Alternate Versions of Movies for TV that You Remember

[dascoyne]

In the late 70's there was a series called, "Project U.F.O." which reenacted "true" U.F.O. accounts.

There was one episode I recall where the U.F.O. was clearly some modified model of the Millennium Falcon. I think it was missing the cockpit proboscis thingie. I am trying to find that one episode. Anybody?

 

[Captain Dunsel]

Those lines are there on the DVD I have of ST6; btw, here's the lines:

"Chronometers":

"Not Klingon Blood":

I find with a lot of the "streamed" versions, they can end up using edited versions. One version of Robocop (1987) I saw had all the blood and stuff removed; while I'm not a fan of blood and gore, in the movie it made a point.

Yeah, this absolutely needed to be cut…it was as if it was lifted right out of Scooby-Doo.

 

[JediG60racer]

I remember a reallllllly long cut of Dune that was on HBO. Lots of scenes that were not in the theatrical release. I thought it was so much better. But now when I watch the extended versions they're still missing a lot of scenes I remember, and nowhere near as long.

 

[pengbuzz]

I remember a reallllllly long cut of Dune that was on HBO. Lots of scenes that were not in the theatrical release. I thought it was so much better. But now when I watch the extended versions they're still missing a lot of scenes I remember, and nowhere near as long.

The closest I could ever find to that is this:

 

[JediG60racer]

The closest I could ever find to that is this:

Thanks, will give that a watch! Some of the missing scenes I remember had to do with explanation about the heart plugs in the Harkonnens and their brutal usage. Some more scenes with Chani and Paul.

 

[pengbuzz]

Thanks, will give that a watch! Some of the missing scenes I remember had to do with explanation about the heart plugs in the Harkonnens and their brutal usage. Some more scenes with Chani and Paul.

Yeah, I know there's an extended version with Frank Herbert doing the narration (also included still paintings of history in the beginning). If this version doesn't have what you want, let me know and I'll dig into my archives.

 

[Treadwell]

The long TV one was for syndication and is another "Alan Smithee" release.

 

[drusselmeyer]

A new one! Not actually TV but...

I was just watching the DVD release of Blade Runner 2049 and Joe says the line about how Rachael likes Deckard rather than Luv.

This is awkward because it reveals emotional insight that Joe should not have at this point in the story. It is better spoken by Luv since she is not bound by the baseline conventions of the Blade Runners.

Unless I am misremembering and the writing was worse than I recall.

 

[NakedMoleRat]

Edit: Oops!

 

[Solos blaster]

To this day I swear my sister and I watched a broadcast of Aliens on CBS that included the hallway turret scenes but no Amanda Ripley death reveal. I think this was summer 90-91. Never had it on my HBO recorded VHS copy or such, never saw it again until the Director's cuts started appearing and I had been talking about it for years and was finally vindicated.

publiusr ,Borjis , p51 , OzReturner , greenmachines , SOoo, an update. I have learned that a different cut from the theatrical release DID in fact air on CBS. Three times in fact! 14 March 1989, 27 December 90, and 25 May 1991. To hit the 3 hour time slot they added the Amanda Ripley scenes and the sentry gun scenes, but apparently left out the Colony scenes for the initial TV showing. I would assume that's how the next two showings played out but I don't think that's what I remember.

This also jogged another memory after seeing the second date, my first experience watching Alien or Aliens. I was up and remember turning the TV on and it was the scene where BIshop gets torn in half by the Queen. That introductory scene scared the crap out me and the sight of the Queen made me change the channel. I think I watched Alien for the first time a few months later and was thinking "wait a minute...".

So this means the date I watched it from my recorded quote is the 25 May '91 date, and yes it did in fact exist lol.

I found this video from YouTuber "Alien Theory" and he breaks it down in incredible detail to include the differences between versions, what was and was not censored, and even the commercials from the 14 March 89 showing. Its an amazing breakdown for any Aliens fan, and man it feels so cool that I found proof of it lol.

 

[publiusr]

CBS always looked dark--to NBC's yellow.

CBS' ALIENS really looked videotape clean.

 

[Too Much Garlic]

Of the versions available on Bluray, can you get the version of "Superman - The Movie" with the trial scene were one of the heads on the tribunal says "not guilty"? Which makes Zod's following comment about the vote having to be unanimous and that it now all falls on Zor-El's shoulders for final verdict and him suffering the blame, make more sense.

I bought the 3 hour tv version some time back, but haven't had energy to check it out yet. Do anyone know if that scene is on that release?

 

[Treadwell]

That would not make more sense. No matter Jor-El's vote, a NG vote would make it not unanimous. In fact, at that point Jo-El wouldn't need to vote at all.

 

[TimDRX]

I swear when 24 was airing on Sky in the UK (a couple years late IIRC) the season 1 finale had an extended gunfight scene. I remember thinking it was cut short on the DVD, and comparing the score on the OST vs what plays in the episode there was more music than footage. Never found that extended version again.

 

[Too Much Garlic]

That would not make more sense. No matter Jor-El's vote, a NG vote would make it not unanimous. In fact, at that point Jo-El wouldn't need to vote at all.

Jor-El had final verdict if the panel wasn't unanimous. That is why Zod only holds Jor-El accountable and not any on the panel. In the normal cut version it makes no sense for Zod to say it has to be unanimous and that the verdict now rests on Jor-El's shoulders, when they all said guilty. I grew up with the other uncut version.. so seeing the cut version on dvd and bluray always confused me... because... Zod's dialogue makes no sense in that version.

 

[Treadwell]

If it has to be unanimous, then the last guy's Not Guilty vote already makes it... not unanimous. Another Guilty vote doesn't change that.
I don't have the answer of whether such footage exists or where, but if it does, THAT is where it doesn't make sense.

 

[Too Much Garlic]

It explains it perfectly. The vote isn't unanimous, but Jor-El still imprisones them, making Zod only lash out at him and not any of the other guilty verdicts. Go back and listen to the dialogue. It makes no sense to have Zod say all those things and only target Jor-El and all his heirs if it was an all guilty verdict.

 

[Tan Djarka]

Years ago I saw "Night of the Creeps" on the USA network. I taped it, though I don't know why. I had it on VHS and Laserdisc already...

While it was running, every now and then something was not quite right. A line of dialogue I didn't remember, etc. And then the ending was completely different! Good thing I recorded it.

I've since learned that was the director's cut when it was released on DVD. Both versions are now available on Blu-ray.

 

[Gregatron]

unanimous

1. If a group of people are unanimous, they all agree about one particular…

dictionary.cambridge.org

 

[Too Much Garlic]

I know what the word means and I'm saying the scene in the standard version doesn't make sense when in that scene the vote was unanimous. Go watch it and tell me Zod's reaction makes sense only targeting Jor-El and his heirs for the imprisonment. He would have threatened the heads too.