09-06-2024, 09:58 PM
(09-06-2024, 06:46 PM)nwtv2003 Wrote: Richard Osman made the point excellently on The Rest is Entertainment when talking about Mock The Week’s axing, in that it’s expensive as they only record a single episode a week and has little repeat value and isn’t understood well outside of the UK given its topics are highly political. Where as something like Would I Lie To You? can be recorded in bulk, it can be repeated and can be sold internationally very well.
I would argue this is more indicative of the current risk averse, creatively barren TV industry than the fault of the programme but hey ho…