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Game of Thrones: Bush's Head Gets a Makeover

Posted by Unknown on from the eastasia-has-always-been-the-enemy dept.

mahiskali writes "After apologizing for using a likeness of former President George W. Bush's head in the season finale of the first season of 'Game of Thrones,' HBO has digitally altered the offending scene. After releasing an formal apology, HBO proceeded to yank the episode off all digital platforms, as well as halt distribution of the Season 1 box sets. The episode is now back with an altered head; more hair, less chin. Show creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss later clarified, 'We use a lot of prosthetic body parts on the show: heads, arms, etc. We can't afford to have these all made from scratch, especially in scenes where we need a lot of them, so we rent them in bulk. After the scene was already shot, someone pointed out that one of the heads looked like George W. Bush.'"

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  1. you what? by alphatel · · Score: 5, Informative

    They Digitally Edited Out the likeness of Bush? An apology is one thing, but why the fuck does anyone need to remaster post-release films which contain accidental heads?

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    When the foot seeks the place of the head, the line is crossed. Know your place. Keep your place. Be a shoe.
    1. Re:you what? by firewrought · · Score: 5, Informative

      So your idea that Republicans are somehow to blame for this is not backed up by the FACTS. Sorry, bub! Numbers don't lie!

      If you have a problem with any of the numbers I brought up, speak up.

      Quoting numbers without context is a good way to hide assumptions and misrepresent a complex situation. And economies are inherently complex. I think to be a Republican apologist for the 2008-2012 U.S. financial crisis, you have to mitigate a handful of factors:

      • A Republican congress repealed Glass-Stegal, paving the way for the bad banking practices evident in the subprime morgtage crisis.
      • A Republican administration led the charge to war in Afghanistan and Iraq, which was very costly.
      • A Republican administration instituted large tax cuts during a war.

      Of course, probably the easiest way to mitigate these is to point out the unclean hands here... Clinton approved Gramm-Leach-Bliley, Obama extended the Bush-era tax cuts, and the Democratic congress went along with the war effort.

      I think the Daily Show called it right once: Republicans are the party of bad ideas; Democrats are the party of no ideas.

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      -1, Too Many Layers Of Abstraction
    2. Re:you what? by Volante3192 · · Score: 5, Informative

      I would be shocked if anyone that was so easily offended was watching the show.
      Prepare to be shocked:

      Orgs. like the Parents Television Council literally watch these shows to BE offended just so they can complain.

      Anyone rational goes, "Hmm, I don't think I'll like the content of this show." *changes channel*
      PTC goes, "I KNOW I'm going to be offended by this show, let's take detailed notes and send them to the FCC because that's what Jesus would do!"