Question: I'm watching this show on an app called "Tubi TV" and none of the 1st season episodes have the opening narration from James Earl Jones. I remember watching this on TV, but it would have been reruns and I can't remember hearing the narration then either (granted, I may have forgotten hearing it, but it's so distinct and unique that I don't think I would have forgotten it). When the show was in rerun syndication, was the narration removed? Why? Just to ad 30-seconds of ad time? Why would the narration be removed on streaming services where ad time isn't an issue? Do they not have access to the originals? Has anyone seen the narration removed anywhere else?
Bishop73
13th Oct 2020
3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
13th Oct 2020
3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
Trivia: Leon is played by John Lithgow's real life son, Ian Lithgow. Although he is often portrayed as a somewhat dim-witted college student, Ian had already graduated from Harvard (like his father) prior to the series starting.
9th Oct 2020
3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
Continuity mistake: In the beginning when Dick is talking to Sally and Harry about Mary, the position of his tie changes after he says "what's the point."
9th Oct 2020
3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
Fifteen Minutes of Dick - S2-E23
Trivia: At the book signing with Mark Hamill, a poster of the comic "Black Pearl" is displayed. Mark Hamill created and wrote "Black Pearl."
9th Oct 2020
3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
Continuity mistake: When Dick gets out of the chair to talk to Tommy, his newspaper is on the chair cushion. Later, it's on top of the pillow.
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Answer: I have the entire series on DVD, and season 1 doesn't have the narration on it either. Perhaps the studio cut it to avoid having to pay residuals to James Earl Jones. Some episodes on my DVDs also seem to be missing scenes or parts of scenes that appeared in original airings, but were removed in syndication, so it seems just as likely that all episodes that were supplied for DVD replication or for streaming services received versions that were the edited for syndication.
Phaneron ★
Thank you for this insight. Interesting the DVDs don't have it.
Bishop73