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* ''Series/GameOfThrones'''s success paved the way for the DarkFantasy genre with heavier political themes such as ''Series/Vikings'', ''Series/TheWitcher2019'', or darker adaptations of HighFantasy like ''Series/TheWheelOfTime'' and ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower''. It also established the 'budget movie for a series, cinematic level of CGI effects and short seasons that get long to film' format for many shows that came after ''Game of thrones''.
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* ''Series/GameOfThrones'''s success paved the way for the DarkFantasy genre with heavier political themes such as ''Series/Vikings'', ''Series/{{Vikings}}'', ''Series/TheWitcher2019'', or darker adaptations of HighFantasy like ''Series/TheWheelOfTime'' and ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower''. It also established the 'budget movie for a series, cinematic level of CGI effects and short seasons that get long to film' format for many shows that came after ''Game of thrones''.
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* ''Series/GameOfThrones'''s success paved the way for the DarkFantasy genre with heavier political themes such as ''Series/TheVikings'', ''Series/Vikings'', ''Series/TheWitcher2019'', or darker adaptations of HighFantasy like ''Series/TheWheelOfTime'' and ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower''. It also established the 'budget movie for a series, cinematic level of CGI effects and short seasons that get long to film' format for many shows that came after ''Game of thrones''.
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* ''Series/GameOfThrones'' paved the way for the DarkFantasy genre with heavier political themes such as ''Series/TheVikings'', ''Series/TheWitcher2019'', or darker adaptations of HighFantasy like ''Series/TheWheelOfTime'' and ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower''. It also established the 'budget movie for a series, cinematic level of CGI effects and short seasons that get long to film' format for many shows that came after ''Game of thrones''.
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* ''Series/GameOfThrones'' ''Series/GameOfThrones'''s success paved the way for the DarkFantasy genre with heavier political themes such as ''Series/TheVikings'', ''Series/TheWitcher2019'', or darker adaptations of HighFantasy like ''Series/TheWheelOfTime'' and ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower''. It also established the 'budget movie for a series, cinematic level of CGI effects and short seasons that get long to film' format for many shows that came after ''Game of thrones''.
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* ''Series/BabylonFive'' seemed to attract a certain segment of viewers who weren't otherwise sci-fi fans.
* ''Series/BoysBeforeFlowers'' is known for being one of the most popular {{Korean Drama}}s and introducing many western fans to the genre.
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* ''Series/StargateSG1'' is an excellent show for getting people into sci-fi shows, with it involving modern day soldiers in a variety of settings and starting off with more of an action feel, before going deeper into the sci-fi.
** To a lesser extent, ''Series/StargateUniverse'' has attracted people previously uninterested in the Franchise/{{Stargate|Verse}} mythos to the franchise. Tycho of ''Webcomic/PennyArcade'' [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/2010/9/29/ wrote something to the effect of]] "I really didn't know much about Stargate other than that there are gates and they somehow involved stars but I like this show and am now interested."
* ''Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger'' is a gateway series for those who entered Sentai fandom earlier than [[Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger Gekiranger]].
** This is because ''Deka'' was the first ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' series to be subbed in its entirety.
** And if it wasn't ''Deka'' it was ''Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger,'' since it came along right around the time most fans though that ''Power Rangers'' was going to be cancelled for good, and started looking elsewhere. ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'' did this as well, especially because of the sheer awesomeness.
** Also, ''Series/HikoninSentaiAkibaranger'' is this for those growing up on just Anime and/or Franchise/PowerRangers.
** To a lesser extent, ''Series/StargateUniverse'' has attracted people previously uninterested in the Franchise/{{Stargate|Verse}} mythos to the franchise. Tycho of ''Webcomic/PennyArcade'' [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/2010/9/29/ wrote something to the effect of]] "I really didn't know much about Stargate other than that there are gates and they somehow involved stars but I like this show and am now interested."
* ''Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger'' is a gateway series for those who entered Sentai fandom earlier than [[Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger Gekiranger]].
** This is because ''Deka'' was the first ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' series to be subbed in its entirety.
** And if it wasn't ''Deka'' it was ''Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger,'' since it came along right around the time most fans though that ''Power Rangers'' was going to be cancelled for good, and started looking elsewhere. ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'' did this as well, especially because of the sheer awesomeness.
** Also, ''Series/HikoninSentaiAkibaranger'' is this for those growing up on just Anime and/or Franchise/PowerRangers.
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* ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' can be this for those who don't know or didn'tknow much about Stargate pay any attention to Creator/JossWhedon, particularly those who were a little too young to be into ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' in its heyday and/or are turned off from the whole vampire thing by [[Literature/{{Twilight}} other than franchises]].
* ''Series/Formula1DriveToSurvive'': Part of the reason several drivers have lauded the Netflix series despite its ManipulativeEditing of their own friendships and work is thatthere are gates it has acted as an introduction to UsefulNotes/FormulaOne and they somehow involved stars but I motor racing in general to people who would not have been interested in it before and has gained F1 new fans.
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''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower''. It also established the 'budget movie for a series, cinematic level of CGI effects and short seasons that get long to film' format for many shows that came after ''Game of thrones''.
