I may never forgive him for changing the end of Great Expectations, but then again, that experience seems awfully similar to the way writers now often have to bend to pressure from their higher-ups.

At least most editions of GE include both endings. TV writers usually don't have the luxury of getting their original unfettered-by-higher-ups-interference script filmed. Although when they do (and here's another parallel) it ends up as an extra on the DVD.

Not since Police Squad.

That was on a car.

Yes, it is, Cindy. Or, for me, the hour before Heroes.

*makes out with dual tuner TiVo*

What am I, chopped liver?!

Jericho showed people in cars using what I swear was rear projection. That was funny.

I had no idea Great Expectations had two endings. I'd wonder which one I read but I can't remember how it ends anyway. Oh wait, did we read this in school? I probably never got to the end.

Laga, the original ending was a lot more realistic. The one that got published was a everything-is-resolved-despite-obvious-reasons-why-it-shouldn't-have-been. Think the series finale of Roswell.

I don't think the revised ending resolves things, but that's your typical Dickensian essay question. "Compare and contrast the original and revised endings of Great Expectations, blah blah blah."

I remember enough to get the "Pip" jokes on South Park. Luckily I managed to avoid watching Roswell.

eta: anyway I prefer the Futurama explanation of Roswell.

What am I, chopped liver?!

I suppose there's little chance you're Tricia Helfer's sockpuppet. I think my husband might make an exception in that case, but otherwise, he frowns on any making out in which I engage, that doesn't involve him. He's the one who campaigned for a dual-tuner TiVo, though -- so there's a connection.

Besides, can you get me Heroes AND whispering Jack Bauer at the same time? I think not.