mailing of "The Week in Doctor Who" (May 3rd, 2008)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho/
The SciFi broadcasts should improve for the next few weeks. Partners
In Crime and The Fires Of Pompeii were over 48 minutes long each, and
SciFi edits to about 44 minutes, so important and interesting bits
were cut from the episodes to fit SciFi's time slot (including the
final scene in Fires Of Pompeii). Planet Of The Ood (SciFi airing on
May 9) is under 44 minutes, The Sontaran Stratagem (May 16) is about
44 1/2 minutes, and it looks like the next few episodes beyond will
be about 45 minutes long. So - the next few episodes should be either
unedited or experience much less editing. Expect a better viewing
experience heading forward.
Also from the newsletter, for those of you who watch the Sarah Jane Adventures:
USA - SciFi USA http://www.scifi.com has put preliminary June
schedule information on their website. Sarah Jane Adventures will not
air in June - the last episode premieres on May 30, with
Canadian/South African triple universe saga Charlie Jade airing at
8PM from June 6, making its US premiere. Doctor Who Series 4 airs all
4 weeks with new episodes at 9PM and 11PM Eastern, paired with
Battlestar Galactica (new) on June 6 and 13 and Stargate SG-1
(repeats) on June 20 and 27. Series 3 continues at 5AM EDT Fridays.
One Series 2 marathon on Thursday June 19 - 8 episodes from 8AM EDT.
For those of you who get BBCA:
USA - BBC America http://www.bbcamerica.com starts a weekday repeat
run of new Who at 6PM and 3AM EDT from May 12. BBC America has the
right to air the first 3 series (41 episodes).