# Which Character Would You Give A Spin Off Show To? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 10, 2010, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-character-would-you-give-a-spin-off-show-to/528399 "2010-02-10T06:03:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![pope\_hentai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@pope\_hentai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pope_hentai)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-character-would-you-give-a-spin-off-show-to/528399/21 "2010-02-10T20:55:02Z")
he’s Quagmire, Quagmire you never really know what he’s gonna do next he’s Quagmire, Quagmire giggity giggity giggity giggity lets have sex ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-character-would-you-give-a-spin-off-show-to/528399/22 "2010-02-10T21:30:49Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > _It’s Niles!_ I’ve been enjoying old episodes of _Frasier_ on library DVDs, and I could totally get behind that (although not with that title). If they brought back both David Hyde Pierce and Jane Leeves as Niles and Daphne, there’d be great opportunities to explore their lives together, Niles’s fussy parenting of their young kids (their eldest would be six now), his psychiatric practice, etc. Would Daphne continue to work as a physical therapist? Dunno, but I’d love to find out. Other _Frasier_ cast members could make cameos now and then, too. ---
**Author:** ![MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-character-would-you-give-a-spin-off-show-to/528399/23 "2010-02-10T21:43:10Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > I’ve been enjoying old episodes of _Frasier_ on library DVDs, and I could totally get behind that (although not with that title). If they brought back both David Hyde Pierce and Jane Leeves as Niles and Daphne, there’d be great opportunities to explore their lives together, Niles’s fussy parenting of their young kids (their eldest would be six now), his psychiatric practice, etc. Would Daphne continue to work as a physical therapist? Dunno, but I’d love to find out. Other _Frasier_ cast members could make cameos now and then, too. I would love to watch Jane Leeves read the Tulsa phone book… ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-character-would-you-give-a-spin-off-show-to/528399/24 "2010-02-10T21:53:46Z")
Spike from Buffy/Angel is a pretty obvious one to me. “Cup o’tea, cup o’tea, almost got shagged, cup o’tea.” ---
**Author:** ![h.sapiens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@h.sapiens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/h.sapiens)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-character-would-you-give-a-spin-off-show-to/528399/25 "2010-02-10T22:15:45Z")
_The Adventures of Sam Axe_ before Michael Westen was burned. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-character-would-you-give-a-spin-off-show-to/528399/26 "2010-02-11T02:03:48Z")
_The Delightful Chronicles of [Doctor Barber](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7W_sAokP8U)!_ ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-character-would-you-give-a-spin-off-show-to/528399/27 "2010-02-11T05:22:01Z")
Matt Groening has said that Phil Hartman really wanted to do some sort of project revolving around Troy McClure. In an alternate universe where Phil is still alive, I hope this has come to fruition. ---
**Author:** ![Torpor\_Beast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/71e660/32.png) [@Torpor\_Beast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Torpor_Beast)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-character-would-you-give-a-spin-off-show-to/528399/28 "2010-02-11T05:45:01Z")
There have been a couple of suggestions here for spin offs with characters from The Office. I have one too. That show has just so much potential. I’d like to see a show about Holly Flax, the HR woman from the 5th season. It would be kind of like a bizarro-version of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, where she’d spend each episode not helping with anyone’s problems in the slightest, with boundless enthusiasm and a warm smile. Also, a clear lack of rugged frontiersmen with impeccably done hair would probably be in order. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-character-would-you-give-a-spin-off-show-to/528399/29 "2010-02-11T09:52:54Z")
Randy Disher should have his own show as a small town Sheriff. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-character-would-you-give-a-spin-off-show-to/528399/30 "2010-02-11T14:08:57Z")
I so hope they actually do a series really based on Kathy Reichs’s Temperance Brenner books. Reichs has said she considers the current series a “prequel” to her books, with a younger Brenner. But the books are much better than the fluff of a series and could carry their own series. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-character-would-you-give-a-spin-off-show-to/528399/31 "2010-02-11T14:25:58Z")
Bernadette from Big Bang Theory. Not that it would make a great show, but she is as cute as a button. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-character-would-you-give-a-spin-off-show-to/528399/32 "2010-02-11T14:27:24Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Bernadette from Big Bang Theory. Not that it would make a great show, but she is as cute as a button. Or Leslie Winkle. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-character-would-you-give-a-spin-off-show-to/528399/33 "2010-02-11T14:30:06Z")
_The Adventures of Jenna Maroney._ ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-character-would-you-give-a-spin-off-show-to/528399/34 "2010-02-11T16:39:14Z")
> [@Taomist](#): > > I think “Jayne’s Dirtiest Jobs” would have a following for a while. (From Firefly) I think almost any of the characters from Firefly would have a following in a spin-off, just because the fans are all so hungry for any scraps of anything. ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-character-would-you-give-a-spin-off-show-to/528399/35 "2010-02-11T19:29:55Z")
If Aaron Sorkin ever wants to return to writing about politics, I’d love to see what **Ainsley Hayes** (from _The West Wing_) is up to… ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-character-would-you-give-a-spin-off-show-to/528399/36 "2010-02-11T19:37:54Z")
The scientists from **Better off Ted** Comedy gold. ---
**Author:** ![RainGrowsBrite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@RainGrowsBrite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RainGrowsBrite)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-character-would-you-give-a-spin-off-show-to/528399/37 "2010-02-11T19:42:44Z")
Andy Bernard from The Office. He’s one of my favorite characters on tv. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-character-would-you-give-a-spin-off-show-to/528399/38 "2010-02-11T21:14:06Z")
Before Jane Lynch went to _Glee_, she had a recurring role as a therapist on _Two and a Half Men_. The sarcasm was nicely balanced with humor and just enough sympathy. I think a spinoff with Holland Taylor would have been fun too. She plays Alan and Charlie’s mother, a real estate agent with a sharp tongue, several dead husbands, and a penchant for wealthy men. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-character-would-you-give-a-spin-off-show-to/528399/39 "2010-02-11T22:28:00Z")
> [@want2know](#): > > Seeing as he’s appeared on more shows than any other character in history, I’d love to see **Richard Belzer’s** Detective Munch (_L&O:SVU_) have his own show. > > I think Tamara Tunie (_SVU_’s M.E. Warner) could definitely carry a show on her own. > > Hey, how 'bout Abby Sciuto (_NCIS_) and Penelope Garcia (_Criminal Minds_) starting their own freelance forensic consulting firm? 😃 I thought someone would mention Abby Scuito, and began to mention her myself, but in fact I don’t think so. Pauley Perrette is funny as hell and cute as a button, but Scuito requires Gibbs to play off of. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-character-would-you-give-a-spin-off-show-to/528399/40 "2010-02-11T23:05:17Z")
I’ll pitch my concept for a spinoff/crossover Superhero show: Neil Patrick Harris is Dr. Horrible. His new arch-nemesis is Dr. OCD (Sheldon Cooper) and his team, Koothrapali and Wolowitz. They’ve been recruited out of academia to stop Dr. Horrible. However, Wolowitz is a double agent, moonlighting as Moist with Dr. Horrible. Dr. Horrible and Dr. OCD are conflicted when a third super-science team appears, funded by a shadowy corporation: The Veridian Duo, Lem Hewitt and Phil Myman. They think they’re good, but they’re actually on the side of evil. The groups clash, and hilarity ensues. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-character-would-you-give-a-spin-off-show-to/528399.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-character-would-you-give-a-spin-off-show-to/528399.md?page=3)