Remakes Reboots & Revivals

By Rolando Nieves & Nicole Pometti

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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.

Episode Date
X-Men '97 & X-Men: The Animated Series - It's just like a telenovela
Apr 17, 2024
Road House - It's homoerotic because all the men want to dominate each other
Apr 03, 2024
Avatar: The Last Airbender - It's silly seeing kids save the world in live-action
Mar 20, 2024
Society of the Snow & Alive - How far do we go to survive?
Mar 06, 2024
Mr. and Mrs. Smith - Some super sexy sequences
Feb 21, 2024
Percy Jackson - Unlike Harry Potter, Percy is Insufferable
Feb 07, 2024
Mean Girls - The fashion just wasn't serving...
Jan 24, 2024
The Color Purple - ”P*ssying” out on the Lesbianism
Jan 10, 2024
The Remakes, Reboots & Revivals Awards - 2023 Recap
Dec 29, 2023
Good Burger and Good Burger 2 - Rolando hates Kenan
Dec 15, 2023
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World & Scott Pilgrim Takes Off - Did you have it together in your early-20s?
Dec 01, 2023
Frasier - Do fans even know this revival was a thing?
Nov 17, 2023
One Piece - This positivity should be corny so why does it work?
Nov 10, 2023
The Caine Mutiny and The Caine Mutiny Court Martial - When is the right age to bow out gracefully?
Nov 03, 2023
House of Usher and The Fall of the House of Usher - Would you take that deal?
Oct 27, 2023
Horror Re-Imaginings - Who would’ve known these ideas work?
Oct 20, 2023
The Exorcist and The Exorcist Believer -The scariest part is knowing this is a trilogy
Oct 13, 2023
Futurama - Mom isn’t evil, she’s a capitalist
Aug 25, 2023
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - We all have a little Raphael in us
Aug 11, 2023
Disney’s Haunted Mansion - It’s giving ”trying-to-make-fetch-happen”
Aug 04, 2023
Barbie - Greta should’ve shot this on IMAX
Jul 28, 2023
2023 Mid-Year Recap
Jul 14, 2023
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny - The hat means it’s sexy-time
Jul 07, 2023
The Flash - What was with all that spaghetti?
Jun 30, 2023
Live at Pride Night at the Thomas Edison Film Festival
Jun 23, 2023
RRR Rewind! Queer Eye - Metrosexuality for Dummies
Jun 16, 2023
Fire Island - A Very Special Pride Episode
Jun 09, 2023
The Little Mermaid - Y’all had over three years to get over a Black Ariel
Jun 02, 2023
Dungeons & Dragons and Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves - A bald head and blue lipstick; iconic!
May 26, 2023
Fatal Attraction - Never have an affair with a single person
May 19, 2023
Dead Ringers - Cronenberg: Edgelord?
May 12, 2023
Peter Pan & Peter Pan and Wendy - Who wants to be young forever with a narcissist?
May 05, 2023
The Evil Dead & Evil Dead Rise - What are the goals of the deadites?
Apr 28, 2023
Grease & Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies - This one’s for the Tiktok generation
Apr 21, 2023
Super Mario Bros. & The Super Mario Brothers Movie - How else would you approach a plumber who has to rescue a princess from dinosaur creatures?
Apr 14, 2023
History of the World Part 1 & Part 2 - What makes a movie bad or good?
Mar 16, 2023
Party Down - Why do boring white guys always get the hot girl???
Mar 09, 2023
Night Court - John Larroquette’s still got it
Feb 23, 2023
The Shop Around the Corner & You’ve Got Mail - A Valentine’s Day Special
Feb 16, 2023
Willow - Denim does not belong in fantasy
Feb 09, 2023
All Quiet on the Western Front - Historical Accuracy versus Spectacle
Feb 02, 2023
That 70s Show and That 90s Show - It’s giving Disney Channel
Jan 26, 2023
Velma - The Mindy Kaling backlash
Jan 19, 2023
Avatar The Way of Water: ”Messiah Complex” much?
Jan 12, 2023
Matilda & Matilda The Musical - Teachers adopting students was a 90’s thing
Jan 05, 2023
Best of Film and TV in 2022 - The 4th Annual Remakes, Reboots and Revivals Awards!
