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Larry.P · 04-02-2008, 12:02 AM

I spoke to a friend of mine who has worked on some Paramount releases in the past, and he thinks that the notation "Some episodes may be edited from their original network versions" may be on all the Paramount boxes as of late just to cover themselves. He said that someone had written a very angry letter over literally 1 frame of footage missing from an episode before going to a commercial break on one of their releases. The thing that sucks about this is that unless you really know the show, it's hard to know whether you are getting complete episodes or not. I'd be curious if someone in the know could verify this. I know this notation shows up on "Happy Days", "Laverne & Shirley", "Mork & Mindy", "The Untouchables", "Gomer Pyle", "The Odd Couple", "Love American Style", "The Love Boat", and probably many more.
The music issue I definitely agree on. Paramount has too many releases (including most of the above listed) that say "music has been changed for this home entertainment version". Unfortunately, those of us who haven't seen the shows in years or never saw the original network runs may have a hard time verifying what is and isn't missing.

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04-02-2008, 12:02 AM	#5 of 17
Larry.P Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Local Time: 12:40 AM Local Date: 10-12-2008 Posts: 65	Re: Paramount & Music Clearances I spoke to a friend of mine who has worked on some Paramount releases in the past, and he thinks that the notation "Some episodes may be edited from their original network versions" may be on all the Paramount boxes as of late just to cover themselves. He said that someone had written a very angry letter over literally 1 frame of footage missing from an episode before going to a commercial break on one of their releases. The thing that sucks about this is that unless you really know the show, it's hard to know whether you are getting complete episodes or not. I'd be curious if someone in the know could verify this. I know this notation shows up on "Happy Days", "Laverne & Shirley", "Mork & Mindy", "The Untouchables", "Gomer Pyle", "The Odd Couple", "Love American Style", "The Love Boat", and probably many more. The music issue I definitely agree on. Paramount has too many releases (including most of the above listed) that say "music has been changed for this home entertainment version". Unfortunately, those of us who haven't seen the shows in years or never saw the original network runs may have a hard time verifying what is and isn't missing.