When talking about anime pilots so far, I have been sticking with the Shonen genre (with Fairy Tail and My Hero Academia). So, this time I wanted I switch it up a little and talk about an Isekai. More specifically, a video game Isekai, which feels like its own subgenre at this point.
Read MoreEven a non-premise pilot is a pilot. And while it wants to be like any other episode, it still has work to do setting up the series. How does one balance these two seemingly contradictory choices?
Read MoreThe Marvel Cinematic Universe currently consists of 29 movies and 6 Disney+ original series (and this isn’t touching on all the shows that are borderline canon). Needless to say, they’ve covered a lot of ground, and brought in a lot of characters. But there are always more…
Read MoreEmotional power tropes can be subcategorized into at least three more specific kinds of tropes. These include, but at not limited to, any literalization of emotions equalling power, the power of friendship, and kindness or empathy leading to power.
Read MoreWith this first collection of movies and series, there are a few patterns starting to pop up. I’ve already written about these patterns in one sense, talking about the theme that could be connecting the entire phase, but now I want to take some time looking at what hints are being dropped for future MCU projects going into Phase 5, or beyond.
Read MoreFairy Tail is an incredibly expansive series. The core group that we follow consists of seven characters, with the entire Fairy Tail guild playing important parts throughout. By the end, it becomes a story that spans not only two continents, but centuries of time. So, how do you start something like that? Well, you keep it simple.
Read MoreThe Tommy Westphall Universe Hypothesis is a theory that has existed and grown over decades. The basic concept boils down to the idea that a huge number television shows belong to a single connected universe, and that universe exists in the mind of a child, Tommy Westphall.
Read MoreThis will compile just about everything we currently know for every upcoming MCU project, looking at both the movies and Disney+ series.
Read MoreVeronica Mars is a case where each one of the four plots is unquestionably about its title character. Not only that, but they intersect repeatedly throughout, to the point that it becomes difficult at times to narrow down what a scenes purpose is. This isn’t a bad thing; it’s like a complex braid, each strand wrapping together to create a more interesting, stronger whole.
Read MoreIn the final arc of Digimon Adventure (1999) the Digidestined return to the Digital World, but this time they come by choice. The fate of two worlds are on the line, and the children are ready to do everything in their power to save them both.
Read MoreThe Halloween season is upon us. A time when it’s fun to dress up, eat candy, and maybe have a few spooks. Thankfully, many TV shows have made a habit of creating Halloween Specials to help us get into the spirit, but where to start?
Read MoreDigimon Adventure (1999) is full of lighthearted humor, especially in the English dub where extra jokes tends to be thrown in. While this remains to be true during the Myotismon Arc, here is where the series demonstrates how serious it can get.
Read MoreThe news came out very recently that Sony was working to develop a television series based off the character Silk, presumably to help build out their Spider-Man universe (AKA the Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters).
Read MoreThe first arc works as the broad strokes of what this series can be, but it isn’t until the Etemon arc that we begin to really see the details start to be painted in.
Read MoreDigimon Adventure: (2020) is doing a kick ass job as an updated take on the original series. The biggest issue it has is the week to week wait to watch it. So, why not get some extra Digi-goodness in your life by going back to where it all began with a look into Digimon Adventure (1999).
Read MoreA pilot being made doesn’t necessarily mean that is perfect. The best thing about this is that you can learn more about how to do something by looking critically at examples that don’t work as well, than the ones that appear flawless.
Read MoreSpinoffs must be easy to create a pilot for, right? A lot of the world is already established and at least one of the main characters has probably had years of development thanks to whichever show they spun off from. On the surface, these sound like positives, like they give the series a head start over all the original shows that have to create these elements from scratch. Well, it’s not that simple.
Read MoreWhat happens when a TV show is going over budget, but still has more of its season left? Or, conversely, what if the show knows it wants to put more money into a later episode and is looking for ways to save up ahead of time? Usually either of these could mean trying to come up with an episode that sticks primarily to pre-existing sets (preferably only a single one), and uses few characters or extras who are not already paid as series regulars.
Read MoreIt’s the return of the hour long shows, this time with The Magicians. Specifically looking at how this pilot works in terms of being the start of a serialized show, whereas most everything else I have looked at so far have been either episodic or serial-episodic.
Read MoreComing back for another pilot, this time with My Hero Academia. That’s right. Switching things up so much that an anime is taking centre stage.
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