Remakes, come-backs, and spin-offs

[Greg]

Cobra Kai Trailer

My question is are we supposed to root for Cobra Kai?

[Drunk Monk]

I kinda always rooted for Cobra Kai. They had a sweet logo.

[The Queen]

I kinda always rooted for Cobra Kai. They had a sweet logo.

Very Slytherin.

[Greg]

Supernatural has been on forever. I watched a couple of episodes and decided it was not for me.

That is, until next week, when I am all in.

[Greg]

Bring on the viral marketing.



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[Drunk Monk]

That is COOL!

Dammit I may just have to buy into YouTube Red for this now.  Dammit, dammit, dammit.  

[Greg]

Business expense.

[Drunk Monk]

That would detract from my nacho budget.  

Maybe they'll send me a screener.

[Greg]

I thought you were king of the KFM. Throw your weight around. Make some changes.

[Drunk Monk]

The M in KFM stands for magazine. Those predate cassette tapes and floppy discs. I need more subscribers before I have any weight to throw around. Meanwhile, I’m huddled on the corner slinging mags, wildflowers and shoe shines. Need my nacho fix, or the shakes will start again.

[Drunk Monk]

[Drunk Monk]

If it doesn't include Boris and Natasha, I'm out.

[King Bob]

Why is it that so much new animation look like either Samurai Jack or Ren and Stimpy, or a cross of the two? Maybe with some Powerpuff Girls thrown in.

Similarly, I see the animation majors group show every year, and every year the stuff looks exactly the same. They are all just following in the footsteps of their predecessors. Maybe that's the professor' influence; I don't know. Maybe it helps them get jobs as Pixar drones.

[Drunk Monk]

I think a lot of that is derivative of flash animation. Check out some non-us Network stuff, like Loving. Vincent or that Godzilla anime I reviewed recently

[El Dingo]

I'm fascinated by this subject.

As an amateur anthropologist with no training I wonder about what we call 'Pop-Culture'.

How do 'primitive' tribes thrive with the same ten, fifteen, twenty-five traditional songs/dances for hundreds of years while 'developed' cultures are compelled to make thousands of 'New' songs/dances.

I'm going to skip the whole 'exposure/trade' thing here and jump to the subject of this thread.

Why are remakes of decades-old tropes getting traction?

Why are there reboots of "Planet of the Apes", "Battlestar Galactica", "Westworld" ?

I've talked to people (translate 'Millennials') who do not realize 'Westworld' is a reboot.

My conclusion is that Hollywood has tapped into a common thread. They are luring in Baby-boomers with nostalgia, and generating new Milleninal fans with a tried-and-true formula about risk and redemption.

So, basically, we are primitive peoples enjoying variations of our traditional rituals but not ready to embrace new beliefs.