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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 266: Final Fantasy – The Spirits Within

Scott Delahunt
September 14, 2018
Lost in Translation
The Final Fantasy series of games did offer more than just pure action, adding characterization, investigation, and exploration, but the draw of video games is the action.

Lost in Translation: The Bond Project – Octopussy

Scott Delahunt
September 7, 2018
Lost in Translation
With Octopussy and The Living Daylights, the short stories were more character pieces or investigative, with little action.

Lost in Translation: The Bond Project – The Living Daylights

Scott Delahunt
August 31, 2018
Lost in Translation
Dalton’s approach is similar to Daniel Craig’s in Casino Royale, a return to the origins.

Lost in Translation 265: Alternate Sources for Adaptations

Scott Delahunt
August 17, 2018
Lost in Translation
If Amazon can reproduce the immersive quality of Stålenhag’s paintings, Loop should raise a following.

Lost in Translation 264: Language Barriers

Scott Delahunt
August 11, 2018
Lost in Translation
Today, a look at how language barriers go into adding complexity to adapting.

Lost in Translation 263: The Problem of Remaking Horror and Mystery Films

Scott Delahunt
August 3, 2018
Lost in Translation
People will enjoy the same story over and over, whatever the format. For horror and mystery, there’s a problem.

Lost in Translation – The Bond Project: From Russia With Love

Scott Delahunt
July 27, 2018
Lost in Translation
From Russia With Love isn’t quite yet the classic 007 movie. The seeds are there, though.

Lost in Translation 262: Remaking Peter Gunn

Scott Delahunt
July 22, 2018
Lost in Translation
Created by Blake Edwards, Peter Gunn ran for three seasons from 1958 to 1961.

Lost in Translation 261: Sherlock Gnomes

Scott Delahunt
July 14, 2018
Lost in Translation
Sherlock Gnomes takes a few liberties with “The Final Solution,” though the movie isn’t really an adaptation of the story, just the characters in it.

Lost in Translation 260: Wonder Woman (2017)

Scott Delahunt
July 6, 2018
Lost in Translation
Wonder Woman despite the changes, does keep to the nature of the character and the comics.

Lost in Translation 259: Truly Outrageous!

Scott Delahunt
June 22, 2018
Lost in Translation
Truly Outrageous! includes several songs that reflect not just the plot but how the characters are feeling.

Lost in Translation 258: Batman (1943)

Scott Delahunt
June 15, 2018
Lost in Translation
The Dynamic Duo of the serial reflects the Batman and Robin of the comics of the time, with some changes imposed by the change in format.

Lost in Translation 257: Miami Vice

Scott Delahunt
June 8, 2018
Lost in Translation
Miami Vice isn't the TV series from the Eighties because it wasn’t made in the Eighties, it was made with the sensitivities of 2006.

Lost in Translation 256: The Mummy (2017)

Scott Delahunt
June 1, 2018
Lost in Translation
Ultimately, the 2017 remake took its cues from the action parts of the 1999 remake.

Lost in Translation 255: The Mummy (1999)

Scott Delahunt
May 18, 2018
Lost in Translation
The 1999 remake of The Mummy changed the tone of the story, going from the original’s gothic romance to an action-horror.

Lost in Translation 254: The Almighty Thor

Scott Delahunt
May 11, 2018
Lost in Translation
The Almighty Thor borrows from myth and legend in its own way, becoming less a product of the source and more its own movie.

Lost in Translation 253: Star Wars – The Original Radio Series

Scott Delahunt
May 4, 2018
Lost in Translation
Given that Star Wars pushed the limits on what can be done with special effects, the radio drama would have a steep task in front of it.

Lost in Translation 252: Comic Adaptations and Costumes

Scott Delahunt
April 27, 2018
Lost in Translation
One of the main features of a superhero is the bright costume.

Lost in Translation 251: Supergirl Season 1

Scott Delahunt
April 20, 2018
Lost in Translation
The series has the potential to be the definitive version of Supergirl, much like the Richard Donner Superman.

Lost in Translation 250: Arrow

Scott Delahunt
April 13, 2018
Lost in Translation
With Arrow, while Oliver isn’t the Emerald Archer seen in comics, he’s heading in that direction.
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