Is it a reboot or a remake?

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Sn 3 Ep 12

Get out the popcorn! This week the GenX Stories gang shares how we really feel about the “new takes” of tv shows and movies we grew up on. Between Ghostbusters, A Star is Born, The Facts of Life and others you didn’t even know are remakes (or reboots?), can they ever be as good as the originals? And why is it happening so much now? Trust us - just listen and do NOT cross the streams.

episode links

• Is it a reboot, remake, prequel or sequel?

• 14 Remakes That Are Better Than the Original

• Why are there so many film and tv remakes right now?

• How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Embrace the Remake

• How Cronenberg's The Fly Remake Improved On The Original Movie

• How James Bond Should Return Following No Time To Die

• How West Side Story Reset Itself

• How the new Wonder Years captured the spirit of the original — and why it's not a remake

• ABC's Facts of Life Live Begins With OG Cast Reunion