Where we speak of bad movies.

[kandrathe]

I think you hit the nail in the head on this one. Viacom chose M.N.S. to direct A:TLA, and gave him all the creative control. The creators of the show were not on board with that decision, which in turn hurt a lot of things, and meant that M.N.S. was in turn re-envisioning something that wasn't old enough for us to forget the finite details of.

Yes. A positive example would be Firefly, and Joss Whedon. It was good they ended it, rather than to continue it badly. But, I'm a fan of the series, and I wish it would have continued. There is something to be said for creating a predefined story arc, rather than push a series until it stinks and gets canceled. Then, in terms of process, you can compare the success of LOTR 3 films, against Starwars failure to achieve the planned 9 films. Also, there is something to be said for staying true to the genre, comparing the Toby Mcguire Spiderman romance novels, against *real* superhero action films. I have to also point to the mixed up genre mess that are the Superman films as well. Hellboy strikes about the right balance. In a super hero movie, in order to keep a level of suspense, you should always be able to kill off anyone of the non-heroes.