History Main / RebootSnark

* ''Series/{{Psych}}'': "[[Recap/PsychS08E03RemakeAKACloudyWithAChanceOfImprovement Remake AKA Cloudy... With A Chance of Improvement]]" is a straight remake of [[Recap/PsycheS01E12CloudyWithAChanceOfMurder an earlier episode]], except with Shawn and Gus roasting [[Film/TheDukesOfHazzard the remake of]] ''Series/TheDukesOfHazzard'' (doubling as ActorAllusion, as the two specifically single out Creator/JamesRodayRodriguez (Shawn)'s role in that film).

* ''Film/TwentyOneJumpStreet'': As Schmidt and Jenko are being briefed on the revived [[Series/TwentyOneJumpStreet undercover cop program from the '80s]] they've been put into, Dep. Hardy complains that the guys at the top have run out of ideas and are hoping the younger generation doesn't catch on.

* ''WesternAnimation/HarleyQuinn2019'': In "There's No Ivy in Team", Batman is aghast to hear about the InUniverse Thomas Wayne biopic, complaining there are too many movies about that "poor rich" family (and implicitly his own origin). The episode was released [[CompanyCrossReferences a few months after DC put out]] another [[Film/TheBatman2022 movie about the Waynes]][[note]]though not one that depicted their murder in Crime Alley[[/note]].

* ''WesternAnimation/InsideJob2021'': "The Brettfast Club" makes thorough fun of NostalgiaGoggles for 1980s media, including their tendency to get rebooted later. When Reagan binge-watches a ton of 80s movies to understand Brett better, a song plays mocking how all those movies will get remade over and over again because the algorithm only understands what people previously like.

* ''WesternAnimation/InsideJob2022'': "The Brettfast Club" makes thorough fun of NostalgiaGoggles for 1980s media, including their tendency to get rebooted later. When Reagan binge-watches a ton of 80s movies to understand Brett better, a song plays mocking how all those movies will get remade over and over again because the algorithm only understands what people previously like.

** ''Film/Scream4'' parodies the 2010s trend for remakes, as Sidney returns home to find her niece and SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute Jill (played by then-Disney star Creator/EmmaRoberts) facing down another Ghostface massacre. There's a lot of snark about remakes versus originals, and finally it turns out that LoonyFan of the in-universe movie franchise ''Stab'' and Randy's SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute Charlie [[spoiler:plotted the massacre with Jill herself. Jill's plan is to kill Charlie and Sidney, and inherit her fame as the SoleSurvivor. However, unlike Sidney (who's a writer), Jill intends to become an [[BadInfluencer influencer]], "since nobody actually reads anymore." Dewey, Gale, and Sidney band together against Jill and succeed in killing her, as Sidney remarks that Jill]] "forgot the first rule of remakes: don't fuck with the original."

* ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'': While explaining [[invoked]]OvertookTheManga, Gintoki mentions that sometimes the manga and anime adaptation deviate wildly with no chance of the anime continuing to adapt the manga properly. He then says the industry will shamelessly use this as an excuse to reboot the anime more faithfully.

-->'''Warner Bros. Marketer:''' Inside, you'll find the breakdown including keyword association with the brand. The top two being "originality" and "fresh," which I think are great things to keep in mind as you begin working on ''Matrix 4''. And who knows how many more?"

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* The ending of Machinima/{{Doctor Lalve}}'s "The Super Movie Guide", tells the viewer not to worry if you don't have any ideas anymore, since "you can make a [[Film/DisneyLiveActionRemakes live-action animation remake of your movie]], and everyone will still watch it, no matter what".
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-->'''Peridot:''' What is with this Rodrigo guy? He has no charisma!
-->'''Steven:''' And can we talk about this cinematography?
-->'''Peridot:''' ''(growls)'' They changed all the characters, and I don't care about any of them!

** "Need to Know" centers around the murder of Charlie Reynolds, the star of a ''Series/SavedByTheBell''-like show who was shooting a reunion movie with his former co-stars. The detectives laugh at the contrived plotline of the characters coming back as teachers, and their use of old sitcom catchphrases like "Hubba-hubba". It gets even sillier when they witness the Russian cast and crew trying to recreate the American sitcom vibe. The hackneyed nostalgic setup turns out to be entirely justified, since [[spoiler:the film was backed by the Russian mafia and Charlie had been hired as a spy for the CIA because his sitcom character was [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff beloved in Russia]] -- [[InvokedTrope Charlie used his nostalgic icon status to get an in.]]]]

** Similar to the SequelSnark in the movies that preceded it, ''Film/Scream2022'' uses the concept of "requels" (sequels RevisitingTheRoots so closely that the result feels like a SoftReboot or remake) as its main theme. The killers are called out for how closely they're mimicking the crime spree that started it all, and [[spoiler: are such {{Loony Fan}}s of the ''Stab'' series that ruining Sid's life again is part of their plan to bring the franchise back to its BasedOnATrueStory heyday.]]

