I can’t give you specifics because they would mean nothing out of context, but when I happen to catch reruns on TV of shows I co-wrote or shows I produced invariably they will have cut my favorite line. It’s just uncanny!
Makes no difference where in the episode that line may come. Whether it’s a throwaway line or a punch line to a half-page bit. There is usually one line I particularly like in every episode and it’s gone so you can be told the wonders of some new arthritis drug (that might kill you).
It’s like, how do they know? Whoever edits these things, did they implant a bio-chip in my brain?
I suppose I could go to my DVD’s or whatever streaming service is featuring these series, but that means I'd actively have to seek them out. Ugh. That takes work. On the other hand, I’ll be channel surfing and see a CHEERS of mine is coming on that I haven’t seen in years so I’ll stick around and watch it. It’ll be fun to re-live Shelley’s great reading of my favorite line. And sure enough -- no line. (Hell, in half the episodes – no Shelley.) Plus, eczema pills could now cause hearing loss?
I’m thrilled that all of my old shows are still on, still being seen – even if they’re on channels with three digits – and if you don’t know the pithy lines they’ve omitted you don’t realize you’re missing anything. So hopefully you still get enormous enjoyment out of watching the edited re-run. But just know that every show with my name on it is actually 3% better than what you’re seeing.
from By Ken Levine http://ift.tt/2yItR9v
Breaking News: "Hey, what happened to my favorite line?" - News Paper
Makes no difference where in the episode that line may come. Whether it’s a throwaway line or a punch line to a half-page bit. There is usually one line I particularly like in every episode and it’s gone so you can be told the wonders of some new arthritis drug (that might kill you).
It’s like, how do they know? Whoever edits these things, did they implant a bio-chip in my brain?
I suppose I could go to my DVD’s or whatever streaming service is featuring these series, but that means I'd actively have to seek them out. Ugh. That takes work. On the other hand, I’ll be channel surfing and see a CHEERS of mine is coming on that I haven’t seen in years so I’ll stick around and watch it. It’ll be fun to re-live Shelley’s great reading of my favorite line. And sure enough -- no line. (Hell, in half the episodes – no Shelley.) Plus, eczema pills could now cause hearing loss?
I’m thrilled that all of my old shows are still on, still being seen – even if they’re on channels with three digits – and if you don’t know the pithy lines they’ve omitted you don’t realize you’re missing anything. So hopefully you still get enormous enjoyment out of watching the edited re-run. But just know that every show with my name on it is actually 3% better than what you’re seeing.
from By Ken Levine http://ift.tt/2yItR9v
Breaking News: "Hey, what happened to my favorite line?" - News Paper
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