That is true, Hollyweird does some dumb shit. In the case of Star Wars and Star Trek, fans wanted more. The sales of Star Trek are a testament to that. It is my opinion that how they rebooted the series was brilliant. I'm not so hard core that I'm running around saying "The previous series mean nothing now!!!!"
With all the Star Wars movies, by adding the prequels and adding extras to the originals it's keeps them alive and in the backs of the fans minds.
None of you can sit here and say you didn't want more of the above series. You all did. It's might of not been the way you envisioned but they aren't bad none the less. I look forward to more Star Trek movies because the did great with the last 2. Hopefully this new Star Wars will do the same. If they fuck it up then shame on them. I'll be the first to say let sleeping dogs lie.
As far as Sherlock Holmes goes, the 2 movies were excellent. Robert Downey Jr put a new spin on it without losing who and what Sherlock was about.
The BBC has a series called Sherlock. It's 3 seasons for a total of 9 episodes at 90 minutes each. It takes place in modern times. Benedict Cumberbatch plays Sherlock and it is just brilliant beyond words. One of the SSgt's I work with told me about and I watched them on Netflix. In 2 days. I couldn't wait to see the next one so I watched them all. That's is how good this telling of it is. Trust me watch the first episode and you're hooked. The writers knew what they are doing. Check it out, you won't be disappointed.