Reboot reboot reboot

[avrelia]

I feel like I have to say something about Buffy reboot news, if only to keep the topic alive. And here is the thing – I don't care. My most vivid reaction was massive eyeroll and shrugs. I don't know why the world right now needs to reboot a movie about a girl named Buffy who slays vampires, but it's not that I am going to run to the movie theater to find out.

I haven't even watched the first movie, after all. What for? The thing I fell in love with was the series created by Joss Whedon and starred Sarah Michele Gellar, all seven seasons of it. No one can take it away from me, as no one can come and take my DVDs from me (or, they can if they threaten me properly, but I just buy another copy). I managed to disregard the whole comic season 8th, I can disregard anything I want. Behold my awesome powers!!!

What really bugs me in all this, however, is that we live in age of constant reboots. The original is still here, still fresh, and we are getting another one – bigger and shinier. I don't believe we are out original ideas, but people with money don't trust them, so we are getting reboots, and sequels, and prequels and then reboots again. So tired!

(re-posted from LJ for the sake of re-posting)