Are the DAVE TG episodes the US versions?

DaShowstoppa · February 1st, 2008, 01:45 PM

My wife and I were watching the "Britcar 24hr" episode on DAVE yesterday and we noticed the music is different - also the tracks listed in the "TG what';s that song forum" often don't match. So are the DAVE versions the same ones broadcast in the US?

wooflepoof · February 1st, 2008, 02:04 PM

I know when they do the repeats on BBC Prime they do stuff like change the music and the studio scenes that have like the voting and what not but I'm pretty sure were on season 8 right now in the US on BBC America and they don't keep the studio scenes at all. Not the ones on Discovery channel when they showed it at least. So to answer your question, maybe.

Loz · February 1st, 2008, 07:37 PM

All the episodes on DAVE are heavily edited to make room for advertisments. But i dunno why they change the music.

teeb · February 1st, 2008, 07:49 PM

The BBC has a special agreement with the record labels to play whatever music they want and not pay per song. Perhaps Dave lacks this.

bafranksbro · February 1st, 2008, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by wooflepoof

I know when they do the repeats on BBC Prime they do stuff like change the music and the studio scenes that have like the voting and what not but I'm pretty sure were on season 8 right now in the US on BBC America and they don't keep the studio scenes at all. Not the ones on Discovery channel when they showed it at least. So to answer your question, maybe.

No they were already showing season 9 and I think they are going to start showing season 10 near the end of this month.

WirelessMonkey · February 1st, 2008, 08:47 PM

I think they are if not simular. I hate watching them on dave they usually cut out all the best bits images/smilies/sad.gif

DaShowstoppa · February 5th, 2008, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by WirelessMonkey

I think they are if not simular. I hate watching them on dave they usually cut out all the best bits images/smilies/sad.gif

DAVE's latest trick seems to be moving the adverts to the middle of segments now.

Ish · February 5th, 2008, 02:50 PM

I was watching an episode from 9th series on BBC America last night, and they do have to do some serious editing. They even go advertisements in the middle of the star-in-a-reasonably-priced-car segment. So, even if you do see the whole interview, it feels like you haven't. The next episode they showed was the American special. I didn't bother to stick around for it, when I've got the full hour on my computer and mp3 player.

otispunkmeyer · February 6th, 2008, 09:37 AM

i dont know i just presumed that because they need ad-space they whip out some terrible editing skills. i mean i watched a show yesterday the one with the mondeo ST220, Mazda 6 MPS and the Vectra VXR and they cut a shed load out of it...... they cut all the funnies about the vectra, the DB9 comparison and the BMW 3 series M-sport comparison

it was crap

and sometimes i think they dont have the rights to play some of the music so they change it and i have to say, who ever is in charge of that is utterly terrible as well. some of the selections simply do not fit the piece of film in any way shape or form. its like theres another TV show going on in the background

dMa · February 7th, 2008, 12:50 AM

I hate the dave version of top gear, granted i still watch it, but holy ass. Yes, they have put commercials mid sentence, yes, they have altered the music, yes, the segments are HEAVILY edited, and yes, they have cut out the news.

I hate dave for this, but then again, they do bring me top gear, even though it is heavily circumcised.

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teeb Joined: Sep 23rd, 2005 Last Online: 06:00 PM Location: Glasgow, Scotland. Bah. Age: 21 Posts: 2,152 Rep Power: 49	The BBC has a special agreement with the record labels to play whatever music they want and not pay per song. Perhaps Dave lacks this. __________________ ...I'm meant to put something here?

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WirelessMonkey Joined: Jul 26th, 2007 Last Online: October 30th, 2008 Location: Oxfordshire, UK Age: 16 Posts: 339 LFS Status: Rep Power: 6	I think they are if not simular. I hate watching them on dave they usually cut out all the best bits __________________ "Great news! The Dacia Sandero..." - James May Click here for the best pics I took at BritCar

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Ish Joined: Jan 16th, 2008 Last Online: October 20th, 2008 Location: York, Maine USA Age: 20 Posts: 31 Car: 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier...for now. Rep Power: 0	I was watching an episode from 9th series on BBC America last night, and they do have to do some serious editing. They even go advertisements in the middle of the star-in-a-reasonably-priced-car segment. So, even if you do see the whole interview, it feels like you haven't. The next episode they showed was the American special. I didn't bother to stick around for it, when I've got the full hour on my computer and mp3 player.

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otispunkmeyer Joined: May 15th, 2006 Last Online: 07:49 PM Age: 22 Posts: 2,695 Car: Carrera Subway... its a bicycle Rep Power: 23	i dont know i just presumed that because they need ad-space they whip out some terrible editing skills. i mean i watched a show yesterday the one with the mondeo ST220, Mazda 6 MPS and the Vectra VXR and they cut a shed load out of it...... they cut all the funnies about the vectra, the DB9 comparison and the BMW 3 series M-sport comparison it was crap and sometimes i think they dont have the rights to play some of the music so they change it and i have to say, who ever is in charge of that is utterly terrible as well. some of the selections simply do not fit the piece of film in any way shape or form. its like theres another TV show going on in the background

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dMa Joined: Dec 23rd, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Posts: 195 Car: 98 Nissan Altima, YEAH Rep Power: 10	I hate the dave version of top gear, granted i still watch it, but holy ass. Yes, they have put commercials mid sentence, yes, they have altered the music, yes, the segments are HEAVILY edited, and yes, they have cut out the news. I hate dave for this, but then again, they do bring me top gear, even though it is heavily circumcised.

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