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Whatever the cause, the result was the same. The show's ratings slipped, the movie gave way to cornier sequels, and folks stopped buying the t-shirts. The franchise lost the crowd it worked so hard to win. And it died. So sad.

 

 

Sometimes, the crowd can be won again! Even though the fanbase has revolted against a franchise and declared it "played out", the creator (or maybe even a new one) can actually make the franchise fresh and new and relevant (and profitable) again.

* ''[[Law and Order]]'' wins back its fans at regular intervals. But then, after nearly 20 years on the air, that should be expected.

* Similarly, ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' has had several periods where everyone hated it, until new talent (most notably Eddie Murphy in the early '80s) brings it back into the public's good graces.

* The first post-SG-1 ''[[Stargate Verse]]'' movie ''[[The Ark of Truth]]'' was considered by some to be blah at best. However, it seems ''everyone'' loved ''[[Stargate Continuum]]''.

* A number of TV shows may lose viewers (or indeed never really had many in the first place) when initially aired. But in reruns, they become many times more popular. The premier example is the original ''[[Star Trek the Original Series (TV)|Star Trek the Original Series]]'' series; cancelled after three seasons in 1969 due to low ratings, it became the biggest sci-fi franchise aside from ''[[Star Wars]]'' after being syndicated around the world.

* ''[[Mortal Kombat 9 (Video Game)|Mortal Kombat 9]]''. The series had fallen back into a [[Dork Age]] right after ''[[Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance (Video Game)|Deadly Alliance]]'' had so narrowly pulled it out of one. The 2011 game sees to it that your fond memories of the series aren't exclusive to just the 90s.

* While ''[[Metal Gear Solid 2 Sons of Liberty]]'' didn't turn everyone away from the series, it did cause a serious [[Broken Base]] with many worried as to what the next game would bring. Cue ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater]]'' which had a much more straightforward plot, solid gameplay that expanded on the ''[[Metal Gear Solid 2]]'''s gameplay, new outdoor jungle environments (which hadn't really been done before in the series since the original 2D games), spectacular boss fights and [[Tear Jerker|an absolutely heartbreaking]] [[Some Anvils Need to Be Dropped|yet incredibly effective ending.]] While debate still goes on as to the overall quality of ''[[Metal Gear Solid 2]]'' in relation to the rest of the series, ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3]]'' is considered to be possibly the franchise's crowning achievement.

* ''[[Deus Ex Human Revolution (Video Game)|Deus Ex Human Revolution]]'' struggled to win any fans from its conception - a [[Franchise Killer|fanbase already disillusioned]] by ''[[Deus Ex Invisible War (Video Game)|Invisible War]]'' was less than thrilled when they discovered that the third game in the series would include [[Regenerating Health]] and [[Take Cover|cover-based combat]]. However, when a disgruntled ex-employee leaked the press demo, previously unenthusiastic [[Deus Ex (Video Game)|Deus Ex]] fans were [[Better Than It Sounds|pleasantly surprised]] by what they found - so much so that even the notoriously pessimistic [[Image Boards|/v/]] was genuinely impressed and looked forward to the game's release with far more excitement than before.

* The ''[[Tony Hawks Pro Skater]]'' franchise had grappled with [[Sequelitis]] for years, eventually hitting a nadir with ''Tony Hawk's RIDE'' and ''SHRED'', two games built around an atrocious skateboard peripheral. Activision, finally seeing where this was going, released ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD'', a revamped collection of levels from the well-reviewed first and second titles. [[And the Fandom Rejoiced]].

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