Stand-In DE

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It's a well-known fact that Hollywood like to remake things, sometimes even if said things have no business being remade. Sometimes, those remakes do well even if fans of the original rail against it as blasphemy, and sometimes they fail miserably before the pilot even gets out.


What would your pup/s' source material be like if remade to a different genre and/or format?


Tim (Sitcom/Dramatic Romance Film) -

When Tim's fiance transfers to France for her job, Tim's left scrambling to get his situation in order. Unable to find cheap housing in London, he agrees to lodge with a woman he'd gone to school with, but barely knows now. After several weeks of living together, Tim inevitably falls for Daisy (who would probably be called something else, like Charolette), and believing that his fiance is going to just do the same, begins to have an affair. Naturally, Sarah returns from France unexpectedly, and Tim is forced to chose between the two women in his life, knowing that no matter who he chooses, he won't be completely happy.


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Comments

[gorgonfondness]

Ummm, I don't think I have any right to talk since I specifically take Mia from the first remake instead of the original source, Lunar: The Silver Star. I play Mia from the game that introduced me to her, Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete. After that, the game has been remade two more times, Lunar Legend for the Nintendo DS and, out in Japan but awaiting American release (and you KNOW I've got it reserved), Lunar: Silver Star Harmony for the PSP. There's also a novel with events slightly different from any of the already slightly different versions of the game. There's also official comics out there mixed in with all the fancomics, some of it detailing Ghaleon's past.

Along with the games and books Mia is actually in, her canon has a sequel, Lunar: Eternal Blue and its remake Lunar: Eternal Blue Complete that she manages to feature in a little. (There are still bromides of this woman floating around centuries after she died, whut?) There's also the personally-disowned Lunar: Dragon Song, which I've bitched about in a previous DE and will hereafter refer to as Lunar: DipShit.

While Eternal Blue takes place 1000 years in Mia's future and Lunar: DipShit 1000 years in Mia's past, there's also the Lunar: Magic/Walking School series that takes place somewhere in between SSSC and EBC. This is both a game that was never ported to America and a one-shot anime.

Along with all of this, the soundtrack has become quite popular and, as far as I know, there are drama CDs. There's also quite a bit of merchandise, especially if you thought to get the Collector's Edition games. So Mia's canon has effectively covered video games, movies/animation/television, music/drama cds, books, posters, mugs, t-shirts, umbrellas, commemorative coins, phone cards, plush dolls, action figures, jewelry, and punching puppets.

What in the world could I remake it into that these people haven't already? And how has it managed to remain popular enough to keep getting remakes almost 20 years after the first game's release and I still have to explain to people just what the heck it is?