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Idea: 'A Song of Ice and Fire - Game of Thrones' - Film Cuts Discussion

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I will admit, I’ve grown to really like and respect the show, though I haven’t read the books, it is my understanding that each season is one of the books in George R. R. Martin’s series.

While watching the series, I thought with intelligent editing, the show could be edited down to film size.

Many scenes are drawn out and some unnecessary. 5 minute sex scenes added for the sake of having sex scenes being a prime example. Plus, I think cutting out some of the scenes that explain too much would add more of a surprise when they happen.

Of course the show is a good 10 hours a season, and for the sake of the viewer would be better cut down to 3 hours, or 6 hours if each season got a 2-parter, kind of like Kerr’s Book edits of LOTR.

I just wonder how it could be done. I’m not saying I’m doing it, but it’s a very interesting thought, and I’m actually a little surprised nobody has tried it.

I think it could be done. Removing a lot of the more soap opera/porno elements, and keeping the Epic Dramatic Fantasy core.

There are still 2 seasons planned, and 2 more books which might turn into another 2 seasons that haven’t been made yet, but I don’t think it would hurt to do something before hand.

Anybody else think this is a good idea, and what could be done to make it work, or why shouldn’t it be done?

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I've had thoughts that fan edits could exist for this series, in which all storylines that are separate enough could be split apart from the others and turned into their own films.

For example, Jon Snow and Daenerys have stories that rarely, if ever, connect to the stories happening in Westeros. Considering that a LOT of screentime is cut out when editing this way, it's possible to create a 2-3 hour film that only covers their stories of the season.

This could apply to other characters as well, such as Tyrion, the Hound, Arya, etc. Ned Stark's story could make a good film I believe, if done right, though that one may have to be two films, or one long one, since his story covered almost the whole first season.

The way I imagine it, it would be not too different from the current Marvel Cinematic Universe, in which they all exist within the same continuity, but do not qualify as sequels to each other, if that makes sense.

That's just what I've been thinking over lately. I'm not sure I'd be willing to tackle that HUGE series of edits though, unless it were just for my own personal viewing.

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