History Quotes / StillbornFranchise

-->--'''[[https://www.imdb.com/review/rw1910839/?ref_=tt_urv This review]]''' of ''[[VideoGame/HavenCallOfTheKing]]''

->''From [[Creator/MarvelComics the company]] that went bankrupt in the '90s and sold off the rights to their [[Franchise/SpiderMan most]] [[Franchise/FantasticFour popular]] [[Franchise/XMen characters]], comes a film based on the equivalent of left-over scrap metal, proving that Marvel can build a franchise around just about anybody! ...Except [[Film/TheIncredibleHulk2008 the Hulk]].''[[note]]After the Honest Trailer was made, it was revealed that Universal has a stake in the film rights for solo Hulk films, which is likely [[ScrewedByTheLawyers the main reason that the Hulk hasn't appeared in anything]] outside of ''Avengers'' films.[[/note]]

-->-- '''Stop Skeletons From Fighting''', [[https://youtu.be/ZUWJQgQ8ysk "Inafune Explained: How The Mighty Have Fallen"]]

'''Leonard:''' "Oh, yeah... like ''[[Film/JawsTheRevenge Jaws 4]]'', ''[[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull Indiana Jones 4]]'', ''[[Film/SupermanIVTheQuestForPeace Superman 4]]'', ''Film/{{Daredevil}}''....."

-->-- '''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic''' on the SequelHook to ''Film/SuperMarioBros''

-> ''"Yes, I'm sure [Azula]'ll join the Film/SuperMarioBros, [[Film/MastersOfTheUniverse Skeletor]], [[Film/TheAdventuresOfBuckarooBanzaiAcrossThe8thDimension Buckaroo Banzai]], Film/TheGoldenCompass and [[Film/StreetFighter M. Bison's hand]] in that [[SarcasmMode incredible, sure-to-happen sequel!]] What a piece of shit."''

-> ''"Yes, I'm sure [Azula]'ll join the Film/SuperMarioBros, [[Film/MastersOfTheUniverse Skeletor]], [[Film/TheAdventuresOfBuckarooBanzaiAcrossThe8thDimension Buckaroo Banzai]], Film/TheGoldenCompass and [[Film/StreetFighter M. Bison's hand]] in that [[SarcasmMode incredible, sure-to-happen sequel]]! What a piece of shit."''

-> ''"Yes, I'm sure she'll join the Film/SuperMarioBros, [[Film/MastersOfTheUniverse Skeletor]], [[Film/TheAdventuresOfBuckarooBanzaiAcrossThe8thDimension Buckaroo Banzai]], Film/TheGoldenCompass and [[Film/StreetFighter M. Bison's hand]] in that [[SarcasmMode incredible, sure-to-happen sequel]]! What a piece of shit."''
-->-- '''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic''' on the scene with Azula in ''Film/TheLastAirbender''.

-->-- '''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic''' on the SequelHook to ''Film/TheLastAirbender''.

->''"But to be perfectly honest, I don’t think we can count our sequels before they hatch. "''

-->-- '''The Smeghead'''[='s=] (belated) advice to Creator/MNightShyamalan on ''Film/TheLastAirbender'', '''WebVideo/CinematicExcrement'''

-->-- ''Midnight's Edge's'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW-XiyXmpS4 take]] on failed [[SharedUniverse cinematic universes]] with special emphasis on ''Film/TheMummy2017''

->'''Raj''': "Hey, I know what to do tonight! Let's watch a marathon of movies that [[FranchiseKiller killed their franchises!]]"\\
'''Leonard''': "Oh, yeah... like ''[[Film/JawsTheRevenge Jaws 4]]'', ''[[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull Indiana Jones 4]]'', ''[[Film/SupermanIVTheQuestForPeace Superman 4]]'', ''Film/{{Daredevil}}''....."

-->-- WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic on the SequelHook to ''Film/SuperMarioBros''.

-> ''"Yes, I'm sure she'll join the Film/SuperMarioBros, [[Film/MastersOfTheUniverse Skeletor]], [[Film/TheAdventuresOfBuckarooBanzaiAcrossThe8thDimension Buckaroo Banzai]], Film/TheGoldenCompass and [[Film/StreetFighter M. Bison's hand]] in that [[SarcasmMode incredible, sure-to-happen sequel!]] What a piece of shit."''
-->-- WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic on the SequelHook to ''Film/TheLastAirbender''.

