Comments on: Region 1 NA 2007 DVDs do not restore scenes from Region 2

By: Ken Peters

Ken Peters — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:08:48 +0000

Watched the non-adaptation movie about Jane Austen’s “regrets” last night and couldn’t help but think that this too had been cut. At the end, for example, Jane Austen evidently has died but THEY NEVER BOTHERED TO TELL US!

By: Diana I-C

Diana I-C — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:10:35 +0000

Sorry if this is a repeat question, I’m having trouble scanning through all the responses for the information I want.
In the P3 Region 1 DVD, is the beginning of the first scene that we see Sir Walter and Elizabeth restored? It was cut in the broadcast, and pretty badly cut as well, which irked me since I really liked that bit.

By: Julie P.

Julie P. — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:29:58 +0000

That makes sense. I only watched episode 1 so far. Thanks for the heads-up. I have something to look forward to because I do like commentaries.

By: Kathleen B.

Kathleen B. — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:38:50 +0000

To Julie (#39) — Here is what someone on the C19 forum said:

“The commentaries are pretty good if you like that kind of thing – Edward & Elinor plus producer and director on Ep 1, some of Ep 2 and Ep 3, and Marianne & Willoughby for most of Ep 2 plus producer and director. I found lots of it entertaining, anyway.”

Maybe you haven’t got that far yet?

By: Julie P.

Julie P. — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:52:11 +0000

To #38 — that is not correct. I own the region 2 DVD and the cast members doing the commentary are Hattie Morahan and Dan Stevens.

To #34 — I, and a lot of other people, have e-mailed PBS with our concerns. As of right now, nobody has reported hearing back from them.

By: Kathleen B.

Kathleen B. — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 05:19:04 +0000

Someone told me the “Sense and Sensibility” Region 2 DVD also has commentary by Charity Wakefield (Marianne) and Dominic Cooper (Willoughby).

By: leann

leann — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 04:51:55 +0000

RE: post 33/Cinthia

I believe ITV did not sell a cut version to TVO (TV Ontario), which broadcast the ITV productions in Canada in December. I just checked my recording and the first two PBS cut scenes are intact, so I assume TVO broadcast ITV’s uncut version.

By: Julie B.

Julie B. — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 04:47:42 +0000

It’s like they’re begging fans to download an illegal copy.

By: Ellen Moody

Ellen Moody — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 04:12:32 +0000

Dear all,

I’ve made a blog where I put two stills from the apple scene.

http://server4.moody.cx/index.php?id=827

Scroll down past the third paragraph of the blog.

It’s my belief that the British film was longer than 93 minutes so more than 9 minutes was cut.

I’ve watched the British Persuasion film only twice, but I can confirm that one of the cuts in the American broadcast was most of Wentworth’s letter. In the 2007 film most of Wentworth’s letter was read aloud as voice-over. In the American broadcast we got only the first two lines. The scenes at her diary were also shortened.

Ellen Moody

By: Marcy G

Marcy G — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:13:53 +0000

When “North & South” was televised a few years ago, fans were told that they had ‘no immediate plans’ to release the dvd. A few of us spread the word and asked fans to write to BBC America asking for the region 1 dvd to be released, and sure enough the dvd was released a few months before the original airing.

I am writing to PBS to complain about the cuts made to the region 1 version of Northanger Abbey and asking them to re-release the full version on dvd (not this rubbish cut version). If you wish to do the same, then you may send a feedback to them here. Maybe if enough people complain, then we can make our voices heard:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/feedback/index.html