Path: ...!news.mixmin.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Ubiquitous Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Re: What Did You Watch? 2024-05-09 (Thursday) Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:27:51 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 57 Message-ID: References: <0418e24d2609d2019b741fd70041cd5d@hamiltonhall.info> <1954856554.737568362.922369.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com> <1303880935.737656675.479962.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com> Injection-Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 21:27:52 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="da9b86e64ab218241b5425072b674384"; logging-data="165289"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+aUZCdoFQW16lg0d3QqpauW+99SCwCl4g=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:woGA8sT6bU61VN3u0e4Zs4WmNz8= X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.12N (x86 32bit) Bytes: 3037 anim8rfsk@cox.net wrote: > Ubiquitous wrote: >> anim8rfsk@cox.net wrote: >>> Ubiquitous wrote: >>>> john@hamiltonhall.info wrote: >>>>> In article , weberm@polaris.net wrote: >>>>>> HIDDEN GEMS: FAILED 80S SPINOFFS THAT WERE ACTUALLY GREAT!: >>>>>> Join me (Kevin) from Retro Renaissance as I uncover the best-kept secrets >>>>>> of the 80s TV world! Discover the unexpectedly amazing shows that emerged >>>>>> from failed spinoffs like "Enos," "AfterMASH," "Booker," and more. Get >>>>>> ready for laughs and nostalgia as we delve into these retro treasures. >>>>>> >>>>>> Chapters: >>>>>> >>>>>> 00:00 Intro >>>>>> 00:20 Enos >>>>>> 03:25 AFTERMash >>>>>> 08:08 Booker >>>>>> 10:21 Flo >>>>>> 14:37 The Toretellis >>>>>> 17:46 Day by Day >>>>>> 20:12 Just the Ten of Us >>>>>> 22:43 Checking In >>>>>> 34:44 The Law and Harry McGraw >>>>>> 27:09 Living Dolls >>>>>> >>>>>> https://youtu.be/Q8fO5xN9DHM?si=4Nv3oQM_ZRbqfuYt >>>>> >>>>> A few bits of trivia: >>>>> >>>>> Besides the MASH spinoff of "AfterMASH' there was "W*A*L*T*E*R" in which >>>>> (Radar) Gary Burghoff stars as rookie cop Walter O'Reilly. The show only >>>>> aired once as it was cancelled immediately. >>>> >>>> I vaguely remember watching it. It was a lot like Enos, if memory serves. >>>> >>>>> Then there was "Trapper John M.D." that show however was quite successful >>>>> running for seven seasons. >>>> >>>> Was that a spinoff? I do not remember them ever referencing M*A*S*H, >>>> which I found quite strange! >>> >>> It's a sort of spin off of the books, not the TV show or the movie. It's >>> the continuing adventures of a character from both. >> >> Books? > >There are more than a dozen novels, a couple that inspired the movie, and >the rest that are sequels to the TV show I did not know that! -- Let's go Brandon!