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If we move outside of games, you should buy TV shows you love because the streaming versions get edited and the original music is often replaced due to rights i

by csours 3y ago

If we move outside of games, you should buy TV shows you love because the streaming versions get edited and the original music is often replaced due to rights issues.

xanamander 3y ago
Definitely. For example, I was quite disappointed to find that the Blu-ray releases of Neon Genesis Evangelion don’t include the various renditions of “Fly Me to the Moon” over the end credits, though they’re present on the platinum collection DVD release.
judge2020 3y ago
Unfortunately TV shows no longer seem to include a digital code for digital library redemption. The only reason I buy physical movies is so that the physical media acts as a "backup" to watching it while relying on MoviesAnywhere syncing for the ease-of-use that comes with the digital versions.
boomboomsubban 3y ago
Has the music being replaced happened to shows made post streaming era? All the shows I know that had that issue were from before even DVD box sets were common, so the physical releases suffer from the same issue.
- bentley 3y ago
  A sibling comment mentions Neon Genesis Evangelion, which was “made” in the 90s but still had the original end credits song “Fly Me to the Moon” on the ADV Films DVDs (2008), losing it in the Netflix release (2019) and the GKIDS Blu‐Ray (2021).
  - boomboomsubban 3y ago
    Presumably the 2019 and 2021 releases both decided that it wasn't worth the cost to relicense the song, a decision they likely would not have needed to make if the show was made after streaming was the norm.
- defrost 3y ago
  Yes, absolutely, although I currently lack good examples thanks to "tip of my brain". The reason I'm certain is I spend an hour or so most days cleaning up and resyncing subtitles .. and there are often discrepancies between subtitles for first release Vs later streaming Vs DVD Vs BluRay releases still to this day. This happened for a recent (within last two years) TV series that had a sound track that went from great (first release in country of origin) to "blah" on second international streaming release. Probably UK? - It'll come to me (dammit). Point being, yes, this stuff still happens. Even older TV series differ between 10+ year old DVD box sets and this years streaming release - entire episodes get dropped, others get recut with scences dropped.
rchaud 3y ago
A really interesting example of this is the MTV animated series Daria (1997-2002). The show would play licensed music and the pop/alternative hits of the day, making it feel very 'of its time' -- this was when MTV was at the height of its cultural relevance. Then years after the show went off the air, they released DVD versions that stripped out every single song and replaced it with random royalty-free music. It really hurt the episodes.

by csours 3y ago

If we move outside of games, you should buy TV shows you love because the streaming versions get edited and the original music is often replaced due to rights issues.

xanamander 3y ago

Definitely. For example, I was quite disappointed to find that the Blu-ray releases of Neon Genesis Evangelion don’t include the various renditions of “Fly Me to the Moon” over the end credits, though they’re present on the platinum collection DVD release.

judge2020 3y ago

Unfortunately TV shows no longer seem to include a digital code for digital library redemption. The only reason I buy physical movies is so that the physical media acts as a "backup" to watching it while relying on MoviesAnywhere syncing for the ease-of-use that comes with the digital versions.

boomboomsubban 3y ago

Has the music being replaced happened to shows made post streaming era? All the shows I know that had that issue were from before even DVD box sets were common, so the physical releases suffer from the same issue.

bentley 3y ago
A sibling comment mentions Neon Genesis Evangelion, which was “made” in the 90s but still had the original end credits song “Fly Me to the Moon” on the ADV Films DVDs (2008), losing it in the Netflix release (2019) and the GKIDS Blu‐Ray (2021).
- boomboomsubban 3y ago
  Presumably the 2019 and 2021 releases both decided that it wasn't worth the cost to relicense the song, a decision they likely would not have needed to make if the show was made after streaming was the norm.
defrost 3y ago
Yes, absolutely, although I currently lack good examples thanks to "tip of my brain". The reason I'm certain is I spend an hour or so most days cleaning up and resyncing subtitles .. and there are often discrepancies between subtitles for first release Vs later streaming Vs DVD Vs BluRay releases still to this day. This happened for a recent (within last two years) TV series that had a sound track that went from great (first release in country of origin) to "blah" on second international streaming release. Probably UK? - It'll come to me (dammit). Point being, yes, this stuff still happens. Even older TV series differ between 10+ year old DVD box sets and this years streaming release - entire episodes get dropped, others get recut with scences dropped.

rchaud 3y ago

A really interesting example of this is the MTV animated series Daria (1997-2002). The show would play licensed music and the pop/alternative hits of the day, making it feel very 'of its time' -- this was when MTV was at the height of its cultural relevance. Then years after the show went off the air, they released DVD versions that stripped out every single song and replaced it with random royalty-free music. It really hurt the episodes.