Why have all the sequels that have been planned to the Rocky Horror Shows either not been made or have flopped?
The obvious answer is they couldn’t live up to the original. I suspect the real reason though may be a little more subtle – they couldn’t reach the spirit of the original. Because, in the meantime, circumstances changed. Other films and musicals were made. People got to a point where they had done that – still are doing it all over the world every weekend – they just didn’t want to do a variation of it.
It’s a dilemma that every successful product faces. Something wins – now what? How much of what you had do you keep? How much do you revamp? What stops 2 being too? In the case of Rocky Horror, the storylines were just as wacky, many of the characters made a return, author Richard O’Brien was still involved … and yet …
Rocky Horror worked brilliantly. The numbers say it’s still working. There are facts, but there is no inference.
Next does not mean again.
It’s not over, but it is done.
