sequelitis

English

Etymology

sequel +‎ -itis

Noun

sequelitis (uncountable)

1. (informal, derogatory) 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.