From Newsgroup: rec.arts.drwho.moderated
From Address: bored{at}now.com
Subject: Re: Angels take Manhattan REview with Spoilers

In article , andyl{at}azaal.plus.com 
says...
> 
> I think some of the sameyness is due to the format of production.

I'm sure you're right. But that isn't necessarily a bad thing I don't 
think. 

> The show-runner aspect necessarily leads to some homogeneity.
> The alternative (as in the original series) of producer / script >
editor /
> multiple writers often seemed to provide more creative tension.

Watering a vision down is seldom a good idea but giving the writer more 
of a break somehow may be a way forward. The problem I suspect would be 
finding writers capable of writing what is a difficult genre to get 
right. I expect TV companies don't understand how much work is involved
when a writer is sitting motionless staring into space.   

Whatever - we've all been treated to a remarkably consistantly well
produced series for a number of years now. I don't think I've seen that 
anywhere other than with US imports. 

I think its just worth sounding an alarm bell now and again though.
Over-hyping is a dangerous activity...
  
The Progenitor
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