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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mercurius" data-source="post: 6358621" data-attributes="member: 59082">As someone else said in this thread, "golden age" might be the wrong term - especially because, mythologically speaking, there can only ever be one golden age. But a renaissance, a renewal? That is possible with any successful edition. It most certainly occured with 3E. But of course renaissances are, like anything else, temporary. Although it is perhaps worth mentioning that the European Renaissance was less of an age unto itself, and more of a transition period from the Medieval to Modern worlds. It was a time of innovation, change, and upheaval that saw the end of one age and the birth of another. What was renewed was a quality of culture, art, thinking and philosophy which harkened back to the "golden age" of Greek Antiquity, but of course didn't merely recapitulate it. It did, however, pave the road for the Modern Age. Agreed. I don't think Mearls & Co are seriously hoping to capture 20 million and counting D&D players. But I do think they are hoping to (re)create a healthy and vibrant community ala the early 3E era, but this time as part of a larger brand-based network of diversified product. I hear you, although am not sure that the success of the RPG has a lot to do with whether or not we'll see a multi-billion dollar D&D movie franchise. That is almost entirely up to whether smart and capable film makers decide to get behind D&D as a film (or TV show) franchise.Now whether or not what WotC does impacts that is questionable. Are they going to do things that are akin to trying to wave a flag to get the attention of movie execs? Another question we might ask is why has'nt anyone given D&D a shot before in the film and tv industry? (I'm talking recently and with a larger budget). The film/tv industry is more ripe for a D&D franchise than it ever has been, thanks not only to LotR and Harry Potter, but Game of Thrones and, very soon, Shannara. But again, whether or not a franchise of similar quality is produced for D&D doesn't have a lot to do with the success of the tabletop RPG, I think - unless, of course, we see another boom era ala the 80s, which no one thinks is likely to happen.Yeah. I'm still surprised at how popular Transformers movies are. Wait, given the "aesthetic sophistication" of the American public, I'm not so surprised after all!Yup. They actually seem to know what they're doing this time around.Alas, you are wrong - she is no geek, she's just been made to sit through X-Men movies with her husband. As for the rest, see above.</blockquote>

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