thanks for the welcome turnbull, i've enjoyed reading your answers in the past, i'm a big fan! haha, it seems a good answer, i guess it's what i was thinking really. I think from what i've read so far one thing that i think would have been particularly good to have been included was Francesca and Gardner asking for Michael's blessing, i really think this one, although obviously not crucial for the plot ( as a lot of the best scenes in GF aren't really...) would have done a lot of good setting the scene, and properly setting up Michael as the real 'godfather' of the family, a bit of love and respect! also presenting a nice contrast, start off with a nice bit of family business, then swiftly move onto to the slightly less adorable Sen. Geary.

All this said however i totally understand how it had to be cut down and a lot of good stuff had to be missed, at least the first 2 are pretty much perfect so i'm hardly going to complain too much. After all if the Francesca scene came in then one would have to be cut out, and cut out a scene of GF II, oh deearrrr, i couldn't be having that.