Lost in Translation

Tremors: The Series follows the previous movies seamlessly.

Weekend at Bernie’s looks like it should be an easy remake, but the devil is in the details.

When it comes to adaptations, especially ones where the remake/adaptation is better known, the risk is that a further remake is based on an earlier adaptation instead of going back to the original.

The biggest problem was that Scott Pilgrim didn’t fall neatly into any marketing box.

The movies aren’t Shakespeare, but they do deliver on being Scooby-Doo.

Alien Nation, having been released by 20th Century Fox, had enough going for it to make the jump to the small screen, becoming a science fiction police procedural.

Star Trek Continues is very much Star Trek thanks to the effort of cast and crew.

The main issue with a straight remake of Emergency! is that a reality series might work better.

Slipping in Cops, especially on Tatooine, isn’t out of the realm of possibilities.

The remake of Death Wish, though, shows the problems of vigilantism far better than the 1974 version.

No one is going to mistake Detective Pikachu for an original film.

There is a bright side. Creativity is getting a real work out.

Released by VIZ in 2017, the four-volume series is less about an ongoing story and more about character studies of each of the main characters.

The Orville, even with the comedy aspects, does tackle the social issues of today. from cultural differences to social media use.

The short film, Galactic Battles, is a visual masterpiece.

Miwa’s RWBY is very much RWBY, especially as it was in 2015.

The Simpsons Movie is just that, The Simpsons as a movie.

Archie Meets Batman ’66 is not an unusual crossover for Archie.

As the new Twenties dawn, adaptations hold ground.

The 2019 adaptation of Good Omens is perhaps the best use of a limited series to adapt a novel.