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A '''continuation''' is a movie or series that continues on from an established series, utilizing a majority of the same situations, ideas, story, settings, characters and, consequently, the cast. Continuations are usually done after a long hiatus and are | A '''continuation''' is a movie or series that continues on from an established series, utilizing a majority of the same situations, ideas, story, settings, characters and, consequently, the cast. Continuations are usually done after a long hiatus and are ''not'' considered to be [[spin-off|spun-off]]. | ||
Examples of this occurance in the genre include: | Examples of this occurance in the genre include: | ||
* ''Serenity'', which is a movie-based continuation of the one-season television series | * ''Serenity'', which is a movie-based continuation of the one-season television series ''Firefly''. | ||
* ''Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars'', a made-for-TV miniseries that continues from the events depicted from the fourth year of the TV show | * ''Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars'', a made-for-TV miniseries that continues from the events depicted from the fourth year of the TV show ''Farscape''. | ||
Efforts to create continuations of the [[Original Series]] of ''Battlestar Galactica'' include: | Efforts to create continuations of the [[Original Series]] of ''Battlestar Galactica'' include: | ||
Revision as of 11:19, 19 June 2007
A continuation is a movie or series that continues on from an established series, utilizing a majority of the same situations, ideas, story, settings, characters and, consequently, the cast. Continuations are usually done after a long hiatus and are not considered to be spun-off.
Examples of this occurance in the genre include:
- Serenity, which is a movie-based continuation of the one-season television series Firefly.
- Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars, a made-for-TV miniseries that continues from the events depicted from the fourth year of the TV show Farscape.
Efforts to create continuations of the Original Series of Battlestar Galactica include:
- The Singer-DeSanto TV series project
- Richard Hatch's Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming motion picture project
- Glen A. Larson's Battlestar Atlantis moribund motion-picture continuation effort