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* ''Series/{{Tracker}}'' had a movie of sorts that was really a couple of episodes edited together and released as ''Alien Tracker''. The poor quality and fan refusal to buy it is probably what made Lion's Gate think [=DVDs=] wouldn't sell, and [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes no season set was ever released.]]

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* ''Series/{{Tracker}}'' ''Series/Tracker2001'' had a movie of sorts that was really a couple of episodes edited together and released as ''Alien Tracker''. The poor quality and fan refusal to buy it is probably what made Lion's Gate think [=DVDs=] wouldn't sell, and [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes no season set was ever released.]]
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* ''Series/DoctorWho'' had two films starring Peter Cushing as 'Dr. Who' which took place outside the series' continuity. "The Five Doctors", a 90-minute special to celebrate the 20th anniversary, was basically a Movie. A film was the 1996 Paul [=McGann=] [[MadeForTVMovie TV movie]], which was an attempt to get the show back on track after its original 1989 cancelling. The [[Recap/DoctorWho50thASTheDayOfTheDoctor 50th anniversary special]] was billed as a movie, and showed in theaters along with the global simulcast.

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* ''Series/DoctorWho'' had two films starring Peter Cushing as 'Dr. Who' which took place outside the series' continuity. "The Five Doctors", a 90-minute special to celebrate the 20th anniversary, was basically a Movie. A Another film was the 1996 Paul [=McGann=] [[MadeForTVMovie TV movie]], which was an attempt to get the show back on track after its original 1989 cancelling. The [[Recap/DoctorWho50thASTheDayOfTheDoctor 50th anniversary special]] was billed as a movie, and showed in theaters along with the global simulcast.
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* ''Series/DoctorWho'' had two films starring Peter Cushing as 'Dr. Who' which took place outside the series' continuity. "The Five Doctors", a 90-minute special to celebrate the 20th anniversary, was basically a Movie. A canon film was the 1996 Paul [=McGann=] [[MadeForTVMovie TV movie]], which was an attempt to get the show back on track after its original 1989 cancelling. The [[Recap/DoctorWho50thASTheDayOfTheDoctor 50th anniversary special]] was billed as a movie, and showed in theaters along with the global simulcast.

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* ''Series/DoctorWho'' had two films starring Peter Cushing as 'Dr. Who' which took place outside the series' continuity. "The Five Doctors", a 90-minute special to celebrate the 20th anniversary, was basically a Movie. A canon film was the 1996 Paul [=McGann=] [[MadeForTVMovie TV movie]], which was an attempt to get the show back on track after its original 1989 cancelling. The [[Recap/DoctorWho50thASTheDayOfTheDoctor 50th anniversary special]] was billed as a movie, and showed in theaters along with the global simulcast.
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I get what someone was trying to do with the whole “The the” thing, but it’s awkward to read and really unnecessary


* ''[[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Star Trek]]'' and ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' have had 10 films between them -- six of the former and four of the latter. In a more conventional way of speaking, however, the first one (''Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture'') was ''the'' [[SpellMyNameWithAThe The]] Movie for TOS and the seventh and first unnumbered one (''Film/StarTrekGenerations'') for TNG--the sequels to them essentially icing on [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment the]] The Movie cake, allowing their respective shows to basically continue well past their final TV episodes and to engage in the {{Grand Finale}}s they didn't have during their original run. Then again, if you have not heard about the [[http://everything2.com/title/Odd+numbered+Star+Trek+movies+suck "even-odd rule"]]... basically, there is a strange pattern in which the even-numbered films are (in general) better than the odd-numbered films. The result is that the second TOS film, ''The Wrath of Khan'', is usually considered their best, and the second TNG film (movie #8), ''First Contact'', is also considered the quintessential TNG film, distilling all that was best in their respective series. Still, their first movie outings still had that "The Movie" effect, where everything was a shiny new movie set focusing more on "wow, we're actually in a theatrical film now". Of course, of the four TNG films - movies #7 through #10 - #7 and #9 fell victim to the odd-numbered rule (though #9 is more like a pleasant stand-alone, the cast officially thinks it's boring), and #10 (''Nemesis'') officially broke the "even numbered Trek films are great" rule (the cast openly stated that "it sucked"), ''First Contact'' was the only TNG film widely accepted as a great entry.

