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Originally Posted by tomdkat
The "Star Wars franchise" is what people are fascinated with. The same goes for Lord of the Rings.
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Star Wars is a good example. Fans generally love episodes 3-6 at this point. Episodes 1 and 2 leave a sour taste in most their mouths. It is a little frsutrating since the rest are good that two would be so bad, or not live up to expectations. They're also part of the story that can't be enjoyed and seem like major missed opprotunities. Same with the Robocop sequels. I think that's more why people don't want to see bad sequels made. For me personally, the prequels do not in anyway affect my enjoyment of the original trilogy.
The Highlander franchise is another example. Most like the first film, and many enjoy the fourth film. However, the second film is almost hated by all and the third film just feels out of place. Because of that, it becomes difficult to enjoy the franchise because it seems so confused. It doesn't hurt enjoyment of the first film so much, as the fourth. It does hurt enjoyment of the first film a bit, simply because all the sequels seem to contradict its ending, so you have to pretend they never happened.