I actually think often about how franchises are (miss)managed and how IP laws suck and should work. Just watched “Dune Prophecy” yesterday, which I avoided so far because it’s partially based on Frank Herbert’s hack writer of a son’s novel (it was ok though). Besides the profit motive, there it seems more like a psychological need to bastardize the franchise. Marvel was never serious so I don’t mind it much, it’s just annoying. Star Wars sequels suck but again, never was serious literature. I do hate the new Star Trek Kelvin timeline with a burning passion though because Star Trek was a cultural touchstone.