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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Snarf Zagyg" data-source="post: 9441148" data-attributes="member: 7023840">I think that it helps to really drill down on what a prequel is.I agree that as a general matter, prequels aren't great. You delineated the issues in the OP (I gave you a like on that three years ago!) but to reiterate-1. You know, generally, where it will end up.2. A prequel is always constrained by the original. For that reason, most prequels tend to just be fan service for people that love something, so they can say, "Yes, I recognize that and what it means! Gold star for me!"However, knowing where a plot will end up isn't necessarily a killer of a movie. I know this from personal experience- when I saw the trailer for Titanic, I said that the movie would bomb because we all know how it ends. That prediction didn't age well.So it's not impossible to make a good prequel. In addition, there are different kinds of prequels.1. The "shared universe" prequel. I don't count these as prequel, really. Think of ST: Brave New Worlds, or Rings of Power. They are shows in a shared universe that happen to be set at points in time before what we've seen before. They suffer from some of the prequel issues, but I wouldn't call them prequels per se.2. The "flashback" issue. The best example is Godfather II. It is both a floor wax and a dessert topping ... um, a sequel and a prequel. Anyway, I generally think that prequels are much more difficult to do well. Not impossible, but more often than not they are empty attempts at mining more money from an IP.</blockquote>

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