*''Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger'' ''Series/TheHardyBoysNancyDrewMysteries'' in the UsefulNotes/TheSeventies was an enticement for young viewers to try out not only the novels of the Creator/StratemeyerSyndicate, but also reading fiction in the novel format in general.
* ''Series/IronChef'' is a gateway series on two levels, one forthose who entered Sentai fandom earlier than [[Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger Gekiranger]].
** This is because ''Deka'' wasthe first ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' series to CookingShow genre and two, for Japanese Game Shows in general.
* ''Series/{{JAG}}'' is a combination of a MilitaryAndWarfareTelevision and LawProcedural, so it could besubbed in its entirety.
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** Also, ''Series/HikoninSentaiAkibaranger'' is this for those growing up on just Anime and/or Franchise/PowerRangers.either genre.
** To a lesser extent, ''Series/StargateUniverse'' has attracted people previously uninterested in the Franchise/{{Stargate|Verse}} mythos
* ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' can be this for those who don't know or didn't
* ''Series/Formula1DriveToSurvive'': Part of the reason several drivers have lauded the Netflix series despite its ManipulativeEditing of their own friendships and work is that
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* ''Series/IronChef'' is a gateway series on two levels, one for
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** And if it wasn't ''Deka'' it was ''Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger,'' since it came along right around the time most fans though
** Also, ''Series/HikoninSentaiAkibaranger'' is this for those growing up on just Anime and/or Franchise/PowerRangers.
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* Odds are that if you ask someone who got into ''Franchise/UltraSeries'' during the Heisei era what their first show was, if it wasn't the one that was currently airing at the time they got into the franchise, they'll tell you it was ''Series/UltramanTiga'' - partially due to the fact that it's one of the few series that has been shown on US television, thanks to a GagDub courtesy of Creator/FourKidsEntertainment. For older fans, it's usually the Creator/UnitedArtists TV-distributed dub of the original ''Series/{{Ultraman}}'' done by Peter Fernandez and his ''Anime/SpeedRacer'' crew, which aired on many US television channels in FirstRunSyndication until the 1980s.
* If it weren't for ''Franchise/StarTrek'' there probably wouldn't be half as many sci fi nerds as there are now. In fact, there probably wouldn't be as many people in the space industry.
* If it weren't for ''Franchise/StarTrek'' there probably wouldn't be half as many sci fi nerds as there are now. In fact, there probably wouldn't be as many people in the space industry.
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* Odds are ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'', ''Series/MrBean'', ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'', ''Series/FawltyTowers'', and ''Series/TheOfficeUK'' to British comedy in general.
* In TheNineties, Nickelodeon dived heavily into GenreRoulette, with an incredibly diverse and varied collection of live-action programming thatif you ask someone spanned almost every conceivable genre. For kids who got into ''Franchise/UltraSeries'' grew up during the Heisei era what their first show was, if it wasn't the one that was currently airing at time, something on Nickelodeon probably served as a kid-friendly gateway to your genre of choice, ranging from sitcoms (''Series/ClarissaExplainsItAll'', ''Series/TheAdventuresOfPeteAndPete'',) sketch comedy (''Series/YouCantDoThatOnTelevision'',) mystery (''Series/TheMysteryFilesOfShelbyWoo'',) sci-fi (''Series/TheTomorrowPeople1973'', ''Series/SpaceCases'',) game shows (''Series/DoubleDare1986'', ''Series/LegendsOfTheHiddenTemple'',) and even horror (''Series/AreYouAfraidOfTheDark'').
* Reality series ''Series/ProjectRunway'' has gotten a lot of people interested in fashion design, and ''Series/AmericasNextTopModel'' has done thetime they got into the franchise, they'll tell you it was ''Series/UltramanTiga'' - partially due same with fashion modeling.
* ''Series/{{QI}}'' frequently serves as an introduction to thefact that it's concept of the British PanelShow for non-Brits, being one of the few series that most popular and acclaimed of the genre.
* ''Series/{{Rescue 911}}'' has beenshown on US television, thanks this to a GagDub courtesy of Creator/FourKidsEntertainment. For older fans, it's usually the Creator/UnitedArtists TV-distributed dub of the original ''Series/{{Ultraman}}'' done by Peter Fernandez Crime, Survival, and his ''Anime/SpeedRacer'' crew, which aired on many US television channels in FirstRunSyndication until the 1980s.
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* In TheNineties, Nickelodeon dived heavily into GenreRoulette, with an incredibly diverse and varied collection of live-action programming that
* Reality series ''Series/ProjectRunway'' has gotten a lot of people interested in fashion design, and ''Series/AmericasNextTopModel'' has done the
* ''Series/{{QI}}'' frequently serves as an introduction to the
* ''Series/{{Rescue 911}}'' has been
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* ''Series/IronChef'' is a gateway series on two levels, one for the CookingShow genre and two, for Japanese Game Shows in general.
* ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' can be this for those who don't know or didn't pay any attention to Creator/JossWhedon, particularly those who were a little too young to be into ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' in its heyday and/or are turned off from the whole vampire thing by [[Literature/{{Twilight}} other franchises]].
* ''Series/Formula1DriveToSurvive'': Part of the reason several drivers have lauded the Netflix series despite its ManipulativeEditing of their own friendships and work is that it has acted as an introduction to UsefulNotes/FormulaOne and motor racing in general to people who would not have been interested in it before and has gained F1 new fans.
