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Canadians Miss Out On Doctor Who Season Finale

Posted by timothy on from the splicing-time-never-had-such-immediacy dept.

darthcamaro writes "Canadians were among the last people in the world to get the season 4 finale of Doctor Who which already aired in the UK and Australia. The Canadian public broadcaster — CBC — decided to cut out nearly 20 minutes from the episode, leaving fans wondering what was going on. Doctor Who isn't the easiest show to follow at the best of times — but Canadians are now up in arms (or at least hockey sticks) over their taxpayer-funded broadcaster's lack of respect for SciFi hosers."

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  1. Spoiler alert! by iYk6 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Doctor Who thwarts the Dalek invasion of Earth. Earth is not destroyed. None of the main characters die.

    1. Re:Spoiler alert! by theaveng · · Score: 5, Funny

      Didn't I see that episode back in 1967?

      Or maybe I'm thinking of 1973.

      Or was it 1986?

      Ahhh..... it's so hard to keep track of all these Dalek episodes. Almost as difficult as keeping track of how many times the Borg attacked a Federation vessel (and failed; pretty pathetic for an advanced race).

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  2. lolwat? by gazbo · · Score: 5, Funny
    Doctor Who isn't the easiest show to follow at the best of times

    Do you also need to buy CliffsNotes for Teletubbies?

  3. Unwatchable? by Al+Al+Cool+J · · Score: 5, Funny

    I watched the CBC broadcast version and didn't notice anything odd. It was fast-paced toward the end, but then a lot of them are like that. Am watching the full-length version on their site now to see what difference I can see.

    Maybe the CBC could get the same editor to cut the Pirates of the Caribbean movies down to a reasonable length. That would be sweet.