Lost in Translation

The origin of the police procedural can be traced to one series, Dragnet.

If adaptations ruled the silver screen last year, they dominated this year.

Until audiences are tired of only adaptations, original works will have to find ways of getting into the popular subconscious in new ways.

‘Tis the season for Christmas specials, the time honoured tradition of rerunning classic cartoons and movies for the amusement of the viewing audience.

The Mouse exists to make money and alienating fans is a sure way to not do that.

In 1996, Best Brains, the production company behind MST3K, decided to try a theatrical release.

Over the past few weeks, Lost in Translation has been looking at how to remake some movies featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000.

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.