Why Are There So Many Remakes?? (besides $$$) | Idea Channel | PBS Digital Studios

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Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: https://to.pbs.org/donateidea ANOTHER Fantastic Four movie??? Tweet us! http://bit.ly/pbsideachanneltwitter Idea Channel Facebook! http://bit.ly/pbsideachannelfacebook Talk about this episode on reddit! http://bit.ly/pbsideachannelreddit Idea Channel IRC! http://bit.ly/pbsideachannelirc Email us! pbsideachannel [at] gmail [dot] com Fantastic Four, Jurassic World, The Hulk, Star Trek, Spiderman… is it just me or does it seem like remakes are EVERYWHERE? And not only that, but it seems like some movies are just sequel bait, deliberately leaving their ends open to ensure we return to the theaters a year from now to catch the second half of a story we thought we were getting the whole version of. What’s up with that? Besides financial reasons, why are there so many remakes? Does Simon Pegg have the answer? Or maybe our grumpy friend Jean Baudrillard! Watch this week’s episode of PBS Idea Channel with Mike Rugnetta to find out! The separate Comments Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiQImMYI8eM SOURCES: The Droid You're Looking For Infographic https://thedroidyourelookingfor.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/remake_infographic2.jpg Simon Pegg Blog Post http://simonpegg.net/2015/05/19/big-mouth-strikes-again/ A Brief and Canny Explanation for the Flood of Remakes and Sequels http://io9.com/a-brief-and-canny-explanation-for-the-flood-of-remakes-1309353853 Remakes And Sequels: Have We Reached Overload Yet? http://screenrant.com/movie-remakes-movie-sequels-ross-5327/ Remakes Keep Flopping, But Here Are 4 Reasons Why Hollywood Still Makes Them http://www.vulture.com/2014/02/4-reasons-why-hollywood-still-makes-remakes.html Full House, Coach, The X-Files: Why TV Remakes Are Everywhere Right Now http://www.vulture.com/2015/04/tv-remake-full-house-coach-x-files.html Why Hollywood Is Producing So Many Damn Remakes http://mashable.com/2014/10/09/hollywood-film-remakes/ ASSET LINKS: :48 Mario vs Mario 64 DS Side By Side Comparison https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNQjcfwNdXU 4:18 80s Commercials Vol. 328 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWTikQ4U-bI 5:32 The Truth About Toilet Swirl - Northern Hemisphere https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDorTBEhEtk 5:35 FATHER’S DAY GIFT IDEAS // Grace Helbig https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YccECkuS5Wk 5:38 What Colour Is This Dress? (SOLVED with SCIENCE) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AskAQwOBvhc 5:59 Transformers TV Commercial - Original 1984 TV Spot Optimus Prime & Megatron - 80's Toys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF2x1Fhlhzs Written and hosted by Mike Rugnetta (@mikerugnetta) (who also has a podcast! Reasonably Sound: http://bit.ly/1sCn0BF) Made by Kornhaber Brown (http://www.kornhaberbrown.com)