Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Help, Help me Rhoda


Did you ever think about spin-off's?

You know when they spin a new show off of a character in another series. Mary Tyler Moore had several. Rhoda. Phyllis. Even a drama series staring Lou Grant. All in the Family spun off Maude, Good Times, and the Jeffersons. I think the most successful spin off of a character was probably "Frazier" which was spun off of "Cheers." Unless it was "The Jefferson's" .

I wonder if a blog can be considered a spinoff? A lot of people consider this blog a spin-off of Althouse. I have to say I learned a lot about blogging by reading and commenting at Althouse and I want to thank the professor for that. We have had our ups and downs but without a doubt she is a talented and generous blogger. She recently had a post asking lurkers to post on her site. I even found out that I had a lurker here! That was pretty cool I must say.

So I don't know if that makes me Rhoda. I wouldn't want to be Lou Grant because the only thing worse than a journalist is a lawyer. But maybe I can aspire to be Jimmie JJ Walker of "Good Times."

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9 comments:

  1. chickelitFebruary 9, 2010 at 6:06 PM

    A lot of people consider this blog a spin-off of Althouse.

    Meade said that first right?

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  2. Trooper YorkFebruary 9, 2010 at 6:07 PM

    No, he said he thought Althouse was a "spinner."

    That's not quite the same thing.

    So to speak.

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 9, 2010 at 7:54 PM

    I'm sure we could have a semantic war over this topic. FWIW, we met at the blond blogger lady's site, and I followed you here. Who's the lurker? I thought a lurker read, but didn't post. Every blog must have several of those. It wasn't until about three or four years ago I even knew to read the comment section. It opened up a whole new world.

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  4. Peter V. BellaFebruary 9, 2010 at 10:30 PM

    We're movin on up...

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  5. PennyFebruary 10, 2010 at 12:08 AM

    Love in an elevator?

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  6. ricpicFebruary 10, 2010 at 9:49 AM

    For all my problems with Althouse, opinionwise, the thing that makes her blog so great is its catholic, small c quality.

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  7. rcoceanFebruary 11, 2010 at 5:17 PM

    I just hope you don't end up like "Joanie Loves Chachi" or "Hello Larry".

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  8. chickelitFebruary 11, 2010 at 7:53 PM

    God I hope the network isn't cancelling you! Last year were your highest ratings ever!

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  9. blakeFebruary 11, 2010 at 11:50 PM

    Troop--

    Most successful spin-off "Frazier"?

    How about "Laverne and Shirley" and "Mork and Mindy"--both spun off of "Happy Days"? Never mind the three cartoon series, "Blansky's Beauties", "Joanie Loves Chachi", and didn't they do a spin off about Arnold or Al?

    Of course, except for "Joanie Loves Chachi", the spin-offs were more tie-ins. "Here's a character on your favorite show! Watch the new show starring him or her!"

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