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Cockroach Boy · Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 8:35 am Post subject: Are prequels a bad idea?

Enterprise, The Phantom Menace, Prelude to Foundation, ...there are a lot of prequels that failed to live up to expectations. So are they always a bad idea? Are they doomed simply because we already know how they must end? If you're going to visit the past, is it better to retcon it (in the way that Genesis of the Daleks blithely contradicted pretty much the entire of the first Dalek story, to wonderful effect) and create something entirely new rather than to tie it to what we already know?

Can prequels work and what examples are there?

This question can cover any genre or medium.
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BlakNo1 · Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 12:41 pm Post subject:

I hope not, otherwise I'll be disappointed by Caprica.

I'll have to think about it.
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THE_LIBERATOR · Goatboy Joined: 16 May 2004 Posts: 9063

The only one I can think of that I like is Temple Of Doom

BlakNo1 · Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 2:38 pm Post subject:

Being a Twin Peaks fan, I found Fire Walk With me to be a bit disappointing.
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Cockroach Boy · Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 9:14 am Post subject:

Futsie · Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 7:21 pm Post subject:

What about "Batman Begins"? That was the best Batman film up to that point, I reckon.... (haven't seen Dark Knight yet...)
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white afro in space · Joined: 07 Oct 2004 Posts: 3285 Location: Afrovia

I think prequels are, generally, a good idea. However, every prequel I can think of is disappointing. Prequels seem to suffer from some type of poor execution, and an inevetable 'mis-match' with the original. Would like to think of a good one, but I can't.
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