I think so, but it may be a while… and a new “season” of Twin Peaks would be markedly different from what has come before if it ever does happen.The DVDs have been selling consistently well since the Gold Box…
Month: November 2012
Geek, Movies, My Quora answers
On James Bond movies and continuity…
Trying to figure out and align James Bond continuity is like making a vodka martini from Siamese vodka… it can be done, but it’s not going to result in something that is very palatable or satisfying. I remember one of…
My Quora answers
Was the concept of "Rosebud" an anticlimax to Citizen Kane?
I think that anyone who thinks the reveal of Rosebud at the end of Citizen Kane is anticlimactic are missing the primary point of the movie. Citizen Kane is not a traditional narrative. Charles Foster Kane is revealed to the…
Movies, Neglected Cinema
1970’s Scrooge is a magical take on the classic Dickens tale
We all rewatch movies. Why? To relive that initial experience? To analyze the acting, directing, or screenplay? Or are we simply creatures of habit, replaying on a favorite film like one would slip on a pair of comfortable slippers? The…
Movies, Neglected Cinema
Penn and Teller Get Killed is an odd look into the minds of the master magicians
“Don’t pout! I’ve got a goddamn knife in my stomach!” I love Penn and Teller. They are incredibly talented, witty and brilliant entertainers. That their socioeconomic and political views align almost 100% with mine makes me appreciate them all the…
My Quora answers, UX Articles
What do you need to do to manage a UX team effectively? Some advice…
Well, I've managed a few teams in my time (cue crogety old man music), and so I have some insights that can help your design team run (semi) smoothly. Some of these recommendations are applicable to ALL types of teams,…
Disney, UX Articles
#UX best practices, Disney style: Lessons from Mickey’s “10 Commandments”
I recently had the privilege of speaking at the Internet Summit technology conference in Raleigh, North Carolina about Walt Disney and how his processes and ideas could be applied in user experience design. In pulling together the presentation deck for…
Technology, UX Articles
How a lack of #UX design may have cost Romney the White House
A very interesting behind-the-scenes story about the recently completed US presidential election cropped up late this week. As we all know, President Obama was reelected, beating Republican challenger Mitt Romney. Looking at the election totals, it showed that while Obama…
Geek, Trek
Save the bridge! A behind the scenes look at the project to restore the Enterprise D bridge
Cross-post of an article I wrote for http://trekmovie.com: “Imagine being a Star Wars fan driving past Lucasfilm, and seeing the Millennium Falcon in a dumpster.” Would never happen, right? Well, it did. Only it wasn’t Star Wars, and it wasn’t that…
My Quora answers, UX Articles
Should content strategy be included in your UX deliverables?
Yes, with a couple of conditions. I have often lobbied that content strategy and "tone of voice" should be a part of any UX architecture, and that type of arguement comes natural and easy for me because… well, I'm a…
Disney, Movies, My Quora answers
Why did Disney choose to create new characters in Wreck-It-Ralph instead of using existing video game characters?
The answer is simple, and to explain it I will quote Yogurt from Spaceballs: "Merchandising! Merchandising!" If Disney used existing characters from classic video games as the protagonists, they would have to share/pay substantial licensing fees to the companies that…
Movies, Neglected Cinema
Memoirs of an Invisble Man should disappear completely
Chevy Chase, what did you have against John Carpenter, anyway? I mean, he had to have done SOMETHING to tick you off. Why else would you, through your production company, hired him to direct the movie Memoirs of an Invisible…