going back to the beginning can be a
pain welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we’re counting down our picks for the
top ten annoying things about prequels
before we begin we publish new videos
every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’re looking at
the aspects of film and TV prequels that
some find irritating what about a
prequel to something
everybody loves prequels I don’t number
10
pointless fanservice I find your lack of
faith disturbing fanservice for those
unfamiliar with the term is the
depiction of references that fans of the
material recognize everybody loves
fanservice when it’s from their own
fandom right it’s like the creators are
giving you a nudge in a wink sharing a
joke that only a certain percentage of
the audience will get prequels often
feature call forwards to the original
material which while great for those in
the know can feel a bit alienating for
those who either haven’t seen the source
material or don’t know it as well hi Amy
and what are you studying waitressing ah
we’ve all been left out of an in-joke
before and that rarely feels good number
9 it looks newer than the original
generic alt re and marsupial the fact
that prequels are made after the
original story inevitably means that the
creators are going to have access to
technology and film techniques that are
more impressive than when the original
was made well I’m sure there’s been
amazing technological advances in the
industry but surely you must have some
sort of training program even so in some
cases especially in the sci-fi genre
prequels set years before the stories
that spawned them often look
inexplicably more technologically
advanced I don’t care seeing a
civilization regress backwards makes
sense in the context of some stories but
not in most and anything that causes the
audience to suspend their disbelief that
much more should be avoided I’ve heard
enough of this I’m asking you to pull
the plug number 8 every backstory is a
tragic backstory just so proud of me
prequels are an opportunity to show the
origins of beloved characters from the
original story stay away on tape
unfortunately most of their backstories
feature a lot of tragedy and misfortune
while this does help create good drama
when every character has a tragic past
prequels can take on a somewhat
homogenous feeling which can numb the
audience’s enthusiasm for the stories
themselves I promise you two things will
suffer more pain than any other man can
endure but you will have your revenge we
know things usually get worse before
they get better
but it’s nice to see that sometimes the
opposite can be true – why’d she have to
die why couldn’t I save her number seven
where were you when we needed you we
think you might be able to help us
despite taking place earlier in the
fictional timelines than their
predecessors prequels often introduce
new characters of their own however
unfortunately for both of us and the
heroes themselves these new characters
even if they survive often disappear
from the narrative in the original story
any idea where he’s been all the time
their strength skills or knowledge would
probably have been invaluable in the
original but they naturally can’t be
there due to the fact that they haven’t
been invented yet
well uh Darwin’s already a nickname and
you know sort of fit adapt to survive
and all this naturally causes a few
problems as far as the plot goes but
we’ll go into that later and let the
door hit you on the way up Logan even if
you tell me where Victor is number six
they don’t progress the original story I
need to be Oh Franklin I’m made of money
no matter how good or welcome prequels
are they will always have a weakness
that sequels do not they are unable to
progress the story the audience
originally became invested in hours of
excitement while prequels can’t expand
on the universe of the story and add
further depth to beloved characters they
still usually fail to provide a sense of
forward momentum to the narrative we
can’t just let you walk away now this
may seem to be an inescapable
fundamental aspect of prequels but what
annoys us doesn’t always have to be
logical or fair besides on rare
occasions some prequels manage to set
things up for further sequels
number five they’re made to cash in put
a 10 min to dine indeed a common
criticism of most movies nowadays is
that they’re only made to make money
with big franchises seen as the main
offenders Ariel leave it alone no we
haven’t done anything wrong
prequels are often perceived as being
less risky than sequels since they offer
guidelines for the creators to tell a
story lines to color inside of as it
were however by the same token minimal
effort is often put into them which only
enhances audience’s perceptions that the
movies only exists to make easy money
although there are plenty of exceptions
there are enough examples of cash-grab
prequels that we understand why their
overall reputation has suffered to scare
people away number 4 you already know
which characters will survive we can
only judge the future from what we have
suffered in the past it can be difficult
to get invested in new characters in
prequels since one of two things is
going to happen they’re going to die or
they’re not going to appear in the
