‘Ferris Bueller 2!’ With every reboot, spinoff or sequel, I think: Make it stop. Hollywood will not stop

There is no such thing as a new idea. Mark Twain made that observation, and who knew he would be anticipating Hollywood’s compulsion to reboot and spinoff and treat any stand-alone story as a launchpad for an entire universe of stories. Everything old is new again. And again. And again. Did you hear there’s a “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” spinoff in the works? An “Ally McBeal” sequel, too. Jake Gyllenhaal is set to star in a “Road House” remake and there’s a “Dirty Dancing” sequel on its way. A rebooted “Quantum Leap” premieres on NBC this fall. Disney+ is developing a live-action King Kong serie...