From: euclid@NOSPAMTHANKSshaw.ca   
      
   On Wed, 23 May 2007 21:17:36 +0100, Max  wrote:   
      
   >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...   
      
   Well, that worked out really well, didn't it?   
      
   >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?   
      
   Good question.  I vaguely recall that the remastering happened between   
   S7 and S8.  S7 first introduced the new CG title sequence and "film   
   look" so they went back to the older episodes to match the look.   
      
   The only thing I wish remastering could have fixed is Cat's wardrobe   
   and hairdo in Series 3.  That can't have been a good look.  Ever.   
      
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