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Examples: ''National Lampoon's Thanksgiving Reunion'', ''The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story''.
The plots of made-for-TV movies are often [[Ripped from the Headlines]]. For example, the Amy Fisher affair of the early [[The Nineties|'90s]] spawned at least ''three'' made for TV movies. They are often full of [[Glurge]] and/or melodrama, and are often marked for their low quality (a stereotype that is exemplified by [[
Oftentimes, theatrically-released movies will get made-for-TV sequels, such as ''[[Revenge of the Nerds]] 3'' and ''4''. Also, regular weekly series will sometimes get these as a variation of [[The Movie]] -- ''[[Doctor Who]]'' is perhaps the best-known example, the 1996 TV movie being its only episode in the extended hiatus between the 1989 and 2005 seasons.
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