I know. I know. "Dani, how are you 30 or 40 years old and have never seen 'Gremlins'?" Look, sometimes these things just happen. There are even people who only just watched "Jaws" for the first time ...

When the world of a movie or show is enrapturing enough that audiences are dying to spend more time with it and its inhabitants—and studios are willing to put in the money to make it happen—a prequel ...