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   From: al019@chebucto.ns.ca   
      
   Alan McHurshman (alan.hurshman@gmail.com) wrote:   
   : On Aug 20, 1:07=A0pm, al...@chebucto.ns.ca (Brad Filippone) wrote:   
   : > I could really stir things up by pointing out that these shows, while   
   : > inspired by X-Files, are not by definition spin-offs. =A0A spin-off is a   
   : > show that directly borrows characters from an existing show and starts   
   : > them in a show of their own. =A0   
      
   : That may be your use of the term but it is not the   
   : meaning of the word "spinoff". AS you can see from   
   : the original post I am not limiting my discussion   
   : to simply the Network TV use of the word. Shows   
   : inspired by the X-Files can indeed be called spinoffs.   
      
   http://crazyabouttv.com/miscpages/spinoffs.html   
      
   Brad   
      
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