Matt LeBlanc Friends Spinoff (1 Viewer)

[Daniel Kikin]

Now that it's official, time to start placing bets on how long it will be until one or more of the other five friends shows up.

 

[Jesse Blacklow]

Feh. I think it's Zucker's attempt to recreate a hit by being unoriginal. He's become quite an expert at that (US Coupling anyone?), and is another example of how NBC's primetime is slipping away. If they replace Scrubs with this dreck, I'm washing my hands of them.

 

[Thomas H G]

If they replace Scrubs with this dreck, I'm washing my hands of them.

I'll pull a Matrix lobby scene at NBC if this happens.

As for the Joey show... I'll hold off on it...It may be good.

 

[Mikel_Cooperman]

Now that it's official, time to start placing bets on how long it will be until one or more of the other five friends shows up.

I would guess either Sweeps or when the ratings start to take a plunge. Whatever happens first.

As far as Mork on Happy Days, that may be correct but didnt he appear on a whole episode of Laverne and Shirley?
I also think there was a spinoff from Mork and Mindy called Out of the Blue with Dixie Carter about an Angel called Random.
Anymore remember that show?

 

[LarryDavenport]

As long as they have good writers and a good supporting cast it should do well. I will watch for sure.

 

[Lee Jamilkowski]

Check out http://www.poobala.com/crossoverlist.html for information about television crossovers of all shapes and forms.

 

[Kwang Suh]

Don't forget the 14 grillion Star Treks

 

[Rob Tomlin]

I'm all for it. Joey was the best thing about Friends as far as I'm concerned.

 

[Bruce_S]

I don't think a Spin-Off will work with Joey character alone. I've heard that they will attempt bring some of the cast of "Friends" throughout Joey's show. I guess, we'll see how it'll turn out once the show aired.

Didn't NBC learn anything from the spin-off shows from the cast of Seinfeld?

-bruce

 

[Patrick Sun]

But the spin-off idea worked for Cheers => Frasier. It depends on how the show is spun off, and whether another good cast can put in place naturally and still generate laughs from the main character's essence. For Joey, he's a lovable lunkhead who's somehow made a career in acting.

 

[Peter Kim]

Didn't NBC learn anything from the spin-off shows from the cast of Seinfeld?

Indeed. Although they're probably hoping that lightning strikes twices, as it did before with Frasier.

The much beloved character of Kramer was fine in small to moderate doses, but could not fly an entire show. Is Joey too much of a comic relief pitcher to successfully pull out 9 innings?