The 2012 television season saw a number of adaptations and remakes. One of the new crop followed the trend of adapting fairy tales, joining Grimm and Once Upon a Time. The new Beauty and the Beast is a remake of a previous … Continue reading
With the phenomenal success of Star Wars in 1977, it was inevitable that studios would want to ride the renewed interest in epic space operas. Glen A. Larson was one of the first to get a project out. In 1978, Larson’s … Continue reading
What are you hoping to see next in the trend of revisited fairy tales? Tamara: As a Joseph Campbell fangirl, I’d love to see fairy tales from around the world, or maybe intermixed stories combining fairy tales with similar themes. … Continue reading
OK, fine look, there's going to be a "Munsters" reboot and as noted earlier, I hate it. Now normally this is Scott's territory as Count Adaptula, but I'm going to step in here and suggest that: A Munsters rewrite can … Continue reading
Ask anyone over a certain age what the scariest movie ever was, and they will probably tell you “The Exorcist.*” But if you’re under a certain age, and you see it, you’ll probably raise an eyebrow and wonder if you … Continue reading
Adaptions of Transformers? A source of jokes. GI Joe? A film stunning in its mediocrity. If it's not equine and friendly and little, it seems most re-adaptions of cartoons aren't too good, and of course I snootily turn my nose … Continue reading
A new Superman movie. A new Spiderman movie. New Star Trek. Reboots and remakes raining down rapidly on us in a seemingly endless procession of "let's do it over again." Now I'm not necessarily against remakes. I find them appropriate … Continue reading