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 Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 7:58 pm Post subject: Dexter on CBS |
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What are your thoughts on Dexter getting a run on CBS? I actually disagree with a lot of the commentary out there in that I really don't think they have to edit out too much - at least to the point of making it too short and/or unwatchable. Sure, some language needs to be trimmed, but the violence and/or "corpses" aren't overly different than what you might see on CSI or the like.
I could be wrong... We'll see... I am going to tune in and watch the first couple of episodes at least if for nothing else than getting another chance to watch it! |
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well, they have to cut out 1/4 to 1/3 of the show to fit in commercials (hour-long broadcast shows actually run 40-44 minutes). that's really some major trimming that's going to have to take place. you can trim ends of scenes, but it looks like entire segments are going to have to go.....
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| Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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| B-Independent.com wrote: | | well, they have to cut out 1/4 to 1/3 of the show to fit in commercials (hour-long broadcast shows actually run 40-44 minutes). that's really some major trimming that's going to have to take place. you can trim ends of scenes, but it looks like entire segments are going to have to go..... |
In a VERY surprising move, CBS actually edited down Dexter eps to an average of 50 minutes, despite the standard 44-minute run. Just fewer commercials, which is never a bad thing. But Dexter didn't typically fill its 60-minute slot anyway - I'd guess maybe even below 55 minutes? It was somewhat significant because Showtime experimented with starting Brotherhood directly after Dexter this season, rather than wait for the "on-the-hour" moment to try and carry over some of the audience. The experiment worked BTW, though annoyed me to no end because they dropped the "Next Week on Dexter" previews.
I actually have heard that very little has been trimmed for its network debut. I guess we will see tomorrow night! I am thrilled to see all of the advertising that they have put behind it as well. |
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| A few new "friggins" and Deb seemed like a much more gentler version of herself, but all in all... Pretty much the same old Dexter. Pulled in 8 million plus viewers, so CBS has to be thrilled. |
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before season 2 started, direcTV aired season 1 as a free marathon of which i only caught an episode or two but noted how it much have been edited due to all the "figgen"'s rather than f-bombs. i later rented all of season 1 and saw just what a trashmouth Deb actually is.... 
what you saw was probably what DirecTV aired months ago.
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Well it is still wasn't enough for the Parents Television Council to get off CBS' back. Now they are calling on affiliates to pre-empt the show because CBS didn't quelch any of the show's violence. I still struggle to see the difference between the level of violence/carnage on Dexter versus shows like CSI.
Oh well, I guess it just means that we're several more years from Bad Taste: The Series. |
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