Michael is the last link to the 'old' Corleone family. What value would there be in a story in which he plays a 'secondary' role?

It's like the Kennedy's. Once you go beyond the first & second generations, the interesting members who actually made the name famouse (Joe, Rose, Jack, Bobby/Vito, Michael, Sonny, Tom etc...), once you start delving into the grandchildren, cousins, etc, and begin stetching the story into a million different directions, the dynamics that made it so compelling are forever changed. The overall story loses so much of the magnetism and intrigue.

It becomes CHEAP. It loses its CLASS!

It's over.

Skeptically yours,
AppleOnYa