You may have noticed that the entertainment industry kind of likes remaking things. Stuck for an idea — why not reboot an existing property? It’s been going on for longer than you probably think. Hell, many of Shakespeare’s works were remakes!

We start off the episode talking about the first remakes we remember seeing. From there, we move on to discussing why we think movies and TV executives are quick to reboot old shows and remake the same movie over and over. Many remakes don’t make their money back…so why do they keep coming back?

Next, we discuss the gritty reboot (think Cabbage Patch Kids done by Tarantino). What do we think about this kind of reboot — and what are the best (and worst) gritty reboots we’ve ever seen? Find out what existing property we could not believe was made into a movie or TV show. Listen, and find out what existing property we would like to see remade.

The Internet is full of people coming unhinged when something they cherish is remade (Where the Red Fern Grows: The Revenge of Old Dan and Little Ann, Part VII!). But for all the whining, do reboots and remakes take something away from the original? (“The Ghost of Matlock and Indiana Jones team up with Shaggy and Scoob and solve mysteries. Corey Feldman is attached!”)

In the home stretch, we talk about the worst offender of the reboot/remake craze before discussing the last re-anything we’ve seen. The episode closes out with what we think the future holds for remakes. As always, we’d love to hear your feelings about remakes in the comments.

Note about the sound: We had to record the last two episodes through Skype, so the quality is a bit lacking, but…sometimes that’s what it takes to get a show out weekly. (Who knew we’d have an ice storm the day after it was 85 degrees one Saturday?) We might have to do one more Skype show before getting back to in-person with better sound…thanks for listening!

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