Showing posts with label television. Show all posts
Showing posts with label television. Show all posts

Sunday, April 20, 2025

Addendum

For the modern audience uninterested in mischief, they should make a show about two detectives solving crimes in Las Vegas but there's magic (not prestidigitation (also prestidigitation)).

Saturday, April 19, 2025

Innovation in Television

Now that season three of Wheel of Time is over, Amazon should announce a new season, but it's just season one again, then two, then three. At no point should Amazon acknowledge they're reruns. It's thematically resonant syndication for the mischief-loving modern audience.

Thursday, April 10, 2025

Defeated by the Pros Again

Here we are trying to think of evocative titles such as Dragon Ambition or Ambition of Chaotic Inheritors, and then they just bust out GQuuuuuux like it's nothing. By "we" of course I mean people coming up with names for Yu-Gi-Oh sets.

Friday, February 28, 2025

Multimedia Tie-Ins

Has anybody, Amazon for example, put customizable tier lists on the websites for their shows? They should, right?

Friday, October 11, 2024

Ephemeral Technology

Isn't it strange that television, a younger medium than movies or radio, to say nothing of literature, is almost dead already? It had close to a single human lifespan. Who would have predicted that in the 60s without saying something about holograms? Those don't seem as popular as they used to be.

Friday, June 23, 2023

How Do We Reimagine King Arthur for a New Generation?

A knight is out fighting, but then when the super-monster comes out, it flashes to Camelot where Arthur looks up and throws Excalibur all the way to the battle. The knight picks it up and wins. This happens most episodes, but there's a two-parter where Excalibur is stolen to name a sample exception.

Saturday, September 3, 2022

Q&A Corner

Q. This noble character should probably have lots of middle names, but I'm pretty sure my readers will sooner watch the new Amazon TV show than read them all. What should I do?
A. Write science fiction instead.
Q. The problem will persist in space.
A. Don't let Spaniards into space.
Q. Too late for that.
A. Then all is lost.