Well. No matter what, all episodes will NOT air. At best, four of the remaining six might air. Two or three weeks ago I was told that they wanted to end the run a week early, and was ordered to choose one to pull from the line up (not exactly Sophie's Choice, but still...). I did that. I picked "Point Of Origin." Then last week I was told that TWO episodes would not air, because of the 90 min dancing thing last night. In theory, four of the six would be left to air. When picking the second one to pull, standards made the choice for me. The excessive notes to butcher, mutilate and cut what was going to be ep 11, "The Perfect Couple," made that one my choice to pull. Rather than ruin the episode, and since I had to pull another one anyway, I'd leave it in tact -- hopefully people who want to will be able to see it on the DVD. It happens to be the Amber Benson/Steve Sandvoss/Matt Keeslar episode.

Here was my thinking: I'd already cut the coolest thing from episode 6, "Point Of Origin," and it's the first one that's not even going to air. And now I'm stuck with that watered down version for the DVD set. (Once I lock these things, I can't go back in and re-post, costs money).

A side note of interest: none of these notes had a THING to do with gore. In fact, there was something in "Aidan" I didn't get a note on, but it seemed like too much to me, so I cut it without being asked. I just can never predict what standards is going to object to.

Anyway, point of all this is that "Perfect Couple" intros Steve Sandvoss's character into the series, and he appears in the next two episodes. So if and when "Gem" airs, people are gonna be all -- "who's the hunk? Where'd he come from and what the hell is he talking about?"

I apologize if it shakes out that way. Not airing "Perfect Couple" is certainly going to damage the final arc of the show, but I had to decide if I really believed four more episodes would air when I was told to pull a second one. I figured the safe bet was that before we ever got to "Perfect Couple" the thing would have vanished, so I made the choice to save the real version of the episode for the DVD.

I'm sorry we'll be missing Amber's ep, but thanks for saving the real thing for DVD. All the more reason to buy the set.

so, Tim. would i be better off just waiting for the dvds? I want to watch it in all of its arc-y goodness.

sorry things haven't changed in the land of FUX.

tiggy, up to you. I'm going to try and cram a re-cap into "Gem" if it airs. And I'd certainly watch the next one, "Aidan," if it airs. It's really good, I think.

And we're not talking cliff hanger-y arc stuff in these last six eps, but some character continuity stuff, really.

I doubt my willpower could withstand waiting for dvds. so i'll probably end up watching live.

character continuity stuff is the best stuff. so i'm sad we'll be missing out on it. for the time being.

Hrm. Will they let you put the deleted stuff back in for the DVD? As in, they give you seperate budget line for the DVD editing...?

Too bad one can't just market a high quality TV series Direct to DVD.

Yet...

CaBil -- I save everything, deleted scenes, alternate versions -- but it's all off the AVID and not timed or finished with fx -- and so far as going back in to a locked episode and restoring things in a pristine manner -- not so much.

And I'd certainly watch the next one, "Aidan," if it airs. It's really good, I think.

Is that the feel-good dead baby episode of the year? I'm going to have to wait until I come back from my ten-day family vacation to see it. Blah!

I'm sorry for all the cutting, Tim. That's not cool. I didn't even realize networks would do shit like that. It's like ripping the middle chapters out of a book.