Demolition Man
08-18-2004, 12:28 PM
From: http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/sitereviews.cfm?ReleaseID=3711
These episodes have been remastered for DVD, but they contain one major flaw; syndication versions were used. "Gord, what's a syndication version?" When a show enters syndication they trim some material from the episodes so they can squeeze in an extra commercial or two. These episodes are shorter and are different from what originally aired. Most sitcoms suffer from this, even the extremely popular shows such as Friends and The Simpsons are trimmed for syndication. Unfortunately, Lions Gate used the syndication prints of the episodes, and fans are rather.... well.... pissed off! Companies need to double-check materials they are given; ask whether this is the original print, or a syndication print. Fans don't care whose fault it is, they see the name of the company on the box and get fire in their eyes. When something like this happens the fans assume 1) no one cares enough to check, or 2) they don't care enough about the fans to do it properly. Either outcome isn't good for the company involved, and the hate mail will come (trust me, I've received a lot already). When you're releasing a TV show, make sure you're releasing the original episodes, uncut!
I'm so glad I held off until I saw at least one review so confirm if the episodes were the proper network versions. I won't be buying it now based upon this, and hopefully nobody else round here will either. This is just not right.
These episodes have been remastered for DVD, but they contain one major flaw; syndication versions were used. "Gord, what's a syndication version?" When a show enters syndication they trim some material from the episodes so they can squeeze in an extra commercial or two. These episodes are shorter and are different from what originally aired. Most sitcoms suffer from this, even the extremely popular shows such as Friends and The Simpsons are trimmed for syndication. Unfortunately, Lions Gate used the syndication prints of the episodes, and fans are rather.... well.... pissed off! Companies need to double-check materials they are given; ask whether this is the original print, or a syndication print. Fans don't care whose fault it is, they see the name of the company on the box and get fire in their eyes. When something like this happens the fans assume 1) no one cares enough to check, or 2) they don't care enough about the fans to do it properly. Either outcome isn't good for the company involved, and the hate mail will come (trust me, I've received a lot already). When you're releasing a TV show, make sure you're releasing the original episodes, uncut!
I'm so glad I held off until I saw at least one review so confirm if the episodes were the proper network versions. I won't be buying it now based upon this, and hopefully nobody else round here will either. This is just not right.