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Message: <blockquote data-quote="delericho" data-source="post: 6506601" data-attributes="member: 22424">Yes, but the news isn't good.Most of the things that were fads back in the day seem to have a "second coming" about 20 years later - that's the point where the kids who enjoyed it then are young adults with relatively high disposable income and relatively few responsibilities. (Note: 20 years isn't an exact number.)Most of these things have a few years back in the limelight and then disappear back to being niche concerns. (Examples include Thundercats and Battlestar Galactica.) It's not clear yet whether they'll get a third bite after another 20 years - my guess is that some few, but only very, very few, will get another shot.A few properties, however, are able to leverage that resurgence into lasting popularity. They become a permanent part of the zeitgeist, unless and until something comes along to kill it. The first example of this I can think of is ST:TNG, but other successes have included Star Wars and Transformers.The reason it's not good news is that D&D has already had its second coming - it started just before the release of 3e and ended with the release of the first movie.</blockquote>