In trading lingo, what does "uncut" mean?

[Smilings]

What does "uncut" mean?
With commercials?
Or with all the full scenes instead of shortened for syndication?
Or something else?


Thanks for great forum.

[duckie]

Originally Posted by Smilings

What does "uncut" mean?
With commercials?
Or with all the full scenes instead of shortened for syndication?
Or something else?


Thanks for great forum.

I'd say it means that you get the whole show without any editing, or if the show was taped from a TV station, it may include the commercials. I may be wrong because I dont do online trading.

[camaroman942002]

It means full length as it originally aired on tv.

Originally Posted by Smilings

What does "uncut" mean?
With commercials?
Or with all the full scenes instead of shortened for syndication?
Or something else?


Thanks for great forum.

[robyrob]

Originally Posted by camaroman942002

It means full length as it originally aired on tv.

so including commercials then?

if so, I would probably state it as "uncut - including commercials" anyways, just to avoid confusion

some people care about original commercials, some don't

[camaroman942002]

Originally Posted by robyrob

so including commercials then?

if so, I would probably state it as "uncut - including commercials" anyways, just to avoid confusion

some people care about original commercials, some don't

Yea sorry I meant the show is full length without any cut footage but if it was recorded from tv it may or may not have commercials.

[Smilings]

So "uncut" means you get all the scenes and that could be either with or without commericials (WOC).

So you better ask or specify if it's with or without commercials. Some like commercials included. Others prefer commercials edited out.

Thanks.

[camaroman942002]

Originally Posted by Smilings

So "uncut" means you get all the scenes and that could be either with or without commericials (WOC).

So you better ask or specify if it's with or without commercials. Some like commercials included. Others prefer commercials edited out.

Thanks.

Yea asking them if they have commercials would be your best bet, although most traders on here indicate if they do have commercials.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by robyrob

so including commercials then?

if so, I would probably state it as "uncut - including commercials" anyways, just to avoid confusion

some people care about original commercials, some don't

But in order to get a episode that is truly "UNCUT", your best bet as a trader is to seek episodes that aired on network tv with all the original commercials.

[Lastdaysofrain]

Man TV shows have scenes cut from them in order to fit more ads when the show is sold into syndication. A typical 80s 30 minute sitcom is 24-25 minutes without commercials, but the syndicated versions run 20-22 minutes usually to fit an extra commercial break. So to me uncut usually means, not a syndicated version, although I do prefer it when commercials are included as well.

In the case of a show like Saturday Night Live after the initial live airing they often would cut sketches and replace them with rehearsal sketches, add more laughs to sketches that didn't get any, etc, so the "uncut" broadcast does make a difference.

[Smilings]

Also when they sell to syndication, they can computer micro-edit scenes to make them run quicker and fit in more ads.

I guess a good idea would be to ask the actual duration of episode. 30 min or 22 minute or whatever.

Ask if has commercials or not.

Ask if it has all scenes or did they cut the title sequence or maybe epilogue.

Thanks.

[Regulus]

If you are buying a program that's been syndicated ask what channel or network was the show recorded from. The best quality programs are ones that came from CANADA. You can tell if it came from a Canadian TV Station by their Version of the "V-Chip" Rating, theirs has a "Maple Leaf" Outline that gives it away.



Canada has a law that LIMITS Commercials to 12 minutes per hour, so shows from these channels are relatively uncut.

[danderson400]

Originally Posted by Lastdaysofrain

Man TV shows have scenes cut from them in order to fit more ads when the show is sold into syndication. A typical 80s 30 minute sitcom is 24-25 minutes without commercials, but the syndicated versions run 20-22 minutes usually to fit an extra commercial break. So to me uncut usually means, not a syndicated version, although I do prefer it when commercials are included as well.

In the case of a show like Saturday Night Live after the initial live airing they often would cut sketches and replace them with rehearsal sketches, add more laughs to sketches that didn't get any, etc, so the "uncut" broadcast does make a difference.

but my question was would a syndicated show like "On Scene: Emergency Response" or "Wheel of Fortune" last shorter than a network show in the early 90s? the reason i ask is i taped "On Scene" quite a bit in the early 90s as well as "China Beach" and i always hit pause at the commercials and unpaused upon the break ending and i noticed that "On Scene" was 22 minutes while "China Beach" was 46-47 minutes so would there be any difference in the amount of commercials? i did the same thing with movies too

[jonathan c herron]

Originally Posted by danderson400

but my question was would a syndicated show like "On Scene: Emergency Response" or "Wheel of Fortune" last shorter than a network show in the early 90s? the reason i ask is i taped "On Scene" quite a bit in the early 90s as well as "China Beach" and i always hit payee at the commercials and paused upon the break ending and i noticed that "On Scene" was 22 minutes while "China Beach" was 46-47 minutes so would there be any difference in the amount of commercials? i did the same thing with movies too

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48 minutes is the standard for a hour long show without commercials.

22 minutes for a half hour show. And yes there would be more commercials and if it was prime time network may have a new break at the end the network was good at putting new breaks in at the end of the shows back in the 80s and early 90s. So here the math. A 22 minute shows would have 8 minutes of commercials to add up to 30 minutes. And a 48 minutes show would have 12 minutes to make it 60 minutes hope that helps

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by jonathan c herron

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48 minutes is the standard for a hour long show without commercials.

22 minutes for a half hour show. And yes there would be more commercials and if it was prime time network may have a new break at the end the network was good at putting new breaks in at the end of the shows back in the 80s and early 90s. So here the math. A 22 minute shows would have 8 minutes of commercials to add up to 30 minutes. And a 48 minutes show would have 12 minutes to make it 60 minutes hope that helps

Uncut for shows in the 70's means 49 mins or more

[danderson400]

thanks about that but syndicated shows had more ad time than network shows back in the day