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Prime source of [[Adaptation Displacement]] for more [[Fleeting Demographic Rule|recent fans]]. May lead to a [[Limited Special Directors Ultimate Edition]]. Possibly may lead to a [[Broken Base]]. See also [[Creator Backlash]], especially if the original version is taken off the shelves.
Named, of course, after [[George Orwell (Creator)|George Orwell]], specifically ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four (Literature)|Nineteen Eighty-Four]]'', where the main character's job at the Ministry of Truth is to rewrite old newspaper articles to hide the government's flip-flopping on political issues.
Contrast [[Death of the Author]], [[Canon Dis Continuity]]. Not to be confused with [[Orwellian Editor]].
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* At the beginning of "[[Heroes]]" Season Three episode "I Am Sylar", the "Previously On..." segment shows a scene in which Danko instructs Sylar to shapeshifter into Agent Taub for a while. However, this never actually happened "Previously on Heroes". It was, in fact, an entirely new scene that according to the writers was written and shot for the sole purpose of being placed in the recap.
* ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'' became infamous for including deleted scenes in its "Previously On" sequences, or just throwing in extra dialogue when a character's face wasn't visible.
* ''[[Sons of Anarchy]]'' inserted a line in a "Previous On..." wherein the character of Cherry who had been explicitly [[Put On a Bus|Put on a Bus to Canada]] is told she will be "safe in Ireland," to set up her [[The Bus Came Back|three episode guest appearance]] while the club goes to
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