Ah my, was it glorious. X was a superhero/science-fiction/romance/vampire/police-procedural... pick any, franchise unlike any other. The fans loved it. It caused fangirls to Squee with delight. Even those who weren't fans grudgingly respected its brilliance. There were books, TV shows, movies, video games, comics, lunchboxes, T-shirts, and a thousand fan-fics. It was magnificent. It's magnificent (again). Examples (Note: Some of these franchises are multi-media, examples are of the specific work that won back the fans.)