Dec 29, 2022
More Christmas Covers
Dec 22, 2022
Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio - We got that Pinocchio fatigue
Dec 15, 2022
Netflix’s Wednesday - Tim Burton’s been phoning it in
Dec 08, 2022
A Christmas Story and A Christmas Story Christmas - The Oversaturated Christmas Movie Market
Dec 01, 2022
Enchanted and Disenchanted - The most ridiculous of gifts - A wishing wand
Nov 23, 2022
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - Give Angela Bassett the Oscar for THAT monologue
Nov 17, 2022
Interview with a Vampire (1994 & 2022) - Big Vampire Energy
Nov 03, 2022
Let the Right One In (2008 & 2022) and Let Me In - She’s grooming them into her familiars
Oct 20, 2022
Hellraiser - Is it kink-shaming or kink-curious?
Oct 13, 2022
Hocus Pocus and Hocus Pocus 2 -They did Kathy dirty
Oct 06, 2022
American Gigolo - Was there gay subtext?
Sep 29, 2022
The Lord of the Rings & LOTR: Rings of Power - Sam Gamgee is the Biggest Queen
Sep 22, 2022
Pinocchio - Italy, in the Enchanted Forest!
Sep 15, 2022
A League of Their Own - Kit is the WORST
Sep 08, 2022
Prey and Predator - The Predator is a F**k-boy
Sep 01, 2022
2nd Recap of 2022!
Aug 04, 2022
Obi-Wan Kenobi - Do the Sith Bang?
Jul 28, 2022
Do the boys finally score? Beavis & Butt-Head
Jul 21, 2022
Elvis - This was the colonel’s story - not Elvis
Jul 14, 2022
Father of the Bride-Is this a ROM-COM or a FAM-COM?
Jul 07, 2022
Queer as Folk - ”A Net Positive for the Queer Representation” featuring Mike and Kyle of GAYISH
Jun 30, 2022
Lightyear - Do we need to go beyond Infinity?
Jun 23, 2022
Jurassic Park and Jurassic World - Jeff Goldblum can forever GET IT
Jun 16, 2022
The Time Traveler’s Wife - A messed up form of consent
Jun 09, 2022
Top Gun & Top Gun Maverick - The volley ball scene is not homoerotic. It’s homosexual.
Jun 02, 2022
Chip n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers - A platonic love story... or is it?
May 26, 2022
Firestarter - He should be ”FIRED”
May 19, 2022
A Minisode with Nicole & Eddie Z!
May 12, 2022
1st Recap of 2022!
Mar 31, 2022
Cheaper by the Dozen - 12 kids? In this economy?
Mar 24, 2022
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Bel-Air - Class versus Race
Mar 17, 2022
The Batman - Everyone in Gotham is an orphan (with MacKenzie Green)
Mar 10, 2022
Cyrano de Bergerac, Roxanne & Cyrano - Ancient Catfishing
Mar 03, 2022
The Bélier Family & Coda - Are feel-good movies Oscar-worthy?
Feb 24, 2022
Death on the Nile - All these outfits had us gay-gasping
Feb 17, 2022
Murder in Successville & Murderville - Those Brits are edgy
Feb 10, 2022
And Just Like That... & Sex and the City - Carrie absolutely let him die for the drama (with special guest Tina Elizabeth)
Feb 03, 2022
Macbeth - Thou lily-liver’d boy!
Jan 27, 2022
Scream - Just how big is Woodsboro?
Jan 21, 2022
Harry Potter ”Return to Hogwarts” - This is OUR magic now
Jan 13, 2022
The Matrix & Matrix Resurrections - It’s certainly no Jesus
Jan 06, 2022
Best of Film and TV in 2021 - The 3rd Annual Remakes, Reboots and Revivals Awards!
Jan 03, 2022
Nightmare Alley - Are tarot cards Blasphemous?
Dec 30, 2021
Christmas Covers Revisited! A Holiday Minisode
Dec 23, 2021
West Side Story - Who knew the fresh take for this musical would be brought to us by a 75-year old, white director?
Dec 16, 2021
Dexter & Dexter: New Blood - Justice for LaGuerta. Justice for Deb. Justice for Rita. Every woman except Lumen.
Dec 09, 2021
Cowboy Bebop - A one minute beat off
Dec 02, 2021
Ghostbusters: Afterlife - I see the wizard behind the curtain, but I was cool with it
Nov 24, 2021
Home Alone & Home Sweet Home Alone - We just got Buzz. Cool.
