Re: TV news for Nov. 16-22, 2024

BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

Nov 23, 2024 at 9:23:34 AM PST, Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:

On 11/23/24 7:58 AM, Robin Miller wrote:

 

THE EQUALIZER Spinoff With 2 Co-Leads Eyed by CBS  (Nov. 19)

 

Tell me - when is the last time a "backdoor pilot" actually led to a
*good* show?!!...

 

ANGEL and BUFFY?

 
Angel was a traditional spinoff, taking several long-established
characters and moving them to the new show.
 
A backdoor pilot introduces a character or two for one or two episodes
and then the spinoff begins.
 
My joke about Barney Miller didn't count as its pilot was on a summer
show that was essentially an anthology of pilots.
 
The answer is: Never ever.