User blog comment:Ḡwẵine Ḹٍٍkƨ Ĺiĸe Ͼềлȑềd/MERLINIAN SALVATION!!!! (very good news!)/@comment-4854965-20121205063302

Personally, I wouldn't like a spin-off done without the original creators isn't a good idea. My experience with shows that the original is the best, and a good spin-off is rare (usually due to improper casting for both actors and the creative team).

The first example that comes to mind is Ben 10 and the following series. I know it's a cartoon, but it's the perfect example. The original series rocked, but Ben 10:Alien Force, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien and Ben 10: Omniverse were/are horrible. That's because they didn't have the same original writers (Cartoon Network messed up and only had them on for the first series). The saddest part is that even they weren't happy with the sequel series (my friend talked with Man of Action when BTAF was on, and they have admitted elsewhere, that they are not related to the spin-offs and that they don't like them).

I just don't want to see Merlin earn a bad name later on due to a bad spin-off.