We live in an era of reboots, remakes, and (shudders) “requels.” You can’t go to the theater without encountering a new Batman or the latest resurrection of yet another horror icon. But what makes a reboot? And better yet, what makes a good reboot?

The Xbox 360 was supposed to be Microsoft’s big swing in gaming. The original Xbox got a foot in the door, but its successor would be the chance to finally snatch the spotlight away from Sony. The console received early praise when it launched in 2005 thanks to a reasonable $399 price point and a host of killer features like Xbox Live, but an ugly monster quickly reared its head — the Red Ring of Death.

Fixing this problem eventually cost Microsoft over a billion dollars. Yet this very public mistake proved invaluable to shaping Xbox as we know it today.

Everyone knows a defining feature of Doctor Who is the sci-fi transformation of the lead actor. But in its 60-year history, three specific regenerations were more pivotal than any others.

Like many reboots and legacy sequels, Creed features the aging hero of the original films passing the reins of the series to a new generation. But what’s so striking about Creed is how not nostalgic it is.