History Main / WinBackTheCrowd

* The Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse has had its ups and downs with this trope.
** The franchise was on shaky ground after the mixed reception of ''Film/ManOfSteel'' in 2013 together with the poor reception of both ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' and ''Film/{{Suicide Squad|2016}}'' in 2016, with a number of accusations of Warner Bros. and DC trying too hard to be DarkerAndEdgier at the expense of good storytelling. Then ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'' proved to be a critical and commercial smash, offering a serious but still uplifting ComingOfAgeStory for the titular heroine, breathing new life and interest into DC's films. Following the ''Film/{{Justice League|2017}}'' hiccup, the largely positive reception of both ''Film/{{Aquaman|2018}}'' and ''[[Film/Shazam2019 SHAZAM!]]'' further improved this.
** Unfortunately this was short lived; despite the positive reception of ''Film/{{Birds of Prey|2020}}'' and ''Film/TheSuicideSquad'' both were box office disappointments, and ''Film/WonderWoman1984'' was widely considered an inferior follow-up to ''Wonder Woman'' not helped by also disappointing financially. A string of subsequent films with middling receptions caused Warner Bros. to reboot the DC film universe with James Gunn at the helm; only time will tell if the new direction can win the crowds back once more.

* The Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse was on shaky ground after the mixed reception of ''Film/ManOfSteel'' in 2013 together with the poor reception of both ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' and ''Film/{{Suicide Squad|2016}}'' in 2016, with a number of accusations of Warner Bros. and DC trying too hard to be DarkerAndEdgier at the expense of good storytelling. Then ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'' proved to be a critical and commercial smash, offering a serious but still uplifting ComingOfAgeStory for the titular heroine, breathing new life and interest into DC's films. Following the ''Film/{{Justice League|2017}}'' hiccup, the largely positive reception of both ''Film/{{Aquaman|2018}}'' and ''[[Film/Shazam2019 SHAZAM!]]'' has further improved this.

* ''Film/MissionImpossibleGhostProtocol'' became the best-reviewed film of the series, even going as far as to do a lot to redeem both the ''Film/MissionImpossible'' film series and Creator/TomCruise in the eyes of the public. Subsequent films in the series have consistently received glowing reception from both critics and audiences.

* ''Film/MissionImpossibleGhostProtocol'' became the best-reviewed film of the series, even going as far as to do a lot to redeem both the ''Film/MissionImpossible'' film series and Creator/TomCruise in the eyes of the public.

%% * Creator/SylvesterStallone did it three times, with ''Film/{{Cliffhanger}}'' (after two horrible comedies), ''Film/RockyBalboa'' (after many years of unremarkable films), and ''Film/{{Creed}}'' (after again starring in a couple of films that were bashed), which garnered him an Oscar nomination.

* The first four ''{{Franchise/Rocky}}'' movies range from genuine classics to cult classics remembered for their absurdity, but in general they're well-liked. ''Film/RockyV'' alienated fans, disgusted critics, and catastrophically failed at the box office, putting the series into a coma. Sixteen years later, ''Film/RockyBalboa'' won the fans and critics back with its return to what made the early films work, and nine years after that, the spinoff ''Film/{{Creed}}'' got an even ''better'' reception, earning Creator/SylvesterStallone his first Oscar nomination since the original ''Rocky'' and landing on many "Best Movies of the Year" lists.

* ''Anime/CyberpunkEdgerunners'', with its combination of thrilling, violent action and a tragic, emotional love story of StarCrossedLovers, helped out by Creator/StudioTrigger's visually impressive animation, won praise from critics, fans (of ''VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077'' and [[TabletopGame/{{Cyberpunk}} the original RPG]]), and even the [=RPG's=] creator Mike Pondsmith. This revived interest in the ''Franchise/{{Cyberpunk}}'' franchise as a whole after ''2077'' had become [[OvershadowedByControversy the subject of derision and mockery]] due to being absolutely riddled with bugs on release. The popularity of ''Edgerunners'', by contrast, brought many new players to ''2077'' and the [=RPG=] alike, and the videogame's fortunes have been further improved by positive reception to the release of the ''Phantom Liberty'' {{DLC}}, accompanied by a major overhaul update.

