NZ POLITICS 30 RE FREE TRADE MEANS US TV FILMS WILL SWAMP YOUR TV
From: "damnfine" (damnfine@no-spam)
Subject: Re: Free Trade means US TV/Films will SWAMP your TV
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 16:06:21 +0930


peebs wrote:
> > > > > Too late, we aready have been. Swamped that is.
> > > >
> > > > The less room there is for Australian-made TV the better. Let's be honest.
> > >
> > > If they halved the number of Australian made shows but spent the same amount > > > then they could come up with some more brilliant shows.
> >
> > How do you figure? I don't think money is the problem.
>
> Of course money's the problem. An episode of 6FU costs $US2m, for > instance. If more money was available here for script development and > writing, we may have a higher standard of TV drama.

Writers will write better if you pay them more?

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