Here is a list of more or less significative differences between the electronically captured verbatim "unofficial" transcript and the "official" transcript available at [http://www.tvgen.com/chat/transcripts/ts051198hl.htm]. {Note that the link is now invalid.}

Corrected typos as well as punctuation details are of course not mentioned. If anyone finds other significant differences please let me know.

Thanks especially to Kevin C. Wong who performed the on-line electronically captured transcript as well as to Mich and Dingane who provided valuable information about differences between the transcripts (sorry for those I've forgotten).

After reviewing both transcripts, I believe that the one captured by Kevin C. Wong is most probably complete and Kevin himself confirmed me that he had *not* been disconnected during the chat.

QUESTION 8 (#810):
Sentence about couscous is missing.

QUESTION 10 (#1096):
The "NNNNNN," at the beginning of the answer is missing.

QUESTION 13 (#1204):
The answer formulation is slightly different but has no influence on the interpretation (the word "gross" has been added).

QUESTION 20 (#1406):
The original answer was given in French. Only the English translation appears in the transcript.

QUESTION 21 (#1412):
F**k has been replaced by F--- (OK, I think we all know what Hudson meant). :)

QUESTION 25 (#1573):
The end of the question was dropped.

QUESTION 27 (#1595):
At the end of the answer is an "I" which has been dropped. Maybe it was just the typist or Hudson said something which we'll never know.

QUESTION 28 (#1605):
Question and answer were both dropped.

QUESTION 30 (#1676):
An "I" has been added in the answer. Indeed it may changes the meaning of the answer (but what would mean "talking cold"? so I think it's OK).

QUESTION 31 (#1725):
Hudson didn't answer this question (the only one). The question doesn't appear in the "official" transcript.

QUESTION 34 (#1657):
"as Hercules" was changed in "on Hercules" which is of course OK.

NOTE: This may indicate that either Hudson, her agent or someone from Universal/MCA/Renaissance Pictures reviewed the "official" transcript. The transcript-people themself didn't seem enough "X:WP/H:TLJ-savvy" for knowing that detail.

QUESTION 46 (#2281):
"poop" has been changed in "s--t".

Some were wondering if it was really Hudson. Those who are doubting should e.g. read answers 21 (#1406) [my favorite quote :) ], 25 (#1573), 29 (#1675) and 42 (#2037). So it should be clear.

This was my "Final Analysis" (remember Kim and Richard????) about transcript differences. :)

Dan Berger