Ambitious fans of TV series certainly know what spin-off is, because they face this concept quite often. But ordinary film enthusiasts who prefer to watch a full-length movie may not have the slightest idea about this term. They are much more familiar with words like "prequel", "sequel" or even "interquel". Spin-offs are jokingly called "sideways", as it is a plot of the original series, created by the same company, but with other characters.
When secondary heroes become main characters
Most often, the characters of such a project are either secondary characters in the main series, or episodic characters who met the viewer in just a few episodes. In fact, they know well what spin-offs are, fans of foreign TV series Buffy, Doctor Who, X-Files and Griffins, "And" Capercaillie ".
"Wobble" for the money
Some viewers on the question "what is the spin-off" answer with a clear taste of sarcasm and a large share of skepticism. They just say that this is one of the many ways to either cut off more money from the audience or raise the rating to the original series. And it's true, this technique is used not only in movies, but also in literature and music. For example, a band that has released a new album can try to sell their fans a kind of spin-off single or a collection of remixes. In the literature, however, this principle works in the same way as in the cinema. Seeing that sales of books have grown, the author will hurry to write a detailed biography of each character, releasing a whole series of books. The producers of computer games know what spin-offs are. Sometimes new games, glued together as horrible and from what fell into the wild desire to earn money from fans, are created on the basis of the original series. Most often they disappoint players, but after the money has been paid, so that any such reception performs its function perfectly.
"Walking dead" do not give up positions
The creators of popular and today's series are becoming more and more imbued with this idea. For sure, every director of a youth TV show of any genre has often thought about creating a spin-off. "Walking dead", for example, very soon get their own spin-off, which was announced for 2015. Although the project still does not even have a title, it is predicted that it will be a good chance to show oneself to the actors that the viewer in the original series might not have noticed or simply not remember, so that the entire responsibility for the quality of the spin-off lies on their shoulders. And naturally, on the conscience of Robert Kirkman and his team of professionals, because the idea will work the same composition of the crew. From the information provided, we can conclude that in the new series will be allocated a new storyline, and already new heroes will have to share all the gravity of the unidentified side of the sinister zombie-armageddon.
Announced variations of popular TV shows
What is the spin-off series, know and the creators of "Supernatural". Recently it became known that the story of the Winchesters brothers will stretch for another season, moreover, it will be born of its own "sideways". Spin-off "Supernatural" will be called "Blood Ties", and one of the main roles will play a small role in the series "Strela" Melissa Roxburgh. It is rumored that the plot branch of "Supernatural" will tell about the evil spirits inhabiting the city of Chicago. Only viewers need to be prepared for the fact that this time the ubiquitous Dean and Sam will not save anyone. Instead, they will begin filming in the tenth season of the original series.