That's something else I've been irritated about for ages. Why all the sequels? So many sequels. And remakes. You're absolutely right. How many freaking Spiderman remakes do we need? There are things that should definitely have been left ALONE. Another Gremlins? Oh, gods. No. Just no, no, no, no. It was fine as it was. We do NOT need another.

The entertainment industry has been creatively bankrupt for some time. I read somewhere that Hollywood now prefers to bank on projects they know have built-in audiences, which means either sequels/re-makes, or adaptations of novels with big readerships (as an author, I don't mind that so much ;) ). It's a matter of not wanting to risk money on things they don't know will do well, and of just not seeming to have any new ideas.

I still find it insulting that they keep re-doing traditionally male roles and giving them to women, and I would feel the same about giving traditionally female roles to men. If someone makes a Pride and Prejudice with the male and female roles reversed, I may have to hurt someone. Grrr. Doing ruin good roles by gender-swapping them. Make something new.

The economic and social forces at work these days make it so we can't have nice things. :<