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* ''[[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Star Trek]]'' and ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' have had 10 films between them -- six of the former and four of the latter. In a more conventional way of speaking, however, the first one (''Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture'') was ''the'' [[SpellMyNameWithAThe The]] ''the'' Movie for TOS and the seventh and first unnumbered one (''Film/StarTrekGenerations'') for TNG--the sequels to them essentially icing on [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment the]] The the Movie cake, allowing their respective shows to basically continue well past their final TV episodes and to engage in the {{Grand Finale}}s they didn't have during their original run. Then again, if you have not heard about the [[http://everything2.com/title/Odd+numbered+Star+Trek+movies+suck "even-odd rule"]]... basically, there is a strange pattern in which the even-numbered films are (in general) better than the odd-numbered films. The result is that the second TOS film, ''The Wrath of Khan'', is usually considered their best, and the second TNG film (movie #8), ''First Contact'', is also considered the quintessential TNG film, distilling all that was best in their respective series. Still, their first movie outings still had that "The Movie" effect, where everything was a shiny new movie set focusing more on "wow, we're actually in a theatrical film now". Of course, of the four TNG films - movies #7 through #10 - #7 and #9 fell victim to the odd-numbered rule (though #9 is more like a pleasant stand-alone, the cast officially thinks it's boring), and #10 (''Nemesis'') officially broke the "even numbered Trek films are great" rule (the cast openly stated that "it sucked"), ''First Contact'' was the only TNG film widely accepted as a great entry.



** Also - according to Creator/AdamWest, the series' three-part arcs were meant to be edited together into telefilms for overseas distribution (as with several contemporary shows like ''Series/TheManFromUncle''. It's unknown if any of these plans actually went ahead, though.

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** Also - according to Creator/AdamWest, the series' third season's three-part arcs were meant to be edited together into telefilms for overseas distribution (as with several contemporary shows like ''Series/TheManFromUncle''. It's unknown if any of these plans actually went ahead, though.
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** ''Film/OnTheBuses'', followed by ''Film/MutinyOnTheBuses'' and ''Holiday on the Buses''.

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** ''Film/OnTheBuses'', followed by ''Film/MutinyOnTheBuses'' and ''Holiday on the Buses''.''Film/HolidayOnTheBuses''.
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** ''Series/DadsArmy'' - notable in that it [[RetCon retconned]] the first episode somewhat, and the retcon was carried over into the {{Radio}} adaptation.

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** ''Series/DadsArmy'' ''Film/DadsArmy1971'' - notable in that it [[RetCon retconned]] the first episode somewhat, and the retcon was carried over into the {{Radio}} adaptation.
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** ''Film/UpPompeii'' - which had two sequels relocating Lurcio to different time periods, ''Film/UpTheChastityBelt'' (TheMiddleAges) and ''Up The Front'' (UsefulNotes/WorldWarI).

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** ''Film/UpPompeii'' - which had two sequels relocating Lurcio to different time periods, ''Film/UpTheChastityBelt'' (TheMiddleAges) and ''Up The Front'' ''Film/UpTheFront'' (UsefulNotes/WorldWarI).



** ''Series/WhateverHappenedToTheLikelyLads'' (filmed as ''The Likely Lads'')

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** ''Series/WhateverHappenedToTheLikelyLads'' (filmed as ''The Likely Lads'')''Film/TheLikelyLads''
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** ''Series/UpPompeii'' - which had two sequels relocating Lurcio to different time periods, ''Up The Chastity Belt'' (TheMiddleAges) and ''Up The Front'' (UsefulNotes/WorldWarI).

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** ''Series/UpPompeii'' ''Film/UpPompeii'' - which had two sequels relocating Lurcio to different time periods, ''Up The Chastity Belt'' ''Film/UpTheChastityBelt'' (TheMiddleAges) and ''Up The Front'' (UsefulNotes/WorldWarI).
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** ''Film/OnTheBuses'', followed by ''Mutiny on the Buses'' and ''Holiday on the Buses''.

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** ''Film/OnTheBuses'', followed by ''Mutiny on the Buses'' ''Film/MutinyOnTheBuses'' and ''Holiday on the Buses''.
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** ''Series/OnTheBuses'' - not one but ''three'' movie spinoffs.

