>That wouldn't have made Big Valley any better...or worse for that matter.

I only mentioned that show cos I was surprised to see it was on on Saturday. And the WORST example of continuity error since Cary Grant's red bandana with white polka dots in "To Catch a Thief". A new hand had to break a hornary horse to get the job. Long shot - his hat fell off. Close-up - it was back on again. Long shot - off, close-up - on, long shot ON!!>

>Maybe we keep steeling your ideas because they're better than the ones American TV writers can come up with.

Maybe so, so why not just leave it at that? By that token they won't come up with any new ideas for the extended season.

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>>Can't you lot just take a British product and appreciate it for what it is, without doing a US version (eg Fawlty Towers, The Office, et al), or taking it over completely for yourselves (Harrier Jump Jet)?
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>>I mean, what if we'd done a UK version of "The Big Valley", with a load of Welsh shepherds instead of cowboys?!