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Jane Austen didn't write any sequels to Pride and Prejudice, and it's public domain now, so people can have fun making their own spinoffs, but the original is still there winning new fans every generation.

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That is how media consumption worked before recorded audio-video productions. Someone made something, and it either hit or didn't, and then other people made their own thing.

The true successor of Star Trek for our generation is Owl House. It had 2.5 seasons and a cult following and then got canceled. Its creator is making new stuff now.

My kids are going to be talking about Owl House and the way Disney killed it their whole lives. They love the artists behind it and follow them everywhere. That is the path to our culture's future: let old things be what they are, but make new things. Don't try to make the old thing again.