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The obsession with Prequels/Spin-Offs

Desmond1979

Having seen that GTA 6 is due for release made me reflect, given that it's a WHOLE QUARTER-CENTURY since GTA 3 was released. We're saturated with Prequels, and Spin-Offs.

In a Real-Life Cinematic Universe, where everyone wants to be a writer, the Industry will always reach out for the low-hanging-fruit. Whatever was cashed-in on, before, is still Ambrosia to the Money-Men.

I remember seeing a YouTube Clip of a Drama show, based in Portland Oregon, where the scene had everyone wanting to DJ. Suddenly, the protagonists of the show felt caught among the Monsters. Writing is the same. Originality has evapourated. Evrything's matchy-matchy.

It boggles the mind how we choose comfort over growth.

  • in reply to Desmond1979

    I feel like Rick and Morty, or just anything on Adult Swim for the most part are the only things worth watching on TV these days. And Doctor Who when it's on. Other than that, streaming is just... better.

  • in reply to Jamesmac

    I gave up on TV, after my Nan passed away in September 2016. Best decision ever made.

  • Honestly, I really can't get in to mainstream western media anymore due to how samey it feels now. Even things that are considered objectively good by everyone I can't get in to because it feels so basic now

  • in reply to Iain

    Hyperinflation, plus a Unionised Workforce. Not good for the average Consumer.

    Here, in Blighty, the obsession with having a Film Industry destroyed the Economy. We became a nation obsessed with mass-producing Actors, Singers, Artists, etc. In the end, Weimar Republic Germany was recreated; here.

  • A big part of it is because the cost of making films and TV series is so high now that the studios are demanding a "sure fire winner" which involves leveraging existing stories that have worked. Even if it isn't great in its own right there will be views / sales off the fact that people have watched the more successful connected material.

    You see so many games working on this theme where they just improve the graphics a bit, add a bunch more quests / stories / maps etc and it gives players of the previous game something to try next instead of a competitors game. Brand recognition is a big driver for sales.

    So the bottom line is money - the risks are too great for many studios to even consider the risk, especially where there are shareholders demanding continued success.