Nov 18, 2021
The Wonder Years - The State of Network TV
Nov 11, 2021
Chucky - Are we ready for Chucky, the gay icon?
Nov 04, 2021
Dune - How You Dune?
Oct 28, 2021
Under Wraps - I Can‘t Wait For The Next DCOM Remake
Oct 21, 2021
The Haunted Mansion and Muppets Haunted Mansion - Ghost Science
Oct 14, 2021
The Sopranos / The Many Saints of Newark - Hey, New Jersey!
Oct 07, 2021
Scenes from a Marriage - Where Was Oscar Issac‘s Glow-Up?
Sep 30, 2021
She/He‘s All That - Happy Birthday, F. Scott Fitzgerald
Sep 23, 2021
Cinderella - Love is Hard Work
Sep 16, 2021
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe / Revelation - People Do NOT Like Change!
Aug 05, 2021
Gossip Girl - Teen dramas are an art form
Jul 29, 2021
Space Jam and Space Jam: A New Legacy - The Brainwashing of Warner Brothers
Jul 22, 2021
Monsters, Inc & Monsters at Work - If I were a Grinch I would be welcomed in the Monsters universe
Jul 15, 2021
The Brady Bunch & The Brady Bunch Movie - A Very Brady Episode with Special Guest Joe Gambino
Jul 01, 2021
iCarly - Ignorance is Bliss!
Jun 24, 2021
The Pride Special - LGBTQIA+ Representation in Remakes, Reboots & Revivals
Jun 17, 2021
Rugrats - Growing Up Millennial
Jun 10, 2021
Cruella & 101 Dalmatians - I Can Excuse Animal Cruelty, but I Draw the Line at Bad Movies
Jun 03, 2021
Friends & The Friends Reunion - The One Where They Discuss How White People Don't Age Well
May 28, 2021
Our Favorite TV Revivals!
May 13, 2021
The Mighty Ducks / Mighty Ducks: Game Changers - I Watched That VHS Repeatedly and Religiously
May 06, 2021
Mortal Kombat - Even Men Can Be a Mary-Sue. Equality!
Apr 29, 2021
Justice League - Does This Even Qualify?
Apr 22, 2021
Our 1st Q&A Episode! We Answer Your Emails, Messages and Voicemails!
Apr 15, 2021
Godzilla VS. Kong - I Have Expected Them To Kiss
Apr 08, 2021
Saved by the Bell - When Woke Becomes the Butt of a Joke
Apr 01, 2021
Punky Brewster - Checking Off All The Boxes
Mar 25, 2021
Coming to America, Coming 2 America - Celebration of Black Excellence
Mar 18, 2021
Superman -The Most Important Metric: Hotness
Mar 11, 2021
Tom and Jerry - Not Much To Say
Mar 04, 2021
Blithe Spirit - A Gold Star Episode
Feb 25, 2021
We List Our Top 3 Movie Remakes - A Remakes, Reboots and Revivals Special
Feb 18, 2021
The Hardy Boys- No Adult In This Town Has Any Authority!
Feb 11, 2021
Winx Club and Fate: A Winx Sage: Talking Winx With a Winx Super-Fan (Bonus Episode)
Feb 08, 2021
Winx Club and Fate: A Winx Saga - Flaws Are Fine On Characters, But Don't Make Me Hate Her
Feb 04, 2021
The Animaniacs - Do Not Google "Minerva Mink" on Google Images
Jan 28, 2021
The 100th Episode Spectacular
Jan 21, 2021
Selena - The Tyranny of Abraham's Dream
Jan 14, 2021
Best of Film and TV in 2020 - The 2nd Annual Remakes, Reboots and Revivals Awards!
Dec 30, 2020
A Christmas Carol - Nothing has Changed!
Dec 23, 2020
Black Narcissus - Horny in the Himalayas
Dec 09, 2020
The Boys in The Band - The Wrong Play To See Before A Gay Engagement
Dec 02, 2020
Rebecca - The Haunting of Manderley Mansion
Nov 24, 2020
Borat - Giuliani Fell Right Into That Trap!
