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<blockquote data-quote="Daniel Avery" data-source="post: 304470" data-attributes="member: 27">There are also &quot;permanent crossovers&quot; that can occur when a character leaves one show to join another.&nbsp; It will often happen when a character has outlasted its usefulness on one show and joins another because the character can bring story possibilities to the other show.&nbsp; It can also be the result of one show being cancelled and the character being &quot;continued&quot; on another show (often a spin-off).&nbsp; These sorts of crossovers (&quot;adoptions&quot;) can often give a show a shot in the arm creatively, since the character joining their show often brings a certain amount of popularity and already has a history that can be drawn upon.When the Golden Girls spin-off Golden Palace was not renewed, GG&#039;s other spin-off Empty Nest took on original &quot;Golden Girl&quot; Sophia Petrillo (played by Estelle Getty) in a supporting role.&nbsp; She was still the same Sophia, just used much more sparingly since she was there mostly to deliver a few jokes and then leave.&nbsp; Sophia had of course been part of lots of crossover stories between GG and EN when both aired on NBC, but she was the only GG character who was tapped to become a permanent part of Empty Nest.When NBC&#039;s Another World was cancelled in 1999, it was discovered that Tom Eplin, the actor who played Jake McKinnon, had negotiated a contract with the production company that paid him his salary for four years regardless of whether the show was on the air or not.&nbsp; The production company moved him and his character to another of their soaps, As the World Turns rather than just buy out his contract.&nbsp; The writers of ATWT did not need the character nor did they particularly want it, but the production company didn&#039;t really give them any choice but to fit him into the show.&nbsp; As soon as Eplin&#039;s contract was up four years later, they killed him off without a second thought.The very best-ever permanent crossover plot has to be the move of uber-villain Sheila Carter from The Young and the Restless to its sister show, The Bold and the Beautiful.&nbsp; To say Sheila had been painted into a corner would be an understatement, but Head Writer Bill Bell was brilliant enough to imagine the character couldcontinue her reign of terror on the other show.&nbsp; Thirty years later, Shelia can still draw a crowd.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Daniel Avery, post: 304470, member: 27"] There are also "permanent crossovers" that can occur when a character leaves one show to join another. It will often happen when a character has outlasted its usefulness on one show and joins another because the character can bring story possibilities to the other show. It can also be the result of one show being cancelled and the character being "continued" on another show (often a spin-off). These sorts of crossovers ("adoptions") can often give a show a shot in the arm creatively, since the character joining their show often brings a certain amount of popularity and already has a history that can be drawn upon. When the[I] Golden Girls [/I]spin-off [I]Golden Palace[/I] was not renewed, GG's other spin-off [I]Empty Nest [/I]took on original "Golden Girl" Sophia Petrillo (played by Estelle Getty) in a supporting role. She was still the same Sophia, just used much more sparingly since she was there mostly to deliver a few jokes and then leave. Sophia had of course been part of lots of crossover stories between GG and EN when both aired on NBC, but she was the only GG character who was tapped to become a permanent part of [I]Empty Nest[/I]. When NBC's[I] Another World [/I]was cancelled in 1999, it was discovered that Tom Eplin, the actor who played Jake McKinnon, had negotiated a contract with the production company that paid him his salary for four years regardless of whether the show was on the air or not. The production company moved him and his character to another of their soaps, [I]As the World Turns [/I]rather than just buy out his contract. The writers of ATWT did not need the character nor did they particularly want it, but the production company didn't really give them any choice but to fit him into the show. As soon as Eplin's contract was up four years later, they killed him off without a second thought. The very best-ever permanent crossover plot has to be the move of uber-villain Sheila Carter from [I]The Young and the Restless[/I] to its sister show, [I]The Bold and the Beautiful. [/I]To say Sheila had been painted into a corner would be an understatement, but Head Writer Bill Bell was brilliant enough to imagine the character could continue her reign of terror on the other show. Thirty years later, Shelia can still draw a crowd. [/QUOTE]

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