4.11. What's the deal with FX? What if my cable company doesn't carry it? (NYPD Blue)
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This article is from the NYPD Blue FAQ, by Dave Chapman, Alan Sepinwall and Jeff Knapp with numerous contributions by others.
4.11. What's the deal with FX? What if my cable company doesn't carry it? (NYPD Blue)
For those who don't know, the FX cable network has begun
showing daily repeats of the first four seasons of the show,
beginning with the shows from the first season (episode one
aired August 19). These episodes are allegedly airing uncut,
but some people who've been watching them closely report that
every once in a while, a scene will start in mid-conversation.
The episodes are supposed to air Monday through Friday at 9,
and each one is then repeated the following weeknight at
midnight (all times eastern).
If you've been trying to tape every episode in order, you may
have noticed that FX skipped over a couple of the fourth
season episodes. That's because ABC has the right to re-air
every episode at least once, and they still haven't gotten
around to repeating all of last year's shows ("Taillights'
Last Gleaming," for instance, finally got rerun on Dec. 30).
By the time the next rerun cycle (which started up on New
Year's Day) gets to the fourth season, every episode should be
available, but check FX's schedule (available at
http://www.fxnetworks.com/) vs. the episode guide (available
at http://www.xnet.com/~djk/NYPDBlue_1.shtml).
Since a lot of cable systems don't carry FX -- and since our
friends in Canada can't get it at all (Blue repeats there are
on the Canadian channel Bravo) -- your other recourse
(barring a decision to letterbomb your cable carrier) is to
watch the syndicated rerun package on the weekends, which air
on various local stations throughout the country (check your
local listings).
Be warned: unlike the FX repeats, the weekend showings will be
cut, not so much for content but to fit in room for more
commercials. If you want uncut episodes -- or are impatient
waiting for your favorite to show up at the much slower rate -
- please *do not e-mail me to ask for tapes*. I don't have the
time to make dubs. Once these repeats start airing nationwide,
there will likely be dozens of fans who'd be more than happy
to start dubbing episodes, so try posting to alt.tv.nypd-blue
or rec.arts.tv with your specific requests.
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