Television spin-offs are everywhere. Once a TV show garners success, an executive somewhere is trying to figure out a way to borrow a few of those characters, toss them into another setting, and see if they can duplicate those numbers. Often times, it crashes and burns. But there are many success stories along the way, including The Jeffersons, Young Sheldon, Benson, and Frasier. There have also been a few film characters spun off into their own successful shows, recently Cobra Kai completely redefined how many think of The Karate Kid. So this week, our hosts discuss the world of TV spin-offs, and even come up with several spin-off ideas they'd like to try themselves.
Also this week, The Batman has been a project with an excessive amount of speculation, and finally director Matt Reeves and current Batman Ben Affleck have elaborated on the details, Hobbs and Shaw's first glimpse of the Fast and Furious spin-off has hit, Y: The Last Man finally moves to series. Another round of Movie Innuendo arrives as we determine which lines in The LEGO Movie aren't quite as innocent as they seem. Reviews of Velvet Buzzsaw and Russian Doll, a peek at new releases, and much more.
Discussed on this episode (0:00 – 25:13) Opening | News: The Batman details finally arrive, Hobbs and Shaw unveil their first trailer, Y: The Last Man goes to series, and much more | Movie Innuendo: The LEGO Movie (25:14 – 49:06) Reviews of Russian Doll and Velvet Buzzsaw | New Releases: The LEGO Movie 2, The Prodigy, What Men Want, Cold Pursuit, The Man Who Killed Hitler and the Bigfoot, and A Violent Man (49:07 – 1:17:19) From The Outside In: TV Spin-offs We Need (1:17:20 – 1:22:51) Recommendations | Closing | Outtakes Email topic suggestions or episode reactions to feedback@thehollywoodoutsider.com Please support The Hollywood Outsider and gain immediate access to exclusive bonus content, including a BONUS monthly episode and Bad Movie Night, by visiting Patreon.com/ TheHollywoodOutsider Be sure to join our Facebook Group Join our Fantasy Movie League! Find our league, then use the password ‘buypopcorn’ Do your shopping via our Amazon Link!