Anybody else DISLIKE the differences between Stack and Dennis re-broadcasts? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

johnnyangel · 01-08-2018, 12:25 PM

I am sure this has been posted multiple times before, but I notice A LOT of little changes and nuances with the re-edits and re-broadcasts.

- Certain little parts of many episodes strangely edited out (this may be a moot point to the casual viewer, but I never liked whoever did this or approved this). Just leave it as it was and have Dennis re-narrate!

(I can understand sometimes this being done to perhaps compensate for time needed for "updates" to the old episodes, but still).

- Changes in certain sinister music parts.

- COMPLETE ERRORS during their edits. One main example was the Son of Sam part II episode. "This..is the face of John Carr....and these are some of the composites done of the Son of Sam Killer(s). Many experts believe there is a similarity between these composites...and John Carr..."

(I sat side by side with my computer (Dennis version) and the original Robert Stack version. SOMEBODY PUT ONE OF THE WRONG COMPOSITE DRAWINGS in for the CARR segment part! ) Again to the average viewer they might not have even noticed!

Anybody else have any other opinions on this whole thing?

AriadneHaze · 01-08-2018, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by johnnyangel

I am sure this has been posted multiple times before, but I notice A LOT of little changes and nuances with the re-edits and re-broadcasts.

- Certain little parts of many episodes strangely edited out (this may be a moot point to the casual viewer, but I never liked whoever did this or approved this). Just leave it as it was and have Dennis re-narrate!

(I can understand sometimes this being done to perhaps compensate for time needed for "updates" to the old episodes, but still).

- Changes in certain sinister music parts.

- COMPLETE ERRORS during their edits. One main example was the Son of Sam part II episode. "This..is the face of John Carr....and these are some of the composites done of the Son of Sam Killer(s). Many experts believe there is a similarity between these composites...and John Carr..."

(I sat side by side with my computer (Dennis version) and the original Robert Stack version. SOMEBODY PUT ONE OF THE WRONG COMPOSITE DRAWINGS in for the CARR segment part! ) Again to the average viewer they might not have even noticed!

Anybody else have any other opinions on this whole thing?

Dennis Farina died in 2013, so...

freakbook · 01-08-2018, 01:21 PM

Someone should just make a Farina hate thread and sticky it.

drew790 · 01-08-2018, 02:44 PM

I can't watch it. It's not Unsolved Mysteries to me. The Farina version can eff off as far as I'm concerned.

AriadneHaze · 01-08-2018, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by drew790

I can't watch it. It's not Unsolved Mysteries to me. The Farina can eff off as far as I'm concerned.

Exactly. I loved him in Crime Story when I was a kid, but I can't handle him on UM.

James T · 01-08-2018, 02:59 PM

Farina was fine, just the whole Spike production/direction sucked. But of course they were marketing it as a filler to a male audience waiting for machine guns, extreme monster trucks & bikini babes, not to the audience NBC were.

drew790 · 01-08-2018, 03:04 PM

Yes, that's what I meant to say. I fixed the word I missed. Dennis Farina did a fine enough job with the show the producers and network decided to make. But that show is garbage IMO.

Give me some Robert Stack-era UM, or some Bill Kurtis / Paul Wingfield 90s-era A&E crime documentaries any day over these cold Farina UMs, 48 Hours , Crime Watch Daily-esq shows. Or the silly Investigation Discovery shows.

justins5256 · 01-08-2018, 03:12 PM

Is it 2008?

Jon · 01-08-2018, 03:23 PM

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Is it 2008?

If you have investments, let's hope not.

everybodylovesrs · 01-08-2018, 05:10 PM

i hated on Farina plenty but decided he wasn't the problem. It was Cosgrove. and not even really their fault either, that's what Spike wanted and Cosgrove wanted money.

wiseguy182 · 01-08-2018, 05:23 PM

This thread is awesome.

bell83 · 01-08-2018, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Jon

If you have investments, let's hope not.

bell83 · 01-08-2018, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by everybodylovesrs

i hated on Farina plenty but decided he wasn't the problem. It was Cosgrove. and not even really their fault either, that's what Spike wanted and Cosgrove wanted money.

It was unfortunate. I like Farina, and I think he would've been a fine host/narrator. Not as good as RS, obviously, but who else could be (until we figure out how to raise the dead or clone people)? The biggest problem was the formatting. It was an atrocity. And the blame lies with Spike and CM.

drew790 · 01-08-2018, 07:46 PM

Even their official social media accounts are all about The Stack.

sdb4884 · 01-08-2018, 09:12 PM

We don’t talk about the Farina episodes

01-08-2018, 12:25 PM	#1
johnnyangel Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 08, 2002 Posts: 329	Anybody else DISLIKE the differences between Stack and Dennis re-broadcasts? I am sure this has been posted multiple times before, but I notice A LOT of little changes and nuances with the re-edits and re-broadcasts. - Certain little parts of many episodes strangely edited out (this may be a moot point to the casual viewer, but I never liked whoever did this or approved this). Just leave it as it was and have Dennis re-narrate! (I can understand sometimes this being done to perhaps compensate for time needed for "updates" to the old episodes, but still). - Changes in certain sinister music parts. - COMPLETE ERRORS during their edits. One main example was the Son of Sam part II episode. "This..is the face of John Carr....and these are some of the composites done of the Son of Sam Killer(s). Many experts believe there is a similarity between these composites...and John Carr..." (I sat side by side with my computer (Dennis version) and the original Robert Stack version. SOMEBODY PUT ONE OF THE WRONG COMPOSITE DRAWINGS in for the CARR segment part! ) Again to the average viewer they might not have even noticed! Anybody else have any other opinions on this whole thing?

01-08-2018, 05:23 PM	#11
wiseguy182 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 11, 2006 Location: Wendy's salad bar Posts: 7,030	This thread is awesome.
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01-08-2018, 01:21 PM	#3
freakbook Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 10, 2017 Posts: 2,256	Someone should just make a Farina hate thread and sticky it.

01-08-2018, 02:44 PM	#4
drew790 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 17, 2017 Posts: 847	I can't watch it. It's not Unsolved Mysteries to me. The Farina version can eff off as far as I'm concerned.

01-08-2018, 02:59 PM	#6
James T Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 23, 2006 Location: England Posts: 1,571	Farina was fine, just the whole Spike production/direction sucked. But of course they were marketing it as a filler to a male audience waiting for machine guns, extreme monster trucks & bikini babes, not to the audience NBC were.

01-08-2018, 03:04 PM	#7
drew790 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 17, 2017 Posts: 847	Yes, that's what I meant to say. I fixed the word I missed. Dennis Farina did a fine enough job with the show the producers and network decided to make. But that show is garbage IMO. Give me some Robert Stack-era UM, or some Bill Kurtis / Paul Wingfield 90s-era A&E crime documentaries any day over these cold Farina UMs, 48 Hours , Crime Watch Daily-esq shows. Or the silly Investigation Discovery shows.

01-08-2018, 03:12 PM	#8
justins5256 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 08, 2002 Posts: 3,866	Is it 2008?

01-08-2018, 05:10 PM	#10
everybodylovesrs Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 12, 2008 Posts: 526	i hated on Farina plenty but decided he wasn't the problem. It was Cosgrove. and not even really their fault either, that's what Spike wanted and Cosgrove wanted money.

01-08-2018, 07:46 PM	#14
drew790 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 17, 2017 Posts: 847	Even their official social media accounts are all about The Stack.

01-08-2018, 09:12 PM	#15
sdb4884 UM Meme Guy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 01, 2008 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 1,234	We don’t talk about the Farina episodes