On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 5:56 PM, Jon Delfin <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Remember, though, if you do catch them on PBS, you'll be missing at > least ten minutes of each episode. Same as "Downton Abbey*." > > I guess we're supposed to be grateful that they allow us to see these > abridged versions. > > jd > > * There was a lot of e-ink about whether DA would be edited in the > transition from the seven UK episodes to the four US ones. Jace Lacob > calculated that the total UK running time was six hours. The four > Masterpiece eps, minus non-program material: five hours, 20 minutes. > > > <http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en> > The UK DVD release of Downton Abbey is 6 hours and 4 minutes (plus a few seconds). That'll include full credits. "Jon88" at Televisionary calculates the PBS runtime to be about 5:45. Which leaves about 19 minutes missing over the four episodes. So still cut, although perhaps not as much as other series? Adam -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
