Are Netflix documentaries sometimes re-edited after the initial broadcast? —...

vegan_vicky

I have re-watched two Netflix documentaries in the recent past that made me think that the version the second time around was different to the original. The first one that made me think this was "Wild Wild Country". The music seemed different and also the editing. The second one was "The Andy Warhol Diaries". In the last episode a person was describing an event but their words and emotions seemed different, as though though the editing of the...

Originally asked by camden_kid on Stack Exchange (movies) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

" Is it possible that some Netflix documentaries are re-edited after the initial broadcast? ": it happens all the time, for TV shows and movies. It's not Netflix related. Some documentaries or movies need more extra postproduction work sometimes, to correct facts or numbers, translation, lenght, or better stick to different artistic choices. Re-editing scenes and portions of shows and movies isn't a new concept and has been in practice for years. And while creators think the process of re-editing makes their original stories stronger, many fans reject the idea and prefer movies and shows to stay in their original formats. Despite what fans want, Hollywood and the creatives behind it...

Full answer by OldPadawan: https://movies.stackexchange.com/a/119925 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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