belated squee

[julesjones]

Oh yes. The Who episode on KTEH last night was the one with the "Ladies, your viewing figures just went up" scene.

Pity it got censored by the Powers That Be, but it was still enjoyable. :-)

Shallow, me?

Comments

[yourbob.livejournal.com]

I completely missed it. Which episode? I'm starting to get them confused.

[julesjones]

Bad Wolf -- first part of the two-parter series finale. I think it's repeated on Saturday night.

[artela.livejournal.com]

They censored it? But that's Prime Time Family Viewing TV!!! Why on earth has it been censored?

[julesjones]

In the Confidential for the episode, the crew say that they did film a rear view of that scene, so that you saw Jack's buttocks, but they were told by the relevant body within the BBC that they couldn't use it in the episode, because it was Not Suitable. Part of the documentary footage is film of them filming that scene (very meta), with a view of the camera screen that shows nekkid Jack, so you can see what the scene would have looked like -- but the nekkid buttocks are pixellated to protect sensitive viewers... I don't know whether the pixillation was BBC-supplied or added by KTEH.

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

Actually, I think I do remember pixelation...

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

May I remind you of the content of the scene (http://ninthdoctor.time-and-space.co.uk/coppermine/albums/doctorwho/bad/bad3/DW20051x09BadWolf542.jpg)? Because I'm sure julesjones would like to be reminded (http://ninthdoctor.time-and-space.co.uk/coppermine/albums/doctorwho/bad/bad3/DW20051x09BadWolf556.jpg).

[artela.livejournal.com]

Yes... and?
It's only a shot of his back.
it's not as though there are any "naughty bits" on display!

[julesjones]

The original scene as filmed was a full length shot, not just waist up.

Not that I didn't enjoy the memory jogging material so kindly supplied by kalypso_v.

[artela.livejournal.com]

So, did the US also cut the full length from behind shot of a naked Jean-Luc Picard in ST:TNG ?

[julesjones]

No idea.

In this case the original censorship was by the BBC -- the Who team filmed the scene, but were told by the higher-ups that they couldn't use it. Can't really see why, as I thought the scene as actually shown was rather more risque for drawing attention to the strategically posed prop in the full-frontal view than an unobstructed full rear view would have been.

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

Don't suppose they put it in the DVDs? In an Easter Egg, somewhere, perhaps?

I thought you'd like them.

[shaolingrrl.livejournal.com]

I love Captain Jack. He makes me happy. :-)

[julesjones]

It's entertaining watching someone whose default mode of interaction is "flirt". :-)

It's been a bit odd for me, because this is the first time I've seen this season of Who, but I *did* see most of Torchwood when I was in the UK for Christmas/New Year. Jack's a lot darker in Torchwood -- now I can see why everyone was saying, "You want to see him when he was happy and bouncy, as well."

[shaolingrrl.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I heard he's darker in Torchwood. I wonder if KTEH will ever get that?

Still haven't seen "The Empty Child." Grrr. Sister's visit messed things up, as expected.

[yourbob.livejournal.com]

Grrr. You didn't tell me! So I couldn't send you a DVD. Grrr. And I still have no idea of your address because it was dark and I just followed along.

If I come to Westercon this weekend, I'll bring it a long.

And - Torchwoood starts on SciFi Channel in September. Ken at KTEH would love to get it, but it'll probably be at least a year IF they can afford it and IF it's offered, because BBC America will have first refusal, of course.

[shaolingrrl.livejournal.com]

Well--I didn't want to bug you. And I was mad at them anyway. I kinda feel it's ruined for me. So don't worry about it too much, okay?

Thank you, though--

[yourbob.livejournal.com]

I wish you'd bug the hell out of me.

But anyway.

I won't worry overmuch, but you'll hopefully enjoy it sometime in the future one way or another. It's worth getting to eventually.