Nick UK skipping episodes
 

It appears Nick UK is skipping episodes. Last week we had "It Came from the Depths" but this week we got "New Girl in Town" instead of "I, Monster".

I thought Nick UK was getting better (there have been no obvious cuts recently, even the Shredder battle was uncut) but skipping an entire episode?

Hopefully they've just got the order mixed up and we'll get "I, Monster" next week. My Sky guide doesn't have the episode title/summary yet. Does anyone else in the UK know?

I've got it on series link and next week's ep is scheduled as 'Rat Trap', that's gonna be confusing if the plot synop I read for 'I monster' is correct.

Wait, scratch that, it looks like Rat Trap is just the UK name for I monster, why do they keep doing that?!?

So they did just get them out of order, that's good news. I've got it on series link too but it just gave me "synopsis not yet available". Thanks :tsmile:

I think a lot of the names we're getting in the episode info are the original names that were changed later in production (they appeared on some of the early US schedules as well) but someone was too lazy to update them when they changed.

Wait.. the UK cuts this show?

Yeah. There were loads of examples in Rise of the Turtles (mostly stuff involving Mikey's kusurigama but also strange stuff like his first "mom" line when Splinter shows them the canister which makes his repeated "mom" later make no sense) but since then it seems to have improved a lot.

whoa that seems confusing.....

Yeh, we get all the best stuff over here!!! :) at least we are getting the show though!!

and so the long history of UK TMNT fans getting confusing, if not downright insulting, treatment continues... guess they couldn't just break tradition?

As an American Doctor Who fan I often find myself wondering if we also get the short end of the stick in similar ways that I'm just not aware of :P or if it's just a one-way screwy situation and not both ways? :o

It occured to me that the reason they have alternate names for the UK episodes is because the actual content may not be exactly the same. There may be small tweaks or edits that we just haven't picked up on yet and using different episode names is an easy way to keep track of the differences. I have not actually seen a UK episode but in the USA the title for the episode always appears on-screen a few seconds after the theme song... and I'd assume that the actual different title does appear on the UK version so... if they'd actually take the time and effort to change that one tiny detail then who knows what else is changed

The names are the same as the US names. For example, the guide lists "Enter Shredder" but the actual title that appears on screen is still "The Gauntlet".

The main focus seems to be Mikey's kusurigama (strange that the most fun loving and loveable turtle of the bunch always seems to get picked on by UK censors!) but like I said, it seems like more recent episodes haven't been cut. Or at least no where near as blatantly/insultingly obviously as the pilot was.

Man, they are trying to confuse us.:o

This is correct.

Also, the original order was New Girl, I Monster, Alien Agenda. It's actually the US Nick that chose to air them out of order. Fortunately there weren't any continuity problems with that switch. Possibly they thought I, Monster was a more exciting way to return from hiatus, or maybe they felt the Karai story would play better back-to-back.

- Kenny

Don't like hearing that Nick is airing episodes out of order. Hope we don't run into any continuity issues in the future.

How do you know this? :teek:

I wrote for the show.

Past tense? Are you not working on Season 2?

No, I'm not involved with season 2, but I still enjoy checking out fan response to season 1. :)

Awwwwww. You guys get jipped again! :tcry:

It actually makes a lot of sense that they did that. Props to them.

Oooook, I'm guessing this is confusing for people in the uk.

That's great to know. Thanks Kenny :tgrin:

Confession time - when it looked like Nick UK might be skipping this episode I watched the US episode online. I've finally got round to watching the UK version from my Sky Plus and I can't believe how badly they've butchered this episode!!!

The rescue of April - cut (now she just appears next to them on the rooftop)
Leo blowing up the wall of rats - cut (he goes to draw his katana and it cuts straight to the explosion)
Leo showing Splinter the picture of his family - cut

And that's just what I can remember, there was probably more! But hey, at least they're didn't digitally remove the blade from Mikey's kusurigama this time :trolleye:

Seriously glad I didn't go for a UK iTunes season pass. I was thinking about checking out the first UK DVD to see if they'd used the uncut US masters since they seemed to be cutting less recently, but definitely not now. Gonna wait and see if they do a US Blu-Ray season set and just import the US DVDs if they don't. No more chances for Nick UK from me. I'll watch the show and support them with ratings (and buy the toys and Lego and stuff), but I won't be buying any UK releases of the episodes after this.

Wow. I mean, just, WOW. And I thought censors over here had been getting pretty bad since I was a kid! They're rats for goodness sake... sewer rats, even, not like someone's pet (though if he were controlling every rat then I suppose some of them could have been in there if they found a way out of their cages), but the scene of Leo showing Splinter the photo? Were they really pressed for time or something, because... why? o_O

Also interesting to know that I, Monster originally came after New Girl in Town. I have to agree, though, that I think the Karai episodes worked better back to back. Sad to hear you're not working on season 2, though, Kenny, as you've written two of my favorite episodes so far!

Not sure about "Doctor Who" but the US DOES often get edited versions of our UK shows.

One of my favourite TV series ever is called "Hustle", about a group of conmen. Runs for 1 hour (without adverts) here in the UK. The US got heavily edited versions (lose anywhere between 10-14 minutes per episode) when the show was screened there. The edits were purely down to the US sticking as many adverts in there as they can, and still get it to fit a 1 hour slot!!