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Come Inside... => The Snug => Topic started by: Miss Demeanour on January 24, 2010, 02:59:36 PM
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I see they are hyping a spin off series ( a prequel) to Only Fools and Horses called Rock and Chips Peckham, 1960, and the Trotters are all under one roof: Grandad, Joan, husband Reg and the teenage Del Boy. Joining this comedy drama are teenage versions of Only Fools and Horses favourites Boycie, Trigger and Denzil.
They have also done a similar thing with Eastenders with 'E20' which is an online spin off for the teen market ::)
Has there ever been a successful spin off series which was better than the original ?
The only one that I can really think of is Frasier but not sure that was greatly superior to Cheers probably on a par. Most I would say are completely overshadowed by the original show.
Disclaimer : This point of view depends on whether you like the original show in the first place or watch telly whistle:
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Shrugs:
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Thanks Trigger lol:
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George Lucas has made a whole career out of the idea.
On TV "Lewis" is as good as "Morse" ever was even though lacking the one magic ingredient of John Thaw.
Z Cars spawned a number of spin offs, which were very good, called "Softly Softly" and then "Barlow" and for those old enough the remember "Murder Bag" with Det Insp Lockhart which became "Crime Sheet" and then with a "promotion" to Det Superintendent Lockhart the series became "No Hiding Place" and ran for many years producing a couple of admittedly not very successful spin offs of its own. Lockhart was played for years by actor Raymond Francis and if memory serves at least one of his "Sidekicks" a Detective Sergeant Baxter (played by Eric Lander) starred in his own show called "Echo Four Two", another police drama for a while before being replaced by actor Johnny Briggs later to become famous as spiv "Mike Baldwin" in Coronation Street.
So yes sometimes spin offs can work but often they need the same actors to pull it off as with the TV series quoted above .... at least some of the actors carried on, all be it with a "promotion" so the thing became believable. Whether a prequel to Fools & Horses will work is questionable. I would like to have seen David Jason playing his own father ... that could have worked.
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I see they are hyping a spin off series ( a prequel) to Only Fools and Horses called Rock and Chips Peckham, 1960, and the Trotters are all under one roof: Grandad, Joan, husband Reg and the teenage Del Boy. Joining this comedy drama are teenage versions of Only Fools and Horses favourites Boycie, Trigger and Denzil.
They have also done a similar thing with Eastenders with 'E20' which is an online spin off for the teen market ::)
Has there ever been a successful spin off series which was better than the original ?
The only one that I can really think of is Frasier but not sure that was greatly superior to Cheers probably on a par. Most I would say are completely overshadowed by the original show.
Disclaimer : This point of view depends on whether you like the original show in the first place or watch telly whistle:
I'm just watching it (on iPlayer).
Excellent IMHO... recommended... happy088
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Indeed - seems to have had quite good reviews but I didn't see it noooo:
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Indeed - seems to have had quite good reviews but I didn't see it noooo:
iPlayer like.... on the Wii... happy088
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I enjoyed it, captured the era (early 60s) very well I thought.
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I watched Lewis instead and concur with Snoops about it; good stuff.
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I enjoyed it, captured the era (early 60s) very well I thought.
Agreed...
And Granddad actually looked like the original granddad... cloud9:
Not that bearded Naval twat... noooo: