It happens to ANY sufficiently established franchise.
Star Wars is an EXCELLENT example, really. For quite a while now, I've harbored the suspicion that it is popular not so much for the stories that Lucas decided to tell, but for the stories that COULD be told in the wider setting.
Certainly, I've read about Star Wars RPG campaigns that sounded FAR better than Episodes 1-3.
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Star Wars is an EXCELLENT example, really. For quite a while now, I've harbored the suspicion that it is popular not so much for the stories that Lucas decided to tell, but for the stories that COULD be told in the wider setting.
Certainly, I've read about Star Wars RPG campaigns that sounded FAR better than Episodes 1-3.