Just one. I'm a few. No family, too. Who am I?

[rogueslayer452]

From the movie meme here.

Day 1: A movie that reminds you of your childhood

The Land Before Time.

This is difficult since I pretty much lump all of the movies I watched ad nauseum as a kid into this category, but if I were to choose one specific movie that reminds me of my childhood it would be this one. Like all Don Bluth movies, it's a good combination of being dark and devastating yet beautiful and hopeful and meaningful at the same time, and, of course, dinosaurs. Yes, I watched the direct-to-video sequels (to a point) growing up, but the first one remains close to my heart.

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++ It seems that MGM lost rights to Tomb Raider, meaning that the planned sequel to the 2018 film is no longer happening. I suspected this might be the case, there hadn't really been much news on the possible development since the announced that it had been greenlit for a sequel, and the pandemic most likely didn't help matters either with any kind of potential developments being delayed, but it's still disappointing nonetheless. I adored the 2018 movie, it being a loose adaptation of the video game reboot, and Alicia was fantastic as Lara Croft and I was really looking forward to seeing more of her in the role and how they would develop the story. Unfortunately, these things happen within the industry. :/

++ Krysten Ritter has been cast in a brand new Orphan Black sequel series, Orphan Black: Echoes. This was unexpected, and I'm pleasantly surprised by the news. The original series was absolutely phenomenal, brilliant writing and casting and it brought something special with how the story was told, let alone the technical elements to how they filmed, and while nothing will ever top what they did with that I can only hope this also delivers similarly. The series had a lot to say in regards to the moral and ethical questions surrounding not just with human cloning but also scientific experimentation on human beings and bodily autonomy, something that I think is very much needed nowadays, so it makes me intrigued to see more of that. Also, this is something quite meaty for an actor, knowing how demanding it was for Tatiana Maslany to portray all those characters, so it makes me excited to see how Krysten does.

Comments

[brightly_lit]

I did an interest search to try to find some more connections here on dw. I searched for Orphan Black, and found this news that there's going to be a new Orphan Black series?? Awesome! (And I'm loving seeing Tatiana Maslany on She-Hulk.)

Anyway, hope you don't mind a random person commenting, but I'm glad I found your blog.

[rogueslayer452]

I don't mind at all! :D

And yeah, I was absolutely taken aback by the announcement, since I didn't really expect or anticipate there being any kind of development of a spin-off. I mean, I know that there's been a slight continuation of the universe in other mediums, but this came out of left field for me. But I'm intrigued. Also, I've been kind of revisiting Orphan Black and I'm still very amazed at how good it is, not just with Tatiana but the entire production aspect of the show itself is so top-notch.

[brightly_lit]

Yeah, what an incredible show. All the actors were amazing (and as a side note, I was so pleased they seemed to realize this and kept most of them around for a good long time, as opposed to another show I was watching at the same time, which would kill off great characters as soon as they appeared). I delayed watching the final few episodes because I couldn't bear to see it come to an end ... and now come to find out it continues??

I am very eager to hear about the other mediums where they've continued it ...? I adored the show, but I was under the impression it wasn't popular enough to ever get continued in any medium, so this is great news. I'd love to hear anything more you feel like telling me about it.

[rogueslayer452]

I remember being pleasantly surprised by how the show ended, which exceeded my expectations. Not many shows get to have such good bookends to their series and it made me appreciate the show so much more than I already did.

As for the additional material for the show, there were the series of comics that were released when it had been airing, which gave little tie-ins and hints about what was happening. Then there was the audiobook podcast Orphan Black: The Next Chapter, which had Tatiana returning to narrate and voice characters, and apparently the story takes place eight years after the events of the main series. And then there was the Japanese remake of the show, Orphan Black: 7 Genes.

While Orphan Black might not have had the popularity level of, say, Game of Thrones, it still gained quite a large following by dedicated and loyal fans and received a lot of praise from critics and audiences alike. So there being more material outside of the main series isn't so surprising.

[brightly_lit]

Thank you for the info about the podcast and the Japanese remake--I'll have to check those out.