This to Frank Springall...we weren't *talking* about shows from
other countries. We were addressing American-produced shows. Yes, we
could drag Dr. Who in here, but that's not really the *point*. Doesn't
mean that nothing produced outside the US is "interesting." Obviously it
is. But that's simply not relevant to our discussion of the American
television series, and how studios and networks *here* view the genre.

jms