While video games have suffered from poor adaptation in live-action, the cartoons have at least scored the occasional victory…or at least was a decent show. Then you have Double Dragon but that’s not worth remembering. Also not worth remembering were the Mario Brothers related shows I brought up this morning. However, if you think that and the movie so bad even the people working on it hated it are the only horrible things Mario-related, I have to be the bearer of bad news.
There have been attempts to make game shows around video games. Video Power in its second season switched to a game show and it could have been worse. It could have been The Video Game, a show that made the future announcer for the original Double Dare act like a dragon while some kid walked around a “maze” and that wasn’t even the dumbest game in the show. You did have Starcade and Nick Arcade but those were hosted by professionals who either wanted to make a good show, actually liked video games, or just wanted to entertain kids. And then there’s The Super Mario Challenge, a UK game show that tried to theme an entire game around the world of Mario and Luigi Mario. In this look back Harry Yack shows that about as much love as the first two video game shows we mentioned was put into it. As in none at all, and apparently the UK had more of these than we did in the US. I think we were lucky.
BW Vs. SlashFilm: We At Least Agree Fandom Is The Problem
Actually, we mostly agree on this issue so calling this a “Vs” article is probably branding at this point or lack of a better article title. “BW Agrees But…” doesn’t have quite the same ring to it. So since I won’t be going over the whole thing consider this a bonus Article Link and read the /Film commentary first. It’s from contributor Andrew Todd, discussing how the Marvel fandom and Disney fandom have been very vocal and protective of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Like I said I mostly agree with him.
I’m on record being in favor of fans but not fandoms. Fandoms have a habit of being insular and niche hipsters or something. They’re like those movies or TV episodes you see where a stranger comes to town, and the townsfolk there hate strangers and want to get rid of them as soon as possible to keep their town “safe” from the outsiders. I see this mostly in anime fandoms but it’s a problem in every media genre and format out there right now. It’s why comics are now only available in a few places compared to being all over the place in their heyday. Then you have the subfandoms, arguing over who is best girl or who would win in a fight and heaven forbid you choose the wrong side because clearly you aren’t a “true fan”. However, since I’m saying “mostly agree” that must mean that Mr. Todd and I have a few differences of opinion. The “Vs” in the title has to make sense somehow right? Otherwise this WOULD be just a Morning Article Link.
(Sidebar: I want to smack every person who has ever seriously used the expression “true fan” upside the head. Preferably with the guy who legit used the term “fake geek girl” for any girl who ranks higher than a five in attractiveness, like all of “our” women need to be plain or ugly and not look like the hot girls in our media. That’s a level of psychotherapy I cannot offer. Then again there are plenty of “plain” women I find very attractive so I’m not the guy to ask.)
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Posted by ShadowWing Tronix on September 3, 2019 in Marvel Spotlight, Movie Spotlight and tagged Alita: Battle Angel, Battle Angel Alita, Captain Marvel, commentary, Disney, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Sony Pictures, Spider-Man (Peter Parker).
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