Home › Forums › Ganymede & Titan Forum › Pete: 30 Minute Version Search for: This topic has 49 replies, 20 voices, and was last updated 14 years, 2 months ago by Pete Part Three. Scroll to bottom Creator Topic February 28, 2012 at 6:32 pm #11520 JamesTCParticipant I thought I’d give editing ‘Pete’ into a 30 minute episode a try. So here it is. I’m mostly happy with the way the editing turned out. Around 5 or 6 end up a little dodgy as the laughter cuts a little too abruptly and there is one major slip up in the editing with the scene with Lister and Rimmer meeting Birdman as I wanted to cut as much out of that scene and it ended up being too abrupt and a little jarring. Still it gives a vague indication of how a shorter version of ‘Pete’ could have turned out. Predicted first comment – “At least now it is only half crap” Creator Topic Viewing 49 replies - 1 through 49 (of 49 total) Author Replies February 28, 2012 at 6:57 pm #115520 Ben PaddonParticipant At least now it’s only half–… oh. February 28, 2012 at 7:13 pm #115521 Jonathan CappsKeymaster Very good. I reckon it just needs another 30 minutes or so shaved off and it’ll be perfect. February 28, 2012 at 7:46 pm #115523 srmcd1Participant I did a version of this. I kept the basketball game, but I cut all scenes that had nothing to do with Lister and Rimmer, as well as the delayed fight. I might redo it later, though… February 28, 2012 at 7:53 pm #115524 JamesTCParticipant I originally kept the basketball game but I realised I could cut an extra 3 minutes by keeping the original opening and having the punishment to Ackerman be spud duty. I wouldn’t have been able to get it under 30 minutes otherwise. February 28, 2012 at 7:57 pm #115525 srmcd1Participant Well, I cut the opening scene with Ackerman, actually. The episode now opens with the basketball game, as it was originally going to (according to the DVD booklet). February 28, 2012 at 8:04 pm #115526 JamesTCParticipant Yeah, I did think it originally opened with the basketball game which was why I originally tried it out that way. Though I think it is better to the ethos of the episodes (originally being titles ‘Captains Office’) to open there. February 28, 2012 at 8:16 pm #115528 srmcd1Participant I also did an edit of Back in the Red. Managed to trim the whole thing down to 48 minutes. February 28, 2012 at 9:54 pm #115531 MANI506Participant I had to stop watching when that skutter emerged from the water. There’s a really bitchy blog from the time series viii aired which I can’t find now (although I’m sure there’s a link somewhere on G & T) about how many IQ points you’d have to lose to laugh at Rimmer saying ‘we’re finished’ for the third time. Although the same blog also noted that ‘follow the Rimmer shaped blur’line is a good line. I’d like to find that blog again because it charts the disappointment of viii very well in real time. Maybe someone knows which blog I’m on about? February 28, 2012 at 9:58 pm #115532 JamesTCParticipant There’s a really bitchy blog from the time series viii aired which I can’t find now (although I’m sure there’s a link somewhere on G & T) about how many IQ points you’d have to lose to laugh at Rimmer saying ‘we’re finished’ for the third time. You’ll find if you carry on watching a few more seconds that I’ve cut out the third “we’re finished”! February 28, 2012 at 10:03 pm #115533 MANI506Participant I thought it was a good edit but just can’t get past that very silly shot of the skutter in the dinosaurs stomach. Cutting out the third ‘we’re finished!’ – good call. February 28, 2012 at 10:05 pm #115534 JamesTCParticipant I did try and cut out stuff that is in general not very popular. Stuff like the repeating “See you in ten minutes” and I cut an entire section out of the Dino Burp/Sick/Diarrhea bit. In general I don’t think people like the bit where Kryten sneaks the time wand back onto Red Dwarf in his head but I like it too much to cut it. February 28, 2012 at 10:41 pm #115535 Pete Part ThreeParticipant >I’d like to find that blog again because it charts the disappointment of viii very well in real time. Maybe someone knows which blog I’m on about? http://jeezycreezy.sitehacks.com/movies/VIIreviews.html February 28, 2012 at 10:51 pm #115540 MANI506Participant That’s the one, cheers! February 29, 2012 at 12:45 pm #115545 ChrisMParticipant I did a version of this. I kept the basketball game, but I cut all scenes that had nothing to do with Lister and Rimmer, as well as the delayed fight. I liked the basketball game. And one of the delayed fight scene was one of the highlights of that episode for me! I thought it was very well done. I had mixed feelings concerning the other repetitive Hollister stuff mind you. Starts amusing, gets irritating and gets amusing again. Or just more irritating, depending on how I’m feeling. The time wand gag making Hollister repeat himself should have been cut out though. At least after the first repeat. As for Rimmer’s extended salute (was it that episode or