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I just finished watching the first 2 eps of @CWRoswellNM with the UK and US airings side by side to see exactly what was cut and took notes I'll outline below. Besides a lot of little pauses cut for time the big things also cut out are racism and sex #RoswellNM
I just finished watching the first 2 eps of @CWRoswellNM with the UK and US airings side by side to see exactly what was cut and took notes I'll outline below. Besides a lot of little pauses cut for time the big things also cut out are racism and sex #RoswellNM
Episode 1:
In the scene where Isobel and Noah are in bed it cuts out a bit in the middle with the following dialogue:
“Isobel”
“You agreed to obey all night long”
“This is part of the…thing?”
“Yes I think it’s called hoverboarding, I’ll check the book”
In the scene where Isobel and Noah are in bed it cuts out a bit in the middle with the following dialogue:
“Isobel”
“You agreed to obey all night long”
“This is part of the…thing?”
“Yes I think it’s called hoverboarding, I’ll check the book”
When Max came to get Michael out of the drunk tank, this line was cut:
“Why don’t you spend your nights like I do, crying and masterbating to Russian moralistic literature, Michael”
“Why don’t you spend your nights like I do, crying and masterbating to Russian moralistic literature, Michael”
At the Wild Pony in the scene between Maria and Hank the following dialogue was cut when Liz walked in:
“I thought she went back to her own country”
“Mm. Uh-uh, Hank. You’re not distracting me from my money with your thinly-veiled racism.”
“I thought she went back to her own country”
“Mm. Uh-uh, Hank. You’re not distracting me from my money with your thinly-veiled racism.”
In the reunion scene, the following dialogue cut when Liz walked in:
“I thought Liz Ortecho went back to Mexico."
"Wasn’t she like deported or something?”
“I thought Liz Ortecho went back to Mexico."
"Wasn’t she like deported or something?”
I think it is also worth noting that in the scene where Michael takes his shirt off in the airstream it is kept in this episode because I know I had read him taking him shirt off in the scene with Alex the following episode was cut.
Episode 2:
In the Wild Pony when Wyatt is boasting about shooting out the Crashdown:
“Those illegals killed your sister”
“So let’s send them back where they came from.”
In the Wild Pony when Wyatt is boasting about shooting out the Crashdown:
“Those illegals killed your sister”
“So let’s send them back where they came from.”
When the Longs are beating up Arturo in the alley behind the Crashdown, the “..heading straight for the boarder…” part was cut from the line “Then he’s gonna end up for a van headed straight to the border, ain’t he?”
Max beating up Wyatt in the alley “The Ortechos worth all this? Mexico would have wanted them.” was cut and the whole fight scene cut a bit for time/flow I assume with the dialogue cut but it felt strange and choppy
The sex scenes:
Both scenes cut after Michael pushed Alex down onto the bed, so, what we lose is:
Jenna taking off Max’s belt
Michael taking off his shirt and Alex working on his pants
Michael moving to lay on top of Alex
Jenna wrapping her legs around Max to pull him closer
Both scenes cut after Michael pushed Alex down onto the bed, so, what we lose is:
Jenna taking off Max’s belt
Michael taking off his shirt and Alex working on his pants
Michael moving to lay on top of Alex
Jenna wrapping her legs around Max to pull him closer
While I don't agree with the censoring, it does not seem like it was specifically singling out the queer scenes over the het ones as both were given cuts. Cutting out the racism and xenophobia though is a bit more concerning. Over 2 minutes were cut from both episodes.
