Home Theater Forum  ›  Forums  ›  Entertainment and Media  ›  SD DVD - TV Shows and TV Movies  ›  Cheers DVD's - Are they uncut with no music substitutions?
Forum Nav More Forums | All New Posts | New Thread

Cheers DVD's - Are they uncut with no music substitutions?

#1
Rating: 0
11/3/09 at 9:44pm
  • Joined: December 2008
  • Post Count: 124
This is a series I'd like to start picking up, but I always wanted to find out how well they turned out first. I never saw it addressed in reviews as each season released, but is the music intact?

Occasionally, licensed material such as songs played a prominent role on the show. From "Monster Mash" on a Halloween themed bar war episode between Cheers and Gary's Old Town Tavern, various Righteous Brothers songs, "I Fought the Law" and "Chain Gang" on one episode, etc.

Was all of that intact on the DVD releases? Or were there music substitutions and scene cuts?

Are evidence of syndicated cuts on the episodes? Or were they all intact?

Thanks for any insight.
Export to Wiki
#2
Rating: 0
11/3/09 at 10:01pm
  • Joined: April 2008
  • Post Count: 198
Seasons 8-11 (after Paramount DVD became CBS/Paramount DVD) had music substitutions, cuts, and edits related to music.

In fact, Rebecca's favorite Righteous Brothers song was one of 'em that was changed.

Sorry.
Export to Wiki
#3
Rating: 0
11/3/09 at 11:11pm
  • Joined: December 2008
  • Post Count: 124
Thanks for saving me a lot of money. I should've known better than to expect CBS/Paramount to do a decent job.
Export to Wiki
#4
Rating: 0
11/3/09 at 11:39pm
  • Joined: September 2005
  • Post Count: 1,330
I believe The Monster Mash was changed as well. Rofl.

"Because he's the hero that Gotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now... and so we'll hunt him... because he can take it... because he's not a hero... he's a silent guardian, a watchful protector... a DARK KNIGHT."

Export to Wiki
#5
Rating: 0
11/4/09 at 12:42am
  • Joined: December 2008
  • Post Count: 124
I can't imagine that scene working without that song. I'd love to see a YouTube clip of it with whatever music they replaced it with.

Did they even attempt to get the music to sound like it was coming from a telephone reciever during the later part of that scene when Sam picks up the phone to call Gary to call things off after breaking his classic jukebox?
Export to Wiki
#6
Rating: 0
11/4/09 at 7:38am
  • Joined: January 2005
  • Post Count: 477


Quote:
Originally Posted by The Obsolete Man View Post

Seasons 8-11 (after Paramount DVD became CBS/Paramount DVD) had music substitutions, cuts, and edits related to music.

In fact, Rebecca's favorite Righteous Brothers song was one of 'em that was changed.

Sorry.
 

What a bunch of friggin' morons, to replace music that's essential to the storyline. Did they really think people wouldn't notice???

IDIOTS.
Export to Wiki
#7
Rating: 0
11/4/09 at 9:06am
  • Joined: December 2008
  • Post Count: 147
CBS makes little to no effort in securing original music, so this shouldn't came as a surprise to anyone.

I don't even remotely believe in any of the B.S. that some people may say to the contrary that CBS tried, but they couldn't,

I am shocked this company continues to get away with crap like this.
Export to Wiki
#8
Rating: 0
11/4/09 at 9:14am
  • Joined: September 2006
  • Post Count: 104
Quote:
Originally Posted by The Obsolete Man View Post

Seasons 8-11 (after Paramount DVD became CBS/Paramount DVD) had music substitutions, cuts, and edits related to music.
 

I don't recall this being addressed in reviews either. Strange.

Simply out of curiosity, do all 11 seasons use full length episodes?
Export to Wiki
#9
Rating: 0
11/4/09 at 9:41am
  • Joined: February 2007
  • Post Count: 1,382


Quote:
Originally Posted by Zack Gibbs View Post

I believe The Monster Mash was changed as well. Rofl.

But they created the equally annoying "Vampire Twist" as a replacement

come see the reviews at
http://thedvdlounge.com/

and the Seinfeld Tour Bus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DztXpmMbj_0

Export to Wiki
#10
Rating: 0
11/4/09 at 1:17pm
  • Joined: April 2008
  • Post Count: 198


Quote:
Originally Posted by Traveling Matt View Post


I don't recall this being addressed in reviews either. Strange.

Simply out of curiosity, do all 11 seasons use full length episodes?

Here's a small bit from the season 11 review at www.sitcomsonline.com

Most of the episodes have running times of over 23 minutes, with a few exceptions. "Daddy's Little Middle-Aged Girl" runs 22:49. "Rebecca Gaines, Rebecca Loses (Parts 1 & 2)" originally aired as an one-hour episode and is presented that way with a running time of 43:13. "One for the Road (Parts 1, 2 & 3)" originally aired as a 98 minute episode (with commercials) and runs an even 70 minutes on the DVD. According to a zypherix on our message board, there are some edits in the series finale.

 So, no, it looks like for the last 3 or 4 seasons, some episodes did get edited.

You can check out the seasons 8-11 reviews over there, and maybe it will tell you more.

Export to Wiki
#11
Rating: 0
11/4/09 at 1:30pm
  • Joined: September 2006
  • Post Count: 104
That's ridiculous. They have a reasoning for music substitution, however weak. But there's no excuse for not using the syndicated episodes.
Export to Wiki
#12
Rating: 0
11/4/09 at 3:33pm
  • Joined: April 2000
  • Post Count: 4,317
Was the 98 minute running time of "One For The Road" inclusive of the "Last Call" segment which isn't on the DVD? I recall that on the original broadcast, the episode proper began around 9:23 PM ET.

Edit: I went into the thread, it says the episode proper was 73 minutes on NBC and 70 minutes on DVD.

STOP THE MADNESS! STOP THE BUTCHERING AND ABANDONMENT OF TV SHOWS ON DVD!

My DVD List at DVD Aficionado, Now Featuring Blu-Ray

Export to Wiki
Forum Nav More Forums | All New Posts | New Thread