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MA · 05-30-2018, 12:57 PM

I was watching The Drew Carey Show along with Spin City earlier today, and noticed that there were no crunches at all.

Is Laff no longer doing credit crunches anymore?

icecream · 05-30-2018, 01:00 PM

Did those shows have crunches before? I think I remember Spin City having short credits with talking at the end (basically a tag scene), so it wouldn't be necessarily be crunched. Night Court's credits are longer and instrumental. I think Grace Under Fire also had short talking credits at the end too, so it wouldn't be crunched either. I don't know about Drew Carey, but it could be the same way.

MA · 05-30-2018, 01:10 PM

From what I remember watching today, it was just regular credits.

BigManMike · 05-30-2018, 11:09 PM

I checked the last episode of Night Court shown tonight and it was not crunched. Although I flipped it over to sister station Escape and that shows credits were crunched while a new show started. I just hope Laff is abandoning the credit crunch.

MA · 05-31-2018, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by thebigcookie

I checked the last episode of Night Court shown tonight and it was not crunched. Although I flipped it over to sister station Escape and that shows credits were crunched while a new show started. I just hope Laff is abandoning the credit crunch.

Maybe (but I could be wrong about this one) that Laff abandoned credit crunches for shows altogether. Are they still doing it for movies though?

BigManMike · 05-31-2018, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by MikaelaArsenault

Maybe (but I could be wrong about this one) that Laff abandoned credit crunches for shows altogether. Are they still doing it for movies though?

I don’t know. I know before they crunched credits, movie credits were sped up while television show credits played at normal speed.

MA · 05-31-2018, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by thebigcookie

I don’t know. I know before they crunched credits, movie credits were sped up while television show credits played at normal speed.

I remember watching something (but forget when) and it had a credit crunch. Might have been a movie.

icecream · 05-31-2018, 08:32 PM

It definitely is not a permanent change. Night Court credits were still crunched in today's afternoon episodes.

MA · 05-31-2018, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by catsrule

It definitely is not a permanent change. Night Court credits were still crunched in today's afternoon episodes.

But thebigcookie said this:

"I checked the last episode of Night Court shown tonight (yesterday) and it was not crunched."

icecream · 05-31-2018, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by MikaelaArsenault

But thebigcookie said this:

"I checked the last episode of Night Court shown tonight (yesterday) and it was not crunched."

I watched some of today's afternoon episodes. There were still crunches at the end at 3:30, 4:30, and 5:00. Probably at 4:00 too but I had switched to Benson on Antenna TV.

MA · 05-31-2018, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by catsrule

I watched some of today's afternoon episodes. There were still crunches at the end at 3:30, 4:30, and 5:00. Probably at 4:00 too but I had switched to Benson on Antenna TV.

Was there a 3:00 crunch?

icecream · 05-31-2018, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by MikaelaArsenault

Was there a 3:00 crunch?

I hadn't turned the TV on yet, started watching around 3:10.

MA · 05-31-2018, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by catsrule

I hadn't turned the TV on yet, started watching around 3:10.

Oh.

The Obsolete Man · 05-31-2018, 09:29 PM

Having recorded The Drew Carey Show over the last few months (some episodes two and three times because of the crunches), it seems like they only do them for shows like Night Court where the end credits feature no content whatsoever outside of actual credits, or coming out of movies.

However, in the 2 AM slot, sometimes they would crunch the Roseanne credits and start Drew if Roseanne freeze framed after some end credit material and went to just a static shot with credits.

But if a show has episode content in the credits, they don't seem to crunch them.

Of course, Roseanne is gone now, so they may be adjusting to the new Night Court airings.

BigManMike · 05-31-2018, 09:32 PM

I’m just hoping Home Improvement won’t be crunched when it comes this fall.

05-30-2018, 12:57 PM	#1
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icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,594	Did those shows have crunches before? I think I remember Spin City having short credits with talking at the end (basically a tag scene), so it wouldn't be necessarily be crunched. Night Court's credits are longer and instrumental. I think Grace Under Fire also had short talking credits at the end too, so it wouldn't be crunched either. I don't know about Drew Carey, but it could be the same way.
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05-31-2018, 09:29 PM	#14
The Obsolete Man Member Forum Regular Join Date: Nov 18, 2000 Location: Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, Earth Prime Posts: 567	Having recorded The Drew Carey Show over the last few months (some episodes two and three times because of the crunches), it seems like they only do them for shows like Night Court where the end credits feature no content whatsoever outside of actual credits, or coming out of movies. However, in the 2 AM slot, sometimes they would crunch the Roseanne credits and start Drew if Roseanne freeze framed after some end credit material and went to just a static shot with credits. But if a show has episode content in the credits, they don't seem to crunch them. Of course, Roseanne is gone now, so they may be adjusting to the new Night Court airings.
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05-30-2018, 01:10 PM	#3
MA Member Moderator Forum Idol Join Date: May 20, 2017 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 127,083	From what I remember watching today, it was just regular credits.

05-30-2018, 11:09 PM	#4
BigManMike Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 25, 2006 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 3,021	I checked the last episode of Night Court shown tonight and it was not crunched. Although I flipped it over to sister station Escape and that shows credits were crunched while a new show started. I just hope Laff is abandoning the credit crunch.

05-31-2018, 08:32 PM	#8
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,594	It definitely is not a permanent change. Night Court credits were still crunched in today's afternoon episodes.

05-31-2018, 09:32 PM	#15
BigManMike Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 25, 2006 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 3,021	I’m just hoping Home Improvement won’t be crunched when it comes this fall.