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** ''Series/OnTheBuses'' - not one but ''three'' movie spinoffs.''Film/OnTheBuses'', followed by ''Mutiny on the Buses'' and ''Holiday on the Buses''.
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* Various Creator/DisneyPlus titles within the ''Franchise/StarWars'' universe --namely ''Series/TheMandalorian'', ''Series/TheBookOfBobaFett'', and ''Series/{{Ahsoka}}''-- were announced to feature in a crossover event, later revealed to be a theatrical feature-length release directed by Creator/DaveFiloni.
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** The unusual thing about Stargate fandom is that the film referred to as "The Movie" is actually ''not'' TheMovie in the sense of this trope; it was the first film that everything else is based off of (essentially the opposite of TheMovie). The reason for this is simply that it's the only part of the entire franchise that doesn't have a subtitle, so there's pretty much nothing ''else'' to call it. And then it gets even more complicated because the cast and creators of the film don't consider the series canon, and have frequently remarked on their desire to complete the film series as ''they'' intended and ignoring the spinoff entirely, while the series in turn diverges from the movie in a number of areas as well.

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** The unusual thing about Stargate fandom is that the film referred to as "The Movie" is actually ''not'' TheMovie in the sense of this trope; it was the first film that everything else is based off of on (essentially the opposite of TheMovie). The reason for this is simply that it's the only part of the entire franchise that doesn't have a subtitle, so there's pretty much nothing ''else'' to call it. And then it gets even more complicated because the cast and creators of the film don't consider the series canon, and have frequently remarked on their desire to complete the film series as ''they'' intended and ignoring the spinoff entirely, while the series in turn diverges from the movie in a number of areas as well.
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** ''The Castaways on Gilligan's Island'' saw them escape yet again, but return to open a holiday resort. This was intended to be the pilot for a SpinOff that never eventuated.

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** ''The Castaways on Gilligan's Island'' saw them escape yet again, but return to open a holiday resort. This was intended to be the pilot for a SpinOff that never eventuated.happened.
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* TheSixties' ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'' series had a theatrical film (''Film/BatmanTheMovie'') between the first and second seasons, featuring ComicBook/TheJoker, ComicBook/ThePenguin, The Riddler, and ComicBook/{{Catwoman}} as a LegionOfDoom.

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* TheSixties' ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'' series had a theatrical film (''Film/BatmanTheMovie'') between the first and second seasons, featuring ComicBook/TheJoker, ComicBook/ThePenguin, The Riddler, ComicBook/TheRiddler, and ComicBook/{{Catwoman}} as a LegionOfDoom.
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* TheSixties' ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'' series had a theatrical film (''Film/BatmanTheMovie'') between the first and second seasons, featuring ComicBook/TheJoker, Characters/ThePenguin, The Riddler, and ComicBook/{{Catwoman}} as a LegionOfDoom.

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* TheSixties' ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'' series had a theatrical film (''Film/BatmanTheMovie'') between the first and second seasons, featuring ComicBook/TheJoker, Characters/ThePenguin, ComicBook/ThePenguin, The Riddler, and ComicBook/{{Catwoman}} as a LegionOfDoom.
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* TheSixties' ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'' series had a theatrical film (''Film/BatmanTheMovie'') between the first and second seasons, featuring ComicBook/TheJoker, ThePenguin, The Riddler, and ComicBook/{{Catwoman}} as a LegionOfDoom.

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* TheSixties' ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'' series had a theatrical film (''Film/BatmanTheMovie'') between the first and second seasons, featuring ComicBook/TheJoker, ThePenguin, Characters/ThePenguin, The Riddler, and ComicBook/{{Catwoman}} as a LegionOfDoom.
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** ''Series/AreYouBeingServed''

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** ''Series/AreYouBeingServed''''Film/AreYouBeingServed''
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* ''Series/DowntonAbbey'' ended in 2015, but in 2019 got a full-length theatrical continuation film appropriately titled, ''Film/DowntonAbbey''. A sequel came out three years later in 2022 subtitled ‘A New Era.’

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* ''Series/DowntonAbbey'' ended in 2015, but in 2019 got a full-length theatrical continuation film appropriately titled, ''Film/DowntonAbbey''. A sequel came out three years later in 2022 subtitled ‘A New Era.’Era’ which serves as the GrandFinale.
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* ''Series/DowntonAbbey'' ended in 2015, but in 2019 got a full-length theatrical film appropriately titled, ''Film/DowntonAbbey''.

