TV can’t reboot its way out of its past errors, any more than an individual can fix their past trauma by reliving it, over and over again.
Madeline Ullrich
Madeline Ullrich is a PhD candidate in Visual and Cultural Studies at the University of Rochester. Her current research explores television representations of gender, sexuality, and feminism, both historically and on contemporary TV. Ullrich’s articles have appeared or are forthcoming in ASAP/Journal, Camera Obscura, Los Angeles Review of Books, and Post45.
The Reboot Will Be Televised
“Star Trek: Picard,” “And Just Like That…,” “Bel-Air,” “Reboot”: even within our age of the reboot, old stories offer new insights.