Sequel Success

» desertblue - cool idea for an article

I really enjoyed this piece. thanks for writing it. We seem to have fits of 'sequel-itis' in our well-marketed world, and a lousy replay can almost destroy what is good about the original.

Lots of folks didn't see Attack of the Clones because Phantom Menace was a turn-off, for example. And Men in Black II, while exciting in moments, lacked a lot of the original charm of the first movie.

I am VERY glad Peter Jackson filmed Lord of the Rings all at once, so he could not have been tempted by fan reaction to tweak his other movies (as Lucas has done, and backed himself into a few corners).

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» Ldy_Homewrd - Re: cool idea for an article

In response to message posted by desertblue:

Jill,

I couldn't agree with your point more, many bad sequels do make people forget what was great about the original. There have been many times have not had anything to do with a sequel because I had heard in advance that it was bad, and I did not want to taint my image of the original. I appreciate writers who are not so heavily swayed by public opinion that they change their storyline based on what they believe will sell.

Thanks for the comments!
Erica

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