XPost: rec.arts.drwho 
 From: ian_a_hastie@hotmail.com 
  
 On Sun, 19 Jun 2005 22:29:21 +0100, Steve wrote: 
  
 > 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' 
  
 Really?  What about the original Dr Who?  Much more British and very 
 popular over in the USA. 
  
 > (or too expensive for a 
 > British show, with no US 'names') 
  
 More likely.  American media is much too attached to the idea of star 
 power.  They would much rather have a poor show with star names.  American 
 star names that is. 
  
 Still, I wonder how the USA Dr Who fans feel about this?  There are, or 
 were, quite a lot of them.  If I remember right they even offered to try 
 to help fund the programme when Michael Grade finally managed to get it 
 canned. 
  
 -- 
 Ian. 
  
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