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Old 04-15-2011, 04:10 PM
 
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How many spin offs of spin offs can the world take? Help me expose the worst examples of plagiaristic screenwriting.
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Old 04-15-2011, 04:17 PM
 
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Examples, they may not be perfect but you get the idea.

The socially inept Medical Examiner:

Bones begets Rizzoli and Isles, which begets Body of Evidence.

The nerd secret agent:

Chuck begets, Covert Affairs which begets Chaos...
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Old 04-16-2011, 10:56 AM
 
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Smart sassy wife/mom and the big doofus dad...when did those start? Roseanne, Home Improvement, Everybody Loves Raymond, According to Jim, I'm sure there are more.
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Old 04-16-2011, 02:06 PM
 
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Smart sassy wife/mom and the big doofus dad...when did those start? Roseanne, Home Improvement, Everybody Loves Raymond, According to Jim, I'm sure there are more.
Well that goes back to the Honeymooners, and the Life of Riley.

What I'm looking for are shows that are being cloned within such close proximity in time as to leave no doubt that they are nothing more than copycats.
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Old 04-16-2011, 02:32 PM
 
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sorry.
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