I suspect it's more the logistics than the talent. Surely anyone who signs up to so much as a pilot is in fact signing up for a theoretical five year run? I thought that was pretty standard.
The shows that get the quick greenlights for second or subsequent series these days definitely tend to fall into the "lots of pre- or post-production required" category. I've not caught Falling Skies yet (we're getting it about a week behind the US), but it looks like there's a certain amount of SFX required. And even if it's much cheaper these days, it still requires time. Adam On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 4:28 PM, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 10:44 AM, Mark J. <[email protected]> > wrote: > > The Spielberg-presented SF drama got one of those quick cable > > renewals--after only three weeks on the air: > > > > > http://www.adweek.com/news/television/aliens-among-us-tnt-renews-falling-skies-133248 > > > > The Adweek author does point out that it seems that cable networks are > > fast on renewing their most expensive series, unless the numbers are > > at the bottom of the barrel, while they dither about renewing > > cheapjack reality shows (perhaps because another one of those can and > > will come around before the more ambitious projects). > > They might renew expensive series quickly to lock up talent and to > remove logistical uncertainty for leased equipment and shooting > locations. If the above-the-line talent isn't sure there will be a new > season, they could sign for other projects, leaving this series in the > lurch. > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
