Talk:Transylvania 6-5000 (1963 film)

Censorship?

That's kind of an ugly word to describe what looks just like they were cutting it for time. None of what they removed would be considered particularly controversial by anyone, most likely. (Maybe people would be offended by the noose? But those are the same kind of people who'd probably dislike the entire short because it involves a vampire and witchcraft, so what do they know?) Perhaps a less inflammatory word could be used there? Lurlock (talk) 15:26, 23 October 2008 (UTC)

No, it's censorship, and many of the 1940s WB cartoons (and obviously this one too) have been subjected to it, hence the sections in many of those cartoons' articles that list what was censored. Networks are ultra-paranoid about putting violence or symbols of violence in front of kids. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} 15:56, 23 October 2008 (UTC)

Soo... Showing a noose, being used in a completely non-violent way (as a doorbell) is somehow unacceptable, but showing a character being hit in the face with a baseball bat, repeatedly crushed by a large stone, dropping from a high window, and just about everything else that happens in this episode (and most other episodes) is perfectly okay? That seems a little extreme. They don't seem to have a problem with Elmer Fudd or Yosemite Sam using guns for their intended purpose, or for that matter Marvin the Martian's raygun. And how many times has Wile E. Coyote been blown up by his own piles of TNT? Seems odd that they'd censor out a harmless gag involving a noose-doorbell. I figured they just wanted to squeeze in more commercials, so they clipped out some of the less important parts of the episodes. (E.g. I've noticed the credits are often clipped out or shortened.) Lurlock (talk) 20:54, 23 October 2008 (UTC)

There's no accounting for what they consider OK or not. It's possible it was for time. Maybe a citation is needed, to determine whether it was censorship or just time-editing? Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} 21:26, 23 October 2008 (UTC)

In the end, I think it's a concise term and gets the idea across, but my concern about the term "censorship" is that I think of it as something imposed by government on a generally unwilling third party. Even the Wikipedia article on censorship mentions censorship by media outlets. If I own the broadcast rights to film and choose to broadcast only the first half, I'm not censoring the second half...I'm choosing not to show it. In the end, I'd probably agree with Baseball Bugs, because I don't like the practice, but I agree with Lurlock that it's not the best term.PurpleChez (talk) 10:28, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Count

The vampire's name is rendered as both "Count Bloodcount" and "Count Blood Count". Can anyone confirm the correct spelling? PurpleChez (talk) 10:16, 19 July 2011 (UTC)