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by DanBC 3554 days ago
> I'm not sure why this model seems to be more successful in, say, Anime as opposed to western TV. Budget, maybe?

It's mostly a US thing. The UK is fine with making shows that have short seasons and that only last two or three seasons.
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enraged_camel 3554 days ago
Actually, I think the UK is the exception in this regard. Most other countries that shoot their own local TV shows have 6-9 month seasons. Brazil, India, China, Turkey.. etc.

Furthermore I'm not convinced UK's shorter season format is a good thing. I actually think it's a symptom of much smaller budgets.

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DanBC 3553 days ago
Yes! You made me realise that I was applying my own limited view of tv shows (what I see on English TV) and appying that to the whole world.
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