Sidequel: Successful Spin-Offs Of Popular Television Shows
Girlfriends > The Game
The long-running sitcom is centered on the lives and loves of four African American women living in L.A. Joan, the protagonist and a lawyer, introduces the audience to her cousin Melanie Barnett on episode entitled “The Game,” which laid way to a spin-off of the same name. That show focused on Melanie and her athlete boyfriend, who was rising to fame as a football star.