Commander Benson's News posts – June 2012 Archive (1)

From the Archives: Deck Log Entry # 27 The Skipper Runs Aground

The “spin-off” is a peculiar feature of fiction.  It isn’t birthed from creative inspiration, except indirectly.  The spin-off is designed to commercially exploit a supporting character who turns out to be more popular than expected.  The reasoning goes, if “X” character is so popular, then if we give him his own venue, his fans will follow.

 

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Added by Commander Benson on June 15, 2012 at 12:05pm — 16 Comments

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