Attn JMS, Re: show length

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Subject: Attn JMS, Re: show length
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+  1: Apr  3, 1996: rynda at env05.chinalake.navy.mil (Luke Rynda)
*  2: Apr  4, 1996: jmsatb5 at aol.com (Jms at B5)

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From: rynda at env05.chinalake.navy.mil (Luke Rynda)
Lines: 22

JMS,

I just want to tell you that I really like your show and I expect that it will
eventually be considered a true masterpiece of the medium.  One question.  I
have saved every episode since the pilot/movie using S-VHS in SP mode and two
editing VCRs.  ON the LA station (KCOP 13) the show length seems to be 43:20
(with the openeing theme and ending credits, but no previews).  Does this match
your "final product?"  I am a little suspicious as most hour-long dramas are
45:00 +/- 15 seconds.  There are some REALLY tight commercial cuts too, with
only one frame of black, or none! between the show and the commercials.  While
I havn't seen anything that looks or feels like the station cut it, and there
have been no obvious "holes" where a cut might have taken place, one and a half
minutes per episode is actually a lot of time.

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From: jmsatb5 at aol.com (Jms at B5)
Lines: 6

No, I think the time you cite is about right for the running time of the
show.

 jms


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