Running Time of Episodes

Very exciting news about the proposed Region 2 sale of the series on
DVD--let's hope that A & E go ahead with plans to distribute it over
here, for the benefit of those of us who DON'T own an APEX DVD player.

Does anyone know whether the running time of each episode of UFO was
originally set at 50 minutes? I bought 2 of the tapes being sold by
Cinema Classics. The visual and sound quality of the shows is very
good, but I noticed when I was watching one of the shows that it
clocked in at only 46 minutes. I haven't timed the others yet, but it
seems as if the source material for the video was derived from a print
trimmed for US broadcast ten years ago or so (of course now the
standard running time for a US hour show is only 43 minutes--I'm sure
we'll see that cut into very soon as the new contracts get firmed up;
I just hope they don't go lower than 40 minutes of content in an hour
show! Pathetic, isn't it?)

Here's my vote for a 3 CD set for the UFO soundtrack.

Steve

hi all,
i was watching a movie this anotther night and not paying real close
attention when i said hey that man is familiar. Looking closer it was
true...isn't that...I said...
none other than Ed Bishop, acting in a new movie. But to make sure i watch
the credits and sure enough, there he is and playing a general no less, a
confederate general in Paris. It was not a staring role, but he was very
effective for the time he was on. i very amused by him.
Of course i only been here short time so it may well be known to you but i
look up Marcs site and this 1999 movie is not listed there. It was only a
fluke i watch it.
does anyone know what movie this was?

Christo

>Does anyone know whether the running time of each episode of UFO was
>originally set at 50 minutes?

Yes -- on the Japanese UFO laserdiscs, every episode is longer than
49 minutes. However, on a video in the PAL format, episodes are
typically 47 minutes, because they are sped up by 4% -- the original
24 frame/sec film is transferred to 25 frame/sec video, where in
the USA, they repeat frames to keep the speed the same. The
episodes sold by Cinema Classics are simply NTSC conversions of the
old Polygram PAL videotapes, therefore they are sped up 4% as well.
There are not edited -- they are simply sped up.

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Marc Martin, [hidden email]

At 10:03 PM 14-07-2001, you wrote:
At the risk of getting a long and boring frames/sec thread going, how long
is an episode of UFO? To make things simple, imagine watching an unedited
print at a private screening with the film running at the correct speed.
How long would that be?

Also, which is closer to the film timing, the NTSC or the PAL version?

And while I have your attention, I was thinking that an approach to the UFO
CDs like that taken for the Prisoner would be the best way to go. However,
another approach which I think is worth considering is.....

a DVD audio release!

Why not? Some albums are already being released on DVD audio (some in
DTS!). I'm sure all the UFO music would fit on one disc. Of course, I don't
know how many people have their DVD player hooked up to their stereo. I do,
but then again, I was pretty much aiming for that from the start.

cheers,


Simon

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Simon Wickes
New Jersey, USA

Simon Wickes wrote:

I do have my DVD player hooked up to my HiFi, but it won't play
DVD audio, unfortunately .. and most other DVD video players
won't play DVD audio discs either.

Most people would need to buy a new DVD audio player .. of
course if DVD audio catches on many of us will get them anyway,
but that's a way off yet.

James

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><blink> <blink> One I don't know about? <whimpers loudly> Restless
> natives? The recruit? Who else was in it? Sounds historical. There are a lot
> of movies I haven't seen and or don't have. Maybe a Bastille Day flick? <g>
>
> Amelia <tearing out her hair about a movie she didn't know Ed was in>

Well it had Di-annie Rigg and Matthew Modine in it and was called 'The
American'. Ed played one General Packard and my doesnt he have a sparkle in
his eye. He certainly can act.
It was made in 1998 by Irish Screen Productions,the BBC and WGBH Boston.
And well worth a look, a version of a Henry James story i think.
chris

cv wrote:
Well, I looked it up in imdb.com and it wasn't listed .. though
interestingly Ed is credited as appearing in an Italian language
film called '500!' made last year, which I hadn't heard of.

James

>At the risk of getting a long and boring frames/sec thread going, how long
>is an episode of UFO? To make things simple, imagine watching an unedited
>print at a private screening with the film running at the correct speed.
>How long would that be?

50 minutes.

>Also, which is closer to the film timing, the NTSC or the PAL version?

The NTSC version (USA/Japan/Canada) would be nearly identical to the
film. The PAL (Europe) version would be 2 minutes shorter.

>Why not? Some albums are already being released on DVD audio (some in
>DTS!). I'm sure all the UFO music would fit on one disc. Of course, I don't
>know how many people have their DVD player hooked up to their stereo.

Well, neither of my 2 DVD players will play DVD Audio. Better to
stick with CD's... although I'm sure there are people who don't
have a CD player either!

Marc