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 From: doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca 
  
 In article , 
 Steve   wrote: 
 >In article , The Doctor 
 > writes 
 >>In article , 
 >>Andrew Oakley   wrote: 
 >>>Tennant will cost less than half of CE's fee, he is a home-grown 
 >>>talent and familiar enough to carry a primetime TV role. 
 >>> 
 >> 
 >>Canada's CBC put some money into this.  Was CE that unaffordable? 
 > 
 >The show was budgeted in the hope that one of the big US networks would 
 >buy it (hence the 45 minute episode lengths which would expand to a 
 >one-hour slot, and a number of 'American' characters). However, the 
 >major networks all turned it down as 'too British' (or too expensive for 
 >a British show, with no US 'names') and so the budget for the second 
 >season could cover CE, or the special effects - not both. I think they 
 >probably made the right choice. (I'd have liked to see same more CE 
 >seasons though). 
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 time for PBS coffers to grow. 
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