** "Need to Know" centers around the murder of Charlie Reynolds, the star of a ''Series/SavedByTheBell''-like show who was shooting a reunion movie with his former co-stars. The detectives laugh at the contrived plotline of the characters coming back as teachers, and their use of old sitcom catchphrases like "Hubba-hubba". It gets even sillier when they witness the Russian cast and crew trying to recreate the American sitcom vibe. The hackneyed nostalgic setup turns out to be entirely justified, since [[spoiler: the film was backed by the Russian mafia and Charlie had been hired as a spy for the CIA because his sitcom character was [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff beloved in Russia]] -- [[InvokedTrope Charlie used his nostalgic icon status to get an in.]]]]
** Both PlayedForLaughs and PlayedForDrama in "The Final Frontier". A body is found inside a sci-fi convention interactive fan experience for CultClassic show ''Nebula 9'', which featured one of the show's original stars [[LargeHam getting to relive his glory days]], playing the trope straight. However, PlayedForDrama since the murder victim was harassed after buying the rights for cheap and making her own ''Nebula 9'' web series reboot with her friends, and the murderer [[spoiler: was another original star who had achieved mainstream success and wanted to distance herself from the show by any means necessary.]]
---> '''The Killer''': The fan experience was bad enough, but she was gonna sell the rights, and it was gonna start all over again - the movies, the product lines, Lieutenant Chloe bobbleheads! Do you know how hard I worked to make something of myself, to become a real actress?

* ''Film/TheMatrixResurrections'': The DistantSequel to [[Franchise/TheMatrix the original trilogy]] sees Neo reindoctrinated into the Matrix and believing the first three films were successful video games he developed years ago. He's annoyed that their "[[BitingTheHandHumor beloved parent company]] Creator/WarnerBros" wants a TrilogyCreep, but signs on because they were going to do it with or without him. He has to sit through a painful focus group that attempts to distill the films -- er, games -- to what audiences liked: "effing with [your] head", "guns", "crypto-fascism and capitalist exploitation", and of course, BulletTime. Neo spaces out by the time people start talking about most remakes being regurgitations.

* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'' (a reimagining of ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987):

* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'':

->''"Just relax and take the flak"''
->''"If people want it, bring it back!"''

* ''Series/InsideNo9'': In [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/InsideNo9S7E6WiseOwl "Wise Owl"]], Wilf scoffs that there was talk of rebooting "Wise Owl" (a 1970s public information film) with CGI, but that "it would have been crap." This is a TakeThat at the similar reboots happening with 1970s children's media.

** Season 3 of the manga starts with Takeshobo replacing the mangaka with a well known BL artist , explictly stated to drum up interest in the manga after hype from the anime died down.

* ''Film/TheMatrixResurrections'': The DistantSequel to [[Franchise/TheMatrix the original trilogy]] sees Neo reindoctrinated into the Matrix and believing the first three films were successful video games he developed years ago. He's annoyed that their "[[BitingTheHandHumor beloved parent company]] Creator/WarnerBros" wants a TrilogyCreep, but signs on because they were going to do it with or without him. He has to sit through through a painful focus group that attempts to distill the films -- er, games -- to what audiences liked: "effing with [your] head", "guns", "crypto-fascism and capitalist exploitation", and of course, BulletTime. Neo spaces out by the time people start talking about most remakes being regurgitations.

** ''Film/Scream4'' parodies the 2010s trend for remakes, as Sidney returns home to find her niece and SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute, Jill (played by then-Disney star Creator/EmmaRoberts) facing down another Ghostface massacre. There's a lot of snark about remakes versus originals, and finally it turns out that LoonyFan of the in-universe movie franchise, ''Stab'', and Randy's SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute Charlie [[spoiler:plotted the massacre with Jill herself. Jill's plan is to kill Charlie and Sidney, and inherit her fame as the SoleSurvivor. However, unlike Sidney (who's a writer), Jill intends to become an [[BadInfluencer influencer]], "since nobody actually reads anymore." Dewey, Gale, and Sidney band together against Jill and succeed in killing her, as Sidney remarks that Jill]] "forgot the first rule of remakes: don't fuck with the original."

--> '''Debbie''': So you're redoing your vacation? Don't you think it's kind of a stretch?
--> '''Rusty''': Who cares? The new one will stand on its own.

** Both PlayedForLaughs and PlayedForDrama in "The Final Frontier". A body is found inside a sci-fi convention interactive fan experience for CultClassic show ''Nebula 9'', which featured one the show's original stars [[LargeHam getting to relive his glory days]], playing the trope straight. However, PlayedForDrama since the murder victim was harassed after buying the rights for cheap and making her own ''Nebula 9'' web series reboot with her friends, and the murderer [[spoiler: was another original star who had achieved mainstream success and wanted to distance herself from the show by any means necessary.]]

* ''Series/{{Insecure}}'': The InUniverse 90's sitcom ''Kev'yn'' gets awkwardly rebooted for the 2010's, with forced references to Colin Kaepernick's protests and the #[=MeToo=] movement.

* In ''WebAnimation/TurnaboutJackpot'', VisualNovel/{{Apollo Justice|AceAttorney}} learns that "The Pinkie Rabbit Show", a series he watched as a kid, is getting a reboot movie. However, the new owners of the kid-centric IP decided to go after older audiences by going in a DarkerAndEdgier and BloodierAndGorier direction, and even having the film advertised at a poker tournament. Apollo [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks is understandably, not a fan of the new changes]].

