Now Space Paranoids is an online game (not really).
There’s lot’s more of this kind of stuff at the Flynn Lives web site.
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Year: 2010
Friday’s meta-trip news
Film
- Samuel L Jackson considering Deathgames
- Bruce Lee’s The Silent Flute to be remade
- Vera Farmiga to star in A Thousand Guns
- Kirsten Dunst joins Lars von Trier’s Melancholia
British TV
- S4C should consider English-language shows
- Tales of the Riverbank to be remade [subscription required]
- New episode of Blake’s 7: The Early Years
- Two Pints… and Peep Show creators collaborate on new sitcom
- Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon reunite for The Trip
US TV
- Spike greenlights Playing with Guns
- Casting shake-up already on Beach Lane
- Burn Notice renewed for two more seasons
- Human Target finale hits season low
- Debra Winger to appear in In Treatment?
- F Murray Abraham to play Jeff Goldblum’s dad on Law & Order: CI
Audio and radio play reviews
Review: The Companion Chronicles 4×8 – The Emperor of Eternity
Dearie me. It’s getting harder and harder to find the time to listen to these things, what with the main range and the Lost Stories to listen to as well. Even with the judicious skipping of the obvious ringers (4×6 – Bernice Summerfield and the Criminal Code – being an obvious one, since SHE HAS HER OWN RANGE. SHE DOESN’T NEED A COMPANION CHRONICLE AND SHE’S NOT EVEN A PROPER COMPANION ANYWAY SINCE SHE’S ONLY IN THE BOOKS), I’ve had to skip 4×7 (The Suffering) as well, even though it looks quite interesting, since it’s a double CD so takes twice as long. I’m sure I’ll get back to it in due course, but until then, here’s 4×8 The Emperor of Eternity.
This is a purely historical story set in BC China, with the second Doctor, Victoria and Jamie having close encounters with the emperor of China and swords. Like The Suffering, it’s a double-companion piece, with both Deborah Watling and Frazer Hines reprising their roles.
Sort of.
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Question of the week: to remake or not to remake?
So you have a successful format. Maybe it’s a book that’s sold well, a movie that people really liked or a TV show that’s popular. Wouldn’t it be good if people in other countries could enjoy it, too? Wouldn’t it be great if movie watchers who don’t read books could get to enjoy your story anyway? And if enough time has passed, maybe that old version of your TV show or movie is starting to look a little dated and a whole new generation would like to see it updated.
But will it ever be as good or should the original stay as it is?
This week’s question then is:
Should your book/TV show/movie be remade?
UK show Life on Mars has already been remade in the US and is being remade in Spain and other countries. Clash of the Titans has just been remade. The Harry Potter books have been turned into variable-quality movies. Canadian TV show Being Erica is about to be remade in Britain. And Survivors, a British updating of a 1970s TV show, has been cancelled after two series.
In most of these cases the remakes have been terrible. Sure, there’s the occasional Battlestar Galactica that’s better than the original. But do you think the hit rate is so low that people should simply be encouraged to come up with new ideas? Or do remakes help to keep ideas culturally relevant for new generations?
As always, leave a comment with your answer or a link to your answer on your own blog.
Random Acts
Random Acts of Ali Larter: hanging out with Balthazar Getty
This week, Ali Larter has been hanging out with Balthazar Getty. Apparently, she was at Anna Getty’s Easy Green Organic: Cook Well, Eat Well, Live Well launch book party.
I still say it’s random.
Have you seen Ali Larter acting randomly? If so, let us know and we’ll tell everyone about it in “Random Acts of Ali Larter“