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June 7, 2024 0 10

Thirty-eight years ago, in 1986, Tokyo Broadcasting System first aired a game show like none other, one that would sweep...

Lost in Translation 463: X-Men ’97 (2024)

Scott Delahunt

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May 24, 2024 0 1

Previously, on Lost in Translation… The 1992 X-Men: The Animated Series brought the comic to the small screen, introducing the...

Lost in Translation 462: X-Men: The Animated Series (1992-1996)

Scott Delahunt

Lost in Translation

May 17, 2024 1

Adapting comics to animation is a natural progression, from snapshots telling a narrative to 24 snapshots per second allowing the...

Lost in Translation 461: Good Omens Season 2 (2023)

Scott Delahunt

Lost in Translation

April 26, 2024 0

The first season of Good Omens covered the original novel by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, showing the chaos that can happen when...

Lost in Translation 460: Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2024)

Scott Delahunt

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April 13, 2024 0 1

The different visual media have advantages and disadvantages, discussed in a number of entries over the run of Lost in...

Lost in Translation 459: The Sims Film Adaptation Coming

Scott Delahunt

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April 5, 2024 0

Franchises are a dream for studios. If a work reaches the level of a franchise, it has a built-in fandom...

Lost in Translation 458: Carry On Cleo (1964)

Scott Delahunt

Lost in Translation

March 22, 2024 0 8

The Ides of March have passed by, the day Julius Caesar ignored the omens and his wife’s warnings and instead...

Lost in Translation 457: The Archies (2023)

Scott Delahunt

Lost in Translation

March 8, 2024 0 1

The Archies doesn’t strive to be more than an Archie movie, but as an Archie movie, it excels.

Lost in Translation 456: Defusing Bombs – R.I.P.D. (2013)

Scott Delahunt

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February 23, 2024 0

Last week, Lost in Translation looked at the 2013 film, R.I.P.D., finding it a functional adaptation, if not ideal. Liberties...

Lost in Translation 455: R.I.P.D. (2013)

Scott Delahunt

Lost in Translation

February 16, 2024 2

Movies based on comic books have been a mainstay in theatres since the turn of the millennia and began dominating...

Lost in Translation 454: Barbie (2023)

Scott Delahunt

Lost in Translation

February 9, 2024 0

Dolls are one of the oldest toys in existence, with only the stick being older. Children could use the dolls...

Lost in Translation 453 – Dungeons & Dragons: “Requiem” (1985/2020)

Scott Delahunt

Lost in Translation

February 2, 2024 0

In the mid-80s, TSR and Marvel Productions teamed up to produce a cartoon based on TSR’s flagship game, Advanced Dungeons...

Lost in Translation – Looking Forward to 2024

Scott Delahunt

Lost in Translation

December 29, 2023 0 2

After the chaos of the lockdown caused by the pandemic from 2020 to 2022, 2023 should have been a return...

Lost in Translation – Wrapping Up 2023

Scott Delahunt

Lost in Translation

December 22, 2023 0

It’s been an interesting year in Hollywood. Two strikes, one by SAG-AFTRA lasting 118 days and one by the Writer’s...

Lost in Translation 452: Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (2023)

Scott Delahunt

Lost in Translation

December 15, 2023 0

A long time back, Lost in Translation looked at the 2010 cult film, Scott Pilgrim vs the World. Based on...

Lost in Translation: The Bond Project – Goldfinger

Scott Delahunt

Lost in Translation

November 10, 2023 0 3

GoldfingerBond: Sean ConneryRelease Date: 1964Original Story: GoldfingerPublication Date: 1959Previous Story: Dr. NoNext Story: For Your Eyes OnlyLocales: Miami, Switzerland, Fort...

Lost in Translation 451: She-Hulk: Attorney-at-Law (2022)

Scott Delahunt

Lost in Translation

October 27, 2023 0 2

Superhero comics tend to take themselves seriously, with dark knights patrolling the night and costumed heroes defending truth and justice from those...