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Sequel vs Sequelitis - What's the difference?

sequel | sequelitis |

As nouns the difference between sequel and sequelitis

is that sequel is a narrative that is written after another narrative set in the same universe, especially a narrative that is chronologically set after its predecessors, or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative that has a preceding narrative of its own while sequelitis is the tendency of a well-received work to spawn many inferior sequels.

sequel

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (narratology) A narrative that is written after another narrative set in the same universe, especially a narrative that is chronologically set after its predecessors, or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative that has a preceding narrative of its own.

    • Antonyms

    * prequel

    Coordinate terms

    * midquel

    Derived terms

    * direct sequel * distant sequel * midquel * prequel * requel

    Related terms

    * sequence * sequential

    sequelitis

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (informal, pejorative) The tendency of a well-received work to spawn many inferior sequels.
  • * 1996 , Peter Travers, The Rolling stone film reader
    • For an exhilarating period, until spectacle and sequelitis restored formula to the throne, experimentation became big box-office.
  • * 2000 , Derek Elley, Variety Portable Movie Guide
    • Suffering a bad case of sequelitis , this Sister Act follow-up is too formulaic and frequently pauses to sermonize at the expense of entertaining.