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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 Bill Savage went over to the (Stu Hart) house and one of the Hart kids was running around with his hair wet. Savage asked why his hair was wet. Stu said, "the little bast--d broke a vase this morning, so I stuck his head in the toilet. Want me to show you again?" |
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You can't teach that
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I liked Xena.
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Pelvic Sorcerer
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The cleveland show was pretty bad so far.
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Best: King of Queens was pretty good.
Worst: Joey. I hated friends and the Joey spin off was terrible too. |
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King of Queens is fucking terrible.
Frasier is the best IMO. |
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What did King of Queens spin off?
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Stargate Atlantis was decent enough.
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Family Matters is a good spin off.
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Triple A
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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. |
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I don't think it was a spinoff of everybody loves raymond, they just did crossovers.
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quesque fuck?
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King of Queens is mint.
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Happy Days (Which itself was a spinoff from Love, American Style) had several spinoffs:
Laverne & Shirley Mork & Mindy Joanie Loves Chachi |
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Frasier is probably the best.
I really like King of Queens. Joey was pretty bad. |
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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 |
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King of Queens is pretty damn good.
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Under rated spin off that got cancelled too fast was The Critic from The Simpsons.
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Hey wait!
Best Spin-off EVER: The Simpsons! (spun off from The Tracey Ullman Show) |
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The Love-Matic Grandpa
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You can't teach that
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I did not like 60 Minutes II.
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Saved By The Bell, Sesame Street, and The Muppets are all great spinoffs
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Fuck off, if you think anything about KOQ is 'mint' other than Leah Remini's backside you're probably on crack, cracka
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I like Patton Oswalt, but King of Queens is bad.
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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!" |
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Listen to Killer Mike
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King of Queens is horrible
can't believe it lasted as long as it did |
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Listen to Killer Mike
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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.
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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) |
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NCIS is sweet, and Boston Legal.
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So mad at guys talking shit on King of Queens.
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Joey was pretty bad.
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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'. |
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Oh also Torchwood was fucking horrible.
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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.
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bonjour
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ALSO The Critic was not a spin-off of the Simpsons, it was just created by two of its writers. Completely independent show.
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Best: Frasier, NCIS, Angel, Diff'rent World
Worst: Trapper John M.D., new Knight Rider |
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