Originally posted by: SilverWook
It's not intended as a ripoff. Tv movies were often shot with overseas markets in mind, as it's a good way to make the money back. (Ironically, the third proposed Ewok film was scrapped because they were getting too expensive to make!) It can be good or bad depending on the film in question. Gene Roddenberry did a tv movie pilot called "Spectre" in the 1970's that is supposed to be a lot more steamy and gory in it's European theatrical cut! The original Battlestar Galactica three-hour pilot was recut and shown in theaters. (In Sensurround!) In the wake of Bruce Lee mania, several Green Hornet episodes were recut into movies. The Man From UNCLE actually shot new footage to make some two-parters into movies. And wasn't "Das Boot" originally a miniseries for German televison?
The old SW fan club had "Caravan of Courage" posters for sale back in the day, so it wasn't a big secret or anything.
It's not intended as a ripoff. Tv movies were often shot with overseas markets in mind, as it's a good way to make the money back. (Ironically, the third proposed Ewok film was scrapped because they were getting too expensive to make!) It can be good or bad depending on the film in question. Gene Roddenberry did a tv movie pilot called "Spectre" in the 1970's that is supposed to be a lot more steamy and gory in it's European theatrical cut! The original Battlestar Galactica three-hour pilot was recut and shown in theaters. (In Sensurround!) In the wake of Bruce Lee mania, several Green Hornet episodes were recut into movies. The Man From UNCLE actually shot new footage to make some two-parters into movies. And wasn't "Das Boot" originally a miniseries for German televison?
The old SW fan club had "Caravan of Courage" posters for sale back in the day, so it wasn't a big secret or anything.
It is just that in America made for TV movies are not considered to be worth a whole lot. We often make fun of them. The idea of a made for TV movie being released in the cinema would be outragous in the states. Yeah, I remember BSG was released in Europe theatrically, I think but I could be wrong, that it actually hit theaters there before airing here. And I think the one you guys got was actually cut, whereas the one aired in the US was complete, but again I could be wrong in this one, I think I remember hearing that though.