From Newsgroup: rec.arts.drwho.moderated   
   From Address: bored@now.com   
   Subject: Re: Angels take Manhattan REview with Spoilers   
      
   In article , andyl@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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