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Post by Admin on Jan 9, 2005 18:03:44 GMT
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Post by Hari Seldon on Mar 12, 2005 20:09:53 GMT
Ok! I got a great one here ;D
I checked the DVD-box episode of One day a Lemming will fly... When they're out the policestation threatened by a mob, Fitz, Panhandle and the teacher remain silent, except for the fact that Panhandle phones the police.
In the TV-aired episode (each one of an hour or so), the first episode ends with this... the second begins with this scene.
In the second one Fitz rages about the great British public morale and wants to step out of the car, while the teacher screames and complains about being lynched in front of a bloody police station ;D ;D ;D
I tried to rip this scene and sent it to Sarah... but I haven't got my painstackingly AVI's anymore and I rendered it to SVCD...
I'll search for a SVCD to AVI proggie this week... then who knows you all can see the difference with the DVD-box if I mail it to Sarah...
Haven't found other variaties so far, but this one sure is fun!
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Post by Admin on Mar 12, 2005 23:17:30 GMT
 I'm in shock!!!!! Just checked the novelisation after reading your post Hari, and there is a bit in that where Fitz says about the british public. For some reason it got edited out when screened in the UK. This is the first time I ever heard of another country having a slightly different edited version! I certainly don't own a version of ODALWF with that bit, but whether it was in the originally broadcast version in the UK (back in 1993) is another matter (the originally screened version of Brotherly Love for example features some scenes that never made it to the DVD or some of the video releases). Exciting too though - I'd love to see the scene Hari if you can sort it out. Thank you so much for checking!! ;D ;D
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Post by Hari Seldon on Mar 13, 2005 7:54:24 GMT
I'm not shocked.. just proud I found it I think it is a choice of editing with cliffhangers - as in the DVD it is just a scene, in the TV-shows it is the ending of part I and beginning of part II. It does make sense that with a fade in of an angry mob Fitz is whining about the *british public morale* ;D
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Post by Hari Seldon on Mar 19, 2005 20:01:44 GMT
I have ripped the 55 seconds to a 5 mb file with Divx 5 codec. If you leave you're mail here, I will sent it to you to compare with your dvd-scene
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Post by Admin on May 2, 2005 20:41:19 GMT
The clip was great Hari - still can't believe it's a bit I hadn't seen before, even if it was very short. Will maybe look into putting it on my site. Thanks again!
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Post by Hari Seldon on May 6, 2005 20:33:44 GMT
;D glad you like it ;D
I think it is different cutaway with the DVD-box or the TV-series. Cliffhanger and all.. on the DVD Fitz is silent, on the TV Fitz' gives a rant about British public morale.
Another tiny thing I noticed that in the scene with Nigel and Fitz on the top of a building (the same Jimmy uses for his suicidal jump), when Nigel loosely sits on the edge; you can clearly see a safety line running from the back of his jacket upwards the screen (you can also see a square *prop* under his jacket).
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Post by Icequeen on Oct 23, 2006 11:38:56 GMT
I liked the episode very much. A strong episode in many regards. Sad to see Penhaligon and Fitz didn't run off together, though I think I preferred it that way. I particularly enjoyed the reality of the episode. It gave it a raw quality (like TSILY). The scenes with the public outside the station had me aghast and the persecution of poor Nigel had me quite emotional. I enjoyed the fact that Fitz was blinded by his own arrogance not to see Nigel's innocence, though I would have loved to have known who killed Tim. I guess it will remain one of life's little mysteries...
X Icequeen X
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Post by esther on Feb 24, 2014 0:36:44 GMT
When they are on top of the building (I think it's the ramada hotel) where cassidy is threatening to jump you can clearly see the arndale centre in the background. They then take him down in a lift and they're in the arndale centre - Magic!?
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Post by lewisham lion on Apr 6, 2014 0:54:52 GMT
I haven't watched the series for a while now but know this is near the beginning (1993) comimg after The Mad Woman In The Attic and before To Be a Somebody.
It's one of those forgotten storylines, and while a three-parter, just doesn't hold enough interest to satisfy the viewer. I can't even remember what happened to Cassidy in the end ? Did they release him without charge ?
