TheBoost said:

xhonzi said:

And I guess along those lines... Hobbit -> LotR.

I guess I can see your point, but LOTR grows from and deepens the Hobbit in a thematically similar (although admitedly wildly different in tone and style) story in the same setting.

"Riddick" is hardly recognizable as the same fictional universe as "Pitch Black."

Its like if the 1960s Batman show and "The Dark Knight"were seen as sequals. Same characters, and they seem to have some relation, but the connection is extremely hard to follow.

Yeah, what I mostly meant there is that the target audience of Hobbit was youngish kids. The target audience of the LotR was considerably older. And, as you said, different in tone and style.

Riddick goes from a smallish one-off story on a single planet to a full fledged space opera with various cultures, prophecies, and magic. So it's a little more extreme, but I was hoping the cancelled sequels would make for an interesting trilogy. Then the Hobbit -> LotR and Pitch Black -> Riddick Trilogy comparison would hold more weight.