tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32288075.post398285509664001784..comments2023-05-02T09:14:01.153-04:00Comments on Unicorn Ramblings: Prequel PitfallsLindsey Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06544943749349803429noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32288075.post-58457163171519850292011-03-26T20:52:35.983-04:002011-03-26T20:52:35.983-04:00I think you hit it right on the head. Prequels ca...I think you hit it right on the head. Prequels can often come about as a need to "cash in" it seems on a popular work and so we get something that simply adds-on plot rather than function properly as a part of a larger story and as a self-contained work in and of itself. <br /><br />I feel like the measure of any prequel or sequel (or hell, any work period) should be whether or not it can stand up on it's own as a story without any substantial support from other sources.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com