Author Topic: TV Series Spin-Offs and Shared Universes (Read 14515 times)

indie boi · « **Reply #30 on:** Apr 28, 2003 at 11:42 AM »

The Ropers is a spin-off of Three's Company

Reuven Malter · « **Reply #31 on:** Apr 28, 2003 at 11:51 AM »

we have two threads on this topic already:

check 'em out

Movies Based on TV Shows

TV Series Spinoffs

xage · « **Reply #32 on:** Aug 31, 2003 at 08:31 AM »

Oh my goodness JASSASS series is off now comes another reality show starring Bob Margera and his house.... remember the guy with a fat yet kind dad in JackAss... welll MTV gave him a TV show featuring him and ruining his parent's house

indie boi · « **Reply #33 on:** Aug 31, 2003 at 01:39 PM »

The name's actually Bam Margera. He was an accomplished skateboarder before he decided to go into the slapstick business.

X44 · « **Reply #34 on:** Sep 02, 2003 at 12:34 AM »

Secret Agent begat The prisoner (sort of)
The Mary Tyler Moore Show begat Lou Grant
Hill Street Blues begat Beverly Hills Buntz (Dennis Franz's first ---and short-lived- - -series)
The Flintstones begat Pebbles and Bamm Bamm
Wacky Races begat The Adventures of penelope Pitstop
The Six Million Dollar Man begat The Bionic Woman
and Picket Fences almost crossed over with The X Files.

xage · « **Reply #35 on:** Sep 24, 2003 at 06:34 AM »

Do you think C.S.I. Miami be considered as a SPIN OFF of C.S.I.?

yamota · « **Reply #36 on:** Sep 24, 2003 at 08:51 AM »

A new show premiered tonight called "Navy NCIS" which is a spinoff from "JAG".

virginboy · « **Reply #37 on:** Sep 24, 2003 at 09:27 AM »

'Di nyoh bah napansin that in many aspects "Sex & The City" is a spin-off of "The Golden Girls"!?!

xage · « **Reply #38 on:** Sep 24, 2003 at 11:05 AM »

It aint a Spin-Off coz its a different environment.....

gurang · « **Reply #39 on:** Sep 24, 2003 at 06:06 PM »

Quote from: virginboy on Sep 24, 2003 at 09:27 AM

'Di nyoh bah napansin that in many aspects "Sex & The City" is a spin-off of "The Golden Girls"!?!

Not unless it turns out that Golden Girls was actually set in the year 2040.

virginboy · « **Reply #40 on:** Sep 24, 2003 at 10:12 PM »

Been watching the re-runs here and I swear: Carrie, Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte all have their respective geriatric counterparts from the GG main characters!

p.s.
How do you start a thread... I dunno if this was discussed before, but what does it take to be called a "DVD aficianado"?

xage · « **Reply #41 on:** Apr 27, 2004 at 02:08 AM »

Another spin-off derived again from MTV's Jackass is Steve O's & Party Boy's MTV Wild Boys.

After the success of Viva La Bam ( Bam Margera's Own MTV Show ) .. out again this jackass product..

well Jhonny Knoxville on the other hand is having a good time getting roles in the big screen

yamota · « **Reply #42 on:** Apr 27, 2004 at 03:57 AM »

of course let us not forget the latest spin off of a successful series, "Joey" starring Matt Le Blanc. The "Friends" spin off will premiere sometime in 2005.

xage · « **Reply #43 on:** May 05, 2004 at 01:57 AM »

Family Matters TV show back in the 90's was a spinoff of DIE HARD movie..

remember the black guy policeman?

SPaCeMaN SPiFF · « **Reply #44 on:** May 05, 2004 at 03:01 AM »

Quote from: xage on May 05, 2004 at 01:57 AM

Family Matters TV show back in the 90's was a spinoff of DIE HARD movie..

remember the black guy policeman?

from what i know... "family matters" (which features carl winslow and his family) was a spin-off of "perfect strangers".

but the guy who played carl is indeed in die hard (1 & 2)... but his character's name there was al.

yamota · « **Reply #45 on:** May 05, 2004 at 11:24 PM »

Quote from: xage on May 05, 2004 at 01:57 AM

Family Matters TV show back in the 90's was a spinoff of DIE HARD movie..

remember the black guy policeman?

In "Family Matters" wasn't he a Chicago cop? In "Diehard" he was a Los Angeles cop. Did he transfer from LA to Chicago?

