History Channel remaking 1977 'Roots' miniseries

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30. I'm so tired of remakes

Gen X studio heads are no better than the Boomer nostalgia addicts (Wonder Years, Happy Days, American Pie.. ad nauseum).

They keep making movies out of horrible books (Twilight, 50 Shades, Divergent etc.) and comic books are the new action movies. It is rare to see a good film out of Hollywood. I had hopes for Elysium but it was to actiony, barely any character development and clumsy arc, it was an anvil. Can't they do science fiction without ridiculous action sequences? Why can't they hire good writers and directors? Why must everything be product placement/merchandised? Disney animated movies are all the same movie.

God, I never thought I would say this in a million years but I miss the 1970s. Hollywood--Please don't ruin it by remaking everything from that era. Instead, pick up current compelling novels written for adults (not young adults) and make good movies without disneyfying it, Tarantinoing it, or turning it into Star Wars. Give America realism and by realism, I don't mean soft porn (idiots). I watch independent films when left to myself and Netflix. My husband rents a movie on cable every week and it always seems like the same one from each category. (Action/thriller--Neeson or that horrible actor who plays the same person in every movie he does... who cares what his name is; Comic book-- the best ones have Ironman or Batman in them; Sci fi-- some horrible monster from outer space wants to eat you; Fantasy--D&D wander around New Zealand forests; and Young Adult paranormal/dystopian romance., the occasional formula horror/slasher film; RomCom crossed with adolescent locker room humor.)