I disagree. The cable networks DO do 12 - 16 episodes a season. Burn Notice Season 1 was 12 eps including the pilot (so 13 episodes), Burn Notice Season 2 was 16 eps. Psych seasons 1, 2, & 3 were 16 eps each. Stargate: Atlantis - season 1 was 18 episodes (inc. A pilot and 2-hr finale so 20 hours), Seasons 2, 3, and 5 were all 20 episodes long. "White Collar" just had a premiere season of 14 episodes. "Castle" premiered on ABC last year with only 10 episodes (and no pilot). But "The Mentalist" had either 24 or 26 episodes the first season. "Heroes" had a lot too - except the 16 episode season cut short by the writers strike. So I don't think a half-season commitment is unreasonable. What I was MUCH more worried about with an American Torchwood was (a) losing grittiness, (b) problems with characterization - esp. Jack. I mean, can you see a Gay character on FOX? And (c) filming location - Torchwood benefited from filming in grey, rainy Wales.- Can you imagine the show if it was filmed in LA? It wouldn't work. Remember how moving X-files from Vancouver to LA killed the atmosphere of the show? I was willing to wait & see with an American Torchwood, but I wasn't entirely unhappy to hear the project fell thru'. Maybe CBC Toronto could do it?
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I disagree. The cable networks DO do 12 - 16 episodes a season.
Burn Notice Season 1 was 12 eps including the pilot (so 13 episodes),
Burn Notice Season 2 was 16 eps.
Psych seasons 1, 2, & 3 were 16 eps each.
Stargate: Atlantis - season 1 was 18 episodes (inc. A pilot and 2-hr finale so 20 hours),
Seasons 2, 3, and 5 were all 20 episodes long.
"White Collar" just had a premiere season of 14 episodes.
"Castle" premiered on ABC last year with only 10 episodes (and no pilot).
But "The Mentalist" had either 24 or 26 episodes the first season.
"Heroes" had a lot too - except the 16 episode season cut short by the writers strike.
So I don't think a half-season commitment is unreasonable.
What I was MUCH more worried about with an American Torchwood was (a) losing grittiness, (b) problems with characterization - esp. Jack. I mean, can you see a Gay character on FOX? And (c) filming location - Torchwood benefited from filming in grey, rainy Wales.- Can you imagine the show if it was filmed in LA? It wouldn't work. Remember how moving X-files from Vancouver to LA killed the atmosphere of the show?
I was willing to wait & see with an American Torchwood, but I wasn't entirely unhappy to hear the project fell thru'. Maybe CBC Toronto could do it?