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A spin-off in television is a new series containing characters or settings that originated in a previous series, but with a different focus, tone, or theme. For example, the series Frasier was a spin-off of the earlier series Cheers: the character Frasier Crane was introduced as a secondary character on Cheers, and became the protagonist of his own series, set in a different city, in the spin-off.
In the 90s, Disney's direct-to-home video series, Disney Sing-Along Songs produced a live-action spin-off videos, including the 1990 video, Disneyland Fun. In film, Star Trek: Section 31 , released in January 2025, is a spin-off of Star Trek franchise.
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2025 is a big year for TV spinoffs with shows such as The Handmaid's Tale, 9-1-1, The Big Bang Theory and more growing their onscreen universes. ABC caught Us' interest with their promise of a ...
Port Charles (commonly abbreviated as PC) is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from June 1, 1997, to October 3, 2003. It was a spin-off of the series General Hospital, which has been running since 1963 and takes place in the fictional city of Port Charles, New York.
In 1990, Lorne Michaels oversaw the writing of a sketch anthology feature film titled The Saturday Night Live Movie with many of the show's then-current writing staff, including Al Franken, Tom Davis, Greg Daniels, Jim Downey, Conan O'Brien, Robert Smigel, and George Meyer, contributing. The screenplay only got as far as a Revised First Draft ...
Then, it wasn’t until 1991 that the first gay kiss aired on TV, during a moment on L.A. Law. Since, many shows have broken new ground for queer representation, from turn-of-the-century hits like ...
The Huffners of the film were renamed the Merricks on the TV series. The pilot episode was considered by USA Today and the New York Post as the best movie-to-TV spin-off since M*A*S*H . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] However, ratings for the series were low and Parenthood was canceled after 12 episodes.