Originally Posted by
Peter A
The main problem with Resident Evil, or similar multi-sequel horror related franchises, is that by using the same heroes again and again, you deplete the series of the frightful feeling it once had been known for.
Of course, scares in media is a subjective topic in any case. But the games fizzled out the horror vibes and at various times, have been straight up action.
Years ago, I loved The Walking Dead TV series. They gradually brought in loads of new characters over the course of the show. I mean loads. But not right away. You began with Rick, Carl, Maggie, Daryl and whoever else was kicking around in 2011.
By the time Rick's group got settled into that safe zone with all the surrounding communities, the series got super hard to understand over the next few years. It got to be so disjointed with how many people were introduced, good and bad. Quite frankly, I just couldn't even remember the names of a lot of the newer crowd. Then they made it the villains conceded when Negan was defeated, so they all formed a bond, and they already merged with other places. So it got even more convoluted.
There was this big black guy who was only in like, one episode. Kind of like a glorified extra, I guess, as he had dialogue. But when Maggie was addressing him, they made it seem like she had known this dude for ages. Like, what the heck? Nobody even knew who he was. So people made memes to poke fun at this crap.
The way they jumped all over the place was why I finally gave up tuning in.