# Minor character in a work of fiction that you would like to see have their own spin-off **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [June 24, 2026, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-character-in-a-work-of-fiction-that-you-would-like-to-see-have-their-own-spin-off/1031162 "2026-06-24T23:02:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2026, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-character-in-a-work-of-fiction-that-you-would-like-to-see-have-their-own-spin-off/1031162/1 "2026-06-24T23:02:32Z")
I’m talking about characters that are barely in a movie or TV show but because their presence is so memorable, you would like to see more of them. We are re-watching [“The Night of”.](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2401256/) Such an amazing production. On the surface, it’s a ‘police procedural/who-done-it’ but it’s done very well. It’s rolling along fairly standardly when they interview an ominous mortician and hearse driver. He is kind of jarring as he (at least to me) goes against the all of the other “normal” people in the show. During the trial, he becomes a person of interest. He is notorious for his menacing demeanor and for spouting biblical references about women being the root of all evil. But he’s impeccably dressed and speaks well. [I think this character](https://decider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/the-night-of-hearse-driver.jpg) could make a very interesting spin-off show. ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2026, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-character-in-a-work-of-fiction-that-you-would-like-to-see-have-their-own-spin-off/1031162/2 "2026-06-24T23:07:28Z")
I always found [Brienne of Tarth](https://gameofthrones.fandom.com/wiki/Brienne_of_Tarth) to be one of the more interesting characters in Game of Thrones. I wish she got her own spin-off. I’d much rather watch her do her thing rather than another bunch of annoying Targaryens… ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2026, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-character-in-a-work-of-fiction-that-you-would-like-to-see-have-their-own-spin-off/1031162/3 "2026-06-24T23:09:13Z")
I recently read the dystopian sci-fi book “Station Eleven,” which is (mainly) about a community that forms in a Michigan airport after a mysterious virus kills off most of the human population. One of the pilots was on a flight from Boston to San Diego when his flight was grounded, and his home base was in the L.A. area and he wanted to go there, which he eventually did with 21 of the other airport residents, or at least he took off from the airport. The idea of whether he made it, and what happened to him when and if he arrived, and the other people, many of whom were Chinese, Japanese, or Korean on that flight, piqued my curiosity. Did he find anyone he knew alive? Were any ships available that could take the Asian passengers home? etc. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2026, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-character-in-a-work-of-fiction-that-you-would-like-to-see-have-their-own-spin-off/1031162/4 "2026-06-24T23:09:33Z")
> [@Reply](#): > > I always found [Brienne of Tarth](https://gameofthrones.fandom.com/wiki/Brienne_of_Tarth) to be one of the more interesting characters in Game of Thrones. She was one of my favorites as well. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2026, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-character-in-a-work-of-fiction-that-you-would-like-to-see-have-their-own-spin-off/1031162/5 "2026-06-24T23:12:17Z")
Always wanted Newhart’s Carlin to get his own series. “Carlin”. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2026, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-character-in-a-work-of-fiction-that-you-would-like-to-see-have-their-own-spin-off/1031162/6 "2026-06-24T23:17:07Z")
That Falstaff guy from Shakespeare’s histories was hilarious. He should get his own whole play! ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2026, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-character-in-a-work-of-fiction-that-you-would-like-to-see-have-their-own-spin-off/1031162/7 "2026-06-24T23:18:55Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > The idea of whether he made it, and what happened to him when and if he arrived, and the other people, many of whom were Chinese, Japanese, or Korean on that flight, piqued my curiosity. When things like this happen - mainly in books - I always make up a story of what happened in my mind. I can’t help myself. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2026, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-character-in-a-work-of-fiction-that-you-would-like-to-see-have-their-own-spin-off/1031162/8 "2026-06-24T23:23:27Z")
After seeing last year’s Superman movie I desperately want Mr. Terrific, who I hadn’t even heard of before, to get his own spinoff. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2026, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-character-in-a-work-of-fiction-that-you-would-like-to-see-have-their-own-spin-off/1031162/9 "2026-06-24T23:49:18Z")
Vincent Cassel’s “The Night Fox” from the 2nd and 3rd Ocean’s movies (casino hijinks). Yeah George Clooney owned him in both films, but as a standalone character with his own stories I think that he could be rather compelling and entertaining. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2026, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-character-in-a-work-of-fiction-that-you-would-like-to-see-have-their-own-spin-off/1031162/10 "2026-06-24T23:50:22Z")
Graham Greene’s character in _Maverick_. Graham Greene’s character in _Thunderheart_. Cheech Marin’s and Salma Hayek’s characters in _From Dusk til Dawn_. Captain Needa in _The Empire Strikes Back_. (“Prepare my shuttle. I will take full responsibility for losing them, and apologize to Lord Vader personally.”) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-character-in-a-work-of-fiction-that-you-would-like-to-see-have-their-own-spin-off/1031162/11 "2026-06-25T00:14:02Z")
