What comic books, movies, and TV shows are blatantly copycats or rip-offs of previous comics, movies, or shows, but despite being a copycat or rip-off, are still pretty good?
What comic books, movies, and TV shows are blatantly copycats or rip-offs of previous comics, movies, or shows, but despite being a copycat or rip-off, are still pretty good?
Not Twilight itself, but 50 Shades of Gray started as a Twilight fan fiction
Would that fit OP’s question of “actually pretty good” though?
You know more nickle back songs than nirvana.
“Pretty good?” You’ve heard of the movie. It must be pretty good even if we haven’t watched it.
Popular != Good
That’s what it was!