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more about #sequelitis more comments → reddingofish: They need to get Harry Mudd in there some how, and some space hippies. more » joetato: My three words (or two cents, if you prefer): Journey To Babel. more » I Think We're Property: It's also worth pointing out that Kirk came the closest to rejecting his "First, best destiny" [Spock, et al] in the first half or so of the first mov... more » Bill-Lee: Instead of some hokey, over-the-top villain, I would rather see the next Star Trek adventure center around a natural phenomenon or cosmic disaster. more » HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.: "As for Cowboys And Aliens, the movie with the world's most self-explanatory title..." Not true. Or have we already forgotten about Snakes on a Plane? more » reddingofish: I will be fine with whatever they want to do in the new Star Trek movies as long as they don't kill Kirk and bring him back again. I am getting so s... more » em37ib: But.. Why would you even compare Star Trek and Transformers? They're two different animals. Plus Transformer's wasn't super in as many departments as... more » disatess: Well thats good , cause star trek needs a plot and a story. And Michael bay just needs to go away . more » Random434: With most of the fleet destroyed by Nero's vessel, We se a strong romulan Empire taking star systems while Kirk & Crew are the only defence... Meanw... more » RoboBagins: Thank goodness they went right ahead with the other earths bit in Fringe. Can you imagine if they had waited? Folks would be calling shark jumping, ... more » techgoddess: Only .002 cents per byte: I'm glad that they're not going to follow the Transformers 2 formula! I don't like those "hero quits" stories. I can't wait for ST XII to come out in ... more » EBone: The Star Trek 3-movie series is actually Wrath of Khan (II), Search for Spock (III), and Voyage Home (IV). While III was the weakest of the three, IV ... more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: The first Phantasm movie was good. The sequels on the other hand... P2, marred by studio interference. P3 (and P4), by Coscarelli's interference. more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Whoever coined the phrase, "Third time's the charm." obviously never saw most of these films.. more » Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.: I can't believe I may be the first person to say this, this many comments in (haven't checked all the sub-threads), but wasn't Poison Ivy in Batman 4? more » -
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Roberto Orci: Star Trek 2 Won't Follow Transformers 2 Formula
We cornered Roberto Orci last weekend and asked him whether the second Star Trek would follow the same pattern as Transformers 2: the hero refuses the call to heroism. He explained why Trek will be different, and talked Fringe. More » -
#sequels
Why Are Movie Threequels Always So Terrible?
Movie sequels that don't suck are rare creatures — like flying unicorns — but they do exist. But it's almost impossible to find an example of a third movie in a series that didn't self-immolate. Why is that?
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15 Science Fiction Movie Sequels That Don't Utterly Suck
Transformers 2 suffered from a terrible case of sequel-itis, raising our fears that upcoming Star Trek and Iron Man sequels will contract this deadly ailment. But it doesn't have to be that way: Here are 15 sequels that didn't suck. More » -
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Keep Khan Out Of Star Trek 12
Will J.J. Abrams really make Star Trek 2: The Rehash Of Khan? Writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman told an interviewer there's "a 50/50 chance" Khan will show up in their sequel. Here's why it's a terrible idea.
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#sequelitis
The Cure For Rampant Sequel-Itis
We don't need our future-scope to know what the future of mass entertainment holds: more sequels. Every hit movie has to spawn more movies with colons or numbers in their titles. Every awesome book has to become a series. And every great TV show has to go on and on. And on. There's no stopping the deluge of continuations. But it doesn't have to suck quite so bad. Here's our guide to how entertainment can vaccinate itself against the dreaded sequel-itis. More »
