I recently heard someone say that a movie spin-off or continuation of a TV show never works. It works as a bit of nostalgia maybe, but it's usually a bad film. So, is it true?

Specifically I'm thinking movies that are set in the same universe or canon as the TV series that came before it. So something like Mission Impossible wouldn't count since the show and the films are different universes.

Also sometimes a film comes out during a TV series run, that's fine, it doesn't need to be after the series is over. I can also think of at least one example of a film kicking off a TV series, so that counts too.

(Also if there are absolutely terrible ones, let's talk about those too.)

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[–] Lets_Disco@retrolemmy.com 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Came to say Serenity (it's just a great end, tying up a main plot point and a small background plot point, with a fantastically emotional end) but since that is already top of the list I will go with a terrible one.

Sense8.

Started out as pretty great series, I absolutely adored the first series. I felt the quality was there even if super cheesy at parts. Then the 2nd series happened and soon after, news it was cancelled. The quality had dropped quite a lot but still not terrible. Then they were given the opportunity to do a 2 n a half hr special to tie up loose ends.

It was massively rushed, the quality was completely gone, some of the characters just acted so different from how they had been previously and some were barely in it.

To be honest, I think I am still grateful, at least we got a resolution but sometimes i remember how sucky it was, i think perhaps they should have just left it on a high (even though it had already started to falter in the 2nd series)

[–] Lets_Disco@retrolemmy.com 5 points 2 days ago

While my personal opinion is that the ending was very silly lol, I would still highly recommend Sense8 overall (original idea was just awesome). I thought it was just such a lovely show at times, could make you laugh and cry. Really highlights how empathy is fundamental.