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Heroes - BBC2 (No spoilers, even from bbc3, please!)

Moggy said:
Just had a look at the iMDB forums and it turns out there were loads of short scenes, etc cut or shortened from the episodes shown over here last night (including the scene mentioned above).
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Thats strange. Why was it done, for time?

I think that scene where claire tells her mother she walked through fire and her mother misunderstands, begins laying the ground work for their relationship.
 
Melinda said:
Thats strange. Why was it done, for time?
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I imagine that's the main thing, considering all the eps in the US ran to 42 or 43 mins (i think the pilot was even longer than that?) and being stuck in a 40 minute time slot by the BBC (which includes time for credits and short adverts for other BBC stuff either side) is the main problem.

Some of the other stuff i've noticed other people mentioning that i can remember first time round were shortening of conversations between Peter and Mohinda in the cab about evolution, some conversation between Hiro and Ando, etc.
 
I think it would be quite interesting to re-edit all the individual storylines into their own single narratives. So you'd get one long story of Hiro and Ando from the start to the finale, then one long story of Peter, one long story of Niki, etc.

Towards the end I started to lose track of who had met whom, it's so inter-twining. I forgot that X hadn't met Y and so on.
 
Allan said:
I think it would be quite interesting to re-edit all the individual storylines into their own single narratives. So you'd get one long story of Hiro and Ando from the start to the finale, then one long story of Peter, one long story of Niki, etc.

Towards the end I started to lose track of who had met whom, it's so inter-twining. I forgot that X hadn't met Y and so on.
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I think that would be bloody boring. Just d/l the episodes and watch them two or three at a time - no cuts, no confusion. :)
 
It seems like a BBC thing. There are many ways of filling slots, and cutting scenes is the last resort usually. I've no idea why the Beeb would do this, but TV companies make bad decisions all the time. I recently watched a bowdlerized version of Robocop that ITV did which is quite unbelievable in hindsight.
 
For anyone still not sure whether not to still stay watching this, I urge you to stick until the end of the 4th episode.

It was at that point, that the show completely hooked me in. :cool:
 
Saw this. LOVED it! :D

My first night in watching telly, literally for years, and we happened to catch it. :cool:

No spoilers, please, from those of you who've seen it (or not without huge spoiler warnings). I hadn't heard of it till last night.. :)
 
Moggy said:
I imagine that's the main thing, considering all the eps in the US ran to 42 or 43 mins (i think the pilot was even longer than that?) and being stuck in a 40 minute time slot by the BBC (which includes time for credits and short adverts for other BBC stuff either side) is the main problem.
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That's just ridiculous. Why can't they give it a 45 minute slot and leave it alone?
 
Maggot said:
That's just ridiculous. Why can't they give it a 45 minute slot and leave it alone?
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Because the brass have already demonstrated that they consider trailers for Jekyll to be the corporation's most important output. If they cut Tony Blair's speech, there's not much hope for poor Heroes.
 
Orang Utan said:
It seems like a BBC thing. There are many ways of filling slots, and cutting scenes is the last resort usually. I've no idea why the Beeb would do this, but TV companies make bad decisions all the time. I recently watched a bowdlerized version of Robocop that ITV did which is quite unbelievable in hindsight.
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you muddy funster!
 
Just finished watching the second episode, good stuff! Loved the ending, quit like the music they use too...this officially has my attention as one to watch now.
 
twisted said:
I like the deathwish cheerleader but what's her stepdad about?
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Innit, 'breaks my heart'...was wondering if he's just reacting badly to her gift or if he's part of something else? I'm sure some spoiler whore would love to clear that one up!
 
Kid_Eternity said:
Innit, 'breaks my heart'...was wondering if he's just reacting badly to her gift or if he's part of something else? I'm sure some spoiler whore would love to clear that one up!
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Wouldn't they just :D
 
Kid_Eternity said:
Innit, 'breaks my heart'...was wondering if he's just reacting badly to her gift or if he's part of something else? I'm sure some spoiler whore would love to clear that one up!
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*speculative spoiler*

She's adopted, her Dad knew exactly *what* he was adopting when he got her (bad terminology but YKWIM) he was the one in the cab who knew that guys Dad who is the doctor responsible for all of this wasn't he? ;)
 
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