The Thing's Television Version Makes No Sense!
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Published 2022-09-08
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They used to have this behind- the- scenes show in the early days of Nickelodeon, called "Standby, Lights, Camera, ACTION!" When they covered this movie, they SHOWED the gaping maw biting Dysart's arms off. On. Nickelodeon.
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Now I just want the narrator to describe everything that's happening in every single scene to the audience.
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Early TV versions are almost always bizarre. There was a Die Hard movie on TBS where they changed the main antagonist name. There was also a version of Starship Troopers where they changed Michael Ironsides characters last name.
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Oh man, back in the day I despised watching TV cuts because I knew they were so different from the original.
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The TV edit of Robocop is actually pretty funny with how it replaced a lot of the cursing and toned down the violence.
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This was the version I saw as a kid and watched all the time. I do remember that some of the changes actually helped me follow some parts of the story. Like when Norris has his heart attack. In the narration it mentions he has a heart condition. In the original version, he just stops breathing during the fight with MacReady without any explanation as to why.
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I liked that the end looped the story like a never-ending nightmare. I also liked the TV cut of Halloween 2 with the ending of it having the guy surviving and Jamie Lee saying we made it.
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Honestly didn’t know there was a TV Version of this film. Even the opening monologue is as cursed as I thought it would be 😂
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John Carpenter's THE THING was one of those movies you bought on tape or rented because it really is a great movie .
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Crazy how different each version is, from one another. How many edits are there? There has to be a day, John Carpenter has a chat with your podcast about this. A deep dive into his brain with this classic
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I'm LOVING these mini episodes in addition to the big Monday event. I've been a long time fan and patreon supporter, and have never been disappointed in a episode. Rental Reviews used to be the best show on all of YouTube, and you have succeeded and made Hack The Movies even better. I'm not just blowing smoke when I say that you have the BEST show on YouTube. Your hard work and passion for movies shines through. Never stop being awesome Tony. Also, congratulations on being an uncle! 😁
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Thank you Tony, these small shows and great and keep them coming!
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I believe I saw this years ago (Tv verison) and there was some minor cuts combined with the deleted scenes, but I still enjoyed it. I also believe they tried to make the edit version close to the original 1950's The Thing from another world. Btw Tony I also enjoy listening to your podcast at work and it really helps me through my day.
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Wow! So glad my introduction to The Thing was my Dad’s questionable and scarily detailed verbal descriptions and not this TV version! My Dad was far more loyal to the theatrical…still scared the shit out of me. Amazing film however and turned me onto all things Carpenter!!
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Love the TV Cut reviews! Keep em' coming if you can, Tony!
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Man, this made me realize that I'm pretty sure I saw the TV version first. I have those vague childhood memories of the TV version's scenes and narration. And I know for a fact I didn't see the theatrical version until my early/mid teens.
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Seeing the Twin Peaks sets makes me Happy. Been doing a rewatch of that series!
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The narration at the very end is the same speech from the end of the 50's version of The Thing.
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I took your advice on this one and I actually remember it now solely on the addition of the narrator! It's been a lifetime ago since I've seen this so it's almost new to me. I'm subbing to your channel man. I forgot how hilarious the TV versions of any movie was back then! I've got a lot of old VHS tapes I recorded movies off of prime time that I'm gonna go dig out and watch just to see the differences
