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Lost in Translation

A long-running exploration of the Art of the Reboot in film and television.

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Lost in Translation 311: The Flash (1990)

Scott Delahunt
October 3, 2019
Lost in Translation
The Flash is open about its origins and nature and doesn’t pretend to be anything else but a superhero police procedural.

Lost in Translation 310: Remake Mania – September 2019

Scott Delahunt
September 27, 2019
Lost in Translation
When a fan wants to watch The Princess Bride, it’s not difficult to find the original and introduce new people to the movie.

Lost in Translation 309: Phantom of the Opera (1943)

Scott Delahunt
September 13, 2019
Lost in Translation
Phantom of the Opera is almost an in-name-only adaptation.

Lost in Translation 308: Superman and the Mole Men

Scott Delahunt
September 6, 2019
Lost in Translation
Superman and the Mole Men was very much a Superman story.

Lost in Translation 307: Kong: Skull Island

Scott Delahunt
August 30, 2019
Lost in Translation
Skull Island is about the human condition and ecological dangers, a reflection not of 1933 but of 1973 and of 2017.

Lost in Translation 306: King Kong vs Godzilla

Scott Delahunt
August 23, 2019
Lost in Translation
King Kong vs Godzilla exists solely to have the two giants battle each other.

Lost in Translation 305: The Expanse Season One

Scott Delahunt
August 16, 2019
Lost in Translation
The Expanse takes a massive story and presents it at a proper pace.

Lost in Translation 304: Teen Wolf

Scott Delahunt
August 9, 2019
Lost in Translation
Season one of Teen Wolf takes the ideas from the movie and brings them to today, with today’s views on urban fantasy and the supernatural.

Lost in Translation 303: The LEGO Batman Movie

Scott Delahunt
August 2, 2019
Lost in Translation
Despite, or maybe because of, its origins, The LEGO Batman movie may be the best representation of the character on film.

Lost in Translation 302: Advertising, Adaptations, and Wacky Races

Scott Delahunt
July 26, 2019
Lost in Translation
The ad plays out like a Wacky Races short, with the characters trying to win.

Lost in Translation 301: The Infinite Channel Universe, or the Balkanization of TV

Scott Delahunt
July 19, 2019
Lost in Translation
As the balkanization grows, the best hope an audience has is word of mouth and happy accidents.

Lost in Translation 300: Solo – A Star Wars Story

Scott Delahunt
July 12, 2019
Lost in Translation
The biggest problem Solo has is that it is a good popcorn movie.

Lost in Translation 299: The Anti-Adaptation Backlash

Scott Delahunt
July 5, 2019
Lost in Translation
Another issue with the memories of popular original movies is that some of the works the “originals'” were based on fell into obscurity.

Lost in Translation 298: Machinama and Fan Adaptations

Scott Delahunt
June 21, 2019
Lost in Translation
Each episode of Favignano's LSPDFR is stylized as an episode of COPS, with a few call outs in each.

Lost in Translation 297: Murder on the Orient Express

Scott Delahunt
June 14, 2019
Lost in Translation
Branagh’s version of Murder on the Orient Express remained faithful to Christie’s original novel, not just with plot, but the era.

Lost in Translation 296: When a Car Ad Provides Closure

Scott Delahunt
June 7, 2019
Lost in Translation
The car ad is a live action adaptation of the D&D cartoon.

Lost in Translation 295: PlayStation Productions

Scott Delahunt
May 31, 2019
Lost in Translation
Time will tell, but PlayStation Productions is off to a good start.

Lost in Translation 294: Men with Brooms

Scott Delahunt
May 17, 2019
Lost in Translation
Men with Brooms took some time to show the audience the ins and outs of the game so viewers could follow the action on the ice.

Lost in Translation 293: Sports Movies

Scott Delahunt
May 10, 2019
Lost in Translation
Studios can’t ignore the potential audiences for sports adaptations.

Lost in Translation 292: Death Race 2050

Scott Delahunt
May 3, 2019
Lost in Translation
The new film is an update of Death Race 2000, keeping up with the changes and lack thereof in American society.
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