Spin-off
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A spin-off is something new that comes from something already present. It is often used for video games, films and TV shows. A spin-off may have the same people, places, themes or ideas as the original.
[edit] Spin-offs in computer and video games
[edit] Spin-offs in films
[edit] Spin-offs in television
- Frasier (spin-off from Cheers)
- Angel (spin-off from Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- The Facts of Life (spin-off from Diff'rent Strokes
- She-Ra: Princess of Power (spin-off of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe)
- Daria (spin-off from Beavis and Butthead, which was a spin-off from Liquid Television)
- The Simpsons (spin-off from The Tracey Ullman Show)
It has the same meaning when talking about companies or organisations.
