Cosby Show S2--uncut? (1 Viewer)

[Adam Sanchez]

What exactly happened to season 1? I didn't even realize it was edited. So they actually edit a freakin 30 minute TV show for syndication? WHY? I already bought S1 months ago so it's too late for me... but this seems really stupid that they edit TV shows like this.

To cram more commercials I'm guessing?

 

[TravisR]

Yep. Unfortunately, probably every show you see in syndication is edited.

 

[Adam Sanchez]

That's really sad. I seriously was not aware they did this.TV shows are already made for TV! What I mean is they have spots in them for commercials. The S1 Cosby episodes are about I think 21 minutes long... so that's the EDITED length? How long were the original episodes? How much editing are we talking?

I enjoyed season 1 and am ok that I bought it but just knowing they do this stupid stuff is very... irritating.

 

[AnthonyC]

The full episodes were 2-3 minutes longer than the edited versions...I'm surprised you weren't aware of syndication edits; they've been a huge discussion topic here especially since Alf and Ren and Stimpy came out...

 

[Adam Sanchez]

I'm not overly into TV shows on DVD... though I have alot more than I ever thought I would beyond Star Trek. But I don't think I was frequenting the site that much when CS season 1 was out. So I missed the info I guess.

 

[Tarkin The Ewok]

All this talk of cut/uncut is going on, but nobody's talking about the set itself. I thought for sure the two-disc stacking packaging would cause a stir.

The episodes themselves are comic gold, and I especially liked the music-related episodes and "Theo's Holiday."

The extras were nice, but I would have loved to have a couple more commentary tracks. "A Touch of Wonder" could definitely use one.

Those of you who have this one, what do you think?