# What movie series will still be going and popular in 2050 or even 2100 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 16, 2017, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-series-will-still-be-going-and-popular-in-2050-or-even-2100/804620 "2017-12-16T07:36:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2017, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-series-will-still-be-going-and-popular-in-2050-or-even-2100/804620/21 "2017-12-17T20:02:41Z")
They’ll still be doing Frankenstein’s monster movies. But in 2100, it will be a documentary. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2017, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-series-will-still-be-going-and-popular-in-2050-or-even-2100/804620/22 "2017-12-17T21:06:54Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > That’s a little different; there will still be big multimedia franchises (which is hardly a new thing). But I think the current fad for big-budget superhero movies will end. I don’t think you can call it a fad when it’s been going on for something like seventeen years now. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2017, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-series-will-still-be-going-and-popular-in-2050-or-even-2100/804620/23 "2017-12-17T21:13:42Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > I don’t think you can call it a fad when it’s been going on for something like seventeen years now. See many cowboy movies lately? How long were they the hot thing? It is a fad. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2017, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-series-will-still-be-going-and-popular-in-2050-or-even-2100/804620/24 "2017-12-17T21:38:55Z")
Batman first hit the big screen 74 years ago. That’s a character with staying power. Thing is, you can’t really call it a “Movie Series,” as there have been a number of different series with different takes on the character. But I have a feeling we’ll still be seeing Batman in some form or another for at least another 74 years. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2017, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-series-will-still-be-going-and-popular-in-2050-or-even-2100/804620/25 "2017-12-17T21:51:50Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > Batman first hit the big screen 74 years ago. That’s a character with staying power. > > Thing is, you can’t really call it a “Movie Series,” as there have been a number of different series with different takes on the character. But I have a feeling we’ll still be seeing Batman in some form or another for at least another 74 years. Heck, before the first _Batman_ movie, they did one where a costumed do-gooder with a black cape and black mask used the cave under his stately manor as a hidden base of operations – you know, when he wasn’t pretending to be an ‘idle rich’ fop, with his faithful butler helping the big guy sell that secret-identity act so our hero would have an easier time using his skills and weapons to battle injustice as Zorro. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2017, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-series-will-still-be-going-and-popular-in-2050-or-even-2100/804620/26 "2017-12-17T22:00:18Z")
I’m tempted to say none of them. At some point, younger moviegoers will see superhero films as something their parents watched, and they’d rather see vampire movies (or whatever). The fact that superhero movies all have the same plot will kill their chances of longevity. There’s only so many times you can save the world. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-series-will-still-be-going-and-popular-in-2050-or-even-2100/804620.md?page=1)