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* ''Series/DowntonAbbey'' ended in 2015, but in 2019 got a full-length theatrical continuation film appropriately titled, ''Film/DowntonAbbey''.''Film/DowntonAbbey''. A sequel came out three years later in 2022 subtitled ‘A New Era.’
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Changed word as while is the most popular of the TNG movies, the acclaim is not universal (For example I do not like it & would rank it 4th for TNG movies, with only Star Trek being worse overall)


* ''[[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Star Trek]]'' and ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' have had 10 films between them -- six of the former and four of the latter. In a more conventional way of speaking, however, the first one (''Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture'') was ''the'' [[SpellMyNameWithAThe The]] Movie for TOS and the seventh and first unnumbered one (''Film/StarTrekGenerations'') for TNG--the sequels to them essentially icing on [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment the]] The Movie cake, allowing their respective shows to basically continue well past their final TV episodes and to engage in the {{Grand Finale}}s they didn't have during their original run. Then again, if you have not heard about the [[http://everything2.com/title/Odd+numbered+Star+Trek+movies+suck "even-odd rule"]]... basically, there is a strange pattern in which the even-numbered films are (in general) better than the odd-numbered films. The result is that the second TOS film, ''The Wrath of Khan'', is usually considered their best, and the second TNG film (movie #8), ''First Contact'', is also considered the quintessential TNG film, distilling all that was best in their respective series. Still, their first movie outings still had that "The Movie" effect, where everything was a shiny new movie set focusing more on "wow, we're actually in a theatrical film now". Of course, of the four TNG films - movies #7 through #10 - #7 and #9 fell victim to the odd-numbered rule (though #9 is more like a pleasant stand-alone, the cast officially thinks it's boring), and #10 (''Nemesis'') officially broke the "even numbered Trek films are great" rule (the cast openly stated that "it sucked"), ''First Contact'' was the only TNG film universally accepted as a great entry.

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* ''[[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Star Trek]]'' and ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' have had 10 films between them -- six of the former and four of the latter. In a more conventional way of speaking, however, the first one (''Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture'') was ''the'' [[SpellMyNameWithAThe The]] Movie for TOS and the seventh and first unnumbered one (''Film/StarTrekGenerations'') for TNG--the sequels to them essentially icing on [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment the]] The Movie cake, allowing their respective shows to basically continue well past their final TV episodes and to engage in the {{Grand Finale}}s they didn't have during their original run. Then again, if you have not heard about the [[http://everything2.com/title/Odd+numbered+Star+Trek+movies+suck "even-odd rule"]]... basically, there is a strange pattern in which the even-numbered films are (in general) better than the odd-numbered films. The result is that the second TOS film, ''The Wrath of Khan'', is usually considered their best, and the second TNG film (movie #8), ''First Contact'', is also considered the quintessential TNG film, distilling all that was best in their respective series. Still, their first movie outings still had that "The Movie" effect, where everything was a shiny new movie set focusing more on "wow, we're actually in a theatrical film now". Of course, of the four TNG films - movies #7 through #10 - #7 and #9 fell victim to the odd-numbered rule (though #9 is more like a pleasant stand-alone, the cast officially thinks it's boring), and #10 (''Nemesis'') officially broke the "even numbered Trek films are great" rule (the cast openly stated that "it sucked"), ''First Contact'' was the only TNG film universally widely accepted as a great entry.
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* ''Series/{{Kaamelott}}'' ended in 2009. Twelve years later, the theatrical film ''Film/KaamelottPremierVolet'' continued the story, and it is intended to spawn a trilogy.

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* The French Myth/ArthurianLegend-[=inspired=] comedy series ''Series/{{Kaamelott}}'' ended in 2009. Twelve years later, the theatrical film ''Film/KaamelottPremierVolet'' continued the story, and it is intended to spawn a trilogy.
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* ''Series/ZoeysExtraordinaryFamily'' got a GrandFinale film following it's cancelation, called ''Film/ZoeysExtraordinaryChristmas'', and airing on the Roku Channel. It takes place, naturally, around the Holidays following the completion of the series.

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* ''Series/ZoeysExtraordinaryFamily'' ''Series/ZoeysExtraordinaryPlaylist'' got a GrandFinale film following it's cancelation, called ''Film/ZoeysExtraordinaryChristmas'', and airing on the Roku Channel. It takes place, naturally, around the Holidays following the completion of the series.
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