The Best TV Spin Offs of all time

owen10 · 26/05/15 - 23:50

I remember spin offs were quite popular in the Eighties and Nineties I think out of all of them Frasier was the best out of the lot of them What are your favourite spin offs

fanstar77 · 26/05/15 - 23:56

The Sweeney...was a spin off from the Regan pilot. Still counts 😀

ShaunIOW · 27/05/15 - 00:06

Stargate: Atlantis (from Stargate: SG1)
NCIS (from JAG)
NCIS: LA (from NCIS)
Star Trek: TNG (from Star Trek)
Star Trek: DS9 (from Star Trek: TNG)

ClarkF1 · 27/05/15 - 08:30

NCIS
Star Trek: TNG
Mork and Mindy (from Happy Days)
Count Duckula (from Danger Mouse)

ohglobbits · 27/05/15 - 08:46

Doctor In Charge
Robin's Nest
Frasier

JT2060 · 27/05/15 - 09:01

No Green Green Grass yet?

Gordie1 · 27/05/15 - 09:15

Friends was basically a spin off of man about you.;-)

Shrike · 27/05/15 - 09:24

Frasier would be my favourite.
Another good one - "Lewis" from "Inspector Morse."
Thinking about it, does "Endeavour" count too?

Gordie1 · 27/05/15 - 09:38

First of the summer wine
Going straight
Rock and chips
Mrs columbo
the law and harry mcgraw.

nightporter · 27/05/15 - 09:38

The Lone Gunmen was an ok spin off from The Xfiles.

Syntax Error · 27/05/15 - 09:40

Angel - better than Buffy The Vampire Slayer IMHO.

coldcomfort · 27/05/15 - 09:46

George and Mildred.
Almost as good as MATH.

ilovewallander · 27/05/15 - 09:52

Definitely Frasier

Dalekbuster523 · 27/05/15 - 10:06

The Sarah Jane Adventures.

No spinoff is better than The Sarah Jane Adventures.

The Sarah Jane Adventures was incredible, covering some surprisingly dark themes for a CBBC show and featuring a wide cast of likeable and endearing characters. The Trickster was such a good villain that he wouldn't look out of place in the main show!

Michael_Eve · 27/05/15 - 12:36

Really liked Cheers. Blinking well loved Frasier. So that.

If it had ever been stated rather than hinted at that Number Six was John Drake, I'd have gone for The Prisoner!

MichPlat · 27/05/15 - 12:49

As per the majority , Frasier .

We don't come close to the Yanks for sitcoms , not even remotely close .

Gordie1 · 27/05/15 - 12:59

MichPlat wrote: »

As per the majority , Frasier .

We don't come close to the Yanks for sitcoms , not even remotely close .

Get a grip,....
Only fools and horses
Fawlty towers
One foot in the grave
The office
Alan partridge
Pheonix nights
....the list goes on.

Daniel Dare · 27/05/15 - 15:04

Dalekbuster523 wrote: »

The Sarah Jane Adventures.

No spinoff is better than The Sarah Jane Adventures.

I think that most of us regard this thread as an opinion thread and not not posting as though stating a fact in the thread. You cannot say 'no spinoff is better than...' as we'd all be here forever arguing and that wouldn't get us anywhere.
By all means your preferred choice is valid for nomination like any others here and that's where you should have left it. So please put a lid on the self-entitled 'no other's opinions count apart from mine' posts as there are some great suggestions here from all.

Some of my best choices would be:
The New Avengers
The Bionic Woman
The Sweeny
Ashes to Ashes
Angel
Torchwood
Mork & Mindy
Futurama
Steptoe and Son
Absolutely Fabulous
Knowing Me, Knowing You... with Alan Partridge
Rab C Nesbitt
Phoenix Nights

JT2060 · 27/05/15 - 15:39

coldcomfort wrote: »

George and Mildred.
Almost as good as MATH.

Remove Thomset and Wilcox from a sitcom and it is almost better?

andy1231 · 27/05/15 - 16:18

Torchwood Much better than that silly Sarah Jane Adventures

jrmswfc · 27/05/15 - 16:47

Just had an argument as to whether Phoenix Nights was actually a spin off from that episode of "That Peter Kay Thing" or if that episode was essentially a pilot for the series. Personally I think it's classed as a spin-off as they basically made a series from the best episode of a series of one offs.

I also quite enjoyed Max and Paddy, which was a spin off from a spin off!

BPL2011 · 27/05/15 - 16:50

Yus, My Dear has to be near the top of the list.

munkyfellover · 27/05/15 - 16:57

Better Call Saul's first season was incredible. I really enjoyed Caprica too, Angel's probably my all time though. I don't really think you could call Ashes to Ashes a spin off per se.

Shrike · 27/05/15 - 17:05

jrmswfc wrote: »

Just had an argument as to whether Phoenix Nights was actually a spin off from that episode of "That Peter Kay Thing" or if that episode was essentially a pilot for the series. Personally I think it's classed as a spin-off as they basically made a series from the best episode of a series of one offs.

I also quite enjoyed Max and Paddy, which was a spin off from a spin off!

In that case "Porridge" and "Open all hours" were spin-offs from "Seven of One";-)

And "Porridge" too had its own spin-off - "Going straight".

Ian K Mc · 27/05/15 - 18:47

Hadleigh was my favourite. It lasted for 4 seasons unlike the series Gazette that it was a spinoff of.

ilovewallander · 27/05/15 - 19:02

jrmswfc wrote: »

Just had an argument as to whether Phoenix Nights was actually a spin off from that episode of "That Peter Kay Thing" or if that episode was essentially a pilot for the series. Personally I think it's classed as a spin-off as they basically made a series from the best episode of a series of one offs.

I also quite enjoyed Max and Paddy, which was a spin off from a spin off!

In that case I'll add Phoenix Nights then

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