Unnecessary Sequels: Revenge of the Nerds III

So I was flipping through the program guide last night and lo and behold, it appears that HBO has picked up the 3rd and 4th installments of the Revenge of the Nerds series (neither of which ever made it to theaters). Now for those who know me, you know that I hold the original ROTN in the highest esteem and consider it one of the best college comedies out there (only Animal House is better). The sequel was a lame attempt to recapture the glory of the first one, although it did have the advantage of having Brad Whitford, harnessing his powers as an asshole du jour, as the head Alpha Beta. Had they left the series at that, all would be well with the universe.

So of course, having a need to scrape the bottom of the barrell for entertainment, Fox decided to make a third movie, this one focussing on a "new generation" of Nerds while also focussing on what happened on the main Nerds from the original. Sounds terrible right? To make matters worse, they added Morton Downey Jr. as a former Alpha Beta who helps take down the Lambdas. Not exactly sure what he added to the film, but whatever. That wasn't the worst part.

No, my friends, the worst part comes at the end when Lewis, who had renounced his "Nerd status" to party it up with Stan Gable (a sacreligious plot line to say the least), is confronted by his best friend Gilbert, played as always by...Mike Greenwood? Yeah, I know Anthony Edwards was too big of a star at this point (what, with Top Gun and Gotcha), but couldn't they have just left him out?

Anyway, this "film" is only made worse by the fact that they made ANOTHER sequel after that. Do not watch this movie unless you've recently been hit over the head with a baseball bat or if you are a masochist