** The series' popularity was revitalized by ''Revenge of the Island'' after the [[SeasonalRot much reviled]] ''Action'' and polarizing ''World Tour'' by bringing in a new set of characters while having appearances by the original ones.

* ''Wrestling/{{WCW}}'' went through several iterations in its long history. It enjoyed a relatively stable existence for decades as Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling, a dedicated regional promotion. In the early 80s, it enjoyed critical success but paired with financial difficulties in the face of competing with the rapidly expanding [=WWF=]. As ratings and ticket sales dwindled as expensive expansion plans failed to pan out, the promotion was sold to Ted Turner and fully rebranded as World Championship Wrestling. For the next few years, the promotion played second fiddle to [=WWF=], featuring many of the cartoonish superhero characters that [=WWF=] had made popular but never quite as popular, as the promotion garnered decent ratings but was dependant on the Turner network to support it as a loss leader. The first major resurgence came with the return of Wrestling/RicFlair in 1993 and later Wrestling/HulkHogan in 1994. This move, the biggest free agent signing in the last decade, singlehandedly made the wrestling audience see [=WCW=] with new eyes as a legitimate alternative rather than a second-rate promotion. Several other [=WWF=] stars followed and many feuds and angles were built around them, with fans willing to look at familiar characters in new situations, and ticket and merchandise sales trended upwards for the first time in several years.
** Another lull hit in the mid 90s, as interest in wrestling plummeted nationwide with creativity hitting its nadir. Fans were already tired of seeing wrestlers they'd already seen for years and shows became stale with no forward momentum. This trend began to shift with the debut of the Monday Nitro program, which began showcasing talented Mexican and Japanese wrestlers that most American viewers had never seen. The shift in momentum was capstoned with [[Wrestling/ScottHall two]] [[Wrestling/KevinNash signings]], presented to the audience in one of the most truly uniquely creative ways ever seen, as conquering invaders and complete outsiders. This culminated in late 1996, with the most famous FaceHeelTurn in all of wrestling history, forming a [[Wrestling/NewWorldOrder new faction]] that would send [=WCW=] to stratospheric heights in the following years.
** After years of massive success, [=WCW's=] fortunes plummeted beginning in early '99 as the creative momentum generated by the [=nWo=] finally burned out and there were no more forward thinking plans. [=WWF=] had had its own resurgence with its "Attitude Era" branding and [=WCW=] had no answer on how to move itself forward. Fans tuned out in droves, leaving crowds of hundreds in venues that had held tens of thousands just months before. After desperate throwing of things at the wall to see what stuck, in late 2000, the frenzied hot potatoing of championships ceased and they began building around a much reduced roster, building Wrestling/ScottSteiner as a top singles star after over a decade as a tag team specialist, and showing a renewed interest in presenting well-wrestled matches rather than just spectacle. Interest was piqued in the new direction, but it was too little too late, and the company was sold off in mid 2001.

* At one point ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' and ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'' were dwindling properties at despite the fact that they were the company's flagship super-teams and in the case of the "FF", the oldest series. With not particularly stellar talent working on each book, UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks seemed to be making idealistic super-hero teams irrelevant. After the mixed-reception ''Onslaught'' {{crossover}}, the two teams were thrown into an alternate reality, leading to the reviled ComicBook/HeroesReborn. This ended up being setup for a little StatusQuoIsGod, returning the titles back to their former glory with very popular creative teams.

