Reboot yuckiness: Buffy the Vampire Slayer

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GD - I completely agree with you. Even though 'reboot' is a shiny new term, it's a tried-and-true tactic to revive old franchises.

Pretty much every Superman that Bornieo cited is a reboot, and I'd also agree that there have been several Batman reboots, with the first Burton and Batman Begins being the latest two.

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Trek is a bit of an oddball in that it tied itself into the existing timeline instead of just ignoring that timeline and creating its own. But the end result is essentially the same as a reboot, with the connection to the original timeline thrown in, as I've theorized before, to soften the blow to an audience that would otherwise not have been receptive to a reboot.

And since there's a dead horse here that needs beating, I think the "half reboot" of Star Trek is the root of all of my issues with the movie.