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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Original Star Wars fans seem like a set group. There may be additional add-ons that appeal to them, but their numbers and the extent of their fandom has limits.

Then there are those who really enjoy the Star Wars franchise, and can appreciate the originals as a small part of it.

Harry Potter fans have a similar energy. The original fans who originated as the books and early movies were released. And the newer generation that accepted the HP franchise and the deeper dives into it.

It's a really interesting study on groups moreso than comparing the creative works themselves.[/quote]

+1. Star Wars was life changing for certain generations, but kinda of "meh" for younger people who grew up with more sci-fi and better special effects (both of which became available because of Star Wars).  HP was life changing for people who were the right age at the time and/or didn't consider themselves fantasy book readers, but was "meh" for a lot of people who were already into fantasy or who didn't hit the timing exactly right (but its success resulted in a huge selection of middle-grade fantasy available now, unlike when I was a kid). In both cases, I think there are very few new fans being made today.

IMO the original SW and HP works are BOTH deeply flawed from a writing standpoint, and often sexist and racist; they succeed despite this because they deal in simple themes that lend themselves to self-insert storytelling. Between the two, I think the world-building in SW is better and the spin-off books really expanded the world, while the on-page HP world-building is a mess but the excellent film actors saved the franchise. [/quote]

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