I heard that next show is the finale. WTf why are there only 6 episodes, they aren't really that good so why even bother, not enough to build a story arc and not very funny, this show is doomed.
69, Pamela Tompkins takes it up the butt
It's a British show. A lot of their shows are only a few episodes per series (season). Fawlty Towers, Blackadder - six episodes per series.
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First seasons tend to be shorter because they have to gauge whether the series will get good ratings before they invest a lot of money into the production of more episodes.
Hopefully this show gets good ratings so we'll see another season in a half-year to year. Preferably half-year =)
I interviewed India de Beaufort and she said they already finished shooting the season of 6 episodes and that if people watch it they might go back and do another 10.
I hope this show drew some interest and we can see more of it.
I hope there is a 2nd season cause this show is hilarious!
Tonee
The greatest thought that comes to the mind of man: 'someone cares'
Basically it's a two-hour movie.
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Imagine that.
You make a very good point about it being a two-hour movie. Perhaps in some markets it will shown as such. It's not a great series but it's likeable. If ratings justify the production costs, it'll be back in a sequel.
shareI think it's the way they do things w/ all British shows. The 1st season is almost always 6 eps long & then the rest are full seasons. I think maybe if the US would do it that way, maybe more shows would be saved.
Tonee
The greatest thought that comes to the mind of man: 'someone cares'
This show is enjoyable. I like it. I laugh. I hope there will be more episodes made and aired. I like shows like BBCA's Robin Hood, HBO's True Blood, Comedy Centrals Krod Mandoon, and CW's Reaper.
shareKrod Mandoon was filmed in Hungary using some of the same facilities and crew as Robin Hood, incidentally.
6 or 8 episodes is traditional for a new 30 minute comedy vehicle in the UK, though it debuted here with episodes 1 & 2 edited together as a 60 minute special.
For reference, excluding soaps and ongoing dramas such as The Bill and Casualty (which are really just police and hospital procedurals as soap anyway) virtually all British dramas and comedies are written as short series (seasons) of no more than 13 episodes.
In particular with sitcoms, but also with dramas, the writing team is often limited to perhaps 2 or 3 individuals, though quite frequently a show will be the product of a single writer, unlike the US system where several main writers are supported by by story editors and, in the case of some sitcoms, a whole writers room pitching individual gags into the mix, all overseen by a central show runner.
Even where the 'show runner' format is operated in British TV (e.g. Dr Who), series (seasons) tend to be no more than 13 episodes a year though since traditionally a full series (season)is broadcast on consecutive weeks and not spread across ratings 'sweeps' periods (we have no such thing here) or subject to other pre-emptions. Consequently many of our shows have tighter story arcs and less 'filler'.
No, a British series is typically shorter than an American one anyway. It may have anything between 4 and 15 episodes and might even in length vary from one year to the next.
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