Game Of Thrones Fans Need $20 Million To "Fix" Dorne Plot

You don't have to have read George R. R. Martin's original A Song Of Ice And Fire novels to have been disappointed with the Dorne plot in the show - few would argue that the storyline was long-winded, poorly fleshed out and by far the weakest aspect of season five.

While most fans might grumble and yawn then let it slide, some more fervent fans of the books have taken it upon themselves to try and fix what HBO broke. A new Kickstarter campaign has been set up to raise $20 million (you read that right) in order to shoot additional footage based on the Dornish material omitted from the series.

The vast sum is intended to allow the filmmakers to maintain the same production values of the TV series, and itself hints at just how much story was dropped from the show. The campaign, set up by Fixing Dorne Productions, claims that integrating their additional scenes into the original series won't be a problem:

"Enthusiasts will rejoice to know that these scenes will €œplug and play€ with the existing episodes, meaning that all they have to do is watch the episodes as usual on HBOGO or blu-ray, pause whenever the show€™s €œDorne€ comes on, and play the next supplemental scene in its place before skipping to the end."

The campaign outlines a variety of ideas and scenes they intend to implement should they reach their ambitious target, ranging from changing Jamie and Bronn's arrival at the island so it isn't so obviously convenient (they did manage to pick up their disguises very quickly, after all) to developing the Sand Snakes so they are "more than just catty comic relief."

By no means a bad intention at all, this would be a far better solution to what HBO themselves did when they basically brought the curtain down on Dorne by killing everyone off in a matter of very bloody seconds.

The chances of the campaign succeeding are questionable - so far only $23,732 of the $20 million required has been raised. You know what to do.