- Post
- #1601540
- Topic
- The Game of Thrones Purist Cuts
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/1601540/action/topic#1601540
- Time
I forgot about this thread. I have completed the first five Volumes of this series, covering all of Season 1 (corresponding to A Game of Thrones) and Season 2 (corresponding to A Clash of Kings).
Nearly all footage from the show that is not adapted from the books has been cut, and all footage has been re-arranged to match the chapter order of the books as closely as possible. For those who want to follow along with the order of things, I’ve added chapter markers to the video file, so you can see which scene corresponds to which book chapter. There is also a detailed changelist available here:
Pretty much all scenes that I kept have been trimmed to remove non-book events & dialogue, and to improve pace. Additionally, I’ve added location cards for significant new locations, and Dothraki to English subs.
Season 1 has been cut from 9hr 21mins to 6hr 20mins (split across Volumes I, II, & III), and Season 2 has been cut from 9hr 04mins to 4hr 30mins (split across Volumes IV & V). More details are available on the IFDb.
Next up is Season 3-4, corresponding to the third book, A Storm of Swords. Seasons 3-4 run at a total of 18hrs 22mins, whilst my rough cut (split across Volumes VI, VII, & VIII) runs at roughly 6hrs 55mins.
In total, there will be 8 films covering Seasons 1-4 and the beginning of Season 5. From then onwards, the show’s divergence from the books is too significant for a book cut.