Entertainment Weekly Chooses The 15 Worst TV Spin-offs Ever...Do You Agree With It? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 02-16-2011, 08:57 PM

There was no particular order to it...

Joey
Phyllis
AfterMASH
Joanie Loves Chachi
Saved by the Bell: The College Years
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Three's a Crowd
The Tortellis
Baywatch Nights
The Lone Gunmen
Living Dolls
Time Of Your Life
The Brady Brides
Models Inc.

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TVFactFan · 02-16-2011, 10:47 PM

Three's a Crowd and Saved by the Bell the College Years does not belong on that list

Brian Damage · 02-16-2011, 11:07 PM

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Three's a Crowd and Saved by the Bell the College Years does not belong on that list

Three's A Crowd wasn't that strong, neither was SBTB in my opinion

Marvo301 · 02-16-2011, 11:12 PM

Personally I wouldn't have put Aftermash on the list. Sure it pales in comparison to the show it spun off from but looked at on its own it's really not a bad show. I enjoy period pieces and Aftermash took place in the 50's shortly after the end of the Korean War. The story telling was very good on this show. And they also were accurate to the time period in terms of costumes and props and set decoration. Personally I found the show very watchable.

About the Brady Brides, Sherwood and Lloyd Schwartz never intended this to be a series. It was supposed to be a 2 hour movie. But NBC was desperate for programming and asked that the movie be re-edited into four 30 minute episodes so they could fill a time slot for four consecutive weeks. Paramount would only agree to that if NBC would commit to ordering six additional 30 minute episodes and turning the Brady Brides into a series.

Brian Damage · 02-16-2011, 11:28 PM

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Personally I wouldn't have put Aftermash on the list. Sure it pales in comparison to the show it spun off from but looked at on its own it's really not a bad show. I enjoy period pieces and Aftermash took place in the 50's shortly after the end of the Korean War. The story telling was very good on this show. And they also were accurate to the time period in terms of costumes and props and set decoration. Personally I found the show very watchable.

About the Brady Brides, Sherwood and Lloyd Schwartz never intended this to be a series. It was supposed to be a 2 hour movie. But NBC was desperate for programming and asked that the movie be re-edited into four 30 minute episodes so they could fill a time slot for four consecutive weeks. Paramount would only agree to that if NBC would commit to ordering six additional 30 minute episodes and turning the Brady Brides into a series.

Interesting

Mr. Television · 02-17-2011, 12:06 AM

Phyllis, TAC, and Trial by Jury shouldn't be on that list. Call me crazy but I actually liked Joanie Loves Chachi and watched it every week. lol

tv star collector · 02-17-2011, 10:42 AM

I thought The Lone Gunmen had potential and really hated when the
producers killed off the characters later on The X-Files.

old grouch · 02-17-2011, 02:46 PM

'The Brady Bunch Variety Hour' and 'The Bradys' were a lot worse than 'The Brady Brides'.

Also, where's 'The Hee Haw Honeys' and 'Gomer Pyle'????

gidgetgrape · 02-17-2011, 06:34 PM

I think it was just time for the Saved by the Bell to end. The couple chemistry on The Brady Brides and Three's a Crowd wasn't very good.

Retro4Life · 02-17-2011, 06:43 PM

Kind of surprised "The Colbys" wasn't listed.

"Phyllis" was funny, not as good at MTM but has no business on this list, IMO.

gidgetgrape · 02-17-2011, 07:43 PM

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Kind of surprised "The Colbys" wasn't listed.

The spaceship!

Retro4Life · 02-17-2011, 07:51 PM

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The spaceship!

Yeah, wth was that all about?

LUNCH · 02-18-2011, 01:49 PM

I'll go even further than Marvo,and say AfterMash is a very good show.Yes it's not as good as MASH,however it still is an entertaining show.And it's also quite different than MASH in a number of ways,so even if someone never really liked like MASH,they may still enjoy AfterMASH.---If they still made tv shows even 1/2 as good as AfterMash,modern tv would not be the un-viewable mess it is now.

catlover79 · 02-18-2011, 02:12 PM

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Yeah, wth was that all about?

Yeah, Fallon (Emma Samms) was taken hostage onto a UFO and transported back to Denver (and Dynasty)!!!!

HuntingtonM15 · 02-18-2011, 02:37 PM

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Saved by the Bell the College Years does not belong on that list

I agree. It had a lot of potential and a great cast.

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Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,460	Personally I wouldn't have put Aftermash on the list. Sure it pales in comparison to the show it spun off from but looked at on its own it's really not a bad show. I enjoy period pieces and Aftermash took place in the 50's shortly after the end of the Korean War. The story telling was very good on this show. And they also were accurate to the time period in terms of costumes and props and set decoration. Personally I found the show very watchable. About the Brady Brides, Sherwood and Lloyd Schwartz never intended this to be a series. It was supposed to be a 2 hour movie. But NBC was desperate for programming and asked that the movie be re-edited into four 30 minute episodes so they could fill a time slot for four consecutive weeks. Paramount would only agree to that if NBC would commit to ordering six additional 30 minute episodes and turning the Brady Brides into a series.
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Retro4Life Accept No Substitutes Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 04, 2009 Location: IL Posts: 6,708	Kind of surprised "The Colbys" wasn't listed. "Phyllis" was funny, not as good at MTM but has no business on this list, IMO.
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02-17-2011, 02:46 PM	#8
old grouch Member Senior Member Join Date: May 13, 2010 Location: montana Posts: 1,877	'The Brady Bunch Variety Hour' and 'The Bradys' were a lot worse than 'The Brady Brides'. Also, where's 'The Hee Haw Honeys' and 'Gomer Pyle'????

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gidgetgrape Forever Gidget Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 20, 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 3,505	I think it was just time for the Saved by the Bell to end. The couple chemistry on The Brady Brides and Three's a Crowd wasn't very good.

02-18-2011, 01:49 PM	#13
LUNCH Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 23, 2010 Location: New York State Posts: 1,304	I'll go even further than Marvo,and say AfterMash is a very good show.Yes it's not as good as MASH,however it still is an entertaining show.And it's also quite different than MASH in a number of ways,so even if someone never really liked like MASH,they may still enjoy AfterMASH.---If they still made tv shows even 1/2 as good as AfterMash,modern tv would not be the un-viewable mess it is now.