Are there any examples of successful spinoff shows...

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Salrite
05/28/2025
06:15 PM
#1
based on in-universe shows from an IP? I know there was a pilot made for a Monsignor Martinez live action show but never saw production. I think it would be really interesting if something like this could have a successful run.
LaggnFragnLarry
05/28/2025
06:58 PM
#2
better call saul
JixHedgehog
05/28/2025
06:59 PM
#3
A spinoff from a shows show?

Not a show, but IIRC the Machete movie was born from a mock in-movie ad in another movie
SunWuKung420
05/28/2025
07:00 PM
#4
Young Sheldon
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keyblader1985
05/28/2025
07:06 PM
#6
Young Sheldon was a higher quality show than Big Bang Theory ever was. Also the Arrowverse all started with Arrow, but The Flash was a more direct spinoff and was very successful.
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sull56ivan2010
05/28/2025
07:41 PM
#7
keyblader1985 posted...
Young Sheldon was a higher quality show than Big Bang Theory ever was. Also the Arrowverse all started with Arrow, but The Flash was a more direct spinoff and was very successful.
I'm not huge on Young Sheldon because of the title character, but I can agree. It didn't feel like the typical Chuck Lorre slop that he has made before and after it.
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Salrite
05/28/2025
07:45 PM
#8
Oh, not a show, but Nichijou had an in-universe manga that they'd use for transitional cutaway gags and it was eventually made into a real manga.
Blightzkrieg
05/28/2025
08:11 PM
#9
The OP is like two sentences long and nobody read it apparently.

Anyway, no.
Salrite
05/28/2025
08:38 PM
#10
Blightzkrieg posted...
The OP is like two sentences long and nobody read it apparently.

Anyway, no.

Yeah, I knew that would happen. But I don't think I could have put it all in the title.
MICHALECOLE
05/28/2025
08:49 PM
#11
Never watched that far into it, but doesnt digimon kinda do the opposite of this?
ParanoidObsessive
05/28/2025
09:58 PM
#12
Blightzkrieg posted...
The OP is like two sentences long and nobody read it apparently.

It probably doesn't help that it's kind of awkwardly worded.
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Ogurisama
05/28/2025
10:06 PM
#13
Simpsons span off from the Tracey Ullman show
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SunWuKung420
05/28/2025
10:11 PM
#14
Frasier from Cheers.
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Salrite
05/28/2025
10:27 PM
#15
ParanoidObsessive posted...
It probably doesn't help that it's kind of awkwardly worded.

Don't know how it could be any clearer. I spelled it out and gave an example of a pitched idea.
Judgmenl
05/28/2025
10:45 PM
#16
Law and Order: SVU
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MICHALECOLE
05/29/2025
12:08 AM
#17
What about kill bill via pulp fiction
SunWuKung420
05/29/2025
12:26 AM
#18
MICHALECOLE posted...
What about kill bill via pulp fiction
It roughly falls into the category. There aren't many examples that TC is looking for.
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MICHALECOLE
05/29/2025
12:33 AM
#19
SunWuKung420 posted...
It roughly falls into the category. There aren't many examples that TC is looking for.
I like it rough
Dikitain
05/29/2025
01:20 AM
#20
NCIS has to be one of the most popular given it's longevity.
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hockey7318
05/29/2025
06:57 AM
#21
I guess you're looking for something like how Bojack Horseman had a spinoff Christmas Special from Horsin' Around, but if they actually made an entire season instead of a one off. I can't think of anything like that.
Nichtcrawler-X
05/29/2025
07:29 AM
#22
Gekiganger III has an OVA.
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Salrite
05/29/2025
09:28 AM
#23
SunWuKung420 posted...
There aren't many examples that TC is looking for.

That's what got me wondering if it could be possible or has ever been done successfully. Would it help if we opened it up to all media? I feel like there have been silly one-off games based on in-universe media. But probably nothing that saw continued success.

Helvetica Standard is probably the only thing I can think of that comes close.
captpackrat
05/29/2025
10:20 AM
#24
In an odd reverse of this, there's an episode of Emergency! where they watch Adam-12 on TV, which is especially odd because there was a crossover episode where the Rampart staff and Squad 51 appeared on Adam-12.

There was also an episode of Batman (1966) where they watch the Green Hornet on TV, and an episode of Green Hornet where they watch Batman, despite the fact that there was also a crossover between the two shows.
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KJ_StErOiDs
05/29/2025
08:58 PM
#25
Closest I can come up with is Star Trek: Below Decks, adopting the name of a TNG episode.
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