Another Brit matter: just saw Tabula Rasa on the BBC. Am I right in thinking there were some major cuts, including of whatever it was Spike said in the Magic Box to make Giles so exasperated?

And will the version of OMWF on Sky1 tonight be better than the BBC?

I worry about these things, you know. I really do.

OK I'm getting a bad feeling

Channel Nein Australia appeard to have picked a regular time for Farscape.

Am I right in thinking there were some major cuts, including of whatever it was Spike said in the Magic Box to make Giles so exasperated?

Umm, he called Giles an Englishman.

GILES: Yes, we'll get back our memories and everything will be right as rain.

SPIKE: (disgusted) Oh listen to Mary Poppins! Got his crust all stiff and upper with that nancy-boy accent. You Englishmen are always so -- (hearing himself) Bloody hell. (testing) Sodding blimy shagging knickers bullocks -- oh no. (horrified) I'm English.

GILES: Welcome to the nancy tribe.

It's bad enough when cuts are made to the broadcast version of episodes but it's disgusting when those cuts subsequently appear on a video or DVD version.

I was watching "Innocence" again the other day when I finally noticed the glaring anomaly in the end credit cast list. In it they have "Teacher - James Lurie" (later credited as 'Mr Miller'), who appeared in at least 3 episodes (including this one). However, he does not appear in this episode. Obviously he and his scene, were in the episode but the version we have cuts it out entirely. Moreover, the only reason it was cut was to allow the broadcaster responsible more ad time. That really makes my blood boil.

Yeah, he does, but that isn't the line they cut.

Thank goodness for Mister Pointy and Pysche Buffy Transcripits!

SPIKE: (to Buffy) You met him, I believe. Toothy bloke with the baby-seal breath?

Buffy rolls her eyes.

SPIKE: Nasty fellow, him. And ugly too.

Willow looks down, pulls the crystal from her pouch to check it. It glows green.

SPIKE: (OS) He's got a mouthful of choppers just waiting to be yanked out and worn as necklaces.

Shot of the exterior of the Summers house. Fade to inside. Close shot on the fireplace.

A spark from the fire lands on the bag of herbs that Willow left lying beside the fireplace. It all begins to burn with a green light.

Cut back to the magic shop.

GILES: Well, now that we've recovered from Spike's ... sartorial humor, (sighs) I'll jump (glancing at Buffy) to the chase. Um ... I'm headed back to England (Dawn looking surprised) and I plan to stay ... indefinitely.

As I hear it, they lost the line "He's got a mouthful of choppers just waiting to be yanked out and worn as necklaces." Which is plain weird, and I may be going deaf.

Completely unrelated question here:

I have to mail a letter to Ireland and the address I have (from the letter I am replying to) does not include a postal code. Is it usual to not use postal codes in Ireland? If it isn't usual, is there a good on-line place for me to search for an Irish postal code?

The address is in County Wicklow.

Pardon me while I indulge in a minor rant:

What the hell is wrong with European binders? Is there a lack of advanced binder technology in Europe?? I mean, sure, use crazy sized paper. Use two hole punch instead of three, if that's what gets you jollies. But why the hell are their binders so damn complicated and USELESS??? Do they need to import some good American binders?? I mean, I might understand if ALL these binders were coming from Poland and Bulgaria, that maybe they're some weird communist leftovers or something, but these are from all over Europe! They're CRAZY! If I went to school over there, I would go MAD!

Sigh. I hate photocopying.

I mean, sure, use crazy sized paper.

Dude. You don't seriously mean A4, do you? You didn't just call the silver ratio crazy-sized?

I think she did, bt!

uhhh... what's the silver ratio?

yeah, I know the golden ratio, but not the silver.