ME-TV Another Network That Edits The Hell Out Of Their Programs

[Mark Giardina]

We all know that networks edit most of their shows to allow for more commercials and promos: ME-TV has joined that growing club.

What that network is doing to their programs is god-awful; the editing I mean.

If you are going to butcher something at least get some professionals. Not someone with a pair of scissors and scotch tape.

 

[sdwulfdawg]

We all know that networks edit most of their shows to allow for more commercials and promos: ME-TV has joined that growing club.

What that network is doing to their programs is god-awful; the editing I mean.

If you are going to butcher something at least get some professionals. Not someone with a pair of scissors and scotch tape.

What show? What example of ME-TV editing shows?

 

[Iowan]

I don't know if you can blame ME-TV for the editing you're talking about-- I think the shows' distributors are responsible for that...

 

[Frank Ferreri]

Come to think....have noticed some abrupt scene changes on Kojak...just thought it may have production values from back then..however..think you have hit on something here....

 

[TexasTom]

For shows from the sixties or seventies, a rough guide for being able to tell whether a program has been edited to make room for extra commercials is simply to note how many commercials they're running.

More than about five minutes in a half hour or ten minutes in an hour means that the program is being altered in some manner to allow for a higher commercial load than any of these shows had in first run.

 

[nomadcowatbk]

Maybe they don't exist in their original form since they didn't think uncut episodes would ever turn a profit

 

[Markxxx]

That must be new. I haven't watched Me-TV in awhile but I was amazed at how little editing they did. I often would find parts of shows, I never knew existed. But as others said, you'd have to edit something as the shows were longer than. I had a friend DVR "The Big Bang Theory" for me and it always comes in less than 21 minutes, minus the commercials.

 

[nomadcowatbk]

Many syndication edits appear on DVD sets

 

[Mario500]

Why the rude language for the name of this topic? I suppose it was done for attention, but I can think of better titles ("ME-TV: Another Network That Edits Their Programs", for example).

 

[Mark Giardina]

What show? What example of ME-TV editing shows?

Some one has already mentioned Kojak.

Others include 12:00 High...The Fugitive...Naked City...The Guns of Will Sonnett and I could go on but don't have the time.

Seriously look at these and other shows and you will notice jumping from one scene to a different one that just doesn't make sense.

Regarding the title of my subject. What I wrote is what I feel. Sorry if the word Hell offends this person. I could have used another word but that would have been offensive.

 

[dave73]

I remember when MeTV was just in Chicago, Weigel Broadcasting presented the programs as close to the original episodes as possible. If any were edited, most likely it was from the distributor themselves, & a lot less from Weigel Broadcasting themselves. If any of the deleted scenes were because of copyrighted music, that may explain it, & would have been done by the distributor. If Beverly Hills 90210 & Melrose Place ever become old enough to be a classic by Weigel's standards, there will be scenes cut out, because of copyrighted music (for 90210, more so during the college years). The DVD's of both series have scenes deleted, because the music in some scenes can't be dubbed over. The closing credits of later episodes also had to remove the music videos that played at the end of both shows (most likely placed the original closing credits for those episodes). For some shows, I wonder if certain shows had topics that by todays standards, could be considered offensive today, & those scenes are deleted by the distributor.

 

[rbjones]

When I first saw the title of this thread...I thought that ME-TV edited scenes featuring hell (the place) out of their programs.

 

[Markxxx]

Many syndication edits appear on DVD sets

I bought the "Odd Couple" DVD sets and they are edited. The box says so, but the show is so funny it's still worth it with the edits rather than not watch it. The usual music excuse is used, though some of the songs in the "Odd Couple," that Felix sings are pretty old and as far as I can tell are in public domain.

 

[DToTheJ]

The "Married With Children" DVD's just aren't the same without the Frank Sinatra theme song.

 

[azumanga]

The "Married With Children" DVD's just aren't the same without the Frank Sinatra theme song.

Though I find it funny that they included it for the first two seasons (as well as including a tribute to Old Blue Eyes himself), but not in later seasons.

 

[oldiesfan6479]

MeTV does edit out the opening credits of The Untouchables. Why?

 

[chrish]

Got a set of Andy Griffith DVD for Christmas a few years ago and the music at the beginning and end was not the music we all know, I guess they did not want to pay the licensing fee's

 

[nomadcowatbk]

Got a set of Andy Griffith DVD for Christmas a few years ago and the music at the beginning and end was not the music we all know, I guess they did not want to pay the licensing fee's

possibly a bargain bin DVD with public domain episodes

 

[onairb]

MeTV does edit out the opening credits of The Untouchables. Why?

Possibly to remove a sponsor plug? Wasn't 'The Untouchables' sponsored by one of the cigarette companies?
Even 'The Andy Griffith Show' credits have been edited for years; the balck and white episodes showed that rock Opie threw hitting the water, as the announcer plugged the sponsor (Post Cereals?) The color episodes had different sponsors, and didn't show where the rock ended up.

 

[The King Bee]

I think that ME-TV does a very, very good job in leaving the shows as close to complete as possible, unlike the lobotomies done by other channels! The restoration and presentation of full original credits is a big plus for me, as well as those great, timely promos...truly value added for the viewer.

Was wondering...what studios beside Paramount and Viacom/CBS does ME-TV have access to the master 35mm prints? By the way, I've noticed that Antenna TV occasionally runs a "Burns & Allen" episode from I believe is the last ('57-'58) season with General Mills and B.F. Goodrich Tires sponsor billboards...as formatted, it would've been impossible to air the open and end credits without it.