shades fills you in

See also: Prequels, spinoffs, revivals, adaptations, retellings, etc... And they’re everywhere these days! Vox explains they’re all slightly different, and says they don’t *necessarily* have to be bad

Radio Times crunched the numbers. You’re not imagining it. There really are way more reboots, remakes, and sequels than before

Disney is one of the worst offenders, says Benzinga. But at least they’ve been doing this for years -- it’s just part of the business model

This NBC News Op thinks it’s gross -- Disney is just “reheating the same leftovers”. How disappointing and uninspiring!

And it’s not just movies. The New Yorker reports that everything, including a lot of journalism, is now getting adapted for the screen. Just look at Inventing Anna, The Dropout, or Joe vs. Carole

The Baffler is worried how this affects journalism. Journalists are now way too focused on getting their stories optioned, instead of delivering quality journalism

At this point, everyone seems pretty sick of all the reboots and remakes. So why do they keep coming? Cosmo says it’s the $$$ baby -- a reboot is just a way safer bet for studios

The Gamer Takes a Look at Top Gun: Maverick, the Recent Top Gun Sequel. It Was Successful Because It Was Good, Not Because It Was Familiar -- But Good Luck Telling Hollywood That

FanSided agrees that we should judge these reboots and remakes on their merits -- they really can be good! Plus, they’ve been around forever, it’s just how stories work

And CNET says if you’re sick of them, just stop watching! You can’t put all the blame on studios -- these movies only get made because there really is an audience for them