Nov 11, 2020
The Witches - It Looked Like a POV Shot of an Uncircumcised Penis
Oct 28, 2020
The Innocents and The Haunting of Bly Manor - Sexual Repression and Lesbian Tears
Oct 21, 2020
The Baby-Sitters Club - Netflix Picked Up the BSC. I Guess They're Gonna Be Hoes?
Oct 14, 2020
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure and Face the Music - The Future is Female!
Oct 07, 2020
The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai - Who's the Real Bully Here?
Oct 01, 2020
Disney's Mulan - Dishonor on Disney
Sep 23, 2020
Perry Mason - A Hard Boiled Guy
Aug 19, 2020
Unsolved Mysteries - Who doesn't love a good mystery? (with Special Guest Charlie Worroll of Crimelines!)
Jul 20, 2020
The Shining and Doctor Sleep - The PTSD of Having a Homicidal Father
Jul 13, 2020
To Tell The Truth - Exploitative TV
Jul 06, 2020
Star Trek The Next Generation & Star Trek Picard - Fairweather Trekkies
Jun 29, 2020
Scooby-Doo - There's Definitely Something Between Daphne and Velma
Jun 08, 2020
Minisode Monday - We Are Back!
Jun 01, 2020
Throwback - Carmen Sandiego - Not a Good Job in Educating
Apr 06, 2020
La Jetée & 12 Monkeys - Maybe COVID-19 Will Lead to Time Travel
Mar 30, 2020
Throwback - The Twilight Zone - The Monsters on Beale Street
Mar 23, 2020
The Coronavirus Special - Things to Watch While the World Ends
Mar 16, 2020
Pokemon: The First Movie & Pokemon: Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution - "Get that Pokémoney"
Mar 09, 2020
The L Word and The L Word: Generation Q - "Is The Lesbian Community Self-Destructive?"
Mar 02, 2020
Is That a Remake, Reboot or Revival? - Minisode Monday
Feb 24, 2020
Romances in Remakes, Reboots & Revivals
Feb 17, 2020
Dracula - "I Love That He's Pansexual, Too"
Feb 10, 2020
Doctor Dolittle - "Kinda Cringeworthy"
Feb 03, 2020
The Golden Compass & His Dark Materials - "Blavh Garden"
Jan 13, 2020
Little Women - "Girls Come in Many Colors"
Jan 06, 2020
Best of Film and TV in 2019 - The 1st Annual Remakes, Reboots and Revivals Awards!
Jan 01, 2020
Watchmen - "What is Good or Bad?" (with Special Guest Lincoln Farquharson of FarCorner Studios)
Dec 30, 2019
Black Christmas - Spaghetti Sauce
Dec 23, 2019
Minisode Monday - Ghostbusters Afterlife & What Remake or Reboot Do We Want to See Done?
Dec 16, 2019
Now That's What I Call Christmas Covers with Nicole Lippey
Dec 09, 2019
Lady and the Tramp - Hoe Anthem of the 1950s
Dec 02, 2019
Sexploitation - Charlie's Angels
Nov 25, 2019
The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgement Day and Terminator: Dark Fate - Les-Bionic Love
Nov 18, 2019
Nicole and Rolando Review "The Mighty Kong" by TriCoast Worldwide!
Nov 14, 2019
Charmed - Justice for Shannen!
Nov 11, 2019
Minisode Monday - Harry Potter and The Cursed Child (with Special Guest Tina of Tina Elizabeth Photography!)
Nov 04, 2019
Warped Mind of a 13-Year-Old - Are You Afraid of the Dark? (with Special Guest Greg Stevens of YouTube's “Pop Arena”)
Oct 30, 2019
They Bang, OK? - The Addams Family
Oct 21, 2019
Avant-Garde Artist - The Joker (with Special Guests “Brotherhood of Batman”)
Oct 14, 2019
Insert Batman Reference Here - Batman (with Special Guests "Brotherhood of Batman")
Oct 07, 2019
Minisode Monday - So Much News!
Sep 30, 2019
Muppets Be Dying - The Dark Crystal
Sep 23, 2019
Into the Conglom-O of Today - Rocko's Modern Life
Sep 16, 2019
Horrific. Yet So Satisfying - IT
Sep 09, 2019
Audience's Pick! - Keep it in the Past - Power Rangers
Sep 02, 2019
Eddie Z's Pick! - Hope is a Dangerous Thing - Pet Sematary
Aug 19, 2019
Rolando's Pick! - The Bourgeoisie and The Rebel - Music Covers with Ryan Liatsis of Shwizz!
