The original post: /r/television by /u/RedHeadedSicilian52 on 2026-03-14 21:55:52+00:00.
Prompted by all the reports that Hulu decided against picking up Sarah Michelle Gellar’s new _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_ pilot… a pilot consistently described in the press as a reboot.
I remember when “reboot” used to mean a show or movie which adopted the premise of an older show or movie, but set itself in a new continuity. Essentially, it was a stronger version of “remake”. Media such as Ronald D. Moore’s _Battlestar Galactica_ and Rob Zombie’s _Halloween_ were described as reboots. Now, it’s often effectively used synonymously with “sequel”, or “relaunch”. The new _Scrubs_ episodes are also described this way, for instance.
I’m not upset, but for some reason I’m intensely curious as to when/why the shift occurred.