My Name is Earl marathon heavily edited

There was at least one entire scene and several pieces of dialog edited
out in June 8'th's marathon.

nospam...

What was missing?

~consul...

What first comes to mind was when he was going to dance with the really tall girl. After
the car ran out of gas, he had to double back after the first house he went to because she
lived in North XYZ City, while he was in South XYZ City.

David...

That's the episode that originally aired in a 40-minute slot.

Default User...

Yeah, that's what I was thinking (hence my question elsewhere). I
wasn't home, so I only recorded the one they showed last night that I'd
previously missed (the Y2K one). It's good they showed that, important
Crab Man backstory.

Dale Hicks...

Important? It didn't fit with what was already established -- why would
the FBI give him a new moms and sister? Or, if he's worried about
cheese why would he risk seeing his real moms and sister?

Frater Mus...

So, how many real moms does he have?

Dale Hicks...

I was just pronouncing "mom" like Darnell does. It's a dialect
variation that I find cute.

Default User...

It's possible there's another flashback coming that will explain things
further. Or maybe they're just messing with us.

Dale Hicks...

That, or they forgot that they'd told us about his family. I'm really
not watching the show for its continuity, that one just seemed pretty
obvious.

~consul...

It could be that he isn't really being protected by the FBI. I don't think they have
witness protection services just let him off a van and let him make up stuff himself. Or
if he is really under protection, he's a dupe witness, and is really not needed to be hiding.

Maybe something happens in between where he doesn't need to be under
protection anymore, but still keeps his new name and life?

Default User...

That's why I said it was important. There's an obvious disconnect, and
they may address it in the future (I'm sure they got letters and
email). This way *I* will know what's going on, and that's the most
important thing.

junebug...

It's because that was a special 40-minute episode when it originally
aired.

How come?

Will they ever be shown again?

Default User...

Was one of them the "super-sized" episode?

bklyntv...

They cut scenes from reruns to stuff more commericials in. Have as long
as I can remember.

David...

In syndication, yes. Not during a second network run. Although
syndication cuts are becoming rare as well since commercial time in
primetime has caught up with commercial time in other dayparts.

daveyjakob...

But will the entire shows ever be shown again?

nospam...

The full-length "40-minute" episodes will probably never air
again. They should be complete on the DVD, though... The
regular "30-minute" episodes will be chopped up if/when they
air in syndication.

shawn...

Probably not. If you want to see the entire show you will have to wait
for a DVD release.

daveyjakob...

Will the actors get residuals for the eliminated scenes?
I think they should.

David...

NBC might air "Earl" and "The Office" finales uncut the week before
the new season starts. I believe that's what they did in the past.

daveyjakob...

Bad deal for the actors. They did the work. They should get paid.

bklyntv...

I think generally actors (who are part of the regular cast) get paid
per episode.Their fees don't really vary if they are in only 1 scene in
episode 3 and every scene of episode 4, I'm sure it generally evens out
(and if the actor finds himself in few scenes, it's time to call the
agent).