Aug 12, 2019
Nicole's Pick! - Marauding Towns - The Magnificent Seven (Re-Release)
Aug 05, 2019
Minisode Monday - Season 1 Recap
Jul 29, 2019
Uncanny Valley - The Lion King
Jul 22, 2019
Minisode Monday : The Little Mermaid
Jul 15, 2019
Toxic Relationships - Child's Play
Jul 08, 2019
Millennials Don't Watch Multi-Camera Shows Anymore - One Day at a Time (Rerelease)
Jul 01, 2019
Do Gays Need a F*ghag? - Will and Grace
Jun 24, 2019
Defending the Movie! - Men in Black & Men in Black International
Jun 17, 2019
Fairydusting - La Cage Aux Folles & The Birdcage
Jun 10, 2019
Minisode Monday - Tales of the City & Rebooted Game Shows
Jun 03, 2019
Exoticism - Aladdin
May 27, 2019
Minisode Monday - The Batman
May 20, 2019
Hathahate - Bedtime Story, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and The Hustle
May 13, 2019
Minisode Monday - Northern Exposure & All in the Family
May 06, 2019
The Monsters On Beale Street - The Twilight Zone
Apr 29, 2019
Minisode Monday - The Addams Family
Apr 22, 2019
Hope is a Dangerous Thing - Pet Sematary
Apr 15, 2019
Minisode Monday - "Rumor Has It..."
Apr 08, 2019
#DumboWasAdopted - Dumbo
Apr 01, 2019
Minisode Monday - The Golden Compass & Nancy Drew
Mar 25, 2019
Parody of America - Arrested Development
Mar 18, 2019
Minisode Monday - 90210 & Pinocchio
Mar 11, 2019
Not a Good Job in Educating - Carmen Sandiego
Mar 06, 2019
Minisode Monday - Highlander and Scooby Doo
Mar 04, 2019
Accidental Racism - The Jungle Book
Feb 27, 2019
Minisode Monday - The Lost Boys
Feb 25, 2019
Get Yours - What Women Want & What Men Want
Feb 20, 2019
Minisode Monday - He-Man & Aladdin
Feb 18, 2019
Wheelchairism - Love Affair, An Affair to Remember & Love Affair
Feb 13, 2019
Minisode Monday - Groundhog Day
Feb 11, 2019
The Bourgeoisie and The Rebel - Music Covers with Special Guest Ryan Liatsis of Shwizz!
Feb 06, 2019
Minisode Monday - The L Word & Gossip Girl
Feb 04, 2019
Millennials Don't Watch Sitcoms - One Day At A Time
Jan 30, 2019
Minisode Monday - Facts of Life, West Side Story, The Sopranos
Jan 28, 2019
Keep it in the Past - Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Jan 23, 2019
Minisode Monday - Charlie's Angels
Jan 21, 2019
A Bang History - Mary Poppins & Mary Poppins Returns
Jan 16, 2019
Minisode Monday - Veronica Mars and Dumbo
Jan 14, 2019
Where There's a Penis, There's a Problem - Ocean's 11, Ocean's Eleven & Ocean's 8
Jan 02, 2019
Do Who's Have Sex? - How The Grinch Stole Christmas
Dec 19, 2018
Charles's Law - Infernal Affairs & The Departed
Dec 12, 2018
Boxy Boobies - Tomb Raider
Dec 05, 2018
Marauding Towns - The Magnificent Seven
Nov 28, 2018
Tweens & Teens - Boy Meets World & Girl Meets World
Nov 21, 2018
Satanism for Kids! - The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Nov 14, 2018
Know Your Gay History - A Star is Born
Nov 07, 2018
Murdered by Mike Myers - Halloween
Oct 31, 2018
Devoted Fanbase - Ghostbusters
Oct 24, 2018
Metrosexuality for Dummies - Queer Eye
Oct 17, 2018
Hipster Mustache - Murder on the Orient Express
Oct 10, 2018
Prime Millennial Nostalgia - Beauty and the Beast
Oct 03, 2018
Danger Audience! - Lost in Space
Sep 26, 2018
What is ”Remakes, Reboots and Revivals?”
Sep 13, 2018