* ''Series/{{Rescue 911}}'' has been this to Crime, Survival, and rescue shows. Not to mention, a couple people who watched the show in TheNineties were inspired in part by this show to become Police officers, firefighters, emergency dispatchers, and paramedics.
* ''Series/BabylonFive'' seemed to attract a certain segment of viewers who weren't otherwise sci-fi fans.
* ''Series/{{JAG}}'' is a combination of a MilitaryAndWarfareTelevision and LawProcedural, so it could be argued that it may serve as a gateway to either genre.
* ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'', ''Series/MrBean'', ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'', ''Series/FawltyTowers'', and ''Series/TheOfficeUK'' to British comedy in general.
* ''Series/{{QI}}'' frequently serves as an introduction to the concept of the British PanelShow for non-Brits, being one of the most popular and acclaimed of the genre.
* In TheNineties, Nickelodeon dived heavily into GenreRoulette, with an incredibly diverse and varied collection of live-action programming that spanned almost every conceivable genre. For kids who grew up during that time, something on Nickelodeon probably served as a kid-friendly gateway to your genre of choice, ranging from sitcoms (''Series/ClarissaExplainsItAll'', ''Series/TheAdventuresOfPeteAndPete'',) sketch comedy (''Series/YouCantDoThatOnTelevision'',) mystery (''Series/TheMysteryFilesOfShelbyWoo'',) sci-fi (''Series/TheTomorrowPeople1973'', ''Series/SpaceCases'',) game shows (''Series/DoubleDare1986'', ''Series/LegendsOfTheHiddenTemple'',) and even horror (''Series/AreYouAfraidOfTheDark'').
* ''Series/BoysBeforeFlowers'' is known for being one of the most popular {{Korean Drama}}s and introducing many western fans to the genre.
* ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' can be this for those who don't know or didn't pay any attention to Creator/JossWhedon, particularly those who were a little too young to be into ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' in its heyday and/or are turned off from the whole vampire thing by [[Literature/{{Twilight}} other franchises]].
* ''Series/Formula1DriveToSurvive'': Part of the reason several drivers have lauded the Netflix series despite its ManipulativeEditing of their own friendships and work is that it has acted as an introduction to UsefulNotes/FormulaOne and motor racing in general to people who would not have been interested in it before and has gained F1 new fans.
* ''Series/{{Rescue 911}}'' has been this to Crime, Survival, and rescue shows. Not to mention, a couple people who watched the show in TheNineties were inspired in part by this show to become Police officers, firefighters, emergency dispatchers, and paramedics.
* ''Series/BabylonFive'' seemed to attract a certain segment of viewers who weren't otherwise sci-fi fans.
* ''Series/{{JAG}}'' is a combination of a MilitaryAndWarfareTelevision and LawProcedural, so it could be argued that it may serve as a gateway to either genre.
* ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'', ''Series/MrBean'', ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'', ''Series/FawltyTowers'', and ''Series/TheOfficeUK'' to British comedy in general.
* ''Series/{{QI}}'' frequently serves as an introduction to the concept of the British PanelShow for non-Brits, being one of the most popular and acclaimed of the genre.
* In TheNineties, Nickelodeon dived heavily into GenreRoulette, with an incredibly diverse and varied collection of live-action programming that spanned almost every conceivable genre. For kids who grew up during that time, something on Nickelodeon probably served as a kid-friendly gateway to your genre of choice, ranging from sitcoms (''Series/ClarissaExplainsItAll'', ''Series/TheAdventuresOfPeteAndPete'',) sketch comedy (''Series/YouCantDoThatOnTelevision'',) mystery (''Series/TheMysteryFilesOfShelbyWoo'',) sci-fi (''Series/TheTomorrowPeople1973'', ''Series/SpaceCases'',) game shows (''Series/DoubleDare1986'', ''Series/LegendsOfTheHiddenTemple'',) and even horror (''Series/AreYouAfraidOfTheDark'').
* ''Series/BoysBeforeFlowers'' is known for being one of the most popular {{Korean Drama}}s and introducing many western fans to the genre.
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* ''Series/IronChef'' ''Series/StargateSG1'' is a gateway series on two levels, one an excellent show for getting people into sci-fi shows, with it involving modern day soldiers in a variety of settings and starting off with more of an action feel, before going deeper into the CookingShow genre and two, for Japanese Game Shows sci-fi.
** To a lesser extent, ''Series/StargateUniverse'' has attracted people previously uninterested ingeneral.
* ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' can be this for those who don't know orthe Franchise/{{Stargate|Verse}} mythos to the franchise. Tycho of ''Webcomic/PennyArcade'' [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/2010/9/29/ wrote something to the effect of]] "I really didn't pay any attention to Creator/JossWhedon, particularly those who were a little too young to be into ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' in its heyday and/or are turned off from the whole vampire thing by [[Literature/{{Twilight}} know much about Stargate other franchises]].
* ''Series/Formula1DriveToSurvive'': Part of the reason several drivers have lauded the Netflix series despite its ManipulativeEditing of their own friendships and work isthan that it has acted as an introduction to UsefulNotes/FormulaOne there are gates and motor racing in general to people who would not have been interested in it before and has gained F1 new fans.