* ''Webcomic/SquareRootOfMinusGarfield'': "[[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=3658 Garfield Plus Another One of Disney's Live-Action Remakes]]" takes a jab at [[Film/Aladdin2019 the 2019 live action remake of]] ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' and [[UncannyValley how creepy the live action Genie looks]], as he pops out of the cookie jar and Garfield runs screaming.

* ''WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman'': [=BoJack=] made his money off being the main character of '90's sitcom ''JustForFun/HorsinAround'', playing a horse who adopts three kids. Several years later, Ethan, the only child actor that didn't keep acting, suddenly wants to develop a revival around him titled ''Ethan Around'' (confirmed by the creators to be a reference to ''Series/FullerHouse'' and ''Series/GirlMeetsWorld'', revivals which both had one of the former child actors parent their own kid/s). [=BoJack=] is initially interested but his agent tells him not to do it because a dumb TV show revival won't make him a movie star. After [[spoiler:[=BoJack=] and Ethan's ''Horsin''' costar Sarah Lynn dies]], [=BoJack=] does the show anyway, but walks off the set. It never gets made.

** Downplayed in "The Duck Knight Returns", centered around a DarkerAndEdgier reboot film of Launchpad's favorite TV show, ''Darkwing Duck'' (A reference to the real-world ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'' animated series). Launchpad is first excited, but gets upset that the trailer doesn't fit the tone of the original, the original star is insulted that he was never involved, while the new star acknowledges that the reboot isn't perfect. However, the new star is also a huge fan of the original series and points out that his version of Darkwing may inspire some kid the way the original series inspired him. [[AnAesop The aesop]] ends up that reboots aren't automatically evil cash-grabs, as long as they remember what made the show special in the first place.
---> '''Launchpad''': A big-budget reboot of a thing I loved as a kid! Those are always good!

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** The Creator/ArianaDeBose episode takes aim at parent company Creator/{{NBC}}'s DarkerAndEdgier reboot of ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'', ''Series/BelAir'', by creating a ParodyCommercial for ''Urkel'', a DarkerAndEdgier reboot of ''Series/FamilyMatters''. The narrator introduces the "cast" with "The goofy characters you loved in the '90s with absolutely none of the fun or the charm."

Compare SequelSnark, which makes fun of the Hollywood tendency to make sequels, but focuses more on the number of installments involved than the rehashing and nostalgia aspect than Reboot Snark does. May involve MetaFiction. See also MoneyDearBoy, {{Sequelitis}}, FranchiseZombie, ExecutiveMeddling, and PanderingToTheBase for other Trivia/YMMV that might be {{invoked|trope}} in the process.

* ''Webcomic/SquareRootOfMinusGarfield'': "[[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=3658 Garfield Plus Another One of Disney's Live-Action Remakes]]" takes a jab at [[Film/Aladdin2019 the 2019 live action remake of]] ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' and [[UncannyValley how creepy the live action Genie looks]]. Specifically, it takes [[http://strips.garfield.com/iimages1200/2001/ga010213.gif this strip]] and has the live action Genie pop out of the cookie jar, resulting in a terrified Garfield running away screaming.

* ''WesternAnimation/Animaniacs2020'' (a revival of ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}''): The "Reboot It!" number from [[Recap/Animaniacs2020Episode1 the first episode]] sees the Warners make fun of several television properties that had recently gotten reboots/revivals at the time of airing (including ''Series/TheXFiles'', ''Series/QueerEyeForTheStraightGuy'', ''Series/GilmoreGirls'', and ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987''), calling them devoid of creativity...[[{{Hypocrite}} before accepting a huge sell-out check]] from Creator/{{Hulu}} to revive their show.

* ''WebVideo/ScreenRantPitchMeeting'': Pitch meetings for any of Disney's live-action reboots of classic animated films accent how much of a blatant cash-grab such films are, beyond the normal level for the pitch meetings.

TheRemake, the {{Revival}}, the ContinuityReboot, and other types of DerivativeWorks have been hallmarks of cinema and television since the mediums were invented. They can bring old classics to a new generation, or they regurgitate beloved properties in the hopes of profiting from nostalgia. These works lean more towards the latter, portraying remakes/reboots of works (ShowWithinAShow or otherwise) as unnecessary or weird ideas at best or creatively bankrupt and profit-driven at worst.

** "Need to Know" centers around the murder of Charlie Reynolds, the star of a ''Series/SavedByTheBell''-like show who was shooting a reunion movie with his former co-stars. The detectives laugh at the contrived plotline of the characters coming back as teachers, and their use of old sitcom catchphrases like "Hubba-hubba". It gets even sillier when they witness the Russian cast and crew trying to recreate the American sitcom vibe. The hackneyed nostalgic setup turns out to be entirely justified, since [[spoiler: the film was backed by the Russian mafia and Charlie had been hired as a spy for the CIA because his sitcom character was [[invoked]][[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff beloved in Russia]] -- Charlie used his nostalgic icon status to get an in.]]