In June of this year, the Duffer brothers admitted that they had edited a number of scenes in their acclaimed series. This revelation may warn of an odd new era for art and entertainment.
The first half of the hit show's final season was just released, and the directors sat down with Variety to talk about it. Fans wanted to correct the wrong.
That was not the only thing. The Duffers admitted that they had edited more things throughout the series, including a few moments from the most recent season, just days after it was released.
George Lucas has things that people don't know about, according to the siblings. You're patching in shots, but it's not a story.
King points out that there is a precedent for edits to video games. Users are invited to give feedback on games in the early stages of development.
TV and games are not the same. Games invite a real interactive experience between the consumer and the creator. Consumers don't like the way that games do when it comes to entertainment.
Art forms have been packaged the same way. The errors become footnotes, not the glitch. If creators choose to take advantage of the digital world, it will allow for a never-before-seen stream of art and entertainment.
It's possible that everything streamed is static now. It will be interesting to see how the ever-changing technological landscape continues to affect the way art and entertainment is created, delivered and digested.
The Duffer brothers plan to retroactively edit episodes of the show.
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