original piddling may want to save your
questions icon in addition the younger
versions of the characters from the
source material obviously can’t die in a
prequel so much of the danger that they
get into can fall flat for some viewers
humans
upset Tannis please take a note of what
pain that brings me basically knowledge
of the original story removes some of
the tension and inherent drama from the
prequels plot although people that are
introduced to the prequels first may
still be able to experience it be
careful not to choke on your ass for
Macy’s director
number three needless origin stories
some prequels are necessary to flesh out
an underdeveloped character or are at
least interesting enough that they’re
worth watching on their own
[Music]
but many prequels out there to pick the
origins of characters that do people if
anyone needed or even wanted to know
more about this is on my food besides
reminding audiences that they’re
essentially cash grabs these sorts of
prequels usually only serve to tarnish
the memory of the original story and
characters by trying and failing to add
backstory to a character that didn’t
need one in the first place Oh
Hondo number two you know how it ends
vadhana
this thing working similar to knowing
who lives and who dies the very fact
that we’ve seen the originals often
removes our ability to be surprised by
any plot developments in prequels what’s
my name we know the state of affairs in
the source material so prequel plots are
often quite easy to predict well it
can’t be fun seeing how all the puzzle
pieces add up to the picture we’re
familiar with it removes the number of
possibilities for the story and viewers
like to be kept guessing most of the
time number one new information causes
plot holes where to even start it’s
riddled with plot holes little logic to
it prequels are a good way to flesh out
characters in the worlds they inhabit
however sometimes newly revealed
information or our characters actions
conflict with those that were presented
in the original story creating a plot
hole feel lost lost what do you mean
logical inconsistencies are common in
nearly every story in all media but in
prequels especially they can feel very
annoying after all the creators should
know what came next in the story right
all full racially mindful because of
their nature in telling stories within a
previously established scope there’s an
expectation that prequels should be less
prone to plot holes yet sadly this is
not the case do you agree with our picks
check out these other great clips from
WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos
every day
pain welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we’re counting down our picks for the
top ten annoying things about prequels
before we begin we publish new videos
every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’re looking at
the aspects of film and TV prequels that
some find irritating what about a
prequel to something
everybody loves prequels I don’t number
10
pointless fanservice I find your lack of
faith disturbing fanservice for those
unfamiliar with the term is the
depiction of references that fans of the
material recognize everybody loves
fanservice when it’s from their own
fandom right it’s like the creators are
giving you a nudge in a wink sharing a
joke that only a certain percentage of
the audience will get prequels often
feature call forwards to the original
material which while great for those in
the know can feel a bit alienating for
those who either haven’t seen the source
material or don’t know it as well hi Amy
and what are you studying waitressing ah
we’ve all been left out of an in-joke
before and that rarely feels good number
9 it looks newer than the original
generic alt re and marsupial the fact
that prequels are made after the
original story inevitably means that the
creators are going to have access to
technology and film techniques that are
more impressive than when the original
was made well I’m sure there’s been
amazing technological advances in the
industry but surely you must have some
sort of training program even so in some
cases especially in the sci-fi genre
prequels set years before the stories
that spawned them often look
inexplicably more technologically
advanced I don’t care seeing a
civilization regress backwards makes
sense in the context of some stories but
not in most and anything that causes the
audience to suspend their disbelief that
much more should be avoided I’ve heard
enough of this I’m asking you to pull
the plug number 8 every backstory is a
tragic backstory just so proud of me
prequels are an opportunity to show the
origins of beloved characters from the
original story stay away on tape
unfortunately most of their backstories
feature a lot of tragedy and misfortune
while this does help create good drama
when every character has a tragic past
prequels can take on a somewhat
homogenous feeling which can numb the
audience’s enthusiasm for the stories
themselves I promise you two things will
suffer more pain than any other man can
endure but you will have your revenge we
know things usually get worse before
they get better
but it’s nice to see that sometimes the
opposite can be true – why’d she have to
die why couldn’t I save her number seven
