Originally posted by Tzigone:
I disagree. At least, as I've always heard the term, "reboot" means new continuity. TNG did not have a new continuity. It built on the existing continuity. At least for me, "reboot" only applies if the old continuity is erased (and still counts as a reboot if the new continuity is strikingly similar, as with the vast majority of the repeat origin stories). The old continuity cannot still be part of continuity and the new story be a reboot, IMO. TNG is like a sequel series. Like The Phantom Menace is a prequel series. One leads to to the other - they are both in the same continuity/universe (they even had McCoy and Scotty in episodes). I'd call TNG "reviving" the franchise, but not "rebooting."
Perhaps we should call it "updating" the old software, instead of "rebooting".
