Unnecessary Prequel/Sequel News!

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People say there’s no such thing as an original idea. I think that’s hokum. Why, just last night I came up with an idea for a reality show called “Deucing with the D-Listers,” a program about half-celebrities taking a shit. Tell me that someone else has had the very same idea. I highly doubt that!

At any rate, Hollywood is reticent to try anything new. The community is so insular and sanctimonious, which seems odd. The decision makers act like they’re indispensable, like no one else could possibly do what they do when what they do seems like a no-brainer. Take sequels and prequels. If a movie is successful, they’ll greenlight a sequel. Once the sequels are played out and the actors are too expensive and/or too old, they’ll greenlight a prequel. Man alive, I couldn’t possibly do their job!

That being said, two franchises that have played themselves out — the “Alien” quadrilogy and the “Pirates of the Caribbean” trilogy — are getting a prequel and a sequel respectively, according to Chud. Now I’m quite a fan of the first two “Alien” movies and more than a little forgiving of the latter two “Pirates” movies. Nonetheless, these two franchises are done. Unless they did something wholly original like blended the two movies — “Dead Man’s Chestburster?” — I can’t possibly think of a route either series can go that won’t seem pointless and stupid.

-Brad Lohan

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