'Heart Of Gold'
A topic for the discussion of Doctor Who, Arrow, and The Flash. Beware possible invasions of iZombie, Sleepy Hollow, or pretty much any other "genre" (read: sci fi, superhero, or fantasy) show that captures our fancy. Expect adult content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
Marvel superheroes are discussed over at the MCU thread.
Whitefont all unaired in the U.S. ep discussion, identifying it as such, and including the show and ep title in blackfont.
Blackfont is allowed after the show has aired on the east coast.
This is NOT a general TV discussion thread.
Any BBC show airing on an American network will have about 10 minutes cut out of it to make room for the ads. (UK terrestrial hourlong shows are ~51 minutes long, American hourlong shows are ~42.)
[Not that I'm a huge fan of the BBCA cutdown versions, but since I do sit right next to that team I feel I should defend them a little...]
So if I get off my keister and trade in my DVR today, I need to remember to program that in. Silly non-cable having parents.
According to the BBCA Web site, the episode is supposed to run 80 minutes. (The Web site doesn't say whether the episode itself is longer than normal.)
For the special episodes, BBCA seems to run the full version first and have the time go over. I think the re-broadcasts are the edited version.
For the special episodes, BBCA seems to run the full version first and have the time go over. I think the re-broadcasts are the edited version.
Yeah, they did that for the first episode of Season Five ("The Eleventh Hour"), which runs 1:04:46, didn't they?
UK terrestrial hourlong shows are ~51 minutes long, American hourlong shows are ~42.
Actually, it depends on whether they're on commercial tv or not. As the BBC has no ad breaks beyond their own previews and idents, programmes which are scheduled for an hour actually run for about 56 minutes or so.
Misfits was scheduled on E4 for 1 hour and 5 minutes, but had the longest ad-breaks I've experienced in ages, so the show probably only made the 45 minute mark.
The DW Christmas Special airs at 6 pm on BBC1.
Misfits w/o ads seemed to run around 46-49 minutes, depending on the episode.
For us non-cable having peeps, is there a place to obtain the Dr. Who special on the web. I've never had any luck with the torrents, but will iTunes or Amazon have it?
Previous Who episodes have shown up on iTunes in a timely manner, but of course, past performance is no guarantee of future results. Read the prospectus carefully before investing.
Thanks, Tom!