** The comic hit a massive creative nadir with the anti-climactic conclusion to the four-year-long Hobgoblin Saga, which was blotched by behind the scenes drama and the decision to kill off Hobgoblin in his civilian identity in an unrelated story, denying fans a final confrontation and sticking a third-string villain in the costume to keep the character around. But Creator/{{Marvel}} managed to pull their asses out of the fire with the decision to FINALLY marry [[Characters/MarvelComicsPeterParker Peter]] and [[Characters/MarvelComicsMaryJaneWatson Mary Jane]] off, which resurrected interest in the character, along with the introduction of ComicBook/{{Venom}}, the hiring of Creator/{{Todd McFarlane}} as artist for ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderMan1963'' and ''ComicBook/KravensLastHunt''. TheReveal by Hobgoblin creator Roger Stern that the man who had been killed off was NOT, in fact, the real Hobgoblin, but rather [[ActuallyADoombot his brainwashed stand-in]], allowed the final confrontation between him and Spidey that the fans were initially denied.

*** Following the events of ''Superior Spider-Man'', [[Characters/{{Black Cat|MarvelComics}} underwent a shock heel turn, turning violent against Spider-Man, almost killing Aunt May, and set her sights on becoming a ruthless crime Queenpin. Fans of Felicia were understandably livid at this. Writer Robbie Thompson attempted to give Felicia a sympathetic motivation for her turn in the pages of ''Silk'' and developed a frenemy relationship between her and Cindy Moon, but that only lasted until Felicia found out Cindy was spying on her. Finally, after three years of dissatisfied fans crying foul, Felicia was quickly set on the path to redemption in both ''Venom Inc'' and the pages of ''Defenders'', where she lost her crime empire and was given a motivational speech (by Venom, the creature that once shattered her nose) to be a force for good again.

* ''ComicBook/{{Convergence}}'' was Creator/{{DC|Comics}}'s attempt to win back fans who are upset at losing their favorite status quos due to the ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}} reboot. The wave of books after the events continued this, bringing back certain parts of the old continuity (Cassandra Cain, the original ComicBook/TeenTitans, a book featuring Franchise/{{Superman}} and Lois together again, etc.) that fans had been clamoring for.
* ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'' was another attempt by Creator/{{DC|Comics}} to win back fans as ''Convergence'' was a mixed bag that did win fans over some with its tie-ins, the storylines that followed afterwards, such as ''ComicBook/SupermanTruth'' and ''Batman: Superheavy'', did nothing to help the company and sales dipped back down to where they were ''before'' ComicBook/TheNew52 hit. ''Rebirth[='s=]'' main draw was refocusing on "legacy", trying to repair holes that were yanked out when the titles rebooted.

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* ''ComicStrip/DickTracy'' has suddenly come back to life with the retirement of Dick Locher and the hiring of a new team.
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* ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' is widely agreed to have [[SeasonalRot steadily declined in quality]] around its midpoint for a multitude of reasons: most of the main cast [[{{Flanderization}} became caricatures of themselves]], the show started to rely more heavily on cartoonish humor, and some of the major storylines (most notably Elliot and Keith's engagement, and the birth of J.D. and Kim's baby) were disliked by many. But when the show was unexpectedly [[ChannelHop picked up]] by Creator/{{ABC}} for an eighth season (despite the cast and crew initially assuming that the seventh season would be the last), the showrunners pulled out all the stops to ensure that Season 8 would end the show on a high note--resulting in a season that's considered a ''massive'' improvement by nearly everyone. Compared to the previous few seasons, it features [[ForgotFlandersCouldDoThat more nuanced and complex characterizations]] of most of the main cast and a far more deft balance of [[{{Bathos}} drama and humor]], it moves most of the main characters forward in interesting ways (particularly concerning J.D. stepping into a mentor role, and Dr. Cox [[PassingTheTorch becoming the new Chief of Medicine]]), and it ultimately builds up to a universally loved {{Tearjerker}} of a SeriesFinale. While the ninth season, which features an entirely new main cast (and was originally intended to be SpinOff called ''Scrubs: Med School'') isn't nearly as well-regarded, most fans [[FanonDiscontinuity prefer to pretend that one just doesn't exist]].