another, they tend to blend together somewhat) I’m undecided if it’s a great piece of physical comedy or tiresome. Or a mixture of both. February 29, 2012 at 1:19 pm #115546 siParticipant The Basketball game is fine, the delayed fight is good, the ‘See you in ten minutes’ is annoying, and the extended salute is great. In my run-up to attending the RDX recording, I rewatched every ep and when I got to Pete part one, I was surprised at how g…well, not *good*, exactly, but certainly a lot better than I’d remembered. The first half of Pete part one isn’t that bad at all, really. Doesn’t say much for the rest of the story, mind. February 29, 2012 at 1:44 pm #115547 MANI506Participant I actually do like the bit where Kryten sneaks the time wand back by hiding it in his head. That is a good bit. I never really had a problem with the basketball scene other than it’s totally implausible as a form of punishment. Some funny bits in these episodes but on the whole they’re unsalvageable. February 29, 2012 at 9:21 pm #115561 MANI506Participant Imagine if series seven and eight had only had six episodes in each. We could have lost Duct Soup, Beyond A Joke and both Petes. I think losing those episodes might have made those series stand up a bit better against 1-6. March 1, 2012 at 1:13 am #115564 pfmParticipant Personally I would cut Ouroboros and make Epideme/Nanarchy a single episode. For VIII, cut one part of BITR and Pete. March 1, 2012 at 8:29 am #115567 locusceruleusParticipant >http://jeezycreezy.sitehacks.com/movies/VIIreviews.html Hadn’t seen that before. A good read, thanks. March 1, 2012 at 9:51 pm #115583 ChrisMParticipant > We could have lost Duct Soup, Beyond A Joke and both Petes. Beyond A Joke is arguably my favourite episode of Series VII. I say ‘arguably’ as Tikka to Ride is up there. >For VIII, cut one part of BITR and Pete. Yes I think shorter versions of those stories would have worked better. March 1, 2012 at 10:28 pm #115587 pfmParticipant Watching the Pete edit…it’s got to be at least 6-7 years since I’ve seen it without commentary. I still can’t believe Holly’s ‘QPR’ and ‘Little Chef’ gags even made it into the episode… Also, ‘only an idiot would eat this.’ *eats* has to be one of my all-time least-favourite Dwarfian moments. *sigh* March 1, 2012 at 10:43 pm #115589 srmcd1Participant Hope its okay to put this here, but here’s my version of Pete. It’s in three parts, so be ready to click when necessary. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DGwGWzoOCQ&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL March 2, 2012 at 1:59 am #115603 locusceruleusParticipant >Beyond A Joke is arguably my favourite episode of Series VII. Not my favourite of the series but I’ve also never really understood why it’s so maligned. Pete on the other hand is the teenage fanfic from hell. March 2, 2012 at 8:00 am #115609 MANI506Participant I’ve said this before but srmcd1 did a brilliant job editing the last episode of series viii Mirror/Rorrim. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZroR5DdKRI&list=UUQZ8xow0tCA_nrQhYiqHtPg&index=42&feature=plcp I will watch the Pete three parter at some point and I’ll be very impressed if srmcd1 saved that one! March 2, 2012 at 8:04 am #115610 John HoareParticipant I still can’t believe Holly’s ‘QPR’ and ‘Little Chef’ gags even made it into the episode… I like the QPR gag. Naturally, I will commit suicide immediately. March 2, 2012 at 11:13 am #115611 srmcd1Participant Ugh. I’ve been meaning to redo that one. There’s always room for improvement. Don’t feel bad, John. We all have our guilty pleasures. You know, there are those who enjoy the Blue Midget scene? March 2, 2012 at 11:25 am #115612 Kris ‘Drivaaar’ CarterParticipant Sad, lonely people… March 2, 2012 at 11:36 am #115614 AlexParticipant Sad, lonely people… You are Norman Lovett and I claim my £5. March 2, 2012 at 11:46 am #115615 Danny StephensonKeymaster Not until he gets his ball back… March 2, 2012 at 1:41 pm #115616 siParticipant I like the QPR gag as well. *joins self-help group with John* March 2, 2012 at 2:28 pm #115618 Stabbim the SkutterParticipant The Little Chef waitress joke I would love, if it didn’t have the standard Series VIII overexplanation. “About the same speed as the average Little Chef waitress.” Funny. “That’s why they don’t appear to be moving at all.” NO SHUT UP March 2, 2012 at 3:22 pm #115619 NoFroParticipant The brill cream gag in VIII is absolutely brilliant (imo) until it’s over explained. March 2, 2012 at 4:10 pm #115621 CarlitoParticipant And the opening scene…. There’s Argyll, and there’s the baby…. NO, THERE’S Argyll, and THERE’s the baby… I was thrown for a second by the bib and the bonnet… (or something along those lines) You’re right, the over-explanation thing kinda bothered me at the time but it’s only when you specifically look for it that you realise just how OFTEN it occurs. March 2, 2012 at 4:18 pm #115622 Pete Part ThreeParticipant Help me out, I remember all the other “gags” above, but what is the QPR joke? March 2, 2012 at 4:33 pm #115624 Jonathan CappsKeymaster > Help me out, I remember all the other “gags” above, but what is the QPR joke? It’s this superb punchline after a stunningly subtle piece of setting up from Kryten: KRYTEN: I’ve never seen anything like this before. A group of men who display all the normal lifesigns, but seem totally incapable of movement. HOLLY: Never seen QPR play away, then? March 2, 2012 at 4:53 pm #115627 ori-STUDFARMParticipant …and the punchline? March 2, 2012 at 4:54 pm #115629 HelloMabelParticipant Well while we’re on the topic of srmcd1’s videos, I just want to say that both the above mentioned ones and the Rimmer/Iris music vid got me though a dark time in my life. I discovered those vids accidentally about a year ago when I still hadn’t heard about BTE at all. (Dark times, as I said.) So thank you, Smirked One. Wait – I’ve been reading your name wrong? Sorry. March 2, 2012 at 5:08 pm #115632 John HoareParticipant KRYTEN: I’ve never seen anything like this before. A group of men who display all the normal lifesigns, but seem totally incapable of movement. HOLLY: Never seen QPR play away, then? I am giggling again. But I’m a sucker for a tortuous setup. March 2, 2012 at 5:12 pm #115633 Jonathan CappsKeymaster > I am giggling again. But I’m a sucker for a tortuous setup. I think I would like it better if Norman didn’t pull a big “AREN’T I FUNNY?” grin after every gag. March 2, 2012 at 5:28 pm #115634 siParticipant I’m with Cappsy on that point. Norm’s delivery in the early series was part of what made Holly such a good character. In Nanarchy and series VIII, the grins he gave kind of said ‘Look! I’m back! I therefore must be the best Holly! In your face, Hattie!’ Or something. March 2, 2012 at 5:39 pm #115635 Pete Part ThreeParticipant Ah, yes. In theory it’s the same setup, pay-off as HOLLY: You’ve got your basic dimensions, right, length, breadth, depth and time. The fifth dimension is co-existing realities, two bodies who share the same space but are unaware of each other’s existence. RIMMER: Sounds like my parents in bed. And yet, for two reasons (the contrived and unlikely setup line, the contemporary reference in the punchline) it doesn’t work nearly as well. March 2, 2012 at 5:54 pm #115636 Ben PaddonParticipant Has anybody out there tried doing an extended eight-part edit of Pete? I bet that’d be really, really, really, really good. March 2, 2012 at 5:59 pm #115637 Jonathan CappsKeymaster > Has anybody out there tried doing an extended eight-part edit of Pete? I bet that’d be really, really, really, really good. You’re messing with forces you do not understand, Paddon. March 2, 2012 at 10:26 pm #115639 Kris ‘Drivaaar’ CarterParticipant All you need is Hollister’s “Seeya in ten minutes?” bit repeated solidly for six hours. How’s that for a slice of fried gold? March 3, 2012 at 12:03 am #115640 Ben PaddonParticipant WHy isn’t there a YouTube video of “See you in ten minutes?” looping for two hours? March 3, 2012 at 12:11 am #115641 pfmParticipant The QPR gag would be okay, I suppose, if it wasn’t followed up by the Little Chef waitress one. Two gags of that nature just smacks of desperation… March 5, 2012 at 9:17 pm #115699 Nick RParticipant I’d like to find that blog again because it charts the disappointment of viii very well in real time. Maybe someone knows which blog I’m on about? http://jeezycreezy.sitehacks.com/movies/VIIreviews.html Ah, it’s great to read those reviews again! IIRC I first came across them when they were linked to in the closedown message from rdw.org. Had a look for them again a few years ago but couldn’t find them – I couldn’t remember any specific phrases from them to search for (except “hilarity ensues”, because those reviews were the first time I’d ever come across that useful phrase). Speaking of Dwarf-related stuff that I thought had disappeared from the web… the official site used to host a transcript of Doug Naylor’s comments at the 2004 Dimension Jump, explaining the state of the movie funding at the time. But at some point it got deleted from the official site, presumably in a fit of Orwellian history-changing on the part of Andrew Ellard. ;) My searches for it were hindered by the fact that, not having attended that Dimension Jump, I misremembered it as being a speech given by Doug in person… But while typing this post, I realised it was a letter/email from him, not a speech. One quick addition of “+letter” to the search terms later, and I’d discovered the only copy of it on the entire internet: HERE. March 5, 2012 at 11:09 pm #115701 Danny StephensonKeymaster That’s the story treatment for TM:YNYN right there. March 6, 2012 at 9:59 am #115707 Pete Part ThreeParticipant >Is there going to be a film? You bet your ass there will. Did anyone take this bet? Author Replies Viewing 49 replies - 1 through 49 (of 49 total) Scroll to top • Scroll to Recent Forum Posts You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In
