Dear Hollywood: Create something new. Signed, Every Kid Who Grew Up in the ’90s.

Look… I’m tired. I’m exhausted. Actually, scratch that—I’m offended. Every time I open a streaming app or scroll past an entertainment headline, there it is: another reboot announcement. Another “revival.” Another lazy attempt to dig up my childhood, slap a filter on it, and pass it off as something fresh.

Let me say this loud enough for the people in the back (and for whichever Hollywood exec is definitely ignoring me right now): STOP REBOOTING MY CHILDHOOD.

Not everything needs to be revisited. Not every show needs a “10 years later” awkward catch-up episode with washed storylines and bad wigs. Some things were perfect because of when they happened, who was in them, and the energy of that era. And guess what? That era is over. And that’s okay.

Now, let me pause for a second and give credit where it’s due: “Bel-Air,” the Fresh Prince reimagining, is an exception. That wasn’t a reboot. They didn’t pick up where the original left off and try to awkwardly shove middle-aged Will Smith into the Banks household like nothing had changed. They started over. They gave it a whole new lens, a different tone, and a fresh approach—and it worked. I’m here for a well-done reimagining. What I’m NOT here for? Reheated leftovers.

There’s a big difference between starting something new from the top and trying to dust off an old script, drag back actors who’ve moved on (or worse, recast them with someone TikTok famous), and pretend like we’re all still emotionally invested.

There’s a sacred list of shows that should remain untouched forever. “Family Matters,” “A Different World,” “Martin,” “Living Single,” “Ellen,” “Friends,” “The Nanny”… I could go on. These aren’t just TV shows—they’re cultural landmarks. They were lightning in a bottle, and trying to recreate that magic now feels like watching somebody microwave a croissant and then trying to convince me it’s fresh-baked.

And let’s talk about the root issue here: It’s laziness. Hollywood is so allergic to originality these days that they’d rather raid the archives than green-light something new. There are thousands of brilliant, hungry, creative writers out there with brand-new stories to tell. New characters. New settings. New voices. Green-light THEM. Take a risk. Give us something that future generations will want to protect from a reboot 30 years from now.

So respectfully… but also with every ounce of frustrated millennial energy I can muster…

Leave it alone.