Slate Stakes Big Money on ‘Big Money’

Spinoffs are well known in television. Sometimes they work: The Jeffersons spun off from All in the Family and ran for 10 years. Sometimes they don’t: Look at Joey. (You didn’t while it was on.)

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"I can’t remember a time when it had more urgency and relevance," Mr. Weisberg said. Read More