DW> The US5 are not the only ones that do this. Watching a lot of British
 rc> shows
 DW> here in the US has taught me they are really bad about it over there.
>
 rc> Really??? I have not noticed that...hmm... Examples???

Spy, The Hour, Home Fires (apparently), Scott & Bailey, Moone Boy (apparently)

They may not all be BBC shows, and I know the last one is actually Irish, but
they are "British Isles" shows.  I think BBS America had a part in getting
The Hour killed, but I think Spy still had some funny left in it, and I know
that Moone Boy does.  Home Fires was good, but I have not seen season 2 yet
so maybe it was time for it to go.

I hear Scott & Bailey may come back with a mini-series type season.

With the exception of The Hour, all those other ones are/were shown here on
PBS.

I have to give the BBC props as they have kept other shows running a while.
Last of the Summer Wine ran forever, and they've brought Dr. Who back at
least once!

 DW> while others are just dropped in the US.
 rc> That is why I don't rely or use PBS or BBCA for this any more.

BBCA is the culprit here.

 rc> I have not seen this... my biggest gripe with the UK and alot of Empire
 rc> aka "Commonwealth" countries is TOO SHORT SEASONS!!! 6 episodes is not
 rc> a season, that is just a WARM UP!
 rc> My next biggest gripe is that they kill them off too soon! Show that
 rc> is...I just want them to go and go and go and go like the Energizer
 rc> bunny!  

That is what I was saying!   They are not too patient with them.  Seems like
the US5 are funny about that.  Some they are too paitent with, others get the
boot before they really get going good.

 rc> Yeah.. Since the #1 criteria for a show is cast, specifically FEMALE
 rc> CAST, killing them off is a big problem!
 rc> Or even be mediocre to worse, but my girl(s) are in it... Were good to
 rc> go!

Same here.  I have quit watching some shows when they kill off my favorite,
and usually (but not always!) female, characters.

 DW> that and, from what you said about DCI Banks, I am afraid I may be unhappy
 DW> with the coming season when it reaches PBS. 
 rc> Depends on who you are in "love" with versus me!  

I don't wanna know.  Actually, that may be one I should have seen coming,
though.  My understanding is that the books only have one "female lead" but
they had to sort of split the character in two for TV when the original lead
actress got pregnant.  



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