->'''Santa Christ''': Ah, I remember this! This is the first in a series of films that Shyamalan was planning to work on!\\
'''The Devil''': Well, why aren't there more?\\
'''Santa Christ''' (with a "isn't that obvious?" face): Because the first one was ''Devil''!
-->--'''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic''', ''Film/{{Devil}}'' review

-->-- WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic on ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine''.

-->-- Creator/{{Seanbaby}}'s ''The Rest of the Crap''

-->--Creator/GavinHood [[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/enders-game-director-sequel-orson-scott-card/#/0 on a possibility to follow]] ''Film/EndersGame''

-->--WebVideo/HonestTrailers on ''Film/GreenLantern2011''

-->--WebVideo/HonestTrailers, ''Film/IronMan1''

-->-- The Smeghead's (belated) advice to Creator/MNightShyamalan on ''Film/TheLastAirbender'', '''WebVideo/CinematicExcrement'''

->''It proudly announces its intention to be the first part of an epic trilogy, which in terms of tempting fate, is right up there with a character in a horror movie uttering the words "Everything's going to be all right", then getting their tits out.''
-->-- [[WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw]], about VideoGame/TooHuman

-->--'''Jeremy Scott of WebVideo/CinemaSins''' on ''Film/FantasticFour2015''

-->--'''Jeremy Scott of WebVideo/CinemaSins''' on ''Film/FantasticFour2015'' (again)

->'''Hellboy''': Then what?
->'''Alice''': Then she doesn't come back for the sequel.
->'''Jeremy''': [[BoxOfficeBomb A domestic gross of $21.9 million took care of that.]]
-->-- WebVideo/CinemaSins on ''Film/Hellboy2019''

->Art historians report Sudden Podcast Death Syndrome (SPDS) is a very serious issue amongst young artists. "Approximately one in four podcast ideas suddenly die before ever getting a theme song," said expert Laura Davis. "We still don’t know the exact cause of SPDS, but we know it has something to do with groups of young, bored men who feel the need to have their voice heard, but have absolutely nothing of note to say."
-->--Website/TheHardTimes, ''[[https://thehardtimes.net/culture/sale-podcast-equipment-never-used/ For Sale: Podcast Equipment, Never Used]]''

-> ''"Yes, I'm sure she'll join the Film/SuperMarioBros, [[Film/MastersOfTheUniverse Skeletor]], [[Film/TheAdventuresOfBuckarooBanzaiAcrossThe8thDimension Buckaroo Banzai]], Film/TheGoldenCompass and [[Film/StreetFighter M. Bison's hand]] in that [[SarcasmMode incredible, sure-to-happen sequel!]]"''

->''From [[Creator/MarvelComics the company]] that went bankrupt in the '90s and sold off the rights to their [[Franchise/SpiderMan most]] [[Franchise/FantasticFour popular]] [[Franchise/XMen characters]], comes a film based on the equivalent of left-over scrap metal, proving that Marvel can build a franchise around just about anybody! ...Except [[Film/TheIncredibleHulk the Hulk]].''[[note]]After the Honest Trailer was made, it was revealed that Universal has a stake in the film rights for solo Hulk films, which is likely [[ScrewedByTheLawyers the main reason that the Hulk hasn't appeared in anything]] outside of ''Avengers'' films.[[/note]]

-->--WebVideo/HonestTrailers on ''Film/GreenLantern''

->''From [[Creator/MarvelComics the company]] that went bankrupt in the '90s and sold off the rights to their [[Franchise/SpiderMan most]] [[Franchise/FantasticFour popular]] [[Franchise/XMen characters]], comes a film based on the equivalent of left-over scrap metal, proving that Marvel can build a franchise around just about anybody! ...Except [[Film/TheIncredibleHulk the Hulk]].''[[note]]Although it was revealed, after the Honest Trailer was made, that Universal still has a stake in the film rights to the solo Hulk films, which might be another factor as to why there has been a notable absence of the Hulk outside of the Avengers films.''[[/note]]''

->''Imagine if this were the first act. This would be on the verge of being a cool movie. Instead, I have a sneaking suspicion this whole movie is a first act; in case it was popular enough to get a sequel.'' Later: ''These four somehow fly back to Earth via the direct to other dimension link Doom had -- oh, [[SoundEffectBleep f*ck]] it! Just roll the credits already! This [[SoundEffectBleep s*it]] is beyond unsequelable already! Just shut it down.''

->''Don't go out and announce a cinematic universe before you know the audience actually wants it, otherwise it is just going to [[SnarkBait be embarrassing for everybody]].''

--> --GavinHood [[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/enders-game-director-sequel-orson-scott-card/#/0 on a possibility to follow]] ''Film/EndersGame''