Ever since I was a kid, I’d watch the Bond movies and see Q help 007 for a moment — before the minor character gets back to making sure a sharp-edged and magnet-powered serving tray will be ready in time for Achmed’s tea party. Or field-testing a piece of jewelry that makes slot machines pay out. Or doing a little surveillance in disguise, with a mundane-looking device in hand. Or getting swarmed by grateful women right after he swoops in to incapacitate a bad guy. And, well, I wanted to see what else that guy got up to. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-character-in-a-work-of-fiction-that-you-would-like-to-see-have-their-own-spin-off/1031162/12 "2026-06-25T00:32:13Z")
It was so cartoony how Q would give 007 a gizmo that was so tailor made for the situation when it was used, as though he knew in advance what was going to happen 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-character-in-a-work-of-fiction-that-you-would-like-to-see-have-their-own-spin-off/1031162/13 "2026-06-25T00:41:17Z")
I never read the Bible, so I don’t know, but it seems to me a pregnant Bronze Age girl can’t get away with claiming she’s a virgin and expect the story to gain traction without an expert’s opinion. So, I want to know more about Mary’s gynecologist. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-character-in-a-work-of-fiction-that-you-would-like-to-see-have-their-own-spin-off/1031162/14 "2026-06-25T00:42:12Z")
In Dresden File, he has a cat- Mister, and a huge dog- Mouse. I’d like to read a short story with just the two of them. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-character-in-a-work-of-fiction-that-you-would-like-to-see-have-their-own-spin-off/1031162/15 "2026-06-25T01:03:55Z")
Nothing with just the two of them, but there is a short story, “Zoo Day”, where the same events are told from the point of view of three different characters, one of whom is Mouse. Unsurprisingly Harry is the least perceptive of the three, and Mouse is the most. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-character-in-a-work-of-fiction-that-you-would-like-to-see-have-their-own-spin-off/1031162/16 "2026-06-25T01:06:32Z")
From Star Trek the original we were teased about future adventures of Gary Seven, Roberta Lincoln (Teri Garr) and a shape shifter black cat time traveling through history. I wish they could have done that, it would have been cool for sure. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-character-in-a-work-of-fiction-that-you-would-like-to-see-have-their-own-spin-off/1031162/17 "2026-06-25T01:29:50Z")
In college, a friend and I worked up a story board for a comic book featuring the toothless carny who (kinda) saves the day in _Strangers on a Train_. He even had a fun house lair for his HQ. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-character-in-a-work-of-fiction-that-you-would-like-to-see-have-their-own-spin-off/1031162/18 "2026-06-25T01:29:52Z")
If you like Seinfeld’s Kramer, you’d probably love the antics of Bob Sacamano. From an AI summary > [@](#): > > Some of his most famous mishaps and harebrained schemes include: > > - **The Routine Surgery:** Went in for a routine hernia operation, but due to malpractice, was left repeating, _“My name is Bob,”_ in a high-pitched voice. [[1](https://seinfeld.fandom.com/wiki/Bob_Sacamano)] > - **The Battery Park Hats:** Called Kramer at 3:00 AM to announce he was selling Russian fur hats at Battery Park for $40 (when asked if they are sable, he famously replied that the difference is negligible).[[1](https://www.facebook.com/seinboyofficial/videos/bob-sacamano-seinfeld-seinfeldmemes-seinfeldfan/1065901422014749/), [2](https://www.facebook.com/seinfeld/videos/script-gems/864827624580149/)] > - **The Condom Factory:** Briefly worked at a condom factory in Edison, New Jersey, and gave Kramer a gross of defective condoms. [[1](https://seinfeld.fandom.com/wiki/Bob_Sacamano)] > - **Other Misadventures:** Once contracted rabies, stayed with a friend for a year and a half, and underwent electroshock therapy that had no effect because his “synapses were so large”. [[1](https://www.reddit.com/r/seinfeld/comments/s2oebe/lets_make_a_list_of_known_facts_about_bob_sacamano/), [2](https://seinfeld.fandom.com/wiki/Bob_Sacamano)] > - **Bob Sacamano Sr.:** His father also makes indirect appearances, famously dealing in faulty raincoats or spending time down in Florida. [[1](https://www.reddit.com/r/seinfeld/comments/s2oebe/lets_make_a_list_of_known_facts_about_bob_sacamano/), [2](https://www.facebook.com/100076903884453/posts/bob-sacamano-and-other-seinfeld-characters-that-were-spoken-of-but-never-seen-/643337554906368/)] ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-character-in-a-work-of-fiction-that-you-would-like-to-see-have-their-own-spin-off/1031162/19 "2026-06-25T01:54:35Z")
Back in the 1980s, there was a comic book series called _Jon Sable, Freelance_, written and illustrated by Mike Grell. Sable was an equalizer, a mercenary for hire, the guy you call when you don’t know who else to call. Every now and then (maybe a half-dozen issues), he’d cross paths with Lady Margaret Graymalkin, who was an elegant British noblewoman by day, and Maggie the Cat by night. A cat burglar, she didn’t bother with the family silver in your house; no, she went for jewels in museums and such. And she was very good at it. A “Maggie the Cat” spinoff would have been great, and Grell did do a couple of one-off issues, but suddenly stopped with no clear reason. Still, I think there was enough there, and the character had been shaped so nicely in the pages of _Sable_ that a series concentrating on Maggie the Cat would have done well. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-character-in-a-work-of-fiction-that-you-would-like-to-see-have-their-own-spin-off/1031162/20 "2026-06-25T01:58:39Z")
> [@Si\_Amigo](#): > > From Star Trek the original we were teased about future adventures of Gary Seven, Roberta Lincoln (Teri Garr) and a shape shifter black cat time traveling through history. I wish they could have done that, it would have been cool for sure. [Done so in several novels and comics.](https://memory-beta.fandom.com/wiki/Gary_Seven) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-character-in-a-work-of-fiction-that-you-would-like-to-see-have-their-own-spin-off/1031162.md?page=2)