Worst TV Spinoffs From Movies & Series That Died Quickly That Deserved Better

[Ken Dryden]

There have been a number of TV series over the years inspired by films, though most of them seem to die pretty quickly. M*A*S*H was an obvious exception.

Two of the worst film reboots on TV:

Super Train: a mediocre movie that was even worse as a TV series.

Delta House: A pathetic reboot of Animal House that had a few actor carryovers from the film and Josh Mostel (Zero's son) as the Bluto-like character.

The one sitcom I loved that died quickly was The Nutt House, about a NYC hotel that had seen better days, starring Harvey Korman as the manager and Cioris Leachman playing the big-butted head housekeeper who has the hots for the manager and also the elderly hotel's owner. I think that there are two or three episodes posted on YouTube. One of the running gags was the elevator stopping just below the main lobby, so guests had to step up to get out of it. I think Mel Brooks was involved as a producer.

 

 

Edited 1 hour ago by Ken Dryden

[AndreyHenkin]

Though quite vapid, the TV series that came from Clueless was actually pretty good and kept all the characters apart from leads Alicia Silverstone and Paul Rudd.