... because the missing ingredient in quality television was to rush the finished product.
I was recently watching the DVDs of "Moonlighting," and had forgotten that the show was one of the first of its era, owned entirely by the network who aired it, beholden to nobody, and unapologetically against rushing the product to get it to broadcast. Then there is the well-known British model which self-imposes a shortened season so there doesn't need to be a clip show or a flashback episode or any other corny, space-filling shlock. Scripts are all written in advance of a series going into production and shows in production are guaranteed to air. But taking time to preplan decent programing, even refusing to air something according to a deadline if it isn't to a certain standard -- these ideas are silly when we can just rehash old, hack scripts and plot devices. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- 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
