Joe Nicholson wrote in a message to Roy J. Tellason:

 -=> Quoting Roy J. Tellason to Andy Ball <=-

 AB> U.S. TV production seems to tend towards the shoddy too.

 RJT> Except that none of that production is done in the US.
 RJT> It's all been done overseas for a number of years...

 JN>  But the U.S. companies are the overlords of overseas plants.  They
 JN> get exactly what they want and are willing to pay for.

Not to any great extent,  any more.

 JN>  See if you can locate the Gap/Old Navy/Banana Republic
 JN>  story that appeared in Thursday's financial/business news.

I'll put it on the pile.  

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