I was expecting to dislike Covert Affairs, but in fact they have a number of actors I really enjoy, and the star/heroine came across as capable and interesting (I had expected a ditz from the way the ads looked). I'll definitely be continuing to watch it.
And I am totally loving Doctor Who! I've found all the episodes watchable and entertaining (which wasn't always the case in past seasons), with some of them being actually brilliant enough to be rewatched. I love spending time with these characters and I think that Stephen Moffat has a real interesting imagination. You're right, their season is 12 episodes plus one Christmas episode (the latter being a stand alone months after the regular/short season has ended). It is a formate that leaves the actors with a lot of freedom to do other things. The US model of 22 episodes (and it used to be way more than that) ends up leaving the actors with little or no down time to do anything else with their career, but I have to admit that when I love a show I always wish for more episodes! lol).
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Date: 2010-07-18 11:46 pm (UTC)And I am totally loving Doctor Who! I've found all the episodes watchable and entertaining (which wasn't always the case in past seasons), with some of them being actually brilliant enough to be rewatched. I love spending time with these characters and I think that Stephen Moffat has a real interesting imagination. You're right, their season is 12 episodes plus one Christmas episode (the latter being a stand alone months after the regular/short season has ended). It is a formate that leaves the actors with a lot of freedom to do other things. The US model of 22 episodes (and it used to be way more than that) ends up leaving the actors with little or no down time to do anything else with their career, but I have to admit that when I love a show I always wish for more episodes! lol).