%% * Howard Mackie, one of the seminal ''Spider-Man'' writers back in the '90s, was originally ostracized not only for his participation in the heavily controversial [[ComicBook/TheCloneSaga Clone Saga]] storylines, but also the mishandled Spider-Relaunch which followed it. Mackie was even for a time considered poison for any project and was even called "The Worst Spider-Man Writer Ever" by many. Currently, he's managed a small comeback with the moderately liked "The Ravagers" book over at DC while, for fairly-or-unfairly, the title of "Worst Spider-Man Writer" has been given by some to Spider-Writer Dan Slott for his controversial run.

* While ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', and ''WesternAnimation/TangledTheSeries'' got Disney Channel's animation department back in shape, the network's live-action department had been struggling, as many of their shows since the debut of ''Series/HannahMontana'' in 2006 were seen as mediocre at best, mainly abiding to the GirlShowGhetto, with the few exceptions being ''Series/GoodLuckCharlie'', ''Series/LabRats'', and ''Series/GirlMeetsWorld''. Many of their least-liked series, like ''Series/CrashAndBernstein'' and ''Series/BestFriendsWhenever'' (both of which starred Landry Bender), were cancelled very quickly. In 2017, the network released ''Series/AndiMack'', a show with DarkerAndEdgier themes and no laugh track, which won over many fans. They also announced [[Series/RavensHome a new spinoff]] for ''Series/ThatsSoRaven'', a ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6'' series, a ''Bug Juice'' reboot, and a ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'' reboot. These improvements, along with Nickelodeon's, stick out against Cartoon Network's, which some believe has [[AdoredByTheNetwork/TeenTitansGo entered another]] AudienceAlienatingEra.

** The comic hit a massive creative nadir with the anti-climactic conclusion to the four-year-long Hobgoblin Saga, which was blotched by behind the scenes drama and the decision to kill off Hobgoblin in his civilian identity in an unrelated story, denying fans a final confrontation and sticking a third-string villain in the costume to keep the character around. But Creator/{{Marvel}} managed to pull their asses out of the fire with the decision to FINALLY marry Peter and ComicBook/{{Mary Jane|Watson}} off, which resurrected interest in the character, along with the introduction of ComicBook/{{Venom}}, the hiring of Creator/{{Todd McFarlane}} as artist for ''Amazing Spider-Man'' and ''Kraven's Last Hunt''. TheReveal by Hobgoblin creator Roger Stern that the man who had been killed off was NOT, in fact, the real Hobgoblin, but rather [[ActuallyADoombot his brainwashed stand-in]], allowed the final confrontation between him and Spidey that the fans were initially denied.
** The title hit this again in the mid-'00s after the disaster of his unmasking in ''ComicBook/CivilWar2006'' and the universally-reviled ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'' storyline as new writers were brought in who kept trying to replace Spidey's supporting cast and rogues gallery by creating their own set of third-string villains and characters. It hit its own nadir when they had the Lizard cross the MoralEventHorizon and later undid the Sacred Cow that was ''Kraven's Last Hunt''. Enter Dan Slott, who took over the title as the sole writer and generally made the series ''enjoyable'' again, though the run has not been without its detractors, and his ''ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan'' story was fairly controversial, though it enjoyed the best sales for the series in quite some time.
*** After several years of being consigned to just the newspaper comic strip, Peter and MJ's marriage was brought back to the forefront for the summer of 2015 during the ''Secret Wars'' event, with Dan Slott penning a five-issue story called ''Renew Your Vows'', focusing on an alternate version of Peter and MJ raising a young daughter called Annie and taking on a dictator called The Regent. The series proved very popular and a year later it was given its own ongoing title where the Parker family all fight crime together as a superhero unit, not unlike ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles''.
*** Following the events of ''Superior Spider-Man'', Black Cat underwent a shock heel turn, turning violent against Spider-Man, almost killing Aunt May, and set her sights on becoming a ruthless crime Queenpin. Fans of Felicia were understandably livid at this. Writer Robbie Thompson attempted to give Felicia a sympathetic motivation for her turn in the pages of ''Silk'' and developed a frenemy relationship between her and Cindy Moon, but that only lasted until Felicia found out Cindy was spying on her. Finally, after three years of dissatisfied fans crying foul, Felicia was quickly set on the path to redemption in both ''Venom Inc'' and the pages of ''Defenders'', where she lost her crime empire and was given a motivational speech (by Venom, the creature that once shattered her nose) to be a force for good again.

* ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' had [[JumpingTheShark jumped the shark]] roughly since Season 6, with continuing {{Flanderization}} of the protagonist's girliness, and plot-lines that many people didn't like (such the relationships with Kim and Keith). When the show switched from NBC to ABC for Season 8, however, the show successfully managed to grow its beard back (doubling since JD ''literally'' grew a beard). Not only did JD dial down his girliness and regain some of his early charms, but it also featured fresh plotlines and episodes that were both hilarious and emotionally stimulating, as well as a spectacular series finale.

* The ''WebVideo/YogscastMinecraftSeries'' appears to have won many fans back with the new "Cornerstone" series. It's generally agreed by many that series, which introduces mass collaboration and everyone working together and tasks being delegated out, is a good series, partly due to it stirring up old memories of the ''Tekkit'' series, where collabs were frequent enough. The effects have been fairly positive for individual members, too- LetsPlay/{{Strippin}} has gotten a fair amount of love for his good chemistry with LetsPlay/HatFilms.

* After it was revealed in May 2015 that [=KLab=] had fuddled with the English localization of ''VideoGame/LoveLiveSchoolIdolFestival'' to strip out references to same-sex relationships and change the FeaturelessProtagonist's implied gender from female to male, fans were very angry at the whitewashing of the characters' sexualities, with many refusing to buy any more Love Gems (if they were buying them) or outright uninstalling the game. One month later, [=KLab=] apologized and put out a patch that retranslated the {{Bowdlerise}}d lines; many fans were elated to see the revised script and came back to the game.

* Creator/TelltaleGames almost singlehandedly revitalized the AdventureGame genre.

* The {{Fantasy}} film genre had been big business during the 1980's, before largely disappearing into obscurity during the 90's. It seemed like fantasy would only be remembered in the modern age for god-awful films like ''Film/KullTheConqueror'' and ''Film/DungeonsAndDragons2000'', and cheesy TV shows like ''Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys'' and ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess''... and then 2001 saw the release of ''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheFellowshipOfTheRing'' and ''Film/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone'', both of which [[Film/TheChroniclesOfNarnia kick-started]] [[Film/{{Stardust}} an]] [[Film/{{Eragon}} explosion]] [[Film/ClashOfTheTitans2010 of]] [[WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon fantasy]] [[Film/{{Maleficent}} films]] [[Film/Warcraft2016 and]] [[Series/GameOfThrones TV]] [[Series/TheMagicians shows]] [[Series/TheShannaraChronicles that]] [[Series/{{Outlander}} still]] [[WesternAnimation/Castlevania2017 continues]] [[Series/TheDarkCrystalAgeOfResistance to]] [[Series/HisDarkMaterials this]] [[Series/TheWitcher2019 day]]. It helped that film-making technology had advanced to a point where stories such as this could finally be presented in all their monsters-and-magic glory.

** ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda1'': The sequence of Master Oogway's death up till Po's despairing confession to Master Shifu about his deep self-loathing that the old red panda feels helpless to counter. In that sequence, Dreamworks showed that it had recovered from its post-''WesternAnimation/Shrek2'' creative nadir that drove away its partner, Creator/AardmanAnimations, and learned how to make stories with profound emotional depth with a skill rivaling Creator/{{Pixar}}. That, in turn, made the blistering {{Wuxia}} action to follow all the more powerful now that you have grown to care about these characters.

** ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'': The sequence of Master Oogway's death up till Po's despairing confession to Master Shifu about his deep self-loathing that the old red panda feels helpless to counter. In that sequence, Dreamworks showed that it had recovered from its post-''WesternAnimation/Shrek2'' creative nadir that drove away its partner, Creator/AardmanAnimations, and learned how to make stories with profound emotional depth with a skill rivaling Creator/{{Pixar}}. That, in turn, made the blistering {{Wuxia}} action to follow all the more powerful now that you have grown to care about these characters.
** Two years later, and ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'' would help to more or less finish the rise that ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' started, proving that even if it couldn't quite beat out Creator/{{Pixar}} for the awards, it certainly had finally gotten a strong roll going. HTTYD would become their best-reviewed film up to that point, being a massive critical success, and managed to pull one of the best SleeperHit runs in animation.

* ''Anime/CyberpunkEdgerunners'', with its combination of [[{{Gorn}} ultra-violent balls-to-the-wall action]] and [[StarCrossedLovers a tragic, emotional love story]], helped out by Creator/StudioTrigger's visually impressive animation, won praise from critics, fans (of ''VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077'' and [[TabletopGame/{{Cyberpunk}} the original RPG]]), and even the [=RPG's=] creator Mike Pondsmith. This revived interest in the ''Franchise/{{Cyberpunk}}'' franchise as a whole after ''2077'' had become [[OvershadowedByControversy the subject of derision and mockery]] due to being absolutely riddled with bugs on release. The popularity of ''Edgerunners'', by contrast, brought many new players to ''2077'' and the [=RPG=] alike, and the videogame's fortunes have been further improved by positive reception to the release of the ''Phantom Liberty'' {{DLC}}, accompanied by a major overhaul update.

* ''VideoGame/DiabloIV'' proved to be a massive second wind for not just the ''VideoGame/{{Diablo}}'' series, but Creator/BlizzardEntertainment as a whole. As a franchise, ''Diablo'' had gone through a rough patch in the prior decade with the [[ContestedSequel polarizing]] ''VideoGame/DiabloIII'' and [[OvershadowedByControversy the nuclear firestorm of controversy]] that was ''Diablo Immortal'' (a game [[TaintedByThePreview that was blasted on sight on announcement]] due to being revealed as a mobile title rather than a fully-fledged ''Diablo IV'', and garnered just as much negative publicity when it was released in 2022 for [[BribingYourWayToVictory its egregious pay-to-win progression mechanics]]), to say nothing of the equally public scandals surrounding Creator/ActivisionBlizzard that took the gaming world by storm in the late 2010's and early 20's. Even when ''IV'' was properly announced in 2019, many were concerned that it was going to suffer as a result of its tumultuous circumstances. Favor slowly began to warm back up as more of the game was being revealed and betas began launching, with excitement over its new lore developments and [[RevisitingTheRoots return to the series' darker fantasy roots]], though still marred with trepidation due to its shift to live-service gameplay (especially in light of ''Immortal''). At long last, the game was finally released in 2023, and it received glowing reviews from critics and a warm reception among general audiences, with many praising it as a return to form for Blizzard in terms of gameplay and storytelling that had been sorely missed from the studio. Combined with having a generally much smoother launch than ''III'' or Blizzard's other titles of the time, ''Diablo IV'' ended up becoming the company's ''fastest-selling game in their history'', breaking $666 million within the first week.

