Making the musical shorter

Network UPN let the episode Once More, With Feeling run almost eight minutes longer than a regular episode for its first run. The Buffy musical has two versions, the longer, uncut one and another version that runs on time. The following parts of the musical were cut from the original episode for the shorter version:

  • The opening scene was cut, including the important moment when Tara finds the flower which Willow used to put an amnesia spell on her.
  • Some footage was cut from after Buffy finishes her song “Going Through The Motions”.
  • Dawn’s pteradactyl scene was cut.
  • “I’ve Got A Theory” was much shorter.
  • Several lines from the Magic Shop scene between Buffy, Xander and Dawn were cut.
  • Spike’s “Rest in Peace” song was slightly cut.
  • Dawn’s dance with the puppets was removed entirely.
  • A line from “Walk Through the Fire” was cut.
   
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    Added: › 16th May 2005
    Updated: › 6th March, 2006
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    5 Comments about “Making the musical shorter”

    1. Fenchurch says:
      May 20th, 2006 at 11:29 pm

      If you buy season six on dvd would you get the longer or the shorter version?

    2. Jess says:
      May 21st, 2006 at 4:21 am

      The longer one.

    3. Fenchurch says:
      May 21st, 2006 at 6:05 pm

      Yay, thank you

    4. TwoToGo-Grave says:
      May 26th, 2006 at 12:09 pm

      It was just great of UPN to allow the show to run long for this great episode. It was obviously the only time that happened on either show. Had it been cut, would it have been nearly as enjoyable, because I have to doubt it.

    5. DarthRosenberg says:
      July 17th, 2006 at 3:30 pm

      Here in Hungary we only had the chance to see the short version. And the subtitles for the songs was very poor. The lyrics almost totally lost their humour and their meaning…
      “Look, that was disturbing!” :)
      Anyway, I saw a full version and that is way much better than the short one which is hardly enjoyable.
      Anyway, this episode was briliant! :)

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