tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post1712223080670802102..comments2024-03-19T01:35:16.890-04:00Comments on Cockeyed Caravan: Storyteller’s Rulebook #38: How Do You Cope With Remake Fever?Matt Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07319984238456281734noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-21065388900165076352010-07-30T01:17:52.729-04:002010-07-30T01:17:52.729-04:00Thanks for the list. Given that The Tempest was ba...Thanks for the list. Given that The Tempest was based on a real shipwreck, he also has "inspired by the true story" to add to his list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-50426620978307434262010-07-29T00:54:21.426-04:002010-07-29T00:54:21.426-04:00"Love's Labour's Lost", "A ..."Love's Labour's Lost", "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "The Merry Wives of Windsor", and "The Tempest" are considered to be the four originals (but "Merry Wives" was an even-more debased form: a spin-off). Yeah, I'm counting the histories as adaptations.Matt Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07319984238456281734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-70921553436752587172010-07-28T22:45:48.429-04:002010-07-28T22:45:48.429-04:00What are the four originals? And, are you counting...What are the four originals? And, are you counting the histories as adaptations?<br /><br />Anyway, very good point. I'm curious how "Dinner with Schmucks" is going to be, since its source material is my favorite movie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-57377639465133798862010-07-28T13:15:06.704-04:002010-07-28T13:15:06.704-04:00This goes back to my old discussion of who was the...This goes back to my old discussion of who was the greater artist, Shakespeare, or Picasso? Shakespeare did very little that was original, working primarily in the very structured forms of 5-act plays and sonnets, without challenging their conventions and often reworking existing stories. But he did it better than anyone else has before or since. On the other hand, Picasso reinvented the visual arts, breaking and rewriting all the rules. So which one is more important? (And no, I'm not suggesting there's a "correct" answer.)Steve Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10347604037697186966noreply@blogger.com