* ''Series/{{Rescue 911}}'' has been this to Crime, Survival, and rescue shows. Not to mention, a couple people who watched the show in TheNineties were inspired in part bythey somehow involved stars but I like this show to become Police officers, firefighters, emergency dispatchers, and paramedics.
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*''Series/BabylonFive'' seemed to attract a certain segment of viewers who If it weren't otherwise sci-fi fans.
* ''Series/{{JAG}}'' is a combination of a MilitaryAndWarfareTelevision and LawProcedural, so it could be argued that it may serve as a gateway to either genre.
* ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'', ''Series/MrBean'', ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'', ''Series/FawltyTowers'', and ''Series/TheOfficeUK'' to British comedy in general.
* ''Series/{{QI}}'' frequently serves as an introduction to the concept of the British PanelShowfor non-Brits, being one of the most popular and acclaimed of the genre.
* In TheNineties, Nickelodeon dived heavily into GenreRoulette, with an incredibly diverse and varied collection of live-action programming that spanned almost every conceivable genre. For kids who grew up during that time, something on Nickelodeon''Franchise/StarTrek'' there probably served wouldn't be half as a kid-friendly gateway to your genre of choice, ranging from sitcoms (''Series/ClarissaExplainsItAll'', ''Series/TheAdventuresOfPeteAndPete'',) sketch comedy (''Series/YouCantDoThatOnTelevision'',) mystery (''Series/TheMysteryFilesOfShelbyWoo'',) sci-fi (''Series/TheTomorrowPeople1973'', ''Series/SpaceCases'',) game shows (''Series/DoubleDare1986'', ''Series/LegendsOfTheHiddenTemple'',) and even horror (''Series/AreYouAfraidOfTheDark'').
* ''Series/BoysBeforeFlowers'' is known for being one of the most popular {{Korean Drama}}s and introducingmany western fans to sci fi nerds as there are now. In fact, there probably wouldn't be as many people in the genre.space industry.
** To a lesser extent, ''Series/StargateUniverse'' has attracted people previously uninterested in
* ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' can be this for those who don't know or
* ''Series/Formula1DriveToSurvive'': Part of the reason several drivers have lauded the Netflix series despite its ManipulativeEditing of their own friendships and work is
* ''Series/{{Rescue 911}}'' has been this to Crime, Survival, and rescue shows. Not to mention, a couple people who watched the show in TheNineties were inspired in part by
*
* ''Series/{{JAG}}'' is a combination of a MilitaryAndWarfareTelevision and LawProcedural, so it could be argued that it may serve as a gateway to either genre.
* ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'', ''Series/MrBean'', ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'', ''Series/FawltyTowers'', and ''Series/TheOfficeUK'' to British comedy in general.
* ''Series/{{QI}}'' frequently serves as an introduction to the concept of the British PanelShow
* In TheNineties, Nickelodeon dived heavily into GenreRoulette, with an incredibly diverse and varied collection of live-action programming that spanned almost every conceivable genre. For kids who grew up during that time, something on Nickelodeon
* ''Series/BoysBeforeFlowers'' is known for being one of the most popular {{Korean Drama}}s and introducing
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* ''Series/TheHardyBoysNancyDrewMysteries'' in the UsefulNotes/TheSeventies was an enticement for young viewers to try out not only the novels of the Creator/StratemeyerSyndicate, but also reading fiction in the novel format in general.
* ''Series/{{Dramaworld}}'' serves as a good jumping off point for the world of Korean drama, starring an American protagonist, having the characters [[ConversationalTroping explain K-drama-exclusive tropes]] to each other as plot points, and featuring plenty of gorgeous Korean men and tongue-in-cheek humour. The fact that a lot of the tropes are ones familiar to Western viewers from American-style SoapOpera helps keep it accessible.
* Reality series ''Series/ProjectRunway'' has gotten a lot of people interested in fashion design, and ''Series/AmericasNextTopModel'' has done the same with fashion modeling.
* ''Series/{{Dramaworld}}'' serves as a good jumping off point for the world of Korean drama, starring an American protagonist, having the characters [[ConversationalTroping explain K-drama-exclusive tropes]] to each other as plot points, and featuring plenty of gorgeous Korean men and tongue-in-cheek humour. The fact that a lot of the tropes are ones familiar to Western viewers from American-style SoapOpera helps keep it accessible.
* Reality series ''Series/ProjectRunway'' has gotten a lot of people interested in fashion design, and ''Series/AmericasNextTopModel'' has done the same with fashion modeling.
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* ''Series/TheHardyBoysNancyDrewMysteries'' in ''Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger'' is a gateway series for those who entered Sentai fandom earlier than [[Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger Gekiranger]].
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** And if it wasn't ''Deka'' it wasan enticement ''Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger,'' since it came along right around the time most fans though that ''Power Rangers'' was going to be cancelled for young viewers to try out not only the novels good, and started looking elsewhere. ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'' did this as well, especially because of the Creator/StratemeyerSyndicate, but also reading fiction in sheer awesomeness.
** Also, ''Series/HikoninSentaiAkibaranger'' is this for those growing up on just Anime and/or Franchise/PowerRangers.
* Odds are that if you ask someone who got into ''Franchise/UltraSeries'' during thenovel format in general.
