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I vaguely recall reading years ago the BBC didn't air some Star Trek episodes because it felt they would be inappropriate for a pre-watershed timeslot. Anyone know what these episodes were?
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I also believe that several of the later Season "Star Trek: DS9" episodes are cut for violent content on the BBC. Not sure how Sky and CBS Action are treating them, but would be interested to know. (Am I right in also saying that a couple of the DS9 episodes are still cut in the UK on all current DVD releases?)
Hi,
On a sidenote the Star Trek: TNG Season 1 episode "Conspiracy" was also heavily censored by the BBC
Pooch
I've finished watching the first two seasons on blu ray and there's two episodes I have absolutely no memory of having watched before, Catspaw and Miri. The remaining banned episodes all appear to be in season 3 so I've made a note of them. The author of article I read years ago said; the only reason he could think why one of the episodes was banned was because it so bad and the BBC probably wanted to protect the nation's children from a bad storyline and acting. I'm looking forward to revisiting season 3 for that reason alone.
The follow up was meant to be the discovery of an insectoid race. It was too expensive or difficult to do at the time so that idea was redone as finding the borg.Garrett said:Also why there never was a follow up to story as it implies there was still more of them out there infiltrating stuff.
I think that was my favorite STNG episode.
I don't know why Plato's Stepchildren was band surely not that kiss, or was it the bad acting I know I cringed at some of it
The follow up was meant to be the discovery of an insectoid race. It was too expensive or difficult to do at the time so that idea was redone as finding the borg.
A kiss between a white man and a black women was a huge issue in many parts of the US in those days.
Bri
Yes but they screened it in the US but not here and I thought despite there being some problems at the time we were a more tolerant society. And even in America some racist even said something like even if they were in kirks shoes they kiss her as well.
Plato's Stepchildren - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
When NBC executives learned of the kiss they became concerned it would anger TV stations in the conservative Deep South. Earlier in 1968, NBC had expressed similar concern over a musical sequence in a Petula Clark special in which she touched Harry Belafonte's arm, a moment cited as the first occasion of direct physical contact on American television between a man and woman of different races. At one point during negotiations, the idea was brought up of having Spock kiss Uhura instead, but William Shatner insisted that they stick with the original script. NBC finally ordered that two versions of the scene be shotone where Kirk and Uhura kissed and one where they did not. Having successfully recorded the former version of the scene, Shatner and Nichelle Nichols deliberately flubbed every take of the latter version, thus forcing the episode to go out with the kiss intact.
Although he wasn't talking about Miri. The bad acting one was were some of the crew go mad, I seem to recall.Well that author was an arse. Miri in particular I remember seeing on original airing and I was struck how chilling and effective the story was. Much harder hitting than other episodes.
PoochJD said:Hi,
On a sidenote the Star Trek: TNG Season 1 episode "Conspiracy" was also heavily censored by the BBC, due to the finale involving Riker and Picard phasering a guy to death, and the poor man's face and body explodes in a pretty nasty explosion of flesh and bodily parts. I remember seeing this on the BBC and thinking that it was graphic, and it had already been pre-cut. It wasn't until years later, I caught a late-night repeat of the episode on Sky, and saw it uncut. The effect, is still considered to be pretty repellant for a show like "Star Trek: TNG", even to this day. Surprisingly, the BBFC have always classified this episode with a PG rating, but I have no idea if it's a cut or uncut version.
You can see the controversy: Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03QKSjBiG2c
Skip to 2m 10s for the shocker!
I also believe that several of the later Season "Star Trek: DS9" episodes are cut for violent content on the BBC. Not sure how Sky and CBS Action are treating them, but would be interested to know. (Am I right in also saying that a couple of the DS9 episodes are still cut in the UK on all current DVD releases?)
Pooch