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Reboot
This article is about the glossary term. See ReBoot for the fandom.
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| See also: | Canon, Retcon, Reset Button, Prequel |
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To reboot a serialized fiction franchise means to discard much or even all previous canon in the series and start over with new ideas.[1] If a fandom had formed around the original version, fans are likely to object to the changes in the reboot. However, depending on how successful the reboot is, it may develop a fandom of its own (who may object to the classic fans' objections).
Due to the long-running and highly complex narratives in superhero comics, comics fandoms are frequently subjected to reboots.
See also Continuity Reboot on TV Tropes.
Reboot Fandoms
- Battlestar Galactica (2003) tv series reboots Battlestar Galactica (1978).
- Hawaii Five-0 (2010) tv series reboots Hawaii Five-O (1968).
- Nolanverse, Batman films directed by Christopher Nolan which ignore the previous Batman films.
- She-Ra and the Princesses of Power cartoon series reboots She-Ra: Princess Of Power.
- Star Trek (2009) film, reboots Star Trek: The Original Series.
- Total Drama: Island (2023) cartoon series reboots Total Drama: Island (2007).
- Voltron: Legendary Defender cartoon series reboots Voltron: Defender of the Universe.