Remakes, Reboots, and Revivals

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Discover the truth behind Hollywood’s obsession with remaking, rebooting, and reviving old movies and TV shows with ’Remakes Reboots & Revivals,’ hosted by Rolando Nieves, Nicole Pometti, and Eddie Z, two queer Latine filmmakers & educators one lovable geek.Each episode, they explore the history and production values of different franchises, compare and contrast the old and the new, and critique creative decisions made in the latest reproductions.Find out whether these new versions of old media properties are really needed, or just a way for Hollywood to exploit viewers’ nostalgia.’Remakes Reboots & Revivals’ is a must-listen for anyone interested in film and television, and offers unique insights into the creative and business aspects of the entertainment industry.

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  • Snow White - Unmasking the Magic: A Lightning Round with Babbity Kate!
    Mar 31, 2025 – 40:20
  • Snow White (2025) – Enchanting Remake or Fairy Tale Flop?
    Mar 27, 2025 – 33:07
  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) - A Disney Classic or Insufferable Relic?
    Mar 24, 2025 – 20:33
  • High Potential - A Worthy Remake or Just Another Procedural?
    Mar 11, 2025 – 29:12
  • HPI: Haut Potentiel Intellectuel - The French Crime Show Taking Over TV Across the Globe
    Mar 6, 2025 – 23:31
  • Watson (2025) - Watson Without Holmes: A Fresh Take or a Flop?
    Feb 27, 2025 – 40:02
  • Bridget Jones Series - From Chaos to Cougar
    Feb 24, 2025 – 20:40
  • Bridget Jones Mad About the Boy - The Revival (2025)
    Feb 20, 2025 – 37:15
  • Bridget Jones’ Diary - The Original (2001)
    Feb 17, 2025 – 26:55
  • The Wolf Man - Part 3: 1941Original VS. 2025 Reboot - with Avery Coffey!
    Jan 27, 2025 – 41:04
  • The Wolf Man - Part 2: The Reboot - Wolf Man (2025)
    Jan 23, 2025 – 28:41
  • The Wolf Man - Part 1: The Original (1941)
    Jan 20, 2025 – 25:43
  • Wallace & Gromit - Part 2: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024)
    Jan 16, 2025 – 18:24
  • Wallace & Gromit - Part 1: The Original Short Films (1989-2008)
    Jan 13, 2025 – 16:59
  • Nosferatu - Part 3: The Original (1922) VS. The Remake (2024)
    Jan 9, 2025 – 28:45
  • Nosferatu - Part 2: The Remake (2024)
    Jan 6, 2025 – 33:29
  • Nosferatu - Part 1: The Original (1922)
    Jan 3, 2025 – 25:03
  • New Year, New Podcast: A Big Announcement!
    Jan 1, 2025 – 01:01
  • 2024 Remakes Reboots & Revivals Award - The End of Year Review
    Dec 18, 2024 – 01:10:42
  • Wicked - If you voted for Trump, you're not Elphaba. You're an angry munchkin.
    Dec 4, 2024 – 01:42:23
  • Wizards of Waverly Place and Wizards Beyond Waverly Place - Hiding a secret from his family - a metaphor for being queer?
    Nov 13, 2024 – 01:09:33
  • Salem's Lot - Why does the rabies shot cure vampirism?
    Oct 30, 2024 – 01:12:02
  • Joker: Folie à Deux - Harley was born this way
    Oct 16, 2024 – 01:11:32
  • Speak No Evil - I need some level of hope
    Oct 2, 2024 – 01:06:27
  • Beetlejuice & Beetlejuice Beetlejuice - Do people still want to see Tim Burton movies?
    Sep 18, 2024 – 01:26:12
  • Live from New York, it's Remake Reboots & Revivals at Flame Con!
    Sep 4, 2024 – 01:03:16
  • Alien & Alien Romulus - Weyland-Yutani is the Disney of the Alien universe
    Aug 21, 2024 – 01:19:17
  • Deadpool & Wolverine - That X-Man's body was tea
    Aug 7, 2024 – 01:18:46
  • Twisters (2024) & Twister (1996) - The camera pans and you're expecting Helen Hunt
    Jul 24, 2024 – 01:15:19
  • Beverly Hills Cop & Beverly Hills Cop Axel F - Too bad Axel Foley isn't bisexual
    Jul 10, 2024 – 01:15:59
  • Inside Out and Inside Out 2 : Why was envy even there, though?
    Jun 26, 2024 – 01:07:03
  • All of Us Strangers & The Discarnates - Two very different ghost stories
    Jun 12, 2024 – 01:08:36
  • Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga & Mad Max: Fury Road - Lips for days; Eyes of a witch
    May 29, 2024 – 01:27:47
  • 2024 Midyear Recap
    May 15, 2024 – 51:43
  • Ripley & The Talented Mr. Ripley - In Tom's defense, Dickie had a ridiculously large booty
    May 1, 2024 – 01:17:39
  • X-Men '97 & X-Men: The Animated Series - It's just like a telenovela
    Apr 17, 2024 – 01:09:31
  • Road House - It's homoerotic because all the men want to dominate each other
    Apr 3, 2024 – 01:14:57
  • Avatar: The Last Airbender - It's silly seeing kids save the world in live-action
    Mar 20, 2024 – 01:11:52
  • Society of the Snow & Alive - How far do we go to survive?
    Mar 6, 2024 – 57:01
  • Mr. and Mrs. Smith - Some super sexy sequences
    Feb 21, 2024 – 01:13:31
  • Percy Jackson - Unlike Harry Potter, Percy is Insufferable
    Feb 7, 2024 – 01:05:50
  • Mean Girls - The fashion just wasn't serving...
    Jan 24, 2024 – 01:16:33
  • The Color Purple - ”P*ssying” out on the Lesbianism
    Jan 10, 2024 – 01:13:08
  • The Remakes, Reboots & Revivals Awards - 2023 Recap
    Dec 29, 2023 – 01:07:11
  • Good Burger and Good Burger 2 - Rolando hates Kenan
    Dec 15, 2023 – 01:06:16
  • Scott Pilgrim vs. the World & Scott Pilgrim Takes Off - Did you have it together in your early-20s?
    Dec 1, 2023 – 01:12:30
  • Frasier - Do fans even know this revival was a thing?
    Nov 17, 2023 – 01:09:45
  • One Piece - This positivity should be corny so why does it work?
    Nov 10, 2023 – 01:03:46
  • The Caine Mutiny and The Caine Mutiny Court Martial - When is the right age to bow out gracefully?
    Nov 3, 2023 – 01:07:28
  • House of Usher and The Fall of the House of Usher - Would you take that deal?
    Oct 27, 2023 – 01:22:36
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