What SHOULD have gotten a spinoff? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Retro4Life · 03-19-2011, 07:07 PM

I'm not very partial to spinoffs. They never match the quality of the original show, they limp along for a season or two, then are forgotten and discarded.

But are there characters or situations that SHOULD have been granted a shot at the big time? If so, what were/are they?

Here's one I thought of (it is a rarity, for sure).

Gary Seven from the original Star Trek. It was obvious his episode was intended as a pilot of sorts. A human being raised and trained on an extraterrestrial world as a kind of intergalactic James Bond, to sort out trouble spots and solve problems. He's aided by a curious cat who has a strange habit of occasionally turning into a woman (Isis), and a goofy young secretary (Teri Garr!) in what could have become a neat love triangle.

It would have had a chance because Seven was not a character from the crew or the ensemble and therefore didn't NEED the ensemble to work and be interesting, like Joey from Friends or Flo from Alice. And it just had a neat, funky 60's vibe to it; breezy and fun without getting too serious.

70s show watcher · 03-19-2011, 08:32 PM

i always to see fes from that 70s show get his own spinoff

Brian Damage · 03-19-2011, 09:11 PM

They were thinking about this one, but it never materialized...

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03-19-2011, 07:07 PM	#1
Retro4Life Accept No Substitutes Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 04, 2009 Location: IL Posts: 6,708	What SHOULD have gotten a spinoff? I'm not very partial to spinoffs. They never match the quality of the original show, they limp along for a season or two, then are forgotten and discarded. But are there characters or situations that SHOULD have been granted a shot at the big time? If so, what were/are they? Here's one I thought of (it is a rarity, for sure). Gary Seven from the original Star Trek. It was obvious his episode was intended as a pilot of sorts. A human being raised and trained on an extraterrestrial world as a kind of intergalactic James Bond, to sort out trouble spots and solve problems. He's aided by a curious cat who has a strange habit of occasionally turning into a woman (Isis), and a goofy young secretary (Teri Garr!) in what could have become a neat love triangle. It would have had a chance because Seven was not a character from the crew or the ensemble and therefore didn't NEED the ensemble to work and be interesting, like Joey from Friends or Flo from Alice. And it just had a neat, funky 60's vibe to it; breezy and fun without getting too serious.
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03-19-2011, 09:11 PM	#3
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03-19-2011, 08:32 PM	#2
70s show watcher Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 20, 2008 Location: between point place and studio 8 h Posts: 4,548	i always to see fes from that 70s show get his own spinoff