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compulsive dvd · 03-02-2005, 02:58 AM

Is the Alcatraz segment on the Mysterious Legends dvd edited? It doesn't seem like it would be the full length of an episode like the Alcatraz special. I'm recording it from Lifetime to compare.

justins5256 · 03-02-2005, 04:36 AM

I have the NBC broadcast of the Alcatraz special, and I can tell you that even the Lifetime rerun version is edited. The Alcatraz special ran 90 minutes originally. Without commercials, it would probably be more like 65-70 minutes.

Justin

Blackout · 03-02-2005, 10:33 PM

someone on this board claimed the DVD version is 28:33 long, which would be even shorter than the Lifetime version I'd assume

then again, seeing a fat guy swim across the lake isnt really something to worry about missing

ddelta · 03-03-2005, 02:06 PM

During the original episode on NBC that was 90 minutes they profiled two or three cases of prison escapees (one was of those French prisoners that escaped from the car). That might be why it was so much longer.

Brent88 · 03-03-2005, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by ddelta

During the original episode on NBC that was 90 minutes they profiled two or three cases of prison escapees (one was of those French prisoners that escaped from the car). That might be why it was so much longer.

Lifetime showed those prison escapes in a separate episode...

justins5256 · 03-05-2005, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by ddelta

During the original episode on NBC that was 90 minutes they profiled two or three cases of prison escapees (one was of those French prisoners that escaped from the car). That might be why it was so much longer.

The 90 minute version also included some more historic information about the prison as well as a profile of two men who attempted an escape in the thirties, if I remember correctly.

-J

Blackout · 03-07-2005, 05:43 PM

its a shame alcatraz was shut down, it looked like it did a damn good job preventing successful escapes considering nobody conclusively survived any of them

all you gotta do is fix it up and treat the inmates a little less like the scum they are

03-02-2005, 02:58 AM	#1
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03-02-2005, 04:36 AM	#2
justins5256 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 08, 2002 Posts: 3,866	I have the NBC broadcast of the Alcatraz special, and I can tell you that even the Lifetime rerun version is edited. The Alcatraz special ran 90 minutes originally. Without commercials, it would probably be more like 65-70 minutes. Justin

03-03-2005, 02:06 PM	#4
ddelta Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 07, 2003 Posts: 218	During the original episode on NBC that was 90 minutes they profiled two or three cases of prison escapees (one was of those French prisoners that escaped from the car). That might be why it was so much longer.

03-07-2005, 05:43 PM	#7
Blackout Sart Bimpson Senior Member Join Date: Jan 13, 2003 Location: where the sun rises Posts: 2,236	its a shame alcatraz was shut down, it looked like it did a damn good job preventing successful escapes considering nobody conclusively survived any of them all you gotta do is fix it up and treat the inmates a little less like the scum they are