spin off

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2022

We explain what a spin-off is in film and television and which are the most famous. In addition, we tell you how they differ from the sequels.

A spinoff it usually focuses on minor characters from the original story.

What is a spinoff?

spin off is a term borrowed from English, with which it refers in the world of cinema and television to a derived series or esqueje, that is, to a film or television production whose plot follows from a previous production, and usually focuses on past or future events of a character or a series of minor characters.

This term is mainly used in the world audiovisual, but can also be applied to video games, radio productions, literature and other forms of narration. As with all anglicisms, that is, Anglo-Saxon loanwords in the Spanish language, should always be written in italics (and with the hyphen of their idiom original).

In business, the term is also often used. spinoff, but with a slightly different meaning: a spinoff corporate is a business that is born within another, that is, a derivative or subsidiary company, that is born by split of the first.

Difference between spinoff and aftermath

A sequel simply continues the story, with the same protagonists.

The derived series or spin offs they consist of independent stories that focus on an unexplored aspect of a previous story, assuming as primary characters those who played a secondary or even tertiary role in the original story.On the other hand, a sequel is a continuation of the latter, that is, an additional chapter in which the same characters are taken up, others are added and the development of the story is advanced.

For example, in the cinematic universe of starwars either Star Wars, by the American creator George Lucas (1944-), episode V of the saga, entitled The Empire Strikes Back (The Empire Strikes Back, 1980) was a sequel to episode IV, entitled A new hope (A new Hope, 1977), and returned to its main characters in their fight against the evil galactic empire.

Instead, the film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, 2016) recounts the fate of a group of secondary characters in the original saga (who are barely mentioned) and turns them into protagonists of their own story. The latter is located, in the chronology of the saga, just before episode IV.

Differences between prequel, sequel, interquel or medicine

The terms prequel, sequel, interquel and medicuela are neologisms (that is, new terms) that are used, in the cinematographic and literary field, to refer to works derived from an original that establish a specific relationship with respect to the narrated story. These terms seek to emulate the term “sequel”, alternating its specific meaning.

  • Prequel or prequel. It is a narrative production that takes up the universe established in a previous production, but not to continue it, but to recount the previous events that led to the original story. For example, once the trilogy of starwars of George Lucas, the director dedicated himself to telling the events prior to this (episodes I, II and II). Thus, the appearance of the phantom menace (The Phantom Menace, 1999) was a prequel to the original trilogy.
  • intersect.It is a narrative production that investigates the history of a previous saga, exploring what happened between one chapter and the next of the saga. For example, in the case of starwars, the animated film The clone Wars (Clone Wars, 2008) constitutes an interquel that recounts the events that occurred between Attack of the clones (Attack of the Clones, 2002) and Revenge of the Sith (Revenge of the Sith, 2005), that is, between episodes II and III of the saga.
  • Medicuela. It is a narrative production that fills a hole in the story of a previous production, that is to say, that goes into some aspect of a previous narration, to tell what then did not give time to tell or was not convenient to tell. It is a type of interquel that, instead of occurring between two episodes or chapters, occurs within an already narrated chapter, and enters at some point in its chronology. For example, the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Star Wars: The Clone Wars, 2008) delves into the events told by its predecessor animated series: Star Wars: Clone Wars (Star Wars: Clone Wars, 2003), to explore the untold events in the latter.
  • paraquel. It is a narrative production that runs parallel to what was told in a previous production, but focuses on other points of view and other events that were not shown in the original story or were barely hinted at. It is a parallel story that complements the original, adds light on the events that occurred or provides new perspectives to the plot. For example, in the video game Star Wars: Dark Forces (Star Wars: Dark Forces, 1995), tells the story of a character in charge of guaranteeing that the events of Star Wars: A New Hope take place, recounting some of the same events from a totally different point of view.

famous examples of spinoff

The Serie Bates Motel it's a spinoff of Psychosis, the classic Hitchcock film.

They are familiar examples of derived series or spinoff:

  • the tv series Better Caul Saul it's a spinoff from the previous series breaking bad .
  • TV series Bates Motel it's a spinoff of Psychosis Alfred Hitchcock's classic thriller.
  • the hollywood film The scorpion king it's a spinoff and a prequel to the film The Mummy .
  • The movie X-men Origins: Wolverine it's a spinoff of the series of films inspired by the characters of Marvel Comics, the X Men.
  • The series CSI Miami Y ITUC: New York are spinoff from the famous series CSI: Las Vegas .

Examples of famous sequels

Some examples of famous sequels in film and TV are:

  • The movie blade runner 2049 It is a sequel to the successful film bladerunner .
  • The movie The return to the blue lagoon is a sequel to The blue Lagoon .
  • The movie Robocop 2 , sequel to Robocop .
  • the animated film Finding Dory It is the sequel to the animated film. Finding Nemo .
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