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<blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 3304698" data-attributes="member: 29398">Scary though it is to say it, I know a few people who joined the &quot;cult following&quot; *because* of the prequels...The prequels did their bit to keep the SW brand alive, and expand it.&nbsp; That there's a SW Celebration IV next May in Anaheim that'll be as big as GenCon Indy should be proof enough of that; I'd go so far as to suggest the prequels *did* grow the overall fan base and by a considerable amount...to the dismay, no doubt, of a minority of original-trilogy purists.That said, I'm not sure the various &quot;Dungeons and ...&quot; ideas would do the same unless they stuck pretty close to genre.&nbsp; &quot;Dungeons and Pirates&quot; would work, as would &quot;Dungeons and Sherwood (Robin Hood)&quot;.&nbsp; &quot;Dungeons and Anime&quot; would be a very big stretch.&nbsp; &quot;Dungeons and Thomas the Tank Engine&quot; would be laughable, and only serve to harm the greater franchise.Lanefan</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lanefan, post: 3304698, member: 29398"] Scary though it is to say it, I know a few people who joined the "cult following" *because* of the prequels... The prequels did their bit to keep the SW brand alive, and expand it. That there's a SW Celebration IV next May in Anaheim that'll be as big as GenCon Indy should be proof enough of that; I'd go so far as to suggest the prequels *did* grow the overall fan base and by a considerable amount...to the dismay, no doubt, of a minority of original-trilogy purists. That said, I'm not sure the various "Dungeons and ..." ideas would do the same unless they stuck pretty close to genre. "Dungeons and Pirates" would work, as would "Dungeons and Sherwood (Robin Hood)". "Dungeons and Anime" would be a very big stretch. "Dungeons and Thomas the Tank Engine" would be laughable, and only serve to harm the greater franchise. Lanefan [/QUOTE]

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