# Sequels that are better known than the original **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 25, 2019, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-are-better-known-than-the-original/840798 "2019-09-25T10:43:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2019, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-are-better-known-than-the-original/840798/81 "2019-09-28T06:07:30Z")
> [@psychonaut](#): > > Your username and post gives rise to the following question: What’s the best-known Horatio Hornblower book? If it’s not the first, then it might qualify for this thread. My dad was a big fan of that series; I just sort of know one of the videos with Ioan Gryffud. My username comes from a comic book, [Nexus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nexus_(comics)), which was a pretty big deal in the 80s. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-are-better-known-than-the-original/840798/82 "2019-12-11T15:31:14Z")
“Hot Rod Lincoln” was a response song from the 1950s to an earlier song, “Hot Rod Race.” Only one of these got a second life in the 70s thanks to Commander Cody. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-are-better-known-than-the-original/840798/83 "2019-12-11T16:12:18Z")
Istanbul may or may not be better known than Constantinople (and it’s nobody’s business but the Turks, I suppose) but both are better known than Byzantium. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-are-better-known-than-the-original/840798/84 "2019-12-11T17:01:43Z")
The second Flash (Barry Allen) and Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) are better-known than the first ones (Jay Garrick and Alan Scott, respectively). ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-are-better-known-than-the-original/840798/85 "2019-12-11T17:10:40Z")
> [@Horatio\_Hellpop](#): > > “Hot Rod Lincoln” was a response song from the 1950s to an earlier song, “Hot Rod Race.” Only one of these got a second life in the 70s thanks to Commander Cody. All these years, I had no idea. I feel cheated. This might drive me to drink. ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-are-better-known-than-the-original/840798/86 "2020-01-24T14:40:30Z")
This might be stretching the definition of “sequel”, but if we count revivals of game shows, then the following two are worth mentioning: [ul] [li]The first three incarnations of _Jeopardy!_, hosted by Art Fleming, ran from 1964 to 1975 (daytime network version), 1974 to 1975 (syndicated evening version), and 1978 to 1979 (daytime network revival). But today’s syndicated version with Alex Trebek (1984–present) is much more popular than the Fleming versions ever were.[/li][li]The original _The Price is Right_, hosted by Bill Cullen, ran from 1956 to 1965. After being off the air for eight years, it was revived with Bob Barker (and later Drew Carey) as the host. This new version achieved a popularity that the original never did. _Jeopardy!_ fans pride themselves on their knowledge of trivia, and so many of them are probably at least vaguely aware of the Art Fleming shows, but I bet that very few TPIR fans today are aware that Bob Barker’s incarnation wasn’t the first.[/li][/ul] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-are-better-known-than-the-original/840798.md?page=4)