Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Old TV shows and spin offs

 I was watching an old TV show "Hawaiian Eye". One thing in several early show was the people visiting the islands had letters of credit from major banks.  It was a spin off from "77 Sunset Strip".  Just like "Pettycoat Junction", Beverly Hillbillies", and "Green Acres" were related the characters moved between shows.  The Andy Griffith show spawned Gomer Pyle: USMC. Happy days, Laverne and Shirley and Mork from Mork and Mindy were related.  The Jeffersons spawned off from All in the Family. Many others shows spawned other shows.  Today's TV  like CSI has spawned other CSI's.  NCIS has spawned other NCIS and also tied into JAG. Many movies spawned TV shows.  Shooter, Robocop, you can find many.  New shows are dying out and break offs from current shows are the norm.  Take Chicago (place show here) had a interlace with each other same as the FBI shows.  I remember "The F.B.I." from the sixties.  Stargate the movie spawned Stargate SG1, and a couple other spinoffs.  Spiderman, Batman, Superman, X-Men, Wonder Woman, Flash, Capitan America, have spawned other Spiderman, Batman, Superman, X-Men, Wonder Woman, Flash, Capitan America movies, shows and cartoons. 

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