British TV

Why Britain Can't Do the Wire

by: Brit

Thu Oct 29, 2009 at 15:15:18 PM EDT

No, this isn't another piece about Gun Control, or some smirk that our UK murder rate is one fifth of yours because of the absence of guns. By way of apology for my prolonged Moose absence, I'm linking to a piece just published by Prospect Magazine (and causing a bit of a furore on The Guardian) about why British TV drama has declined, in relative quality, compared with the US.

This is a bit of a geeky professional piece about one profession, and with a UK slant. But you'll know a lot of the programmes I cite, and the more interesting point is about...

Competition, Monopoly, and the role of the state and marketplace in Arts/Entertainment.

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