Unlike the Index series the spinoff focuses on Misaka Mikoto, the 'Railgun' from the original series. Unlike Toaru Majutsu no Index this series is not actually based on the light novels by Kamachi Kazuma, but is instead based on a spinoff manga by Fuyukawa Motoi. Toaru Kagaku no Railgun can also add its name to that list. Who), Mork & Mindy (Happy Days), and a small number of other titles are widely regarded as at least equal to the original works. Frasier (Cheers), CSI: NY and Miami, Torchwood (Dr. extra profits from a cow that had gone dry.Īll is not lost though, as while it is rare that a spinoff can proclaim itself to be as good as, if not better than, the original work, there are some shows that do fit the bill. Shows like Crusade (Babylon 5), Joey (Friends), Highlander: The TV series, Robocop: The TV series, the horrendous Baywatch titles, and a horde of others all attempted to milk Experience has proven to many that a show, comic or novel that is derivative of a popular series is rarely as good as the original work, and the DVD bargain basement is littered with titles that were designed with one thing in mind - to cash in on the original work's popularity due to the lack of a valid sequel. If ever there was a word in visual media that the general public immediately distrusted, it's 'spinoff'.
