The success of a TV show means there's only one logical result: More of it. But when greenlighting yet another season doesn't feel enough, or perhaps a show has run its course but fans yearn for more, that's when there's the call for a spin-off. But some spin-offs are a little weirder than others.
Today, the explosion of TV across different streaming platforms and the need for familiar brands and "IP" has made spin-offs more commonplace than it's ever been. But while some spin-offs feel logical, usually centered around popular side characters, some spin-offs hinge on a strange premise, or barely have a connection to the original show at all. Some spin-offs just sound weird on paper no matter which way you slice it.
From legacy sequels to backdoor pilots that led to nowhere really, here are 32 of the weirdest TV spin-offs. 32. The Hills: New Beginnings On paper, a continuation of the hit MTV reality show The Hills – itself a spin-off of Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County – sounds like catnip for nostalgic aging millennials.
Where The Hills chronicled the young adulthood of Laguna Beach High School alums as they braved their early 20s, The Hills: New Beginnings aimed to resume their lives almost 10 years later to see their 30s. But without the presence of original star Lauren Conrad and a pandemic-delayed Season 2, which aired to low ratings, there wasn't much of a horizon beyond The Hills. 31.
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