One thing I find funny is the 70 minute DVD version of the finale in segments that were restored, the way CBS did it can make it seem like it was just a botched fan reconstruction, I actually managed to find two audio anomalies as a direct result of it being a hybrid between the NBC version and...
As I just found out, it's been misreported that Miserlou was in the episode, it was actually a cover of Wipeout, though I can understand the mix up, at least it was restored on streaming
yes I do agree it's really weird and should've been completely uncut, but alas CBS is lazy
what makes this even weirder was every other "special" episode would be uncut on DVD (sans occasional music trims) and EVEN WEIRDER was once again those "special" episodes would be in their split versions...
ok so here's a list of exactly what was cut on the syndicated three part edit and what was restored on DVD, though I'm going off of the runtime of the 73 minute version rather than the 70 minute DVD version
Stuff missing from syndication but restored on DVD:
23:17 - 23:43 - different shot to...
I don't think it has anything to do with elements as to why the other segments weren't restored
As I said the parts that bridge 1/2 and 2/3 had restored material but beyond that nothing else was restored, it was either due to laziness or forgetfulness, knowing CBS most likely a bit of both
yes some footage unique to the NBC cut was restored cause I compared both the DVD finale and the streaming versions side by side and noticed segments on the DVD version missing in the streaming 3 part edit
I was able to tell they cobbled it together from more than one source cause the extra...
I'm gonna add to the previous list since some things aren't listed that should be, I found an even larger list on another site
Season 1, Episode 7 - Friends, Romans, Accountants
- a cover of "Limbo Rock" was replaced with generic music; about halfway through the episode (near the beginning...