Fans of The X-Files, of Fringe owe some of our enjoyment to the trail of conspiracy crept in the 70’s by the Night Stalker. Rotten Tomatoes gives Kolchak: The Night Stalker a solid 86%, and 97% of the often overgenerous…
Remake, Reboot, or Rest in Peace? 7 Days
3 seasons on UPN. A plucky team of super secret scientists launch a snarky NSA agent (with an eidetic memory and some issues that make him able to handle the multiple alternate realities only he remembers) back in time seven…
Remake, Reboot, or Rest in Peace? Gerry Anderson’s UFO
Gerry Anderson’s classic series UFO had a lot going for it. But let it Rest in Peace. We’ve already had one failed effort to revive it as a series, and the on again, off again movie was off again as…
Remake, Reboot, or Rest in Peace? The Starlost…
Like it or not, there is big money in old shows/ideas. In remaking them, specifically. It’s one of those ‘face it and embrace it’ facts of life. Growing up, I was a huge fan of the (now admittedly rather lame) original Guardians of the Galaxy. So when I heard it was being rebooted, I cringed. Turns out I had nothing to worry about.
Don’t get me wrong. I will probably *never* see the Rocky Horror Picture Show remake. Ever. But what about The Starlost?