A prime example of the franchise 'milking' is Star Wars. When the original 3 films were released in the late 70's early 80's, everyone applauded how they good they were and how they were a cut above the rest when it came to other movies of the time. Fast forward 20+ years and George Lucas has already released a re-vamped version of the original movies along with an Ewok television programmes. Obviously running short of a few pennies, he decides to make another 3 movies which are in fact prequels to the originals.
