> doesn’t cheapen or weaken the original I'm not a huge objector to the continued outchurn of the Star Wars or Star Trek or MCU franchises, for example, becaus

> doesn’t cheapen or weaken the original I'm not a huge objector to the continued outchurn of the Star Wars or Star Trek or MCU franchises, for example, because there's an academic sense in which the existence of bad stuff doesn't negate the existence of good stuff. BUT... I think restraint and scarcity can make things more special. Food is more enjoyable when we are hungry, absence makes the heart grow fonder, etc.. Narratively, it's good to leave some questions unanswered. A successful franchise leaves the fans wanting more, but actually giving them more can leave us over-satiated and uninterested. There's no more magic or mystery left when every character has had their own mini-series to fully flesh-out every aspect of their arc.