* ''Series/{{Dramaworld}}'' serves as a good jumping off point forHeisei era what their first show was, if it wasn't the world of Korean drama, starring an American protagonist, having one that was currently airing at the characters [[ConversationalTroping explain K-drama-exclusive tropes]] time they got into the franchise, they'll tell you it was ''Series/UltramanTiga'' - partially due to each other as plot points, and featuring plenty of gorgeous Korean men and tongue-in-cheek humour. The the fact that a lot it's one of the tropes are ones familiar to Western viewers from American-style SoapOpera helps keep it accessible.
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* In the 90's, Nickelodeon dived heavily into GenreRoulette, with an incredibly diverse and varied collection of live-action programming that spanned almost every conceivable genre. For kids who grew up during that time, something on Nickelodeon probably served as a kid-friendly gateway to your genre of choice, ranging from sitcoms (''Series/ClarissaExplainsItAll'', ''Series/TheAdventuresOfPeteAndPete'',) sketch comedy (''Series/YouCantDoThatOnTelevision'',) mystery (''Series/TheMysteryFilesOfShelbyWoo'',) sci-fi (''Series/TheTomorrowPeople1973'', ''Series/SpaceCases'',) game shows (''Series/DoubleDare1986'', ''Series/LegendsOfTheHiddenTemple'',) and even horror (''Series/AreYouAfraidOfTheDark'').
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* In the 90's, TheNineties, Nickelodeon dived heavily into GenreRoulette, with an incredibly diverse and varied collection of live-action programming that spanned almost every conceivable genre. For kids who grew up during that time, something on Nickelodeon probably served as a kid-friendly gateway to your genre of choice, ranging from sitcoms (''Series/ClarissaExplainsItAll'', ''Series/TheAdventuresOfPeteAndPete'',) sketch comedy (''Series/YouCantDoThatOnTelevision'',) mystery (''Series/TheMysteryFilesOfShelbyWoo'',) sci-fi (''Series/TheTomorrowPeople1973'', ''Series/SpaceCases'',) game shows (''Series/DoubleDare1986'', ''Series/LegendsOfTheHiddenTemple'',) and even horror (''Series/AreYouAfraidOfTheDark'').
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* In the 90's, Nickelodeon dived heavily into GenreRoulette, with an incredibly diverse and varied collection of live-action programming that spanned almost every conceivable genre. For kids who grew up during that time, something on Nickelodeon probably served as a kid-friendly gateway to your genre of choice, ranging from sitcoms (''Series/ClarissaExplainsItAll'', ''Series/TheAdventuresOfPeteAndPete'',) sketch comedy (''Series/YouCantDoThatOnTelevision'',) mystery (''Series/TheMysteryFilesOfShelbyWoo'',) sci-fi (''Series/TheTomorrowPeople1973'', ''Series/SpaceCases'',) game shows (''Series/DoubleDare1986'', ''Series/LegendsOfTheHiddenTemple'',) and even horror (''Series/AreYouAfraidOfTheDark'') (''Series/AreYouAfraidOfTheDark'').
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* ''Series/Formula1DriveToSurvive'': Part of the reason several drivers have lauded the Netflix series despite its ManipulativeEditing of their own friendships and work is that it has acted as an introduction to UsefulNotes/FormulaOne and motor racing in general to people who would not have been interested in it before and has gained F1 new fans.
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* ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'', ''Series/MrBean'', ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'' and ''Series/FawltyTowers'' to British comedy in general.
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* ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'', ''Series/MrBean'', ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'' ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'', ''Series/FawltyTowers'', and ''Series/FawltyTowers'' ''Series/TheOfficeUK'' to British comedy in general.
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* In the 90's, Nickelodeon dived heavily into GenreRoulette, with an incredibly diverse and varied collection of live-action programming that spanned almost every conceivable genre. For kids who grew up during that time, something on Nickelodeon probably served as a kid-friendly gateway to your genre of choice, ranging from sitcoms (''Series/ClarissaExplainsItAll'', ''Series/TheAdventuresOfPeteAndPete'',) sketch comedy (''Series/YouCantDoThatOnTelevision'',) mystery (''Series/TheMysteryFilesOfShelbyWoo'',) sci-fi (''Series/TheTomorrowPeople'', (''Series/TheTomorrowPeople1973'', ''Series/SpaceCases'',) even horror (''Series/AreYouAfraidOfTheDark'')
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** The new series tends to be a good entry point to the Classic stuff, and a line of [=DVD=]s pairing New and Classic stories was even released for this purpose. There are many stories of people who fell in love with Series/DavidTennant, checked out the other new series Doctors, checked out the Classic serial "Genesis of the Daleks", and (some ArchivePanic later) became the sort of person who has very strong opinions about the writing in {{Missing Episode}}s.
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** The new series tends to be a good entry point to the Classic stuff, and a line of [=DVD=]s pairing New and Classic stories was even released for this purpose. There are many stories of people who fell in love with Series/DavidTennant, Creator/DavidTennant, checked out the other new series Doctors, checked out the Classic serial "Genesis of the Daleks", and (some ArchivePanic later) became the sort of person who has very strong opinions about the writing in {{Missing Episode}}s.
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* ''Series/{{Dramaland}}'' serves as a good jumping off point for the world of Korean drama, starring an American protagonist, having the characters [[ConversationalTroping explain K-drama-exclusive tropes]] to each other as plot points, and featuring plenty of gorgeous Korean men and tongue-in-cheek humour. The fact that a lot of the tropes are ones familiar to Western viewers from American-style SoapOpera helps keep it accessible.
