Please, no 7th Heaven ...
Question: Please, no
7th Heaven spin-off with Lucy and Kevin. That sounds like
7th Heaven: The Next Generation. The most interesting concept for a spin-off would be one that follows Martin as he tries to break in to the big leagues. They could spin it in the direction of
Felicity and make the show about Martin trying to make it on his own and discover who he is while avoiding the temptation of steroids and being a dutiful father to his child. Eventually his baseball career would go bust and he could study sports journalism at Simon's school.
Answer: You know, this is the first good idea I've heard regarding life after
7th Heaven. It goes the
Frasier route in taking a character who was important to the parent show (in that case,
Cheers) but not from the core original cast and telling a completely different story, though with the same basic values. Only problem here is that series with sports themes have had a terrible time of it, the horrific
One Tree Hill notwithstanding. But Martin does seem to be one of the show's more appealing characters, and
Tyler Hoechlin is certainly cut from classic WB teen-idol cloth.
While we're on the topic, this came in from Gwen: "A spin-off of 7th Heaven may be a bit much, although the thought of more moral TV being offered today is a wonderful idea! We are so bombarded with reality shows and such immoral TV options, the only thing to watch these days are either 7th Heaven dealing with today's issues with children or the Discovery Channel or Animal Planet. Either give us more normal TV or pray that our society changes to something of value." Hey, a second shout-out to Discovery in one column. I didn't see that coming. And I would think that the fact that 7th Heaven was for a long while WB's highest-rated show says something about the values of the culture at large. Final thought: While 7th Heaven has never especially been my cup of lukewarm tea, it's the kind of show I believe there should always be room for on TV. Which is why the idea of a spin-off is OK by me, even if I may not watch it much.
