Arguably, it was X-Men and Spiderman that started the “reboot” phenomenon, but it was definitely Battle Star Galactica that is the original owner of the term. And of course every tv and movie exec in the industries has seen it as the cost effective way to bang out some movies and new series without the hassle..nay burden of actually being creative. It’s much more cost effective to soak Gen X’ers by promising them a rebirth of the Friday evening and Saturday morning childhoods. But only better, with more CGI, and moderately better stories.. okay moderately worse stories… okay REALLY bad stories. But that’s not the important part. The important part is that we watch, say “oooo….. ahhhh”, and buy the DVD/Download/Tee-shirt.

Well done, Sir. Well done….. NOT!

I for one am not fooled by this ploy to appeal to the fantasies of my youth. Because, they are already talking about rebooting Spiderman. And the British series Torchwood.

Really? Because, last time I checked, reboots were something you did after something has gone terribly wrong or after many many many years. Oh wait. Spiderman 3. I get your point.. Carry on then….