User blog comment:Ḡwẵine Ḹٍٍkƨ Ĺiĸe Ͼềлȑềd/MERLINIAN SALVATION!!!! (very good news!)/@comment-4623180-20121127095332/@comment-193.175.223.77-20121127115531

I know very well what a spin off is: You take the particular canon universe and fill it with new characters, sometimes a minor character from the original series will featuer as well or a main character just introduces to this new world, like it just happened with Primeval: New World, which is a brilliant example for a spin off.

But in this Primeval: New World will be no further characters from the original series (well maybe Connor will return for one episode later this series, but that's all).

As for Merlin, they could do stories with Gilli or Alator, how they'll live in a world where magic is free once again. And MAYBE once or twice in a series one or two characters from Merlin will have a small part in it. But that's all! That's a spin off! It doesn't mean it will feature for sure characters from Merlin or Merlin, Arthur, Gwen or Morgana in particular.

I for one don't want or need a spin off, is all.