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* ''Series/{{Dramaland}}'' ''Series/{{Dramaworld}}'' serves as a good jumping off point for the world of Korean drama, starring an American protagonist, having the characters [[ConversationalTroping explain K-drama-exclusive tropes]] to each other as plot points, and featuring plenty of gorgeous Korean men and tongue-in-cheek humour. The fact that a lot of the tropes are ones familiar to Western viewers from American-style SoapOpera helps keep it accessible.
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* ''Series/IronChef'' was a gateway series on two levels, one for the CookingShow genre and two, for Japanese Game Shows in general.
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* ''Series/DoctorWho'' can be a gateway series for non-Brits to introduce them to British Telly, British sci-fi, or British culture in general. They may then move on to ''Series/{{Life on Mars|2006}}'' or something similar. Generally anything shown on PBS stations.
** As a sub-example, the Eight Doctor was intended as a gateway for American sci-fi fans to get into Doctor Who without a massive ArchivePanic, but the Ninth Doctor proved to be a much better and more popular entry point.
** And the novelisations in the 70s and 80s served as a gateway into reading for many young fans. Quite a few of whom went on to have successful careers as professional writers in TV, literature, or and/or comics.
** The new series tends to be a good entry point to the Classic stuff, and a line of [=DVD=]s pairing New and Classic stories was even released for this purpose. There are many stories of people who fell in love with Series/DavidTennant, checked out the other new series Doctors, checked out the Classic serial "Genesis of the Daleks", and (some ArchivePanic later) became the sort of person who has very strong opinions about the writing in {{Missing Episode}}s.
* Similarly, ''Series/DowntonAbbey'' might be to British Costume Drama what ''Doctor Who'' is to British Sci-Fi. ''Downton'' has become something of a surprise sleeper hit on American PBS stations. While ''Doctor Who'' might lead people to ''Series/{{Being Human|UK}}'' and ''Series/{{Merlin 2008}}'', ''Downton'' might lead them to the new ''Series/UpstairsDownstairs'' and ''Series/TheHour.''
* ''Series/StargateSG1'' is an excellent show for getting people into sci-fi shows, with it involving modern day soldiers in a variety of settings and starting off with more of an action feel, before going deeper into the sci-fi.
** To a lesser extent, ''Series/StargateUniverse'' has attracted people previously uninterested in the Franchise/{{Stargate|Verse}} mythos to the franchise. Tycho of ''Webcomic/PennyArcade'' [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/2010/9/29/ wrote something to the effect of]] "I really didn't know much about Stargate other than that there are gates and they somehow involved stars but I like this show and am now interested."
* ''Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger'' is a gateway series for those who entered Sentai fandom earlier than [[Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger Gekiranger]].
** This is because ''Deka'' was the first ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' series to be subbed in its entirety.
** And if it wasn't ''Deka'' it was ''Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger,'' since it came along right around the time most fans though that ''Power Rangers'' was going to be cancelled for good, and started looking elsewhere. ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'' did this as well, especially because of the sheer awesomeness.
** Also, ''Series/HikoninSentaiAkibaranger'' is this for those growing up on just Anime and/or Franchise/PowerRangers.
* Your average western [[{{tokusatsu}} toku]] fan's story goes a little something like this: "Gee, I sure did like Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers when I was little! So wait, it's actually an adaptation of [[Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger a Japanese show]]? I think I'll check it out- wow, this sure is a good show!" And it goes on from there.
* A popular gateway series to ''Franchise/KamenRider'' is ''Series/KamenRiderDenO''. Only ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'' and ''Series/KamenRiderDouble'' are like ''Den-O'' so it's not especially representative of ''Kamen Rider''.
** A more representative example for ''Franchise/KamenRider'' would be ''Series/KamenRiderRyuki'', as many of the trends and tropes used in modern Rider series were first used in Ryuki.
** Meanwhile, ''Series/KamenRiderV3'' can easily qualify as one to the various Showa-era series, due to being the only entry to get a legitimate R1 release.
** ''Series/KamenRiderGaim'' also has a reputation of bringing in new fans, particularly because of Creator/GenUrobuchi being the show runner.
* Odds are that if you ask someone who got into ''Franchise/UltraSeries'' during the Heisei era what their first show was, if it wasn't the one that was currently airing at the time they got into the franchise, they'll tell you it was ''Series/UltramanTiga'' - partially due to the fact that it's one of the few series that has been shown on US television, thanks to a GagDub courtesy of Creator/FourKidsEntertainment. For older fans, it's usually the Creator/UnitedArtists TV-distributed dub of the original ''Series/{{Ultraman}}'' done by Peter Fernandez and his ''Anime/SpeedRacer'' crew, which aired on many US television channels in FirstRunSyndication until the 1980s.
* If it weren't for ''Franchise/StarTrek'' there probably wouldn't be half as many sci fi nerds as there are now. In fact, there probably wouldn't be as many people in the space industry.
* ''Series/{{Skins}}'' was also a gateway series to British Shows like ''Series/{{Misfits}}'' and ''Series/TheInbetweeners''.
* ''Series/IronChef'' was a gateway series on two levels, one for the CookingShow genre and two, for Japanese Game Shows in general.
* ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' can be this for those who don't know or didn't pay any attention to Creator/JossWhedon, particularly those who were a little too young to be into ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' in its heyday and/or are turned off from the whole vampire thing by [[Literature/{{Twilight}} other franchises]].
* ''Series/{{Rescue 911}}'' has been this to Crime, Survival, and rescue shows. Not to mention, a couple people who watched the show in TheNineties were inspired in part by this show to become Police officers, firefighters, emergency dispatchers, and paramedics.
* ''Series/BabylonFive'' seemed to attract a certain segment of viewers who weren't otherwise sci-fi fans.
* ''Series/{{JAG}}'' is a combination of a MilitaryAndWarfareTelevision and LawProcedural, so it could be argued that it may serve as a gateway to either genre.
* ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'', ''Series/MrBean'', ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'' and ''Series/FawltyTowers'' to British comedy in general.
* ''Series/{{QI}}'' frequently serves as an introduction to the concept of the British PanelShow for non-Brits, being one of the most popular and acclaimed of the genre.
* In the 90's, Nickelodeon dived heavily into GenreRoulette, with an incredibly diverse and varied collection of live-action programming that spanned almost every conceivable genre. For kids who grew up during that time, something on Nickelodeon probably served as a kid-friendly gateway to your genre of choice, ranging from sitcoms (''Series/ClarissaExplainsItAll'', ''Series/TheAdventuresOfPeteAndPete'',) sketch comedy (''Series/YouCantDoThatOnTelevision'',) mystery (''Series/TheMysteryFilesOfShelbyWoo'',) sci-fi (''Series/TheTomorrowPeople,'' ''Series/SpaceCases'',) even horror (''Series/AreYouAfraidOfTheDark'')
* ''Series/BoysBeforeFlowers'' is known for being one of the most popular {{Korean Drama}}s and introducing many western fans to the genre.
* ''Series/{{Thunderbirds}}'' is by far the most popular show in the Creator/GerryAnderson canon, and has introduced countless fans to the rest of his shows.
** As the first puppet show by Creator/GerryAnderson in over 15 years, ''Series/{{Terrahawks}}'' was a similar gateway series to many 80's kids.
* ''Series/TheHardyBoysNancyDrewMysteries'' in the UsefulNotes/TheSeventies was an enticement for young viewers to try out not only the novels of the Creator/StratemeyerSyndicate, but also reading fiction in the novel format in general.
* ''Series/{{Dramaland}}'' serves as a good jumping off point for the world of Korean drama, starring an American protagonist, having the characters [[ConversationalTroping explain K-drama-exclusive tropes]] to each other as plot points, and featuring plenty of gorgeous Korean men and tongue-in-cheek humour. The fact that a lot of the tropes are ones familiar to Western viewers from American-style SoapOpera helps keep it accessible.
* Reality series ''Series/ProjectRunway'' has gotten a lot of people interested in fashion design, and ''Series/AmericasNextTopModel'' has done the same with fashion modeling.
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* ''Series/DoctorWho'' can be a gateway series for non-Brits to introduce them to British Telly, British sci-fi, or British culture in general. They may then move on to ''Series/{{Life on Mars|2006}}'' or something similar. Generally anything shown on PBS stations.
** As a sub-example, the Eight Doctor was intended as a gateway for American sci-fi fans to get into Doctor Who without a massive ArchivePanic, but the Ninth Doctor proved to be a much better and more popular entry point.
** And the novelisations in the 70s and 80s served as a gateway into reading for many young fans. Quite a few of whom went on to have successful careers as professional writers in TV, literature, or and/or comics.
** The new series tends to be a good entry point to the Classic stuff, and a line of [=DVD=]s pairing New and Classic stories was even released for this purpose. There are many stories of people who fell in love with Series/DavidTennant, checked out the other new series Doctors, checked out the Classic serial "Genesis of the Daleks", and (some ArchivePanic later) became the sort of person who has very strong opinions about the writing in {{Missing Episode}}s.
* Similarly, ''Series/DowntonAbbey'' might be to British Costume Drama what ''Doctor Who'' is to British Sci-Fi. ''Downton'' has become something of a surprise sleeper hit on American PBS stations. While ''Doctor Who'' might lead people to ''Series/{{Being Human|UK}}'' and ''Series/{{Merlin 2008}}'', ''Downton'' might lead them to the new ''Series/UpstairsDownstairs'' and ''Series/TheHour.''
* ''Series/StargateSG1'' is an excellent show for getting people into sci-fi shows, with it involving modern day soldiers in a variety of settings and starting off with more of an action feel, before going deeper into the sci-fi.
** To a lesser extent, ''Series/StargateUniverse'' has attracted people previously uninterested in the Franchise/{{Stargate|Verse}} mythos to the franchise. Tycho of ''Webcomic/PennyArcade'' [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/2010/9/29/ wrote something to the effect of]] "I really didn't know much about Stargate other than that there are gates and they somehow involved stars but I like this show and am now interested."
* ''Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger'' is a gateway series for those who entered Sentai fandom earlier than [[Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger Gekiranger]].
** This is because ''Deka'' was the first ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' series to be subbed in its entirety.
