>They've chosen safe formulaic stories with evidenced success
>Star Wars
Except I suppose with the second Star Wars, where they threw out the most of the movie in order to "subvert expectations"
Except I suppose with the second Star Wars, where they threw out the most of the movie in order to "subvert expectations"
First seasons and new IPs are fairly traditional and follow common writing tropes (although poorly, as if the knowledge has eroded).
It’s only when something gets popular that it gets the “updated for modern audiences” treatment.