Lost in Translation

Manos is infamous on MST3K.

Manhunt in Space is a good example of television trying to jump on the space opera bandwagon.

However, the biggest asset Robot Holocaust had going for it was being made in the Eighties.

Danger!! Death Ray is not a good movie, but it has the potential to be remade as one.

The paradigm, at least for television, may be changing, thanks to season arcs, Netflix, and binge watching.

The only constant is change.

Buffy Season Eight picks up after the destruction of Sunnyvale.

Every once in a while, there will be a film adaptation that perfectly highlights a key point at Lost in Translation.

Expanded universes are typically associated with franchises; popularity and demand allow for the original to expand.

With superhero movies becoming a mainstay in theatres, the question arises, what is the border between adapting and expanding a franchise?

It is safe to say that Reptilicus has issues. Movies don’t get featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000 if they don’t.

So, if Mutant X is not X-Men, what is it?

Ian Fleming wrote the screen treatment of the film before he wrote the novel; Thunderball is an original work in the 007 series with the novel being the adaptation.

Captain Power, for being a live-action kids show designed for a thirty minute time-slot, was ambitious.

The system is solid, having been refined with other games, and the writing brings out the details that drew fans into watching both Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess.

The Black Hole was gothic horror tucked in a science fiction shell.

The movie remake of The A-Team is a hit-and-miss affair.

As long as the writers could find the funny for riffing, the films were added to the lineup.

Created by Ian Fleming and first published in 1953, James Bond has appeared in 57 books, including 43 by other authors, at least 29 movies, and in comics.

St. Trinian’s updated the source while remaining true to both the cartoon strip and The Belles of St. Trinian’s.