SPaCeMaN SPiFF · « **Reply #46 on:** May 06, 2004 at 02:51 AM »

Quote from: yamota on May 05, 2004 at 11:24 PM

In "Family Matters" wasn't he a Chicago cop? In "Diehard" he was a Los Angeles cop. Did he transfer from LA to Chicago?

nope... it's the same actor, but not the same character.

Mr. Hankey · « **Reply #47 on:** Nov 16, 2004 at 12:39 AM »

This is a first: a telephone spin-off for a popular show:

24 Rings Up Spin-Off

By Lisa Johnson

Would you watch a TV show on your cell phone? Twentieth Century Fox TV is willing to bet you are and has greenlit production of a live-action spin-off of their hit series 24 that will be produced exclusively for cell phone users.

The series, known as 24: Conspiracy, will feature original characters separate from the Fox TV series and will be produced in 24 roughly one-minute episodes. One segment will be downloaded to subscribers' phones each week.

Verizon will offer the series in the US late next spring or early summer. The U.K. gets it first, however, as Conspiracy debuts there on January 30. That launch is intended to coincide with the fourth-season premiere of 24 on SkyOne.

The technology that allows consumers to access streaming video and a host of other multimedia features via their cell phones is known as 3G. The Conspiracy project is the first major initiative to emerge from a content deal, between 20th parent Fox Entertainment Group and international cell giant Vodafone, that's designed to take advantage of this new technology.

24 executive producers Joel Surnow, Bob Cochran and Howard Gordon are fine with the spin-off, but will not be involved with the new series. Spark Hill Productions, which produced content for the DVD releases of 24, will produce the cell phone series, with Eric Young executive producing.

I wonder if Smart or Globe will pick up the Philippine rights for this new techie fad?

SPaCeMaN SPiFF · « **Reply #48 on:** Nov 16, 2004 at 06:44 AM »

Quote from: Mr. Hankey on Nov 16, 2004 at 12:39 AM

This is a first: a telephone spin-off for a popular show:

24 Rings Up Spin-Off

By Lisa Johnson

Would you watch a TV show on your cell phone? Twentieth Century Fox TV is willing to bet you are and has greenlit production of a live-action spin-off of their hit series 24 that will be produced exclusively for cell phone users.

The series, known as 24: Conspiracy, will feature original characters separate from the Fox TV series and will be produced in 24 roughly one-minute episodes. One segment will be downloaded to subscribers' phones each week.

Verizon will offer the series in the US late next spring or early summer. The U.K. gets it first, however, as Conspiracy debuts there on January 30. That launch is intended to coincide with the fourth-season premiere of 24 on SkyOne.

The technology that allows consumers to access streaming video and a host of other multimedia features via their cell phones is known as 3G. The Conspiracy project is the first major initiative to emerge from a content deal, between 20th parent Fox Entertainment Group and international cell giant Vodafone, that's designed to take advantage of this new technology.

24 executive producers Joel Surnow, Bob Cochran and Howard Gordon are fine with the spin-off, but will not be involved with the new series. Spark Hill Productions, which produced content for the DVD releases of 24, will produce the cell phone series, with Eric Young executive producing.

I wonder if Smart or Globe will pick up the Philippine rights for this new techie fad?

if it becomes a hit in other parts of the world, smart, globe or sun probably will... (at a premium price, i'll bet ! LOL)

it's cool tho. would love to see how it looks once i get myself a "streaming capable" phone.

BTW, aren't they already streaming video with audio? so far mostly just movie trailers and local news shows, i think.

CrUzSACK · « **Reply #49 on:** Nov 16, 2004 at 08:55 AM »

Quote from: SPaCeMaN SPiFF on Nov 16, 2004 at 06:44 AM

BTW, aren't they already streaming video with audio? so far mostly just movie trailers and local news shows, i think.

...and videos of Mahal.

ßartmaniac · « **Reply #50 on:** Nov 17, 2004 at 03:54 PM »

Quote from: Mr. Hankey on Nov 16, 2004 at 12:39 AM

This is a first: a telephone spin-off for a popular show:

24 Rings Up Spin-Off

By Lisa Johnson

Would you watch a TV show on your cell phone? Twentieth Century Fox TV is willing to bet you are and has greenlit production of a live-action spin-off of their hit series 24 that will be produced exclusively for cell phone users.