where were you when we needed you we
think you might be able to help us
despite taking place earlier in the
fictional timelines than their
predecessors prequels often introduce
new characters of their own however
unfortunately for both of us and the
heroes themselves these new characters
even if they survive often disappear
from the narrative in the original story
any idea where he’s been all the time
their strength skills or knowledge would
probably have been invaluable in the
original but they naturally can’t be
there due to the fact that they haven’t
been invented yet
well uh Darwin’s already a nickname and
you know sort of fit adapt to survive
and all this naturally causes a few
problems as far as the plot goes but
we’ll go into that later and let the
door hit you on the way up Logan even if
you tell me where Victor is number six
they don’t progress the original story I
need to be Oh Franklin I’m made of money
no matter how good or welcome prequels
are they will always have a weakness
that sequels do not they are unable to
progress the story the audience
originally became invested in hours of
excitement while prequels can’t expand
on the universe of the story and add
further depth to beloved characters they
still usually fail to provide a sense of
forward momentum to the narrative we
can’t just let you walk away now this
may seem to be an inescapable
fundamental aspect of prequels but what
annoys us doesn’t always have to be
logical or fair besides on rare
occasions some prequels manage to set
things up for further sequels
number five they’re made to cash in put
a 10 min to dine indeed a common
criticism of most movies nowadays is
that they’re only made to make money
with big franchises seen as the main
offenders Ariel leave it alone no we
haven’t done anything wrong
prequels are often perceived as being
less risky than sequels since they offer
guidelines for the creators to tell a
story lines to color inside of as it
were however by the same token minimal
effort is often put into them which only
enhances audience’s perceptions that the
movies only exists to make easy money
although there are plenty of exceptions
there are enough examples of cash-grab
prequels that we understand why their
overall reputation has suffered to scare
people away number 4 you already know
which characters will survive we can
only judge the future from what we have
suffered in the past it can be difficult
to get invested in new characters in
prequels since one of two things is
going to happen they’re going to die or
they’re not going to appear in the
original piddling may want to save your
questions icon in addition the younger
versions of the characters from the
source material obviously can’t die in a
prequel so much of the danger that they
get into can fall flat for some viewers
humans
upset Tannis please take a note of what
pain that brings me basically knowledge
of the original story removes some of
the tension and inherent drama from the
prequels plot although people that are
introduced to the prequels first may
still be able to experience it be
careful not to choke on your ass for
Macy’s director
number three needless origin stories
some prequels are necessary to flesh out
an underdeveloped character or are at
least interesting enough that they’re
worth watching on their own
[Music]
but many prequels out there to pick the
origins of characters that do people if
anyone needed or even wanted to know
more about this is on my food besides
reminding audiences that they’re
essentially cash grabs these sorts of
prequels usually only serve to tarnish
the memory of the original story and
characters by trying and failing to add
backstory to a character that didn’t
need one in the first place Oh
Hondo number two you know how it ends
vadhana
this thing working similar to knowing
who lives and who dies the very fact
that we’ve seen the originals often
removes our ability to be surprised by
any plot developments in prequels what’s
my name we know the state of affairs in
the source material so prequel plots are
often quite easy to predict well it
can’t be fun seeing how all the puzzle
pieces add up to the picture we’re
familiar with it removes the number of
possibilities for the story and viewers
like to be kept guessing most of the
time number one new information causes
plot holes where to even start it’s
riddled with plot holes little logic to
it prequels are a good way to flesh out
characters in the worlds they inhabit
however sometimes newly revealed
information or our characters actions
conflict with those that were presented
in the original story creating a plot
hole feel lost lost what do you mean
logical inconsistencies are common in
nearly every story in all media but in
prequels especially they can feel very
annoying after all the creators should
know what came next in the story right
all full racially mindful because of
their nature in telling stories within a
previously established scope there’s an
expectation that prequels should be less
prone to plot holes yet sadly this is
not the case do you agree with our picks
check out these other great clips from
WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos
every day
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