Reboot yuckiness: Buffy the Vampire Slayer

[JWBear]

I respond to an unwarranted attack I received from out of the blue, and I'm condescending?! I tried to make a little joke, and I was accused of being insulting. What the hell did I insult? Her precious little movie? OMG! I dissed Star Trek! How horrible of me!

It has become painfully obvious that I am not allowed to have an opinion about the Star Trek movie that differs from all of yours. Ever since i made it clear that I didn't find the movie enjoyable, I have gotten nothing but nastiness and grief.

[mousepod]

OK, kids... let's all calm down.

JWB - You aren't the only one here who disliked the Star Trek movie. If you read the thread, I believe I said that I hated it. I can appreciate that you feel separated by your opinion, but sometimes that's just how it goes with a group. For myself, I had to appreciate that there are things about the movie that prevented me from experiencing the joy that many others felt. To be honest, I'm sometimes jealous when my friends (who are certainly not stupid) can have stupid fun, when my analytic mind prevents me. But I think that it's time to stop harping on the difference of opinion. I don't think your comment in and of itself is necessarily hurtful, but I also wasn't one of the people who it was pointed at.

CP - You had fun. We didn't. Pity us who feel we wasted precious time and money and allow our occasional snipes. If we act pompous, we're just a little jealous (see above).

Meanwhile, if iSm is going to keep posting in this thread, I'm going to start talking about Superman and Batman. Do I really have to? I feel like I should...

[lashbear]

What's a "Reboot" anyway, and why is it different from a "Remake" ?

[mousepod]

Originally Posted by lashbear

What's a "Reboot" anyway, and why is it different from a "Remake" ?

"Reboot" tends to refer to franchises, as in "we're going to take the familiar characters and setting and start all over again without the baggage of the stories that have come before."

While the term "reboot" is a recent addition to the lexicon, don't be fooled - it's been going on for a long time.

A good example is Zorro. The Zorro of the serials was reimagined when the feature films were made and then reimagined (or "rebooted") again when Disney did the TV series.

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

I'll play Wiki guy for a sec. Other than comics, Superman has been rebooted through the serials, the Kirk Alan SUperman series, The Fletcher Studio Superman Cartoon, the Teleivised Musical, the Reeves TV series and film, the Reeve films, the Singer films, Smallville, Lois & Clark, Superman Adventures Cartoon, Superboy TV show.

Just fyi.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

JW - your posts here were not opinions about the film, they were opinions about those of us that enjoyed the film. Check the sentences - the subject of both of them were people, not films. They were also baiting, condescending, and you also sounded like an asshole. I know you are not an asshole, so no worries, but when you toss off insults regarding people who post here, expect to get called on it.

Originally Posted by mousepod

CP - You had fun. We didn't. Pity us who feel we wasted precious time and money and allow our occasional snipes. If we act pompous, we're just a little jealous (see above).

I am totally cool with snipes done with love (expect me to make fun of you guys as well). It's all about attitude. However, I will take your advice on this one - no reason for this to go any further.

[JWBear]

Jen,

My original post was in no way intended to be insulting to anyone. I meant it as wry humor. If you took it as an insult, then I'm sorry. It was not my intention.

I responded as I did because I was in shock that I received the response I did from you. It felt like a punch to the gut. I had no idea (and still don't) why you would take what I said as an insult.

We are all under stress due to the events of today. I'll leave it at that.

[lashbear]

Originally Posted by mousepod

"Reboot" tends to refer to franchises, as in "we're going to take the familiar characters and setting and start all over again without the baggage of the stories that have come before."
A good example is ...

Originally Posted by Bornieo: Fully Loaded

I'll play Wiki guy for a sec. Other than comics, Superman has been rebooted through the serials, the Kirk Alan SUperman series, The Fletcher Studio Superman Cartoon, the Teleivised Musical, the Reeves TV series and film, the Reeve films, the Singer films, Smallville, Lois & Clark, Superman Adventures Cartoon, Superboy TV show.

Just fyi.

Thank you both, I now have a very clear understanding. Soooo (just as a "what if") if the writers of "Lost" write themselves into a corner and don't satisfy the fans at the end, someone else can Reboot the series as a movie or miniseries and totally ignore the facts that have gone before, with a new set of storylines.

I hope I haven't just given them an idea.....

[flippyshark]

Originally Posted by lashbear

Thank you both, I now have a very clear understanding. Soooo (just as a "what if") if the writers of "Lost" write themselves into a corner and don't satisfy the fans at the end, someone else can Reboot the series as a movie or miniseries and totally ignore the facts that have gone before, with a new set of storylines.

I hope I haven't just given them an idea.....

It sounds like an inevitability to me. Unless they decide to make it a Broadway musical first.

[mousepod]

Speaking of time travel hijinx by Abrams, last night one of my friend referred to Star Trek as 'Lost' in Space.