Hmph.

[icepixie]

Good: Yay, we finally get Doctor Who in the States!

Bad: Commercials seriously mess with the flow of the episodes. Skiffy saw fit to cut chunks out of it, too. Should've expected that, really, but I'm a bit irked that they cut out the moment at the end of EOTW where Rose lays her head on teh Doctor's shoulder. Not to mention Cassandra's "old Earth ballad" line before the playing of "Toxic"; that really needed some introduction. And I think they must have cut something out of the intro to "Rose," although it was probably just incidental shots. It did seem like the BBC versions have longer beats in a lot of the scenes. Bah.

Still, outweighed by it finally being on the air here, woot!

Also: an entire community for Harry Potter/Doctor Who crossovers. Hmmm.

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[chiroho.livejournal.com]

And I'd been hoping that, due to the fairly short episode length, they wouldn't have to cut anything at all. I mean, the episodes are a shade under 45 minutes. Why do they need to cut?

Still, as you say, at least it's on here!

[icepixie]

And I'd been hoping that, due to the fairly short episode length, they wouldn't have to cut anything at all. I mean, the episodes are a shade under 45 minutes. Why do they need to cut?

I know! I think EOTW is one of the longest, but even so... Although I read somewhere that the frame rate per second for PAL format is faster than NTSC, and thus 45 minutes in PAL is 47 in NTSC, or something like that. Bah. I know networks like Fox do soemthing where they cut out "unnecessary" frames so they can shove more commercials in; dunno why that kind of thing couldn't have happened here instead of the blatant cutting.

Still, as you say, at least it's on here!

Yep!

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I noticed the cuts from EOTW too, which was unfortunate. Toxic suddenly playing didn't make a whole lot of sense and the shipper in me was grousing about the head on the shoulder thing. :D

But like you said, it's here!

Also: an entire community for Harry Potter/Doctor Who crossovers. Hmmm.

Ow. My brain.

[icepixie]

Yeah, I noticed the cuts from EOTW too, which was unfortunate. Toxic suddenly playing didn't make a whole lot of sense and the shipper in me was grousing about the head on the shoulder thing. :D

Very grousy here. People who hadn't seen it before don't seem to find the non-intro'd "Toxic" jarring, but that was one of the best jokes of the episode, dammit!

Ow. My brain.

Quite. I suppose it was inevitable given DT's role in the last movie, but this nascent Rose/Barty Jr. movement is just freaky. Although I have to say that the idea of the Doctor with a wand is kind of entertaining. Even though you know that if he ever actually ended up in HP land, he'd be all, "Magic? Please. Now, my sonic screwdriver, on the other hand..."

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

but this nascent Rose/Barty Jr. movement is just freaky.

o_O

[icepixie]

Quite. *shudders*

[slm76.livejournal.com]

Gah! And there I was hoping it'd be intact. However, I'd never seen the episodes before and I didn't feel like I missed anything.

[icepixie]

Yeah, I really didn't think there would need to be any cutting. Bah, commercials.

They cut this from the end of the second episode, which made me sad. :(

[slm76.livejournal.com]

um, that link appears to be no more. I presume you're talking about the head on shoulder thing?

I've already decided to get the dvd set when it comes out... so I guess I'll see it then.

[icepixie]

um, that link appears to be no more.

Oh, poo.

I presume you're talking about the head on shoulder thing?

Naturally. *g*

I've already decided to get the dvd set when it comes out... so I guess I'll see it then.

Mmmm, DVDs. I'd love to get them when they come out here, but as they're BBC, they'll probably be quite expensive, and I will be a just-graduated unemployed sort of person, so...yeah. Perhaps not. *sigh*

[slm76.livejournal.com]

They surely cannot be as pricey as the Star Trek sets. That was pure extortion on Paramount's part!