Thank You
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Oh, I see I have your attention for a moment. I know you’re busy, so I’ll be quick. I just wanted to say a heartfelt “thank you.” Thank you to all the geeks who spend alarming amounts of their spare … Continue reading
Category Archives: Video, Film, and Television
Lost in Translation 62 – Adapting Games, Part IV
Welcome to Lost in Translation‘s quick series about the ins and outs of adapting games to television and film.* As seen since the first post, if something is popular, someone else will want to adapt it to a different medium. … Continue reading
Lost in Translation 61 – Adapting Games, Part III
Welcome to Lost in Translation‘s quick series about the ins and outs of adapting games to television and film.* As seen since the first post, if something is popular, someone else will want to adapt it to a different medium. … Continue reading
First Can Be Worst: CNN, Boston And The Importance of Getting it Right
The aftermath of the Boston Marathon tragedy was, understandably enough, a frantic time for the media. You had an unspeakable incident and a public desperate to know who would possibly do this, and why. Complicating this was the fact that … Continue reading
Lost in Translation 60 – Adapting Games, Part II
Welcome to Lost in Translation‘s quick series about the ins and outs of adapting games to television and film.* As seen since the first post, if something is popular, someone else will want to adapt it to a different medium. … Continue reading
Lost in Translation 59 – Adapting Games, Part I
Welcome to Lost in Translation‘s quick series about the ins and outs of adapting games to television and film.* As seen since the first post, if something is popular, someone else will want to adapt it to a different medium. … Continue reading
Dawn of the New Serial
If you’re making a television show, you’re probably better off making a series rather than a serial. Or are you? First, let’s go over the difference. A series is a show wherein the characters and settings are the same each … Continue reading
Why The Next Anime Adaptions May Not Be Obvious – Or Exist
I’m starting to loose track of the amount of adaptions-of-anime going on in Japan. Yamato? Check. Gatchaman? Coming up. Captain Harlock? Enjoy a badass trailer. Patlabor? Coming. I would like to make an interesting speculation. You know how now and … Continue reading
Lost In Translation 58 – Legacy
In 1982, the world of computing was vastly different than today. Desktop computers were still in their infancy, with popular machines being Commodore’s VIC-20 and Radio Shack’s TRS-80. Game consoles existed, but the video arcade was the home for video … Continue reading
Lost in Translation #57 – Mass Adaptation
Space opera has long been a staple in science fiction. Sprawling epics, from Edgar Rice Burroughs’ John Carter of Mars through Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers to Star Trek and Star Wars and the original Battlestar Galactica, where good and evil are easily determined … Continue reading