Gamed of Thrones viewers in China beg for sex and violence not to be censored
Disgruntled viewers in China have previously compared the significantly edited version to a"medieval castle documentary".
The confronting scene of Viserys casually fondling his sister shocked many viewers — but the nude elements were cut in the Chinese version. Despite the apparent outrage over the censored Game of Thrones, Chinese audiences are used to"clean" versions of imported movies and TV dramas without the violence, nudity, sex scenes, and profanity.
For example, while the blockbuster Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody recently opened for viewing in a limited number of Chinese arthouse cinemas,, or his later AIDS diagnosis.
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