Development Hell – Details, episodes & analysis

It's THE DEVVIES!! This week, we look back on 2023 as a year of coulda's, woulda's, and shoulda's in movies, music, games, movies... Who will win, but more over, who already lost??

If you're going through the first week of football withdrawals, you're exactly who Vince McMahon and Dick Ebersol were looking to please with the ill-fated XFL. Listen in to learn about this absolute car crash of athletes, executives, and blimps - yes, blimps.

The Jeddak of Zodanga means to quash Helium this very night, and if Helium falls, so does Barsoom. In today's episode we examine one of the oldest IPs we've looked at John Carter of Mars, and think about why it had such a bland 2012 adaptation. By Issus, this episode is a ton of fun! We ride for Zodanga!

Today we dive deep into the worst Brony convention of all time, las pegasus unicon, held in Las Vegas at the Riviera Casino! This episode is a wild ride, so get ready. 

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In this episode of Development Hell we take a look at the big screen adaptation of the Stephen King dark-science-fantasy-horror-western The Dark Tower.

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Today Richard takes us through a development hell for the fans, as we take a trip through the Square Enix and Disney collab known as Kingdom Hearts. 

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Today we unpack the 2000 animated comedy The Emperor's New Groove, and the behind the scenes documentary about the production slog, The Sweat Box. From Sting to Goodman, this one is a hoot. 

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Today we finish our "go-fast" themed month, with George MIller's masterpiece, Mad Max: Fury Road. A testament to world-building, action and detail, the world of Mad Max is an incredible achievement, and we examine the long dusty road to its development. 

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Speed: Racing hasn't changed, and it never will. 

Racer X : It doesn't matter if racing never changes. What matters is if we let racing change us.

Think about that quote, but instead of racing it's about a podcast being on hiatus. 

WELL NOT ANYMORE! For the next ten weeks we'll be bringing you SEASON 2 of Development Hell!

Today we start off hot with a Richard pick, and a great one at that! Speed Racer, we cover the cartoon origins, all the way to the major feature film.

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Today we cover the anime film from 2009, Redline. One of Madhouse's last efforts as an original IP feature, Redline contains over 140,000 frames of hand drawn animation, with no CGI being used. With a long, yet rewarding production cycle, Redline is an incredible achievement, yet wasn;t a financial success.

Today we race into the development hell behind, Redline.