While main protagonists and plots do the heavy narrative lifting in movies and TV series, sometimes the secondary characters are the ones that linger in our minds long after the credits roll. These narrative loose ends create the perfect opportunity for spin-offs.What's a spin-off, you ask? Well, let's go over the definition as well as some of our favorite examples.What Is a Spin-Off?A spin-off is a film or a series that is derived from a film or series. It is usually based on an interesting secondary character, a subsidiary storyline, the story’s world, an extended or underlaid theme, or really anything else from the original source material. Basically, any story element can be turned into a spin-off, as long as it originates from an existing movie or TV show. Let’s understand better with some examples. 5 Great Examples to Understand Spin-Offs and How They Work(Trust me, if you haven’t watched them, put them on your watch list now!)1. Young Sheldon (Spin-off to The Big Bang Theory)I personally love this series because of its well-rounded characters, with special mention to Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons), of course.The Big Bang Theory follows a group of friends who just so happen to be genius scientists as they struggle with everyday life, relationships, and work. Although there’s multiple protagonists in the series, Sheldon Cooper is a character who stands out immediately for his genius and hilarious social awkwardness.As the series ends, I bet you’d be left wondering about the childhood of this prodigy who’d rather...
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