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A '''Spin-off''' is a buzzword term, meaning: an officially-recognised continuation series utilising either some or all of the original cast of a series and/or using the same premise and/or set in the same town / country / universe as television series already (or recently) on-air. Spin-offs are usually produced by the same production company / team responsible for the originating series. | |||
==Examples== | |||
Examples | |||
*"Stargate Atlantis" is a spin-off of "Stargate SG-1" | *"Stargate Atlantis" is a spin-off of "Stargate SG-1" | ||
*"Star Trek Deep Space Nine" was a spin-off of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" | *"Star Trek Deep Space Nine" was a spin-off of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" | ||
*"Star Trek Voyager" was a spin-off of "Star Trek Deep Space Nine" | *"Star Trek Voyager" was a spin-off of "Star Trek Deep Space Nine" | ||
*"Crusade" was a spin-off of "Babylon 5" | *"Crusade" was a spin-off of "Babylon 5" | ||
*"Caprica" is a | *"Caprica" is a spin-off of the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|re-imagined "Battlestar Galactica"]] | ||
The new Battlestar Galactica is ''not'' a spin-off, but a [[Re-imagined|re-imagining]] of the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|original series]]. | |||
==Note== | |||
* The new Battlestar Galactica is ''not'' a spin-off, but a [[Re-imagined|re-imagining]] of the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|original series]]. | |||
[[Category:A to Z]] | [[Category:A to Z]] | ||
[[Category:Hollywood Buzzwords]] | [[Category:Hollywood Buzzwords]] | ||
Revision as of 18:18, 22 December 2006
A Spin-off is a buzzword term, meaning: an officially-recognised continuation series utilising either some or all of the original cast of a series and/or using the same premise and/or set in the same town / country / universe as television series already (or recently) on-air. Spin-offs are usually produced by the same production company / team responsible for the originating series.
Examples
- "Stargate Atlantis" is a spin-off of "Stargate SG-1"
- "Star Trek Deep Space Nine" was a spin-off of "Star Trek: The Next Generation"
- "Star Trek Voyager" was a spin-off of "Star Trek Deep Space Nine"
- "Crusade" was a spin-off of "Babylon 5"
- "Caprica" is a spin-off of the re-imagined "Battlestar Galactica"
Note
- The new Battlestar Galactica is not a spin-off, but a re-imagining of the original series.