The Overlord
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What are the best and worst animated reboots of an existing franchise? Please explain your choices.
Am I the only one who thinks it's weird Batman: The Animated Series is never counted as a reboot considering that's essentially what it did to the entire Super Friends franchise? If it was, it would probably be considered the greatest reboot of all time.
Technically not, since it's the same Universe as BTAS. Maybe we could say the DCAU rebooted the DC cartoons.Justice League would be a reboot of Super Friends, BTAS would be a reboot of the solo Batman cartoons from the 60s and 70s, IMO.
Why not? The only difference between the idea of a reboot and a remake is that usually remakes happen decades later. Reboots tend to happen a couple of years after the last iteration ended. Reboot is just a fancy word for remake without the negative baggage attached to it. They basically mean the same thing.Eh, I always feel iffy calling a new adaptation of pre-existing source material a reboot of the previous adaptation. Like, you wouldn't call The Shining mini-series a reboot of the Kubrick's movie or Bram Stroker's Dracula (the movie) a reboot of the Bela Lugosi Dracula.
Then why is the term reboot used for films without sequels like Total Recall? It's just another name for a remake.OP is talking about franchises. I dont consider the Shining or It or even Blade Runner a franchise. Hollywood is attempting to make/force them into being a franchise, yet they are not. They were not meant to be "stay tuned for the continuing adventures of. . ." IP's like Godzilla, James Bond, or even Harry Potter.
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Why not? The only difference between the idea of a reboot and a remake is that usually remakes happen decades later. Reboots tend to happen a couple of years after the last iteration ended. Reboot is just a fancy word for remake without the negative baggage attached to it. They basically mean the same thing.
You answered your own question. "Remake" does have a bad connanation. However, they will exist in some form. I think it's a mixture of reboots, remakes, and spin-offs. For instance, with "The Karate Kid" they deemed it a series (I believe similar to Rocky), but without Macchio or Morita on board they only had a "Remake" option. However, imho they could have had Kove, Macchio or Swank return to let everyone know it's in the same universe if they really wanted to.Then why is the term reboot used for films without sequels like Total Recall? It's just another name for a remake.
If they remade The Wizard Of Oz, the producers would refer to it as a reboot. Remake has become a dirty word and instead been replaced by a word that actually means the exact same thing.
Why not? The only difference between the idea of a reboot and a remake is that usually remakes happen decades later. Reboots tend to happen a couple of years after the last iteration ended. Reboot is just a fancy word for remake without the negative baggage attached to it. They basically mean the same thing.
The Green Lantern animated series was not a reboot at all.Worst:
Green Lantern AS: CGI was just terrible.