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|| Original || Clone || Description || Implementation || Winner? ||
|| ''Series/TheLoveBoat'' (1977, Creator/{{ABC}}) || ''Flying High'' (1978, Creator/{{CBS}}) ''Series/{{Supertrain}}'' (1979, Creator/{{NBC}}) || A guest-star filled [[WanderingTheEarth mobile]] CityOfAdventure || Love Boat took place on a real-life luxury liner. Its' competitors came up with fantasy counterparts for the air (''Flying High's'' super jumbo jet) and land (the titular Supertrain). The focus of the series was slightly different as well: ''Love Boat'' followed ''Series/FantasyIsland's'' formula of focusing on the guest stars, ''Flying High'' focused on the crew's wacky hijinks[[note]]Basically ''Love Boat'' [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] ''Film/{{Airplane}}''[[/note]], the train itself was ''Supertrain'''s main attraction. || ''Love Boat'' almost by default. ''Supertrain'' was one of TV's most infamous bombs. Most only know ''Flying High'' existed because promos for it show up on the main [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes surviving copy]] of ''Film/TheStarWarsHolidaySpecial'' ||
|| ''Series/{{Dallas}}'' (1978) || ''Series/{{Dynasty|1981}}'' (1981) || PrimetimeSoap about an BigScrewedUpFamily of oil tycoons || Both shows ended up defined by larger than life villains (JR Ewing and Alexis Colby respectively) but ''Series/{{Dallas}}'' kept itself at least a little grounded while ''Series/Dynasty1981'' enthusiastically embraced its SoapOpera nature. The former had technically superior writing and acting, the later was arguably more fun. The shows even had dueling spinoffs: ''Knots Landing'' (Dallas) and ''The Colbys'' (Dynasty) || ''Series/{{Dallas}}'', which adopted a more soapish direction of its own to compete, leading up to the [[JumpTheShark infamous "Bobby in the shower" moment]]. ''Series/{{Dynasty|1981}}'' eventually fizzled out in 1989 while ''Series/{{Dallas}}'' lasted until 1991 (with two TV films following in the years afterward). A ''Dallas'' sequel has begun airing in 2012 on TNT, once again starring Creator/LarryHagman, Patrick Duffy and Linda Gray. ''Dynasty'' is being rebooted by ''Series/TheOC'' and ''Literature/GossipGirl'' 's Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, set to premiere in 2017 on The CW. ||
|| ''Series/{{Bull}}'' (2000) || ''[[Series/TheStreet The $treet]]'' (2000) || Wall Street drama. || Pretty much the same. In ''Bull'' a group of investment bankers break away from an established firm and start their own company. Having to struggle with the challenges of being the newcomers in a highly competitive market. In ''The $treet'', viewers got to see the inner workings of a small brokerage firm. In a field dominated by larger firms. || Both were gone after one season, as apparently, Wall Street was better [[Film/WallStreet as a movie]]. Technically killed by bad timing. They both attempted to depict the "bull market" financial climate of their time, with investor confidence rising and a booming stock market. Their airing instead coincided with the bursting of the dot-com bubble, a stock market crash, and the bankruptcies or downsizing of several actual companies. ''Bull'' lasted for 11 episodes (with 11 more that [[MissingEpisode never saw the light of day]]), ''The $treet'' only 6. ||
|| ''Series/TheOC'' (2003) || ''Series/OneTreeHill'' (2003) || TeenDrama about a teenager being thrust into a different social circle, and falling for one of the popular girls. || Both debuted at the start of in the 2003[=/=]2004 season. The major difference was that ''One Tree Hill'' was focused on a pair of half-brothers who grew up hating each other but shared a common love of basketball, whilst ''The O.C.'' focused on a kid from the wrong side of the tracks being taken in by a wealthy family, emo music & comic books were involved. || ''The O.C.'' was more critically acclaimed to begin with, but lasted for 4 seasons in comparison to ''One Tree Hill'' running for 9. ''The O.C.'' is still fondly remembered due its meta humor & portrayal of geek culture before it was popular to do so, whilst ''One Tree Hill'' is often cited as being one of the pioneers of using a TimeSkip as a narrative device to bypass the character's college years. Furthering the comparisons, the third season of ''The O.C.'' is widely considered to be what ultimately killed the show, whilst that same season is consdiered a GrowingTheBeard moment for ''One Tree Hill''. ||
|| ''Series/{{Skins}}'' (2007) || ''Series/TheInbetweeners'' (2008) || Series about the lives of British teenagers. || Both air on E4. The former is a drama and the latter is a comedy. ''Skins'' focuses more on the WildTeenParty aspect of life, resulting in suggestions that "''Skins'' is what teens wish their lives were like, ''The Inbetweeners'' is what they actually are." || Ongoing. Moving ''The Inbetweeners'' from spring to autumn has given it a massive ratings boost, but ''Skins''’ global fanbase is arguably broader (even if MTV ruined it with its American adaptation). ||
|| ''Series/CashmereMafia'' (2008) || ''Series/LipstickJungle'' (2008) || A group of female friends who are all successful businesswomen. || One of them had four women; one had only three. Both were written by former ''Series/SexAndTheCity'' writers. || Both of them got screwed over thanks to the WGA strike of late 2007-early 2008, airing just seven episodes each in their first seasons. Unfortunately, ''Lipstick Jungle'' was the only one that got renewed. ||
|| ''Series/TheLyingGame'' (2011) || ''Series/{{Ringer}}'' (2011) || A girl steps into a twin's sister's life and identity. Discovery of dirty secrets and drama ensue. || Both mixed elements of mystery with CountryMouse vs. CityMouse. ''Series/{{Ringer}}'' has a DarkerAndEdgier storyline than ''Series/TheLyingGame'', which focuses more on social secrets a la ''Series/PrettyLittleLiars'' and ''Series/GossipGirl''. || ''Series/{{Ringer}}'' started out strong and was hyped up as Creator/SarahMichelleGellar's return to TV, but its ratings plummeted and was eventually canceled. Despite lacking ''Ringer'''s star power, ''Series/TheLyingGame'' has been received better by viewers and critics alike and got renewed for a second season. Creator/ABCFamily[='=]s series wins this one. ||
|| ''Series/{{Billions}}'' (2016) || ''Series/{{Succession}}'' (2018) || Shows about the lives of the ultra-rich power players of New York and their petty in-fighting. || Both air on cable (''Series/{{Billions}}'' is on Showtime, ''Series/{{Succession}}'' is on HBO). The former is a soapy drama and the latter is a black comedy-drama. || Too early to tell. Both shows are critically acclaimed, although ''Series/{{Succession}}'' has some Emmys under its belt (including one for writing) and ended up making several best-of decade lists. ''Succession'' also has a more sizeable Twitter fanbase. ||