The series, known as 24: Conspiracy, will feature original characters separate from the Fox TV series and will be produced in 24 roughly one-minute episodes. One segment will be downloaded to subscribers' phones each week.

Verizon will offer the series in the US late next spring or early summer. The U.K. gets it first, however, as Conspiracy debuts there on January 30. That launch is intended to coincide with the fourth-season premiere of 24 on SkyOne.

The technology that allows consumers to access streaming video and a host of other multimedia features via their cell phones is known as 3G. The Conspiracy project is the first major initiative to emerge from a content deal, between 20th parent Fox Entertainment Group and international cell giant Vodafone, that's designed to take advantage of this new technology.

24 executive producers Joel Surnow, Bob Cochran and Howard Gordon are fine with the spin-off, but will not be involved with the new series. Spark Hill Productions, which produced content for the DVD releases of 24, will produce the cell phone series, with Eric Young executive producing.

I wonder if Smart or Globe will pick up the Philippine rights for this new techie fad?

What??!! It would take about 1,440 one-minuter episodes to finish an entire season via cellphone!

voj · « **Reply #51 on:** Nov 17, 2004 at 05:07 PM »

Bart,

mukhang na miss mo yung text. - it states 24 one minute episodes.

ralfy · « **Reply #52 on:** Oct 03, 2009 at 11:15 PM »

"Top 10 Worst Television Spinoffs of All Time"

http://listverse.com/2009/10/01/top-10-worst-television-spinoffs-of-all-time/

AshKetchum · « **Reply #53 on:** Mar 19, 2012 at 10:18 AM »

I always enjoy seeing shared universes among TV shows, particularly when done right. Obvious means of establishing shared worlds are through spin-offs and crossovers.

Classic examples include:
- The Six Million Dollar Man and its spin-off The Bionic Woman
- Cheers and its spin-off Frasier
- Dallas and its spin-off Knots Landing
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off Angel
- CSI and its spin-offs CSI: Miami and CSI: NY

The best crossovers happen when characters show up in another, totally unrelated show, firmly establishing that their shows share the same world. Classic examples of TV series that take place in the same world include:

- Magnum, P.I., Simon and Simon, and Murder, She Wrote
- Ally McBeal, Boston Public, and The Practice
- The X-Files and Millennium
- Friends and Mad About You
- Chicago Hope and Early Edition
- Everybody Loves Raymond, The Nanny, Murphy Brown, and King of Queens
- all the Law & Order series plus Homicide: Life on the Street

More recent examples of TV series that share the same world include:
- CSI, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, Without A Trace, and Cold Case
- Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice
- Warehouse 13, Eureka, and Alphas
- Bones and The Finder
- JAG, NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, and Hawaii Five-0
- Scrubs and Cougar Town

bunnygod · « **Reply #54 on:** Mar 19, 2012 at 10:41 AM »

eto gusto ko - Warehouse 13, Eureka, and Alphas

leomarley · « **Reply #55 on:** Mar 19, 2012 at 10:56 AM »

Stargate SG-1 and Stargate: Atlantis

Mr. Hankey · « **Reply #56 on:** Mar 19, 2012 at 07:04 PM »

Wow, this thread is approaching its TENTH ANNIVERSARY.

AshKetchum · « **Reply #57 on:** Mar 19, 2012 at 07:36 PM »

Quote from: Mr. Hankey on Mar 19, 2012 at 07:04 PM

Wow, this thread is approaching its TENTH ANNIVERSARY.

LOL, I didn't even realize there was a spin-off thread...I should've also searched using "spinoff" without the dash.

...anyway, animated shows have shared worlds as well, with the best examples being Family Guy, its spin-off The Cleveland Show, and American Dad. Last October, all three shows had a special three-part crossover event, titled "Night of the Hurricane," in which a storm hits the towns of Stoolbend, Quahog and Langley Falls, resulting in the casts of all three shows meeting up for the first time.

John E. · « **Reply #58 on:** Mar 22, 2012 at 12:22 AM »

Quote from: Mr. Hankey on Mar 19, 2012 at 07:04 PM

Wow, this thread is approaching its TENTH ANNIVERSARY.

congrats! i wonder if the thread starter is still around?

John E. · « **Reply #59 on:** Mar 22, 2012 at 12:22 AM »

Quote from: JohnE. on Mar 22, 2012 at 12:22 AM

congrats! i wonder if the thread starter is still around?

si sir xage pala