The BEST BBC comedy stuff I've seen (Blackadder, Red Dwarf) came in 6-episode seasons. Those were well thought out segments, brilliantly acted, that I can watch and still laugh my butt off. Compare that to the 13 or 26 week seasons on American tv. The quality is lower, weaker stories, lurching into the "controversial" or the "tragic."
My local PBS station could make a KILLING if they were to grab some great comedy or drama and SHOW IT DURING THE "WRITERS'" STRIKE. But they don't. Instead they launch endless supplies of "Celtic Women" and "DooWop Parade." Mind you, the women are easy on the eyes, and Doo Wop is great, but the same thing, weekly?
As Oscar Leroy would say, "What a bunch of nimrods!"
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus