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<blockquote data-quote="ninjayeti" data-source="post: 8466747" data-attributes="member: 6789120"><p>Well sequels are generally worse than the original as well. The difference is that we have a LOT more sequels out there, so it is possible to find some (Empire, Aliens, T2) that prove sequels can work in theory, even if they often don't in practice. With prequels you have a much smaller sample size and the best know example is so notoriously bad that it probably colors the judgement of prequels generally (although I would note that of the three prequel you mention in your post, you concede that one was well received - which is not a terrible ratio).</p><p></p><p>I would also note that your first two arguments above go to the order you experience the stories. This would suggest you could fix the problems inherent in prequels by watching/reading the prequel before the original. I would submit that the SW prequels are just bad, and would remain bad even if you managed to watch them without any "spoilers" from the original trilogy. </p><p></p><p>Ultimately I think creating a truly great book/movie/show is catching lightning in a bottle - while there is an obvious temptation to crate a new story about the same characters, it is unlikely to ever fully capture that magic. That's true whether the new story is a prequel or sequel.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ninjayeti, post: 8466747, member: 6789120"] Well sequels are generally worse than the original as well. The difference is that we have a LOT more sequels out there, so it is possible to find some (Empire, Aliens, T2) that prove sequels can work in theory, even if they often don't in practice. With prequels you have a much smaller sample size and the best know example is so notoriously bad that it probably colors the judgement of prequels generally (although I would note that of the three prequel you mention in your post, you concede that one was well received - which is not a terrible ratio). I would also note that your first two arguments above go to the order you experience the stories. This would suggest you could fix the problems inherent in prequels by watching/reading the prequel before the original. I would submit that the SW prequels are just bad, and would remain bad even if you managed to watch them without any "spoilers" from the original trilogy. Ultimately I think creating a truly great book/movie/show is catching lightning in a bottle - while there is an obvious temptation to crate a new story about the same characters, it is unlikely to ever fully capture that magic. That's true whether the new story is a prequel or sequel. [/QUOTE]
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