What is a movie franchise you actually think deserves a reboot?
Last Updated: 02.07.2025 03:35
Automan
Glen Larson meets Desi Arnaz Jr. A cop creates an A.I. to help him solve crimes. By Hollywood physics, the AI manifests computers things, most memorably a car that only takes 90 degree turns like an 80s turtle game. He also has an AI sidekick pet named “cursor” that is a literal blinking cursor.
Reboot it, but here’s the magic: still set it in the 80s. The original 1983 is too early, so you could bump it up to 1988 or even 1991. But still all the magic of hypercolor shirts and cocaine dealing bad guys, against a backdrop of government K-card and WordPerfect 5.1 Reveal Codes.