|| Original || Clone || Capsule Pitch Description || Implementation || Winner? ||

|| ''Series/{{Bull}}'' (2000) || ''[[Series/TheStreet The $treet]]'' (2000) || Wall Street drama. || Pretty much the same. In ''Bull'' a group of investment bankers break away from an established firm and start their own company. Having to struggle with the challenges of being the newcomers in a highly competitive market. In ''The $treet'', viewers got to see the inner workings of a small brokerage firm. In a field dominated by larger firms. || Both were gone after one season, as apparently, Film/WallStreet was better as a movie. Technically killed by bad timing. They both attempted to depict the "bull market" financial climate of their time, with investor confidence rising and a booming stock market. Their airing instead coincided with the bursting of the dot-com bubble, a stock market crash, and the bankruptcies or downsizing of several actual companies. ''Bull'' lasted for 11 episodes (with 11 more that [[MissingEpisode never saw the light of day]]), ''The $treet' only 6. ||

|| ''Series/{{Billions}}'' (2016) || ''Series/{{Succession}}'' (2018) || Shows about the lives of the ultra-rich power players of New York and their petty in-fighting. || Both air on cable (''Series/{{Billions}}'' is on Showtime, ''Series/{{Succession}}'' is on HBO). The former is a soapy drama and the latter is a black comedy-drama. ||Too early to tell. Both shows are critically acclaimed, although ''Series/{{Succession}}'' has some Emmys under its belt (including one for writing) and ended up making several best-of decade lists. ''Succession'' also has a more sizeable Twitter fanbase. ||

|| ''Series/{{Dallas}}'' (1978) || ''Series/{{Dynasty|1981}}'' (1981) || PrimetimeSoap about an BigScrewedUpFamily of oil tycoons || Both shows ended up defined by larger than life villains (JR Ewing and Alexis Colby respectively) but ''Series/{{Dallas}}'' kept itself at least a little grounded while ''Series/{{Dynasty}}'' enthusiastically embraced its SoapOpera nature. The former had technically superior writing and acting, the later was arguably more fun. The shows even had dueling spinoffs: ''Knots Landing'' (Dallas) and ''The Colbys'' (Dynasty) || ''Series/{{Dallas}}'', which adopted a more soapish direction of its own to compete, leading up to the [[JumpTheShark infamous "Bobby in the shower" moment]]. ''Series/{{Dynasty|1981}}'' eventually fizzled out in 1989 while ''Series/{{Dallas}}'' lasted until 1991 (with two TV films following in the years afterward). A ''Dallas'' sequel has begun airing in 2012 on TNT, once again starring Creator/LarryHagman, Patrick Duffy and Linda Gray. ''Dynasty'' is being rebooted by ''Series/TheOC'' and ''Literature/GossipGirl'' 's Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, set to premiere in 2017 on The CW. ||

|| ''Series/{{Dallas}}'' (1978) || ''Series/{{Dynasty}}'' (1981) || PrimetimeSoap about an BigScrewedUpFamily of oil tycoons || Both shows ended up defined by larger than life villains (JR Ewing and Alexis Colby respectively) but ''Series/{{Dallas}}'' kept itself at least a little grounded while ''Series/{{Dynasty}}'' enthusiastically embraced its SoapOpera nature. The former had technically superior writing and acting, the later was arguably more fun. The shows even had dueling spinoffs: ''Knots Landing'' (Dallas) and ''The Colbys'' (Dynasty) || ''Series/{{Dallas}}'', which adopted a more soapish direction of its own to compete, leading up to the [[JumpTheShark infamous "Bobby in the shower" moment]]. ''Series/{{Dynasty}}'' eventually fizzled out in 1989 while ''Series/{{Dallas}}'' lasted until 1991 (with two TV films following in the years afterward). A ''Dallas'' sequel has begun airing in 2012 on TNT, once again starring Creator/LarryHagman, Patrick Duffy and Linda Gray. ''Dynasty'' is being rebooted by ''Series/TheOC'' and ''Literature/GossipGirl'' 's Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, set to premiere in 2017 on The CW. ||

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|| ''Series/{{Billions}}'' (2016) || ''Series/{{Succession}}'' (2018) || Shows about the lives of the ultra-rich power players of New York and their petty in-fighting. || Both air on cable (''Series/{{Billions}}'' is on Showtime, ''Series/{{Succession}}'' is on HBO). The former is a soapy drama and the latter is a black comedy-drama. ||Too early to tell. Both shows are critically acclaimed, although ''Series/{{Succession}}'' has some Emmys under its belt (including one for writing) and ended up making several best-of decade lists. ''Succession'' also has a more sizeable Twitter fanbase. ||
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