My point was that I'm not interested in franchises that ended decades ago. I can enjoy them endlessly by rewatching whenever I want. No need to crank out more for money's sake alone and that's the only reason these are being made, no matter how you slice it and we all know it. No need to sugarcoat the truth. It's not because the story needs a "proper conclusion." Last Crusade wrapped it up perfectly. Studios just lack enough courage to take a chance on new things. I can accept stories concluding. I don't need or want to watch what are becoming full biographies which document the origins, prime, and death of beloved characters. Not every story warrants that kind of coverage.
I'm also not very interested in seeing supporting characters spun off into their own shows or movies just to continue the brand. Supporting characters typically aren't interesting enough to build another story around. Which is why they're supporting characters and not leads. I love Short Round but he doesn't need his own show. I also do not care in the slightest about an Abner Ravenwood show. Or a Marian show. I'm watching an Indiana Jones movie to see Indy. If he happens to have awesome allies, all the better, but Indy is the star. Period.
I'm eager for Stranger Things because it's something fresh and the conclusion of that story is something worth looking forward to. I can accept getting older because I have no choice in the matter. Fiction doesn't always need to imitate life in this regard. Part of what makes a story timeless is that you're only getting to witness a specific period in someone's life. Imagine how incredibly boring Indiana Jones would be if Raiders started at his birth, followed him on all of his adventures, and then ended at his death? That movie would have been robbed of all it's excitement if it had detailed every event in the characters life, no matter how mundane.
I find it telling that you often hear the constant drumbeat of people arguing that people like me "don't like new things" when the reality is that I'm open to having different experiences with fiction by watching shows and movies far removed from my favorite franchises. My gripe is watching the IPs that mean the most to me reduced to mediocrity because what sells is familiarity. At some point these stories have to end. It would just be nice if they did it with a shred of dignity.
Trust me. If the leaks prove true, it will be a pitiful end to the greatest action hero in cinema. Harrison deserves better. The fans deserve better. I hope to God I'm wrong.
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