Sound of Music

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Anonymous wrote:Per Wikipedia, "Since 2002, the film has aired on ABC on a Sunday night prior to Christmas and has been broadcast on its sister cable network, Freeform, periodically around Easter and other holidays."

It says that, from 1979 to 1999, NBC held the rights and broadcast it annually, but the entry doesn't say what time of year. I seem to recall it as something that aired around Christmas, but those memories aren't firm.

I had a vhs my mom taped from about 1988 of the movie - for years the only version I’d ever seen and it was seriously edited to fit the air time - that had holiday commercials so I’m pretty sure it was aired around Christmas back then too. It’s definitely been on around Christmas recently.

Did they cut a bunch of the Nazi stuff? My spouse and I watched it streaming recently and there was a lot more of that than either of us remembered. We weren't sure if it was because of cuts or because it went over or heads as children.

What were the main differences?

No, they cut out some little things like the kids walking up to the door of the convent (they just showed them already there), cut out the duet between Georg and Liesl, cut some of the pre-wedding shots, and I think part of the scene where the kids are with Max rehearsing for the concert and the post-honeymoon stuff.

What's the duet between Georg and Liesl?

When he sings Edelweiss (while playing guitar) to the children and she joins in as a sort of echo the second time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Per Wikipedia, "Since 2002, the film has aired on ABC on a Sunday night prior to Christmas and has been broadcast on its sister cable network, Freeform, periodically around Easter and other holidays."

It says that, from 1979 to 1999, NBC held the rights and broadcast it annually, but the entry doesn't say what time of year. I seem to recall it as something that aired around Christmas, but those memories aren't firm.

I had a vhs my mom taped from about 1988 of the movie - for years the only version I’d ever seen and it was seriously edited to fit the air time - that had holiday commercials so I’m pretty sure it was aired around Christmas back then too. It’s definitely been on around Christmas recently.

Did they cut a bunch of the Nazi stuff? My spouse and I watched it streaming recently and there was a lot more of that than either of us remembered. We weren't sure if it was because of cuts or because it went over or heads as children.

What were the main differences?

I remember as a child that some parents would stop the movie after the wedding because that was already well into the movie for those with shorter attention spans, the young-crowd pleasing songs and scenes are in the first half and it avoids all the confusing war/nazi stuff.

I used to do that with my kids. Also with Chitty Chitty Bang Bang when they were very young we just watched til the intermission when the car flies off (they couldn’t read). Then my eldest did a play of it and we finally watched the whole show, she and no idea!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Per Wikipedia, "Since 2002, the film has aired on ABC on a Sunday night prior to Christmas and has been broadcast on its sister cable network, Freeform, periodically around Easter and other holidays."

It says that, from 1979 to 1999, NBC held the rights and broadcast it annually, but the entry doesn't say what time of year. I seem to recall it as something that aired around Christmas, but those memories aren't firm.

I had a vhs my mom taped from about 1988 of the movie - for years the only version I’d ever seen and it was seriously edited to fit the air time - that had holiday commercials so I’m pretty sure it was aired around Christmas back then too. It’s definitely been on around Christmas recently.

Did they cut a bunch of the Nazi stuff? My spouse and I watched it streaming recently and there was a lot more of that than either of us remembered. We weren't sure if it was because of cuts or because it went over or heads as children.

What were the main differences?

I remember as a child that some parents would stop the movie after the wedding because that was already well into the movie for those with shorter attention spans, the young-crowd pleasing songs and scenes are in the first half and it avoids all the confusing war/nazi stuff.

I used to do that with my kids. Also with Chitty Chitty Bang Bang when they were very young we just watched til the intermission when the car flies off (they couldn’t read). Then my eldest did a play of it and we finally watched the whole show, she and no idea!

And to avoid them seeing the child catcher, right? *shudder*

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Per Wikipedia, "Since 2002, the film has aired on ABC on a Sunday night prior to Christmas and has been broadcast on its sister cable network, Freeform, periodically around Easter and other holidays."

It says that, from 1979 to 1999, NBC held the rights and broadcast it annually, but the entry doesn't say what time of year. I seem to recall it as something that aired around Christmas, but those memories aren't firm.

I had a vhs my mom taped from about 1988 of the movie - for years the only version I’d ever seen and it was seriously edited to fit the air time - that had holiday commercials so I’m pretty sure it was aired around Christmas back then too. It’s definitely been on around Christmas recently.

Did they cut a bunch of the Nazi stuff? My spouse and I watched it streaming recently and there was a lot more of that than either of us remembered. We weren't sure if it was because of cuts or because it went over or heads as children.

What were the main differences?

I remember as a child that some parents would stop the movie after the wedding because that was already well into the movie for those with shorter attention spans, the young-crowd pleasing songs and scenes are in the first half and it avoids all the confusing war/nazi stuff.

I used to do that with my kids. Also with Chitty Chitty Bang Bang when they were very young we just watched til the intermission when the car flies off (they couldn’t read). Then my eldest did a play of it and we finally watched the whole show, she and no idea!

And to avoid them seeing the child catcher, right? *shudder*

Exactly. We avoided the whole creepy second half.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My father was Julie Andrews limo driver back in 1961 when she was in the play Camelot. He drove her tons of times. She was super nice.

On show days she often get to theater early. My father took her hotel to play and back.

Sometimes she would want to eat by theater before the play but can’t eat alone as even back then she was a pretty big star. If by herself my father would eat lunch with her. My father was like six foot 190 pounds and in normally in a black business suit.

She was so nice. One of his nicest customers. Very classy. I am happy she is still alive would love to meet her. I wonder if she remembered my dad.

What a great story/relationship to share with her! I think you would hear back from her. Very special!