Rejoined: the amazing spit bridge

[mlbach]

Yes, the Trek universe could have been much more diverse than it was. But there were stations that refused to televise PS because of The Kiss. Not sure about Rejoined.
And I was mistaken, there were other same sex kisses on tv, the first one was apparently in 1990 (21 Jump Street). The 80's had lesbian characters, but no kissing, according to my (possibly incorrect) source.
I don't think there was any blurring/ censorship of the scene in Rejoined by the producers of the show, but rather by the folks who televised it, in my case, the Heroes and Icons network. I've seen numerous movies that had blurred cleavage and butt cracks blurred out on that and other networks.
Has anyone else seen the episode on H&I or BBC America and had the same experience?

 

[Locutus of Bored]

I also don't take pains to find the snot hanging out of actors' noses, nor do I find discussions thereon to be compelling. Am I doubly immature?

Yes you are, because you don't have to dig deep to put your finger on a snot topic and pick out something interesting.

Rick Grimes' blink and you'll miss it snot bubble on The Walking Dead was both meant as a commentary on the fleeting nature of human existence, and how we all have our own bubbles we erect to avoid emotional attachment in light of that eventual loss. It's profound, man.

 

[UnknownSample]

I read this whole thread. Why??!! I guess it started with my not knowing what "spit bridge" meant. I wish I still did not know this.

 

[BillJ]

I never knew there was a "spit bridge" to begin with. So I couldn't tell you whether it has been edited out of any of the versions I've seen. Though I would think if they edited that, they would've edited the kiss in its entirety. Seems like it would be cheaper to snip a few seconds of footage than to digitally remove something most people would never notice.

 

[Locutus of Bored]

It's a shame we'll likely never get a remastered blu-ray version of the episode so we can truly admire the spit bridge in all its HD glory.

 

[mlbach]

No need. It's plenty clear on Netflix. My question is about H&I, BBC America and other stations.

 

[BillJ]

No need. It's plenty clear on Netflix. My question is about H&I, BBC America and other stations.

Not really sure the reason it is a big deal? But, Heroes & Icons is the only place that airs Deep Space Nine in the US.

 

[BillJ]

Looking at the DVD screencaps on Trekcore, I don't see a "spit bridge".

http://ds9.trekcore.com/gallery/albums/4x06/rejoined_446.jpg

 

[Mudd]

The kiss was less of a cop-out than the one in Plato's Stepchildren (the aliens made us do it!)

 

[Locutus of Bored]

It's a shame we'll likely never get a remastered blu-ray version of the episode so we can truly admire the spit bridge in all its HD glory.

No need. It's plenty clear on Netflix. My question is about H&I, BBC America and other stations.

Jesus, dude, I was just joking. I so don't care about this nonsense.

 

[cooleddie74]

Thanks to Trump and his budget cuts now we won't have the infrastructure funds available to fix and improve the spit bridge. Thanks for nothing, American voter.

 

[Finn]

Most disappointing. I asked a question about one of my favorite episodes, by one of my favorite writers, wanting to explore a possible case of censorship.
The Jadzia/Lenara kiss was probably the first lesbian kiss on television. As such, it is historically important--as important as the Uhura/Kirk kiss in TOS. And, unlike the cringe inducing lip lock on PS, it was a real kiss. Even more incredible, the taboo surrounding the kiss was not the fact that the two characters were the same gender--that doesn't factor into the taboo at all. It isn't even mentioned.
Is there really no one on the board who is capable of having a mature discussion about this topic?

I would not have focused on the spittle, had I not personally experienced the seeing, 20 years ago, said spittle, then not seeing, several months ago, and then seeing again, a few days ago.
And, yes, I do believe that someone who might not want to delete a lesbian kiss in its entirety would delete the spittle, otherwise why would Donna Deitch have had that weird, "please, no saliva," discussion with producers?

The kiss was less of a cop-out than the one in Plato's Stepchildren (the aliens made us do it!) That at doesn't take away the historical significance of either one.

I don't think you get it. Your op is is so insignificant and mundane in the greater scheme of things that concerns LGBT potrayal on tv...some of us are part of the LGBT community yet we all went It's not that we are not mature enough to talk about it. It's that we rather to talk about things that are more of consequence in lgbt community and beyond.

 

[mlbach]

Censorship (if censorship it is), impacts everyone, including the LGBT community. And if it is censorship, I think it merits discussion. Some of you may have read that Spock’s ears were airbrushed out in promotional material sent to the network when TOS was being developed. We seem to be living in a time when people take being lied to for granted, but I, for one, don’t like it.
When I first saw the ep on H&I (thanks for the info that that is the only place DS9 is being broadcast, btw), I was puzzled that there was no SB, because I could have sworn I saw it when the ep was first broadcast. But, that was 20+ years ago, and memory is a funny thing. For years, people came up to Dick Cavett and said, “I’ll never forget when that guy (J. I. Rodale) died onstage,” convinced they had actually seen it, even though that show had never aired. I wondered if I had somehow created a false memory, perhaps from some kind of wish fulfillment. I was relieved when I saw the SB when I watched the ep on Netflix. (In fact, I rewound that bit, so I saw it twice lol.)
There is no SB in the dvd screencap, because that’s the wrong part of the kiss. I DID (faintly)see the SB on the youtube clip: Jadzia and Lenara Kiss, at about 2:52.
I will admit the possibility that the reason I couldn’t see the SB when I watched it on H&I is because of poor resolution on my 11+ year old TV.

 

[Tosk]

I will admit the possibility that the reason I couldn’t see the SB when I watched it on H&I is because of poor resolution on my 11+ year old TV.

No kidding?

When I first saw Rejoined back in the day, the kiss was a punch in the gut.

Why?

 

[Finn]

I give up. Too thick.

 

[Mudd]

This approaches Red Quaker levels of (apparent) obtuseness.

 

[BillJ]

Censorship (if censorship it is), impacts everyone, including the LGBT community.

Censorship would be stopping the act from being shown. Like "The High Ground" not being shown in the UK, or "Patterns of Force" not being shown in Germany. Or the editing "To the Death" underwent in Europe.

The "spit bridge" if it was edited, was probably more about someone thinking "what viewer wants to see spit?"

 

[CorporalCaptain]

Star Trek Across the Spit Bridge.

Now, that's Star Trek!

 

[Burning Hearts of Qo'nos]

Man, of all things to make my day today. I love you guys.

 

[cooleddie74]

Spit Bridge: Discovery.

The rumored scene between Michelle Yeoh and Sonequa Martin-Green will stun and astonish you.