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Jack1000 · 01-03-2006, 02:15 PM

Check out this review of "Brady Bunch in it's final season:"

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...-6991219?n=130

You will need to scroll down some, to the December 9th, 2005 review. What he has is incorrect. He says that The Brady Bunch when in syndication showed footage that ABC never aired and that TV Land showed The Brady Bunch as it was shown on ABC originally. WTF????! For the record, syndicate versions began chopping out about 1 minute of the show in most cases following the original run. Syndication needed the shows to fit at that time around a 24:30 time slot on average. By 1975 or so, small cuts could be seen, but only to the keen observer of the show. Around 1982 they would do time compression stuff, but the show would still come in at 24:00-24:20 (approximately)

The worst cuts took place after 1985 and is what you see today with almost all US syndicate copies averaging about 22 minutes. TV Land acquired the rights to The Brady Bunch in June of 1998, got the original masters from Paramount and did their own edits to fit into a thier own 22 minute slot with time compression used.

With the exception of the small cuts talked about particularly on Season 4 of the DVD, the show is exactly the same as it was during it's original run on ABC, except for one of the kids saying, "The Brady Bunch Will Return In A Moment" between the last commercial break and the credits.

Jack

scott_bolger2001 · 01-03-2006, 06:15 PM

I still don't see how people can really give an honest review of the final season DVD set. It's not even out yet!

Ireneparalegal · 01-06-2006, 09:38 PM

The person is not talking abt DVD versions. Just the show itself and how it was on other stations.

01-03-2006, 02:15 PM	#1
Jack1000 Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 05, 2001 Posts: 2,055	An Amazon Reviewer On Crack! Check out this review of "Brady Bunch in it's final season:" http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...-6991219?n=130 You will need to scroll down some, to the December 9th, 2005 review. What he has is incorrect. He says that The Brady Bunch when in syndication showed footage that ABC never aired and that TV Land showed The Brady Bunch as it was shown on ABC originally. WTF????! For the record, syndicate versions began chopping out about 1 minute of the show in most cases following the original run. Syndication needed the shows to fit at that time around a 24:30 time slot on average. By 1975 or so, small cuts could be seen, but only to the keen observer of the show. Around 1982 they would do time compression stuff, but the show would still come in at 24:00-24:20 (approximately) The worst cuts took place after 1985 and is what you see today with almost all US syndicate copies averaging about 22 minutes. TV Land acquired the rights to The Brady Bunch in June of 1998, got the original masters from Paramount and did their own edits to fit into a thier own 22 minute slot with time compression used. With the exception of the small cuts talked about particularly on Season 4 of the DVD, the show is exactly the same as it was during it's original run on ABC, except for one of the kids saying, "The Brady Bunch Will Return In A Moment" between the last commercial break and the credits. Jack

01-03-2006, 06:15 PM	#2
scott_bolger2001 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 14, 2005 Posts: 179	I still don't see how people can really give an honest review of the final season DVD set. It's not even out yet!
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01-06-2006, 09:38 PM	#3
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	The person is not talking abt DVD versions. Just the show itself and how it was on other stations.
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