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BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
>Nov 23, 2024 at 9:23:34 AM PST, Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
>>On 11/23/24 7:58 AM, Robin Miller wrote:

>>>THE EQUALIZER Spinoff With 2 Co-Leads Eyed by CBS  (Nov. 19)

>>Tell me - when is the last time a "backdoor pilot" actually led to a 
>>*good* show?!!...

>ANGEL and BUFFY?

Angel was a traditional spinoff, taking several long-established
characters and moving them to the new show.

A backdoor pilot introduces a character or two for one or two episodes
and then the spinoff begins.

My joke about Barney Miller didn't count as its pilot was on a summer
show that was essentially an anthology of pilots.

The answer is: Never ever.