# Prequels nobody wants to see. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 10, 2006, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prequels-nobody-wants-to-see/356186 "2006-05-10T03:54:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prequels-nobody-wants-to-see/356186/21 "2006-05-10T14:13:39Z")
**The Neverending First Draft** could get pretty tedious. **Indiana Jones and the Archeaology Internship** might be somewhat boring. I’m not a big fan of Cathy Bates, so **Raw Green Tomatoes** probably wouldn’t interest me. **Training Private Ryan** could make for an interesting documentary, but not a big money maker. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prequels-nobody-wants-to-see/356186/22 "2006-05-10T14:18:44Z")
**The Three Stooges meet Amphitryon** **Yesterday of the Living Dead** **High Morning** **Reed Richards, his Main Squeeze and her Idiot Brother, and the Pilot** **Invasion Plans of the Body Snatchers** **The Preliminary Sketch of Dorian Gray** **The Puppy of the Baskervilles** ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prequels-nobody-wants-to-see/356186/23 "2006-05-10T14:26:12Z")
> [@KGS](#): > > **Harry Potter and the Muggle Kindergarten** Oh, I don’t know, this might be kind of cute. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prequels-nobody-wants-to-see/356186/24 "2006-05-10T14:26:23Z")
\*\*Jor-El and Lara Are Midlevel Functionaries on Krypton \*\* would not sell a lot of popcorn, in my estimation. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prequels-nobody-wants-to-see/356186/25 "2006-05-10T14:27:39Z")
Anatomy of a Parking Violation Lawrence of Yemen Apocalypse Soon On a Clear Day You Can See Brooklyn Ocean’s 10 Reservoir Puppies Dr. Maybe ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prequels-nobody-wants-to-see/356186/26 "2006-05-10T14:36:02Z")
\*\*2009 – The Year Before we Make Contact The Night of the Living Alive People The Moderate-Sized Behemoth Baby Frankenstein The Cliques of New York \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prequels-nobody-wants-to-see/356186/27 "2006-05-10T14:41:55Z")
**Apollo 12** was interesting, but not really compelling. **Singing in the Humidity** lacked snap. **Mildly Smitten Shakespeare** had neither wit nor spark. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prequels-nobody-wants-to-see/356186/28 "2006-05-10T14:52:13Z")
Orson Wells didn’t have much success with either **The First Man** or its sequel. Part III worked out OK, though. ---
**Author:** ![snorlax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@snorlax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snorlax)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prequels-nobody-wants-to-see/356186/29 "2006-05-10T14:54:47Z")
**The Undergraduate?** **Dog Day Morning?** **The Little Lebowski?** ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prequels-nobody-wants-to-see/356186/30 "2006-05-10T14:56:27Z")
> [@](#): > > Orson Wells didn’t have much success with either The First Man or its sequel. Part III worked out OK, though. This makes me sad that they changed the title of the play **The Madness of George II** to **The Madness of King George** , 'cause now we can’t complain about how bad **The Madness of George I \*\* and [B\II** were. There really were a couple of movies called **Destry Rides Again** , but evidently nobody wanted to see **Destry Rides** the first time. For that matter, when did we ever get to see **The Seacaucus Seven**? Or Thomas Hardy’s **The Native**? ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prequels-nobody-wants-to-see/356186/31 "2006-05-10T15:01:58Z")
**The Really Rather Ordinary Seven** ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prequels-nobody-wants-to-see/356186/32 "2006-05-10T15:13:13Z")
Nobody wanted to see just **Martin Guerre** , although they liked his Return. In the case of **Bruno** , they weren’t that interested in The Return. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prequels-nobody-wants-to-see/356186/33 "2006-05-10T15:13:34Z")
**Star Trek I.5, The Grouchiness of Khan.** ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prequels-nobody-wants-to-see/356186/34 "2006-05-10T15:15:24Z")
> [@BMalion](#): > > **Star Trek I.5, The Grouchiness of Khan.** Shouldn’t that be **Star Trek 1.5: Still on Ceti Alpha 5?** ---
**Author:** ![carterba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85e7bf/32.png) [@carterba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carterba)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prequels-nobody-wants-to-see/356186/35 "2006-05-10T15:29:33Z")
Indiana Jones episodes 1 to 3: **Indiana Jones and the Comprehensive Exams** **Indiana Jones and the Thesis Defense** **Indiana Jones and the Research Grant Proposal** ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prequels-nobody-wants-to-see/356186/36 "2006-05-10T15:52:30Z")
\*\*The Visible Man The Credible Non-Shrinking Man (and Woman) The Non-Amazing Man of Normal Height The Incredibly Mixed-up Creatures that are Still Alive Predicto Stella Doesn’t Have Her Groove Total Prediction\*\* ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prequels-nobody-wants-to-see/356186/37 "2006-05-10T16:28:20Z")
2000: A Rigged Election Odyssey Blade Crawler Some Like it Heating Up Dr. StrangeInfatuation An Afternoon Getting Ready for the Opera Romeo and Juliet Babies (fun in Nursery School with Nurse (green stockings) baby Romeo, Baby Juliet, Baby Paris, and of course Baby Gonzo.) ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prequels-nobody-wants-to-see/356186/38 "2006-05-10T16:49:08Z")
**First Men Thinking About Going To The Moon** **The Man Who Is Not Wearing Any Kind Of Iron Mask At All** ---
**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prequels-nobody-wants-to-see/356186/39 "2006-05-10T16:54:08Z")
> [@BMalion](#): > > **The Man Who Is Not Wearing Any Kind Of Iron Mask At All** Wouldn’t **The Boy Who Will Wear An Iron Mask Eventually** be better? ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prequels-nobody-wants-to-see/356186/40 "2006-05-10T17:02:33Z")
> [@Voyager](#): > > Dr. StrangeInfatuation Or Intern Merkwürdigliebe. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prequels-nobody-wants-to-see/356186.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prequels-nobody-wants-to-see/356186.md?page=3)