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Does Spike cut Voyager?

gcmcdowell said:
VOY "Scientific Method" was missing most of the scene where Neelix and Chakotay swap stories about their ailments like a couple of old men. I always thought that was one of the more redeeming moments of the episode. (At least they didn't cut out Tuvok's 'Shall I flog them as well?')

Spike aired that scene last time they aired that episode.
 
Spike definitely compresses Trek. I can notice the difference when watching it because the video isn't quite as smooth as it should be and it looks a little "off". I found it to be particularly noticable on TNG and DS9. VOY episodes were a little shorter, so they may not be compressing/editing as much as with the older series.

At the network/company I work for, we compress a LOT of programming in order to make room for special ad-sales/promo deals. Meh.
 
Squiggyfm said:
gcmcdowell said:
VOY "Scientific Method" was missing most of the scene where Neelix and Chakotay swap stories about their ailments like a couple of old men. I always thought that was one of the more redeeming moments of the episode. (At least they didn't cut out Tuvok's 'Shall I flog them as well?')

Spike aired that scene last time they aired that episode.
When I saw it they showed Chakotay asking about Neelix' unusual odor and then cut to the next scene. Is it possible they don't always play the same cut of an episode?
 
I know they cut part of "All Good Things..." when it aired. It drops one of Q's lines, which is my fave...

"All that sulfur and volcanic ash...really must speak to the maid."
 
Anyone know if Sky in the UK cuts episodes? I'm just glad we have the BBC where they show unedited episodes of TOS and TNG. :)

Charlie
 
Charles Trip Tucker III said:
nx1701g said:
Charles Trip Tucker III said:
Each episode from Seasons 1-5 are 45 minutes each. Each episode from Seasons 6-7 are 42 minutes each. Shorter episodes in the final two seasons is because the standard length of commercials per hour has increased from 15 to 18 minutes. I generally don't watch VOY on SpikeTV, but I would guess that episodes from the first five seasons are editted down from 45 to 42 minutes. Episodes from the final two seasons are probably not editted.

Yeah they are. I noticed heavy edits in Inside Man, Endgame, Unimatrix Zero, Pathfinder, and Life Line.
If "Endgame" was shown as two episodes, then of coarse it'll be heavilly editted. As for the rest... wow... Seasons 1-5 must be butchered. :eek:

I know that the two hour movie underwent an edit (I have it on video from when the syndication version aired on UPN two years ago before I got the DVDs). It's even edited down from that.
 
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