* ''Anime/CyberpunkEdgerunners'', with its combination of [[{{Gorn}} ultra-violent balls-to-the-wall action]] and [[StarCrossedLovers a tragic, emotional love story]], helped out by Creator/StudioTrigger's visually impressive animation, won praise from critics, fans (of ''VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077'' and [[TabletopGame/{{Cyberpunk}} the original RPG]]), and even the [=RPG's=] creator Mike Pondsmith. This revived interest in the ''Franchise/{{Cyberpunk}}'' franchise as a whole after ''2077'' had become [[OvershadowedByControversy the subject of derision and mockery]] due to being absolutely riddled with bugs on release. The popularity of ''Edgerunners'', by contrast, brought many new players to ''2077'' and the [=RPG=] alike, and the game's fortunes have been further improved by positive reception to the release of the ''Phantom Liberty'' {{DLC}}, accompanied by a major overhaul update.

* ''Anime/CyberpunkEdgerunners'', with its combination of [[{{Gorn}} ultra-violent balls-to-the-wall action]] and [[StarCrossedLovers a tragic, emotional love story]], helped out by Creator/StudioTrigger's visually impressive animation, won praise from critics, fans (of ''VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077'' and [[TabletopGame/{{Cyberpunk}} the original RPG]]), and even the [=RPG's=] original creator Mike Pondsmith. This revived interest in the ''Franchise/{{Cyberpunk}}'' franchise as a whole after ''2077'' had become [[OvershadowedByControversy the subject of derision and mockery]] due to being absolutely riddled with bugs on release. The popularity of ''Edgerunners'', by contrast, brought many new players to ''2077'' and the [=RPG=] alike, and the game's fortunes have been further improved by positive reception to the release of the ''Phantom Liberty'' {{DLC}}, accompanied by a major overhaul update.

* ''Anime/CyberpunkEdgerunners'', with its combination of [[{{Gorn}} ultra-violent balls-to-the-wall action]] and [[StarCrossedLovers a tragic, emotional love story]], helped out by Creator/StudioTrigger's visually impressive animation, won praise from critics, fans (of ''VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077'' and [[TabletopGame/{{Cyberpunk}} the original RPG]]) and even the [=RPG's=] original creator Mike Pondsmith. This revived interest in the ''Franchise/{{Cyberpunk}}'' franchise as a whole after ''2077'' had become [[OvershadowedByControversy the subject of derision and mockery]] due to being absolutely riddled with bugs on release. The popularity of ''Edgerunners'', by contrast, brought many new players to ''2077'' and the [=RPG=] alike, and the game's fortunes have been further improved by positive reception to the release of the ''Phantom Liberty'' {{DLC}}, accompanied by a major overhaul update.

'''Administrivia/NoRecentExamplesPlease''' You can't say a work has won back its crowd if it hasn’t been released yet. A week after release should be enough to allow for enough people to experience the work to make a proper judgement on it. And remember that this isn't a place to [[SugarWiki/GushingAboutShowsYouLike Gush About Shows You Like]] either.

** In mid-2018, [[ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManNickSpencer Nick Spencer took over as head writer of the Spider-Man title]]. His writing is often cited as a much-needed return to form for Spider-Man, with many fans who abandoned the series years ago returning. Early issues are quick to address the most frequent criticisms of Slott's writing, and one decision in particular that received praise is the reunion of Peter and Mary Jane, who resumed their relationship for the first time since ''One More Day'' ten years ago.

* Creator/DakotaJohnson received a lot of criticism for her acting in ''Film/FiftyShadesOfGrey'' and its sequels. Despite their popularity and financial success, they were negatively received by critics (with Johnson winning a few Razzies for the first film. She slowly, over the next few years following the conclusion of the ''Fifty Shades'' series, regained favor with arthouse fare like ''Film/BadTimesAtTheElRoyale'', ''Film/Suspiria2018'', ''Film/ThePeanutButterFalcon'', ''Film/TheLostDaughter'', ''Film/ChaChaRealSmooth'', etc.

* ''{{Anime/Digimon}}'': ''Anime/DigimonAdventureTri'''s announcement to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the franchise excited numerous longtime ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' fans. The release of the first movie (or first four episodes) not only earned a lot of money, but it was favorably received by the fandom. Many fans are looking forward to future movies.