# A Question about deleted scenes (BSG/DH)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-deleted-scenes-bsg-dh/323489>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 26, 2005, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-deleted-scenes-bsg-dh/323489 "2005-09-26T13:31:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-deleted-scenes-bsg-dh/323489/1 "2005-09-26T13:31:28Z")

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Are deleted scenes canon?  
Do they become canon when they are added in later on a DVD?

There are deleted scenes for BSG that can be seen online and/or discussed by the pod cast commentary track, but are they really part of the story?

What about Desperate Housewives and their extra scene on GMA?

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**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-deleted-scenes-bsg-dh/323489/2 "2005-09-26T13:34:39Z")

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Bsg? Gma?

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**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-deleted-scenes-bsg-dh/323489/3 "2005-09-26T13:37:39Z")

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**B** attle **S** tar **G** alatica

**G** ood **M** orning **A** merica  
Should we, as fans, consider these scenes when we try to figure out what is going on?

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**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-deleted-scenes-bsg-dh/323489/4 "2005-09-26T13:46:01Z")

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It’s up to the creators whether the deleted scenes are canon or not. Until you know if the creators want them to be, who can say?

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**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-deleted-scenes-bsg-dh/323489/5 "2005-09-26T16:40:58Z")

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I’d say no. If they wanted the scene to be canon, it would have been included in the movie/episode. After all, if the deleted scenes included an alternate ending that conflicted with the main ending, certainly that wouldn’t be canon, right?

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**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-deleted-scenes-bsg-dh/323489/6 "2005-09-26T17:00:05Z")

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But Desperate Housewives now shows a scene on GMA, as a promotional thing for both shows, but the scene was cut for running time. Though I think the scene was specifically shot to appear on GMA.