nü

Adjective

nü (not comparable)

1. (derogatory, slang, usually) New, especially used of remakes seen as a travesty or pale imitation of the original.
   • Simultaneously, his thoughts could be inverted as a positive assessment of the successful format Nü Who showrunners have applied to encode more than one original Time Lord: counterpointing the characterization of successive Doctors to keep audiences intrigued with the ongoing evolution of the show.2016 October 21, Tom Powers, Gender and the Quest in British Science Fiction Television: An Analysis of Doctor Who, Blake's 7, Red Dwarf and Torchwood, McFarland, →ISBN, page 77
   • I’ve always found accusations that I hate Star Trek weird, since I make my love of Trek clear enough every time I write one of these reviews. Every time I watch a nü-Trek episode that I’m fortunate enough to do as part of my day job, I hope that I can genuinely talk about it with a sense of love.2023 April 13, Daniel Cooper, “‘Star Trek: Picard’ turns a corner and jumps on the rollercoaster”, in Engadget, archived from the original on 13 Apr 2023