UK getting a "Director's Cut" version on FXUK?

[MinionZombie]

Yep!! Me an MZ to the yanks -> *Brit-five, BAM!*

[Legion2213]

Exxxxtennnnded...

[Danny]

So us Brits are getting an extended version and the Americans aren't?! Now that's a turn up for the books. not really dude, their tv censors are far more prudish. just compare jackass and dirty sanchez for a perfect comparison, two shows almost identical in premise but they blur a dildo on jackass, see a guy pound a nail through his dick into a coffee table in sanchez in the uk with no censorship at all. I know theres still that idea that the english are uptight prudes compared to the rude outgoing loud americans, but honestly, not anymore dude, in fact i would say its the other way round nowadays.

[bassman]

Seems backwards from the Censors' usual practice over here. Ususally violence and gore is accepted, while sex or nudity isn't. God forbid we see a naked body. Strange that this seems to be kinda flipping it on its head...

[Neil]

Seems backwards from the Censors' usual practice over here. Ususally violence and gore is accepted, while sex or nudity isn't. God forbid we see a naked body. Strange that this seems to be kinda flipping it on its head... True Blood and Spartacus are fairly extreme aren't they? Yet they're aired (made) in the US?

[bassman]

True Blood and Spartacus are fairly extreme aren't they? Yet they're aired (made) in the US? I believe those are on the "premium" networks. The ones you have the option to pay to have, so they can get away with R-rated material. HBO, Showtime, that kinda thing. With basic networks like AMC they usually allow the violence through, but throw up a road block if there's a bit of nudity or sex. Because kids should be subjected to violence rather than the human figure. Either way, it's surprising that they're editing out ANYTHING considering the show is being aired after "prime time". Usually after a certain hour(10 PM), they air movies unedited. As Ms. Hurd mentioned in Leo's interview. Perhaps the extra footage is actually something that Darabont wanted taken out, but they're throwing it back in for countries outside the US? It may not have anything to do with gore at all...

[Neil]

Perhaps the extra footage is actually something that Darabont wanted taken out, but they're throwing it back in for countries outside the US? It may not have anything to do with gore at all... Absolutely... Or it may be a simple (clever) gimmick to prevent people from downloading the US version which they'd perceive as inferior?

[kidgloves]

I think we've answered our own questions here. FX over here is a premium channel like HBO so theoretically anything that was trimmed could be let through. Some cuts could be as simple as a few seconds from a scene which would make the intent very different. We do love our gore here in the UK though. Just look at the chopping up scene in Dead Set. How on earth that got on free to air tv is astounding.

[Neil]

Hang on! There's me having a laugh at our US friends expense, and I've just realised I may not even have access to FX here in the UK?

[MinionZombie]

Hang on! There's me having a laugh at our US friends expense, and I've just realised I may not even have access to FX here in the UK? If you've got Sky then you'll have it. If not ... erm ... I don't know if it's on Virgin Media (I think so), but it's definitely not on Freeview. Kidgloves makes a good point about Dead Set - while I saw it on E4 rather than Channel 4, both are "Freeview" channels and there was some astoundingly gory moments in that. Hellsing - yeah, I know it's reversed essentially, that's what I was saying. What I'm trying to figure out is whether it's "extended" or a "director's cut" or both that'll be showing on FXUK compared to AMC. The advert on FX definitely said "The Walking Dead: Director's Cut coming soon on FX", but annoyingly I can't find any other information anywhere. I really want to know what the difference is going to be, or if it's some gimmicky lie to make sure us Brits hang around for five days waiting to see it on UK telly... Likewise they probably don't want to say anything because it might upset American fans ... but then again, AMC isn't "premium" whereas FXUK is (i.e. on Sky or Virgin Media). On another issue, it is rather bizarre that violence is generally okay in America (gore is a different matter though) while yeah, as soon as a bit of side boob presents itself then it's all damnation to hell. How utterly, utterly bizarre. Reminds me of this art programme Channel 4 did for one week - at lunchtime, on Channel 4 (a freeview channel anyone can get), they did live nudes posing for artists. The shot would almost never cut away from the nude so the viewer at home could join in and draw as well ... as well as an old flabby man and woman, there was a big tough black dude with his wanger properly out, and a rather fetching young female model (Kristen Varley I think she's called). You'd never see that on American free-to-air telly, least of all at lunchtime!

[Neil]

I've found FX on my Sky box... I'm smiling again

[bassman]

I've found FX on my Sky box... I'm smiling again I bet that's a big sigh of relief. Good thing too, because I would've surely given you hell if you didn't have it.

[kidgloves]

Apparently all the screeners sent out are The Directors Cut so the reviews that we will be reading tomorrow will be based on this version. No word on what the difference is though.

[Neil]

So are we aware of any differences between the US' version last night, and the 'Directors' UK version this coming Friday?

[bassman]

If the screener is in fact the "director's cut", it's the same thing we saw last night. I thought I had spotted a difference but others corrected me. So it looks like it's the same. Although I don't think the screener was this "director's cut" because it had AMC all over it. Wouldn't the UK version have FX?