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   Lister to alan@NOPINKSTUFFarogers.freeserve.c   
   Re: Interesting...   
   30 Aug 08 13:16:35   
   
   From: fache@SPAMclara.net   
      
   On Sat, 30 Aug 2008 11:03:45 +0100, "Alan Rogers"   
    wrote:   
      
   >>>Shame the BBC have decided not to commission a 9th series - too expensive   
   >>>probably.   
   >>   
   >> No, the BBC are thick   
   >   
   >Possibly.  You could see from the production values of the 7th and 8th   
   >series that RD was becoming expensive to produce, certainly too expensive   
   >for a 'cult' series anyway.   
   >   
   >You could see they were trying to get some movie practice with the 7th   
   >series (mentioned in the special features in one of the DVDs), and it simply   
   >wasn't funny.  I'd rather see a 9th series with the production values around   
   >series 3-5, you don't make things funny by chucking money at special effects   
   >and flashy sets.  Comedy is in the writing, which 1-6 had in spades.   
   >   
   >Alan   
   >   
      
      
   Yes, the BBC are thick, QED :)   
      
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