From: m@hawkida.com   
      
   On Wed, 23 May 2007 05:47:10 GMT, Steve B    
   wrote:   
      
      
   >As an American who has been a RD fan for almost 15 years (!) now, I   
   >have to echo what SBB said.  I just don't buy that they were really so   
   >naive to think that the only requirement for success in US syndication   
   >was simply having the "right" number of episodes.   
      
   Oh, they knew that. That's why they added the "hot babe" element, just   
   to seal the deal...   
      
   Actually,to be fair, I think the syndication thing was supposed to be   
   for more than just America and to give them worldwide branding. All   
   the same, the difference between episodes was glaring, it didn't   
   really make a decent single package. I forget, when did the   
   remastering happen? Was that perhaps supposed to re-invent the early   
   stuff to bring it in line with the later for the syndication plan?   
      
   Max   
      
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