** And if it wasn't ''Deka'' it was ''Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger,'' since it came along right around the time most fans though that ''Power Rangers'' was going to be cancelled for good, and started looking elsewhere. ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'' did this as well, especially because of the sheer awesomeness.
** Also, ''Series/HikoninSentaiAkibaranger'' is this for those growing up on just Anime and/or Franchise/PowerRangers.
* Your average western [[{{tokusatsu}} toku]] fan's story goes a little something like this: "Gee, I sure did like Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers when I was little! So wait, it's actually an adaptation of [[Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger a Japanese show]]? I think I'll check it out- wow, this sure is a good show!" And it goes on from there.
* A popular gateway series to ''Franchise/KamenRider'' is ''Series/KamenRiderDenO''. Only ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'' and ''Series/KamenRiderDouble'' are like ''Den-O'' so it's not especially representative of ''Kamen Rider''.
** A more representative example for ''Franchise/KamenRider'' would be ''Series/KamenRiderRyuki'', as many of the trends and tropes used in modern Rider series were first used in Ryuki.
** Meanwhile, ''Series/KamenRiderV3'' can easily qualify as one to the various Showa-era series, due to being the only entry to get a legitimate R1 release.
** ''Series/KamenRiderGaim'' also has a reputation of bringing in new fans, particularly because of Creator/GenUrobuchi being the show runner.
* Odds are that if you ask someone who got into ''Franchise/UltraSeries'' during the Heisei era what their first show was, if it wasn't the one that was currently airing at the time they got into the franchise, they'll tell you it was ''Series/UltramanTiga'' - partially due to the fact that it's one of the few series that has been shown on US television, thanks to a GagDub courtesy of Creator/FourKidsEntertainment. For older fans, it's usually the Creator/UnitedArtists TV-distributed dub of the original ''Series/{{Ultraman}}'' done by Peter Fernandez and his ''Anime/SpeedRacer'' crew, which aired on many US television channels in FirstRunSyndication until the 1980s.
* If it weren't for ''Franchise/StarTrek'' there probably wouldn't be half as many sci fi nerds as there are now. In fact, there probably wouldn't be as many people in the space industry.
* ''Series/{{Skins}}'' was also a gateway series to British Shows like ''Series/{{Misfits}}'' and ''Series/TheInbetweeners''.
* ''Series/IronChef'' was a gateway series on two levels, one for the CookingShow genre and two, for Japanese Game Shows in general.
* ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' can be this for those who don't know or didn't pay any attention to Creator/JossWhedon, particularly those who were a little too young to be into ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' in its heyday and/or are turned off from the whole vampire thing by [[Literature/{{Twilight}} other franchises]].
* ''Series/{{Rescue 911}}'' has been this to Crime, Survival, and rescue shows. Not to mention, a couple people who watched the show in TheNineties were inspired in part by this show to become Police officers, firefighters, emergency dispatchers, and paramedics.
* ''Series/BabylonFive'' seemed to attract a certain segment of viewers who weren't otherwise sci-fi fans.
* ''Series/{{JAG}}'' is a combination of a MilitaryAndWarfareTelevision and LawProcedural, so it could be argued that it may serve as a gateway to either genre.
* ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'', ''Series/MrBean'', ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'' and ''Series/FawltyTowers'' to British comedy in general.
* ''Series/{{QI}}'' frequently serves as an introduction to the concept of the British PanelShow for non-Brits, being one of the most popular and acclaimed of the genre.
* In the 90's, Nickelodeon dived heavily into GenreRoulette, with an incredibly diverse and varied collection of live-action programming that spanned almost every conceivable genre. For kids who grew up during that time, something on Nickelodeon probably served as a kid-friendly gateway to your genre of choice, ranging from sitcoms (''Series/ClarissaExplainsItAll'', ''Series/TheAdventuresOfPeteAndPete'',) sketch comedy (''Series/YouCantDoThatOnTelevision'',) mystery (''Series/TheMysteryFilesOfShelbyWoo'',) sci-fi (''Series/TheTomorrowPeople,'' ''Series/SpaceCases'',) even horror (''Series/AreYouAfraidOfTheDark'')
* ''Series/BoysBeforeFlowers'' is known for being one of the most popular {{Korean Drama}}s and introducing many western fans to the genre.
* ''Series/{{Thunderbirds}}'' is by far the most popular show in the Creator/GerryAnderson canon, and has introduced countless fans to the rest of his shows.
** As the first puppet show by Creator/GerryAnderson in over 15 years, ''Series/{{Terrahawks}}'' was a similar gateway series to many 80's kids.
* ''Series/TheHardyBoysNancyDrewMysteries'' in the UsefulNotes/TheSeventies was an enticement for young viewers to try out not only the novels of the Creator/StratemeyerSyndicate, but also reading fiction in the novel format in general.
* ''Series/{{Dramaland}}'' serves as a good jumping off point for the world of Korean drama, starring an American protagonist, having the characters [[ConversationalTroping explain K-drama-exclusive tropes]] to each other as plot points, and featuring plenty of gorgeous Korean men and tongue-in-cheek humour. The fact that a lot of the tropes are ones familiar to Western viewers from American-style SoapOpera helps keep it accessible.
* Reality series ''Series/ProjectRunway'' has gotten a lot of people interested in fashion design, and ''Series/AmericasNextTopModel'' has done the same with fashion modeling.
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