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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Daniel Avery" data-source="post: 221378" data-attributes="member: 27"><p>Taking a break-out, supporting character out of a parent series and making them the centerpiece of a spin-off series is a risky business.  I can think of a half-dozen failed attempts to do this in various sitcoms.  In many of these cases the parent show is harmed by the loss of a popular character.  They have to cast a "replacement" character, or at least re-configure things to deal with the loss.  This makes it difficult (if not impossible) to bring back that original character after the spin-off fails, causing the once-popular character to be left in limbo.</p></blockquote><p></p>