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#decadeinreview

Was This The Decade Of The Reboot?

Looking back at the fictional stories that defined the last decade, you might think of things like The Dark Knight, Battlestar Galactica, or failures like Bionic Woman and Speed Racer. Was this the decade we ran out of original ideas? More »

12/06/09

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By Graeme McMillan

#forbiddenplanet

Forbidden Planet Reboot Could Become a Franchise

J. Michael Straczynski is revealing more details about his remake of Forbidden Planet. Not only does the script call for more action than the original scifi classic, there may be plans in the works for more Forbidden Planet movies. More »

11/23/09

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By Lauren Davis

#reboot

Reboot Is Getting Rebooted?

Rainmaker Studios, the creators of Reboot, claim to be working on a reboot of this Saturday morning TV show. Update: turns out it's a movie reboot, check out the teaser trailer, Reboot! More »

10/20/09

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By Meredith Woerner

#exclusive

Ian McKellen Is A Sick Torture Genius In New Trailer For "The Prisoner"

Let the mind games begin. In this exclusive trailer from AMC's miniseries remake of The Prisoner, see the many ways Number Two (McKellen) plans on messing with Number Six (Jim Caviezel). Plus, is that a baby Number Two? More »

10/20/09

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By Meredith Woerner

#theprisoner

AMC's Prisoner Reboot Sets A Date

At last, we can witness the Ian McKellen/Jim Caviezel battle of wills (and acting.) AMC's remake of the The Prisoner will air on November 15 and stretch over three nights — that's six hours of mind twists. More »

09/29/09

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By Meredith Woerner

#nightofthelivingdead

3D Anime Reboot of "Night Of The Living Dead"?

Because we are completely out of new ideas, Night of The Living Dead will be remade again, but in CG 3D. It's an origins story and Romero is not involved. More »

09/16/09

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By Meredith Woerner

#xfiles

X-Files Next For Reboot Treatment?

Gillian Anderson has been talking about appearing in a third X-Files movie, but does that mean that we should expect more of I Want To Believe's Scully/Mulder love story? Possibly not, if a particular rumor turns out to be true. More »

08/22/09

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By Graeme McMillan

#battlestargalactica

How Can Bryan Singer's BSG Movie Compensate For Leaving Out Six?

Coasting on the excitement from the Star Trek reboot and Ronald D. Moore's series, the rumored Battlestar Galactica movie may get greenlit by Universal... with Bryan Singer directing. But is it possible to have two well-made reboots so close together? More »

08/13/09

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By Meredith Woerner

#ratsofnimh

CG "Rats Of Nimh" Goes Alvin And The Chipmunks

Now that G-Force has made millions, more rodents are scurrying into the action-movie spotlight. That's right: Hollywood is remaking The Rats of Nimh as a CGI extravaganza. Mrs. Frisby is about to have an aneurism. More »

07/29/09

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By Meredith Woerner

#syfyoperago

Which Show Would Give SyFy The Space Opera They Deserve?

When Meredith spoke with Syfy president David Howe this week, he revealed that the newly-rebranded network was looking for a new space opera to replace BSG. But considering their love of remakes, why not just use an old one? More »

07/12/09

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By Graeme McMillan

#tronreboot

Tron Reboots Into Online Sitcom

Can't wait until Comic-Con to get your first taste of brand new Tron? Salvation is at hand with the first episode of Tron Reboot, which may end up being a more true sequel to the original movie than Disney's version. More »

07/11/09

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By Graeme McMillan

#thecrow

The Next Crow Film Won't Be A Reboot Or A Sequel

07/08/09

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#exclusive

Just How Dark Will Alien Nation And New Quantum Leap Reboots Go?

Firefly's Tim Minear is already hard at work on the Syfy Channel's reboot of Alien Nation, and we asked the Syfy execs about it. But that's not the only classic they're looking at restarting: Quantum Leap could make a comeback. More »

07/07/09

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By Meredith Woerner

#robocop

Aronofsky's Robocop Delayed Until 2011

The announcement of a new Robocop comics title this week only reinforced our curiosity about the status of the upcoming movie reboot, about which we've heard nothing in recent months. So we called MGM and got the 411. More »

06/12/09

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By Gary Susman

#spawn

Todd McFarlane Wants DiCaprio to Star in "Spawn" Reboot

Can casting Leonardo DiCaprio in an updated version of Spawn make fans forget the sucky 1997 movie? Creator Todd McFarlane believes it can. More »

06/10/09

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By Gary Susman

#totalrecall

Total Recall Reboot Gets A Screenwriter, Let The Judging Begin

What do you do when a reboot you're morally opposed to gets an interesting screenwriter? Kurt Wimmer will be rebootingTotal Recall. Wimmer, of course, wrote and directed both Equilibrium and Ultraviolet. Does that calm your nerves or inflame them? More »

06/03/09

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By Meredith Woerner

#thehost

China and U.S. Fight Over Reboot of Korean Giant Monster from "The Host"

11/19/08

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#v

V Is Back! All Hail The Visitors!

10/10/08

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#farscape

How We'd Give Farscape a Battlestar-style Reboot, and Make a New Hit

After chatting briefly with the extremely nice (and still-ultra-hunky) Ben "Farscape" Browder at Comic-Con, I realized what society needs most right now: A reboot of 1990s space opera Farscape. Supposedly the Sci-Fi Channel is airing 10 Farscape webisodes, but those have yet to materialize and besides they are not enough. There are a lot of cool ways this underrated show could return to TV as something darker, less campy, and more socially relevant, just like Battlestar Galactica did. And with all the good alien ensemble dramas evaporating from TV (later days, Star Trek: Enterprise and Stargate), now is the time to strike. More »

07/29/08

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By Annalee Newitz

#architecture

House of Gundam

Reboot, a concept home designed by Philly native Victor Vetterlein, is literally a Gundam house — like the giant robot armor from anime, it responds to commands and looks like a giant creature with a glowing eye. It's wired so that you can voice command it to do things like turn on the AC, dim the lights, bust out some dance music, or play a movie. Your laptop or cell phone serve as your cockpit—you can navigate it wirelessly from wherever. More »

05/16/08

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By Lisa Katayama

#startrek