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Seth82 09-29-2009 09:07 AM

Best/Worst TV Spinoffs
 
OK.. Discuss the best and worst TV Spinoffs

I gotta go with Frasier off the bat as it was a damn good spinoff of Cheers and lasted about as long

Hanso Amore 09-29-2009 11:28 AM

I liked Xena.

BigDaddyCool 09-29-2009 11:33 AM

The cleveland show was pretty bad so far.

Gertner 09-29-2009 11:45 AM

Best: King of Queens was pretty good.

Worst: Joey. I hated friends and the Joey spin off was terrible too.

ct2k 09-29-2009 12:20 PM

King of Queens is fucking terrible.

Frasier is the best IMO.

Ogen 09-29-2009 12:27 PM

What did King of Queens spin off?

El Vaquero de Infierno 09-29-2009 12:30 PM

Stargate Atlantis was decent enough.

Gertner 09-29-2009 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ogen (Post 2744342)
What did King of Queens spin off?

Everybody Loves Raymond

thedamndest 09-29-2009 12:55 PM

Family Matters is a good spin off.

ct2k 09-29-2009 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gertner (Post 2744351)
Everybody Loves Raymond


Which is also fucking awful.

Hornicane 09-29-2009 02:25 PM

My favourites would probably be Daria, Law and Order: SVU, and the Colbert Report.

At the risk of sounding DAMN iNATOR-esque, Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego was really upsetting to me.

DaveBrawl 09-29-2009 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ct2k (Post 2744391)
Which is also fucking awful.

Glad I'm not alone in that thought.

Ol Dirty Dastard 09-29-2009 02:42 PM

I don't think it was a spinoff of everybody loves raymond, they just did crossovers.

weather vane 09-29-2009 02:42 PM

King of Queens is mint.

parkmania 09-29-2009 02:45 PM

Happy Days (Which itself was a spinoff from Love, American Style) had several spinoffs:

Laverne & Shirley

Mork & Mindy

Joanie Loves Chachi

wwe2222 09-29-2009 03:06 PM

Frasier is probably the best.

I really like King of Queens.

Joey was pretty bad.

Seth82 09-29-2009 03:11 PM

The Jeffersons were a great spinoff of All In The Family

However they had some other spinoffs that were bad such as Gloria, Archie's Place and Maude


Law and Order SVU is a fantastic spinoff as well

Gertner 09-29-2009 03:31 PM

King of Queens is pretty damn good.

Gertner 09-29-2009 03:32 PM

Under rated spin off that got cancelled too fast was The Critic from The Simpsons.

parkmania 09-29-2009 04:06 PM

Hey wait!

Best Spin-off EVER: The Simpsons! (spun off from The Tracey Ullman Show)

Lock Jaw 09-29-2009 04:24 PM

The Love-Matic Grandpa

Hanso Amore 09-29-2009 04:43 PM

I did not like 60 Minutes II.

Juan 09-29-2009 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spilchuk (Post 2744574)
King of Queens is mint.


Supreme Olajuwon 09-29-2009 04:58 PM

Saved By The Bell, Sesame Street, and The Muppets are all great spinoffs

ct2k 09-29-2009 04:58 PM

Fuck off, if you think anything about KOQ is 'mint' other than Leah Remini's backside you're probably on crack, cracka

Supreme Olajuwon 09-29-2009 04:59 PM

I like Patton Oswalt, but King of Queens is bad.

parkmania 09-29-2009 05:52 PM

Never gave a rat's ass about KoQ.

Here's my summary of what I saw of KoQ: "I'm a fat fuck with an unbelieveably hot wife that's way too good for me. Now LAUGH Mutherfuckers!"

Kris P Lettus 09-29-2009 05:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seth82 (Post 2744614)
The Jeffersons were a great spinoff of All In The Family

:y:

I have a shirt with Sherman Helmsly on it..

Seth82 09-29-2009 05:54 PM

King of Queens is horrible

can't believe it lasted as long as it did

Kris P Lettus 09-29-2009 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Supreme Olajuwon (Post 2744783)
Saved By The Bell

Saved by the Bell isn't really a "spin off".. They just made some character changes and storyline rewrites from "Good Morning, Miss Bliss" (e.g. moving the school from like Ohio to Cali) when NBC bought it from Disney..

Supreme Olajuwon 09-29-2009 07:15 PM

They took characters from the old show, put them in a new setting, and gave the show a different name. That's pretty much the definition of a spin off.

Cool King 09-29-2009 07:38 PM

The majority of mine are cartoons from when I was a kid. These are all what I consider to be good spin-offs.

Freakazoid! and Pinky and The Brain. (Animaniacs)

Taz-Mania and Tiny Toon Adventures. (Looney Tunes)

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World. (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show)

Dexter's Laboratory, Johnny Bravo, Cow and Chicken, I Am Weasel, The Powerpuff Girls and Courage the Cowardly Dog. (What a Cartoon! Show)

Porridge and Open All Hours. (Seven of One)

Rab C. Nesbitt. (Naked Video)

Phoenix Nights and Max & Paddy's Road to Nowhere. (That Peter Kay Thing)

Bad Company 09-29-2009 07:49 PM

NCIS is sweet, and Boston Legal.

Triple Naitch 09-29-2009 07:51 PM

So mad at guys talking shit on King of Queens. :mad:

Triple Naitch 09-29-2009 07:59 PM

Joey was pretty bad.

mitchables 09-29-2009 09:01 PM

I quite like Criminal Intent over SVU - the earlier seasons, anyway. As they progressed I'd say they switched.

Not sure about this Trial by Jury and Law and Order: UK business, though. Although to be fair, I haven't ever watched either. Just the premises alone bother me I guess. Can UK cops even carry guns? I thought they couldn't. It has been years since I last watched 'The Bill'.

mitchables 09-29-2009 09:01 PM

Oh also Torchwood was fucking horrible.

mitchables 09-29-2009 09:02 PM

Also I don't really care for either CSI spin-off. If I had to pick one that was slightly less mediocre than the other, I would probably say New York over Miami, but only because David Caruso bothers me. NYPD Blue flashbacks. Traumatising stuff.

mitchables 09-29-2009 09:03 PM

ALSO The Critic was not a spin-off of the Simpsons, it was just created by two of its writers. Completely independent show.

ClockShot 09-29-2009 09:37 PM

Best: Frasier, NCIS, Angel, Diff'rent World

Worst: Trapper John M.D., new Knight Rider


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