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List of television spinoffs

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A spin-off in television is a new series which contains either characters or theme elements from an old series. They are particularly common in situation comedy. For more information on the subject, see spin-off. A related phenomenon not to be confused with the spin-off, is the crossover.

Many, if not all spinoffs, are produced by some of the original producers of the root show.

Criteria for a television spin-off

Before a television show can be considered a spin-off, it has to match the following criteria:

  • It cannot be a remake of a pre-existing show (e.g. The Battlestar Galactica series of 2003 is not spun off from the one made in 1978). The exception can be made to series such as The Transformers where the lines of continuity are blurred at best.
  • The crossover cannot have taken place after the show was created (e.g. Friends is not a spin-off from Mad About You as the characters met after both shows were created).
  • Spin-offs are only for shows that existed. If a pilot was written but never shot, it is not considered a spin-off.
  • When a show undergoes a name change, its successor is considered a spin-off from the original program (e.g. Three's a Crowd is considered a spin-off from Three's Company)

List of spin-offs

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See also

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