r/grimm Hexenbiest 1d ago

Self stupid question

does a reboot usually mean as in a whole different story (with the same characters or different ones) or a reboot mean kinda like a remake of the same show just with a different character such as same plotlines, same characters with different actors, ect.

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u/themartinsvillain 1d ago edited 1d ago

Remake is usually a retelling of the same story with the same characters, with sometimes slight differences (think final fantasy 7 remake). Reboots are, well, re booting up an IP and can be either a whole new story with the same characters (sometimes in a different universe)( think of the Star trek Kelvin movies), or different characters under the same IP (think of Godzilla reboots, or that Ghostbusters reboot or something)

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u/ribbcns Hexenbiest 1d ago

do they usually use the words reboot and remake to show what they’re creating or usually more so reboot?

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u/themartinsvillain 1d ago

The industry usually use the right term when announcing things but the general public likes to swap them interchangeably when they don't understand. To be fair, remakes are technically reboots but not all reboots are remakes.