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Every Classic Movie Series Has Its Cheap Prequel

A meme collage featuring six panels of characters and scenes from classic movie series, with bold text at the top reading 'Every classic movie series' and at the bottom 'Has its cheap prequel'. The panels include iconic figures such as the Xenomorph from *Alien*, Gollum from *The Lord of the Rings*, the Fellowship of the Ring, Bilbo Baggins from *The Hobbit*, Billy the Puppet from *Saw*, and a shocked child character, humorously implying that beloved film franchises often receive low-quality prequel adaptations.
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Every classic movie series Has its cheap prequel

Overview

A meme collage featuring six panels of characters and scenes from classic movie series, with bold text at the top reading 'Every classic movie series' and at the bottom 'Has its cheap prequel'. The panels include iconic figures such as the Xenomorph from Alien, Gollum from The Lord of the Rings, the Fellowship of the Ring, Bilbo Baggins from The Hobbit, Billy the Puppet from Saw, and a shocked child character, humorously implying that beloved film franchises often receive low-quality prequel adaptations.

Origin notes

This meme is likely a user-created collage compiled using screenshots from various classic movies. It was probably made with image editing software (e.g., Photoshop or a mobile editor) and shared on platforms like Reddit, Twitter, or Instagram, where such film-related humor is common. No visible watermarks or author credits are present, suggesting it is a reposted or anonymously created remix of existing movie stills.

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