Sky 1 in the UK gets a lot of these programs, and they never cut a series halfway through. Nor do they jump around.
If there is a gap in the US then there is usually a gap in the UK too. And saying that they never cut series halfway is wrong too... Firefliy? SciFi started broadcasting that series AFTER it was cancelled by FOX... when I found out I was really, REALLY peed off. Thank god for Serenity is all I say.
The problem is the directors want the last season of Buffy ratings, and they fail to remember the early season support. Look at how crap Stargate SG1 was at the beginning... everyone hammered that series. Now look at it... one of the top science fiction franchises on TV (better than Star Trek imho and I used to be a Trekkie). But looking back at season 1 numbers I bet current broadcasters would have canned it after 6 episodes. THEY JUST DON'T LET A SERIES GROW PROPERLY!
Moving around the day kills the series. Skipping weeks kills the series. Putting them into a Friday slot kills the series (latest Fri slot death is Medium). Broadcasting on FOX KILLS THE SERIES (unless you are a moronic reality show that is).
Occasionally they get it right... JJ Abrams got his latest show WAYYYYY wrong... Undercovers was just Underwhelming... It was a lame Alias clone without the mythology that drove it. I miss Alias.
Oh, and another thing I hate... REDONE SERIES FROM THE 80's... have we lost the "idea" gene somewhere... or is it that they are too scared to do something new. Mind you, I am enjoying Hawaii Five-O as they chose brilliantly with the Steve/Danno duo. Nothing like the 80's version at all. They should have changed to name to Hawaii Four-O though... just imagine the criminals in the US screaming when the cops arrive... "IT'S FIVE-O. RUN" "No, it's FOUR-O dude..." By the time the argument has finished, the cops will have them in jail.
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