Thankfully things picked up after this with the much improved To Say I Love You, but this is one of the most forgettable of all the Cracker storylines that they did. I usually skip it if it's even featured again on repeats (ITV3)
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Post by Toni on Jan 24, 2015 20:25:31 GMT
Hello everyone, I've just discovered this forum. I'm also a new fan of Cracker, I've seen the whole series just recently, a few days ago. I have to say, this is one of the best crime series I ever watched. My experiences with Robbie were limited to The Comic Strip Presents, it was nice to see him in a more dramatic role. His accent is magnificent. This episode is very dear to me because of the sensitive subject matter - a boy who was basically a disappointment to his family gets killed and now they have to come to terms with his death. The other elements of the story were just as interesting - the teacher being attacked by an angry mob and of course the lovely ambiguous ending.
I'm glad that this show isn't forgotten, I want to thank you Sarah for your dedication and work on the web site and this forum. English is my second language, I apologize if my sentence structures are a bit clumsy.
Sincerely, Toni
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Post by Admin on Jan 25, 2015 10:41:13 GMT
I'm glad that this show isn't forgotten, I want to thank you Sarah for your dedication and work on the web site and this forum. English is my second language, I apologize if my sentence structures are a bit clumsy. Sincerely, Toni Ah your welcome! To be honest, there is very little to update the website with now but i still like to keep it going. It's always nice to hear that the series is picking up new fans even though it's 20 years old now! I have over the years developed a love for a lot of mainly US shows - The Wire, The West Wing, The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, House of Cards etc....but still nothing has overtaken Cracker for me. Series 1 and 2, and Brotherly Love from Series 3, are still as great today as they were back in the 90's. |
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Post by Toni on Jan 25, 2015 20:11:37 GMT
I'm glad that this show isn't forgotten, I want to thank you Sarah for your dedication and work on the web site and this forum. English is my second language, I apologize if my sentence structures are a bit clumsy. Sincerely, Toni Ah your welcome! To be honest, there is very little to update the website with now but i still like to keep it going. It's always nice to hear that the series is picking up new fans even though it's 20 years old now! I have over the years developed a love for a lot of mainly US shows - The Wire, The West Wing, The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, House of Cards etc....but still nothing has overtaken Cracker for me. Series 1 and 2, and Brotherly Love from Series 3, are still as great today as they were back in the 90's. I have a penchant for old tv shows, some of them are a lot better than the formulaic shows and franchises we see today. I used to watch all the shows you mentioned, Breaking Bad was my favorite, very addictive and layered. But in most US shows there are no characters like Fitz - witty, sarcastic, messed up privately and an expert in their field of work. House is an exception, but even that show became repetitive after a while. TBH, in the past few months I've been watching old Brit coms most of the time, that's how I got to be interested in Robbie Coltrane's work. Fitz is a great, deep, warm and developed character, it's really refreshing to see a character fleshed out so well. Now I'm watching The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin and after I finish that, I'll check out The Prime Suspect. Can you recommend me some more British crime shows? I'm pretty much a beginner in that department. |
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Post by lewisham lion on Feb 13, 2015 2:03:30 GMT
Yes it's a pity we don't have more people participating on these pages. I caught a watch of the ODALWF storyline on ITV a day or two ago
and it's one that never really appealed to me. What I mean is, it lacks the intrigue and suspense of other episodes / storylines such as
Men should Weep or To Be a Somebody. I think they played it out over three episodes which was maybe one too many. Edit, just see I
commented on this last year. Only goes to show the opinion hasn't altered from before.
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Post by Admin on Feb 17, 2015 18:18:11 GMT
Now I'm watching The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin and after I finish that, I'll check out The Prime Suspect. Can you recommend me some more British crime shows? I'm pretty much a beginner in that department. I dont really watch many other UK crime series, i've always been more inclined to watch the US shows. I really enjoyed The Fall recently which was on BBC2 and Luther was pretty good, but the only other UK shows I really love tend to be comedies really. Seen all the Prime Suspects as well and they are always worth a watch too |
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