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  1. AndyMcKinney

    Short-Lived American shows available in R2

    Yes, the story certainly made it over here, at least in the media circles I watch/listen to (Jon Stewart's The Daily Show did a sizeable piece on it, and it got a lot of play on NPR). I don't think the average American had any idea who Saville was before the scandal, though I've certainly known...
  2. AndyMcKinney

    Short-Lived American shows available in R2

    Of course, I guess it's always been that way, the world over. In the UK, I understand that Dynasty and particularly Dallas were enormously popular, but as with Downton, were seen as cheesy soaps and a guilty pleasure by the critics (certainly in their heyday). Another thing to look at is, at...
  3. AndyMcKinney

    Short-Lived American shows available in R2

    Some other short-run US shows available in R2 (or R4) but not in the USA: R2/UK * Automan * Manimal * Several Marvel Comics animated shows from the late '60s to early '80s (such as the 'Herbie the Robot' Fantastic Four) R4/Australia * Darkroom
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