July AMA: Another twofer.

[rogueslayer452]

Asked by blackcatofmisery: If you could pitch your ideal series, what would it be about?

Again, this is something I'm not quite sure how to answer by not having specific details or even a fully formed idea of what my ideal series would be about. Sorry this was lackluster of a response to your question. :(

Asked by verdande_mi: What film/series reboot that didn't happen do you wish had gotten a proper chance?

Well, as I keep saying, I'm tired of reboots. We've been living in this age of rebooting/remaking everything underneath the sun that if there was something that I had initially wished had been rebooted, I'm glad that it wasn't because it most likely wouldn't live up to expectations or further expand upon the original and just be another disappointing cheap cash grab. Although I will say, while I was indifferent towards it, I'm bummed about the BTVS sequel reboot, New Sunnydale, if only because the circumstances of how it was axed before it even got the chance to air makes me incredibly bitter and upset on behalf of SMG and the rest of the new cast who were excited and hyped up for it. Would it have been good? Hard to say without having seen anything, but it deserved to at least have that chance.

In addition to this, I also think that the Tomb Raider 2018 movie with Alicia Vikander should have gotten its franchise, as it was based around the 2013 reboot games. It was already greenlit for a sequel and ready to go, but then the pandemic hit and whatever contract deadline that was supposed to be met was missed and so it was silently cancelled. I thought the movie was fantastic, and I was yearning for more, and we deserved more, dammit.

Comments

[blackcatofmisery]

I think it's a legitimate response. You can't really express something you don't know, because you don't know it. ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯

With reboots, I feel similarly, but if the powers that be insist on making them anyway, maybe pick something that's not been touched in a couple decades, at least. That allows for a new generation of potential audience. But if they choose something "too old" there's not enough nostalgic hype to get people interested?

=^..^=~

[rogueslayer452]

But if they choose something "too old" there's not enough nostalgic hype to get people interested?

It doesn't really have to be for nostalgia though, it can be rebooting/remaking something from long ago that didn't do as well initially and there's potential in the story that it can be given another chance. That's something that I think the existence of reboots/remakes should be for anyway, instead of taking something that's already well-received and highly praised.

[elizalavelle]

I am tired of reboots too. I mostly have ignored them as I figure they're not really for me at all if I'm not interested.

I was interested in the new Buffy show though. It felt like the people involved cared about the legacy and I was interested in seeing what they did. I'm forever mad at Craig. One stupid person cancelling a show and sounding like he was insufferable over it is so frustrating. The show deserved a shot.

[rogueslayer452]

Yeah, same. I just roll my eyes and move on with my day, because although I believe the majority of them are pointless cash grabs I also know that someone out there is gonna watch and love them so, y'know, my opinion on whether they should exist or not doesn't matter.

(I think the direct-to-DVD method is probably more appropriate for these kinds of reboots/remakes, where it depends on just releasing it into the wild and relying solely on word-of-mouth, however it's evident that they want to make big bank from these IPs by milking them for all they're worth, and unlike the lower budget direct-to-DVD movies where they're meant to be not blockbuster quality these have obscenely expensive budgets, higher than they probably should be to be honest, and yet somehow look very cheap and lower in quality.)

That Craig guy is such an asshole. I might've been apprehensive, but it deserved to have been filmed and seen, even if it was just one season.

[elizalavelle]

Direct to DVD feels like a market we've lost with everything being on streaming. Maybe we need that to come back again to give a better home for some of the reboot ideas.

Craig sucks. It really sounded like he was getting off on telling these women that he'd never watched Buffy and that it wasn't good. Like sir, not everything needs to be made for exactly your tastes. Sorry you missed out on the joy that was Buffy but it's rude to make your weird feelings into everyone else's problem. Honestly there was a bit of hearing about that that made me wonder if he hit on Sarah and was butthurt that he got shut down.

[verdande_mi]

I didn't keep up to date with the news about the new Buffy shows, but I love Buffy and Angel back in the day :) Sorry you didn't get more Tomb Raider with Alicia Vikander, I haven't seen the film, but I remember she was in it.