Synopsis:

Californication is one of the many TV series that has great seasons, good seasons, and awful seasons. Luckily the way the story evolves it's possible to bridge the gaps between the better seasons in a relatively seamless way. This edit also trims down season six to make a more focused "final" season, dropping seasons three (Hank becomes a teacher), five (Hank writing "Santa Monica Cop" TV show), and seven (Heather Graham and new son) in the trash. Much of the show is left untouched, this edit creates two "bridge" episodes, and reworks the some of the sixth season into four edited episodes, but you can watch episodes S01E01-S02E11, S04E02-12, and S06E03,06,07,10 directly from your collection.

Intentions:

Change List:

S2-4 Bridge episode: + Use the first 21 minutes or so of S02E12 - Cut Becca saying goodbye to boyfriend - Cut watching airplanes and seeing surfer girl again - Cut S03E12 pool dream - Cut Charlie work stuff - Cut Charlie home stuff - Small continuity trims - Trim "previously on" and title card, keep rest of S04E01 S4-6 Bridge episode: + Use first 10 minutes or so of S05E01 - Cut S06E01 flashbacks and hospital plot scenes calling back to S05 + Keep Hank going down an alcoholic rabbit hole and subsequent intervention - Cut most of the "she-ness" writer scenes from all S06 episodes aside from her waxing salon introduction, but keep some mentions of her antics in side conversations - Trim the intervention sequence a bit to speed up the transition to rehab S06E02 - Continuity trims S06E04-05 + Move forward Becca public reading scene - Cut Hank from the leather party S06E08-09 - Continuity trims - Cut the lead-up to Marcy seeing Atticus S06E11-12 - Cut the first 23 minutes of S06E11, convincing Atticus not to cancel tour - Cut Charlie/Marcy getting re-married side plot - Continuity trims - Cut Hank imagining proposing to Karen on stage - Trim some of the concert music - Rework the Faith/Hank tour bus convo - Cut Hank actually leaving